Lun Ran
1. Overview
Lun Ran, male, born in June 1977, from Lingyuan, Liaoning Province. Ph.D. of management, professor of Management Science and Engineering, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, doctoral supervisor. Selected by the Ministry of Education's "New Century Excellent Talents Support Program.” He is currently the deputy director of the Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Research Base "Beijing Economic and Social Sustainable Development Research Base,” the chairman of the Beijing Systems Engineering Society, and the director of the Chinese Systems Engineering Society. He has served as the head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department of the Institute of Science and Technology of Beijing Institute of Technology, the dean of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, the secretary-general of the Beijing Institute of Technology Smart Talent Warehouse, and the executive deputy secretary-general of the National E-Government Expert Committee, etc. He once served as the part-time director of the Department of Management Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China. Visiting Scholar at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley.
Lun Ran also is an evaluation expert on national and provincial projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Social Science Fund of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, etc. He is the authoring group expert of the guide of the major projects of the key R&D project of the 14th Five-Year Plan —— “Science and Technology Support for Food Manufacturing and Agricultural Products Logistics.” He is an expert at the Modern Supply Chain Research Institute of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, co-leader of “Aviation Digital Security” of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Aviation Digital Economy Research Base, member of the Academic Committee of Supply Chain Management which is the journal of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, associate editor-in-chief of Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (SCI journal).
2. Key Research Interests
(1) Big Data Analytics
Immediate Concerns: Data-driven operation management model and algorithm.
(2) Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Immediate Concerns: Supply chain resilience, Supply chain risk management, Digital supply chain, Omnichannel supply chain.
(3) Service Operations Management
Immediate Concerns: Service operation of new energy vehicles, Smart city operation, Digital service operation.
(4) Optimization under Uncertainty
Immediate Concerns: Data-driven robust optimization.
Students who are interested in the above fields and have strong enthusiasm for scientific research are welcome to contact us for postgraduate or doctoral studies. Doctoral students and master's students with outstanding achievements will have long-term exchange visits (previous students have visited McGill University, University of Toronto, Purdue University, George Mason University, University of Pittsburgh, Technical University of Munich, National University of Singapore, etc.)
3. Working and learning experience
(1) Learning Experience
December 2011——May 2012, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department, visiting scholar.
September 2000——March 2005, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Management Science and Engineering, Ph.D. in Management (successive postgraduate and doctoral programs of study).
September 1996——July 2000, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, majoring in Industrial Foreign Trade, Bachelor of Engineering.
(2) Working experience
July 2019——May 2022, the Deputy Secretary-General of the National E-Government Expert Committee
December 2015 (appointed in December 2015, appointed in March 2016) ——Present, Institute of Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology. He was the Minister of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Dean of the Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences
March 2015——February 2016, Part-time Director, Department of Management Science, National Natural Science Foundation of China
July 2012—— present, Professor, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
April 2010——present, Doctoral Supervisor, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
January 2010——November 2011, Part-time Director, Department of Management Science, National Natural Science Foundation of China
September 2007——July 2012, Associate Professor, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
March 2005——September 2007, Lecturer, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
(3) Academic part-time
Chairman of Systems Engineering Society of Beijing (current)
Deputy Director, Sustainable Development Research Institute for Economy and Society of Beijing, SDRI-Beijing(Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Research Base) (current)
Director of Systems Engineering Society of China (current)
Standing Committee Member of SESC Sustainable Operations and Management Systems Committee, Systems Engineering Society of China (current)
Deputy Director, Crisis Management Research Center Beijing Institute of Technology (current)
Expert member of Modern Supply Chain Research Institute of China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing(current)
Member of the Academic Committee of Supply Chain Management, Journal of China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (current)
Co-leader of “Aviation Digital Security” of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Aviation Digital Economy Research Base
Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (SCI Search Journal) Associate Editor (current)
The peer review expert of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, The National Social Science Fund of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Municipal Social Science Foundation, Aviation Fund, and the National doctoral dissertation.
Reviewer of journals such as: Journal of Management Sciences in China, System Engineering Theory and Practice System, Chinese Journal of Management Science, Journal of Systems Engineering, Journal of Operations Management, OMEGA-The International Journal of Management Science, Naval Research Logistics, Computers & Operations Research, International Journal of Production Research and other high-level academic journals at home and abroad.
