Applications: Supply chain and inventory management, not-for-profit operations management, revenue management
Methodologies: Stochastic dynamic programming, approximation algorithms, data-driven decision-making
Cheng Hua, Tong Wang, Jingwei Zhang, Ziyan Zhou*. (2026) Near-Optimal Dispatch Policies for Emergency Medical Services. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, advance online publication, June 11, 2026. DOI | SSRN
– Featured in M&SOM Spotlight
– First Place, Best Paper Award, 2023 POMS International Conference in China
– Second Place, Best Paper Award, ISCOM 2023
– Finalist, INFORMS Service Science Section 2023 Best Cluster Paper Award. Video
Tong Wang, Li Xiao, Fen Xu*. (2026) Preservation of Multimodularity: New Results and Applications. Operations Research, 74(5): 2297–2309. DOI | SSRN
Ziyan Zhou*, Tong Wang, Jingwei Zhang. (2026) Optimal Inventory Allocation for Indifferent Goods Under Dynamic Substitution. Operations Research, 74(4): 2001–2012. DOI | SSRN
Nani Zhou*, Tong Wang, Guohua Wan. (2026) Reconsidering Volume-Based Drug Procurement Policy: The Consequences of Manufacturers’ Optimal Production Planning and Breach Strategies. Naval Research Logistics, 73(5): 743–763. First published online December 20, 2025. DOI
– Winner (Awardee: Nani Zhou), The Nagesh Murthy EEDSA for Asia-Pacific region, Production and Operations Management Society, 2024
Yuanzheng Ma*, Tong Wang, Huan Zheng. (2023) On Fairness and Efficiency in Nonprofit Operations: Dynamic Resource Allocations. Production and Operations Management, 32(6): 1778–1792. DOI | 5-minute video on the POMS YouTube channel
Xiting Gong, Tong Wang. (2021) Technical Note—Preservation of Additive Convexity and Its Applications in Stochastic Optimization Problems. Operations Research, 69(4): 1015–1024. DOI
Tong Wang, Xiaoyue Yan*, Chaolin Yang. (2021) Managing a Hybrid RDC-DC Inventory System. Production and Operations Management, 30(10): 3679–3697. DOI
Tong Wang, Xiting Gong, Sean X. Zhou. (2017) Dynamic Inventory Management with Total Minimum Order Commitments and Two Supply Options. Operations Research, 65(5): 1285–1302. DOI
– Honorable Mention, POMS-HK Best Student Paper Competition, 2016
Xin Chen, Tong Wang, Li Xiao, Fen Xu. (2026) Preservation of Multimodularity with Exchangeable Increments in Stochastic Operations, under review at Management Science. [SSRN]