4. Awards or honorary titles received
(1) In 2022, he guided students to win the Best Student Paper Award Finalist in the INFORMS (International Society for Operations Research and Management Sciences) International Conference on Service Science
(2) The 12th "National 100 Excellent Management Cases" in 2021 (Case Name: Hisense's "B-side": How Traditional Home Appliance Enterprises Transform Intelligently, First Author)
(3) Winner of the 2021 MSOM (Management & Science Operations Management) Data-Driven Challenge Competition
(4) In 2019, he guided students to win the First Place Winner in the INFORMS (International Society for Operations Research and Management Sciences) International Conference on Service Science
(5) Awarded the title of “Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor of Beijing Institute of Technology” in 2020
(6) The 7th “National 100 Excellent Management Cases” in 2016 (Case Name: E Start Light Life: BAIC BJEV's Business Model Innovation Journey)
(7) The First “Excellent young scholars Research Fund of Beijing Institute of Technology”
(8) The First “Beijing Institute of Technology Outstanding Young Teachers Funding Program Second-time merit-based funding”
5. Publications
[1] Zhaosheng Yao, Michel Gendreau, Mengqi Li, Lun Ran*, Zhiyuan Wang. Service operations of electric vehicle carsharing systems from the perspectives of supply and demand: A literature review[J]. Transportation Research Part C, 2022, 140: 103702.
[2] Zhanqing Wang, Yue Lu, Lun Ran*, Defeng Yang. Multichannel retailers' prominent attribute and product positioning strategies[J]. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 2022, 50(10): 1205-1220.
[3] Qingjiang Qu, Peng Ju; Wenqiang Dai, Lun Ran*. Adoption of new energy vehicles under subsidy policies: Unit subsidies, sales incentives and product differentiation[J]. Journal of Management Sciences, 2021, 24(06): 101-116.
[4] Jun Yang, Xinyuan Zhao, Lun Ran*. An Exploration on How to Develop the Research Questions with Practical Relevance and Impacts?——A Theoretical Framework Based on the NSFC Special Grants Practice[J]. Management Review, 2021, 33(04): 12-23.
[5] Yuli Zhang, Gang Wu Jun Yang Xin Xu, Lun Ran*; Weipeng Lin. Strategic Thinking and Measures on the Development of Business Administration Discipline[J]. Management Review, 2021, 33(04): 3-11.
[6] Zhanqing Wang, Defeng Yang, Lun Ran*. Relationship between webrooming and consumer quality expectations[J]. Journal of Management Sciences, 2021, 24(01): 71-88.
[7] Qiao Yan, Ran Lun*, Li Jinlin, Zhai Yunkai. Design and comparison of scheduling strategy for teleconsultation[J].Technology and Health Care, 2021, 29(05): 939–953.
[8] Zhanqing Wang, Lun Ran*, Defeng Yang. Interplay between quality disclosure and cross-channel free riding[J]. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 2021, 45: 101024.
[9] Zihao Jiao, Ying Yin, Lun Ran* Zhen Gao. Integrating vehicle-to-grid contract design with power dispatching optimisation: managerial insights, and carbon footprints mitigation[J].International Journal of Production Research, 2022, 60(17): 5354–5379.
[10] Zihao Jiao, Lun Ran*, Yanzi Zhang, Yaping Ren. Robust vehicle-to-grid power dispatching operations amid sociotechnical complexities[J]. Applied Energy, 2021, 281: 115912.
[11] Zihao Jiao, Lun Ran*, Xin Liu, Yuli Zhang, Robin G. Qiu. Integrating Price-Incentive and Trip-Selection Policies to Rebalance Shared Electric Vehicles[J]. Service Science, 2020,12(04): 148-173.
[12] Yan Qiao, Lun Ran*, Jinlin Li. Optimization of Teleconsultation Using Discrete-Event Simulation from a Data-Driven Perspective[J]. Telemedicine and e-Health, 2020, 26(01): 112-123.
[13] Wensi Zhang, Jinlin Li, Lun Ran*, Wei Wang. Appointment Scheduling of Heterogeneous Outpatients under Random Service Time[J]. Operations Research and Management Science, 2020, 29(05): 26-36.
[14] Ran Zhang, Lun Ran*, Jinlin Li, Tao Du. A Step-by-step Fixed Cost Allocation Method Based on Leader-follower DEA model[J]. Management Review, 2020, 32(03): 279-288.
[15] Shanshan Wang, Jinlin Li, Chun Peng, Lun Ran*. Distributionally robust outpatient appointment scheduling and sequencing with uncertain service times[J]. Journal of Systems Engineering, 2019, 34(04): 566-576.
[16] Shanshan Wang, Jinlin Li, Chun Peng, Lun Ran*. Stochastic chance-constraint surgery planning model and algorithm[J]. System Engineering Theory and Practice, 2019, 39(07): 1721-1731.
[17] Tao Du, Lun Ran*, Jinlin Li, Shanshan Wang. Dynamic Evaluation of China’s Healthcare Service Efficiency based on DtSBM Model[J]. Transactions of Beijing Institute of Technology (Nature Science), 2019, 21(04): 82-94.
[18] Ran Zhang, Lun Ran*, Tao Du, Jinlin Li. A Fixed Cost Allocation Based on Two-stage DEA and Satisfaction Degree[J]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2019, 27(02): 138-149.
[19] Zuo-Jun Max Shen, Bo Feng, Chao Mao, Lun Ran*. Optimization models for electric vehicle service operations: A literature review[J]. Transportation Research Part B, 2019,128: 462-477.
[20] Zihao Jiao, Lun Ran*, Yanzi ZHANG, Ziqi LI, Wensi ZHANG. Data-Driven Approaches to Integrated Closed-Loop Sustainable Supply Chain Design under Multi-Uncertainties[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018，185(1)：105-127. (SCI)
[21] Hongfang Song, Lun Ran*, Jennifer SHANG. Multi-Period Optimization with Loss-Averse Customer Behavior: Joint Pricing and Inventory Decisions with Stochastic Demand[J]. Expert Systems With Applications, 2017，72(15)：421-429.(SCI)
[22] Mengshi Lu, Lun Ran*, Zuo-Jun Max Shen. Reliable Facility Location Design Under Uncertain Correlated Disruptions[J].Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2015, 17(4)：445–455. (UT/DALLAS 24，SCI/SSCI)
[23] Lun Ran*, Donglai Wu, Zihao Jiao, Shuning Yuan. Distributionally Robust Optimization for Shared Vehicles Allocation under Partial Demand Information[J].Management Review, 2017, 29(12): 185-194.
[24] Lun Ran*, Donglai Wu, Zihao Jiao, Shanshan Wang, Shuning Yuan. Distributionally robust chance-constrained vehicle scheduling with uncertain demand[J]. System Engineering Theory and Practice, 2018, 38 (7): 1792-1801. (EI)
[25] Hongrui Chu; Lun Ran*; Ran Zhang, Jinlin Li. Prospect theory for newsvendor problems: Considering buyback and stock-out penalty[J]. Journal of Management Sciences, 2015, 18(12): 47-57.
[26] Lun Ran*, Dan Wu, Junli Lei. Decision Biases in Airline Revenue Management under Framing Effect[J]. Transactions of Beijing Institute of Technology (Nature Science), 2015, 17(1): 83-88. (CSSCI)
[27] Ran Zhang, Lun Ran*, Tao Du, Jinlin Li. A Fixed Cost Allocation Based on Two-stage DEA and Satisfaction Degree[J]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2017, 25(07): 153-162.
[28] Tao Du, Lun Ran*, Jinlin Li, Xueli Cao. Multi Criteria Decision Making Based on Efficiency Measurement and Empirical Study: DEA-TOPSIS Integrated Method[J]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2017, 25(07): 153-162.
[29] Hongfang Song, Lun Ran*, Hongrui Chu, Wensi Zhang. Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Control with Anchoring Effect[J]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2015, 23(4): 123-128.
[30] Hongfang Song, Lun Ran*, Hongrui Chu, Ran Zhang. Supply Chain Inventory Control Based on Bounded Rationality[J]. Forecasting, 2014, 33(2): 55-58.
[31] Hongrui Chu; Lun Ran*; Jinlin Li; Ran Zhang. Loss-averse Newsvendor Problem with Buyback and Stockout Penalty[J]. Business Review, 2014, 26(4): 101-110.
[32] Ran Zhang, Lun Ran*, Jinlin Li, Hongrui Chu. Robust Data Envelopment Analysis Based on Common Weights[J]. Forecasting, 2017, 36(2): 69-74.
[33] Lun Ran*, Jin-lin LI, Xujie JIA, Chu Hong-rui. Optimal Redundancy Allocation for Reliability Systems with Imperfect Switching[J]. Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics, 2014, 25(2): 332-339. (SCI)
[34] Zihao Jiao, Lun Ran*, Jing Chen, Hui Meng, Chong LI. Data-Driven Approach to Operation and Location Considering Range Anxiety of One-Way Electric Vehicles Sharing System[C].Energy Procedia, 2017, 105: 2287-2294. (EI)
[35] Hui Meng, Lun Ran*, Jing Chen, Zihao Jiao. Goal-Driven Approach to Optimize Matching Mechanism in Electric Vehicles Ride-Sharing System[C].Energy Procedia, 2017, 105: 2273-2280. (EI)
[36] Wen-si ZHANG, Jin-lin LI, Lun Ran*. Price Increasing Timing of Competitive Perishable Products[J]. Journal of Systems Science and Information, 2014, 2(1): 29-37.
[37] Yahong Chen, Jinlin LI, He Huang, Lun Ran*, Yusheng Hu. Encouraging information sharing to boost the name-your-own-price auction[J]. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2017, 479(1): 108-117. (SCI)
[38] Chun Peng, Jinlin Li, Lun Ran*, Xueli Cao. Robust facility location model with two multiplicative uncertainties[J]. System Engineering Theory and Practice, 2017, 37(12): 3170-3181. (EI)
[39] Yusheng Hu, Jinlin Li, Lun Ran*, Tian Zhao. Dynamic Pricing for Risk-averse Flights with Competition[J]. Operations Research and Management Science, 2017, 26(12): 157-164.
[40] Chun Peng, Jinlin Li, Lun Ran*, Shanshan Wang. Emergency Medical Service Station Robust Location Model and Algorithm Under Demand Uncertainty[J]. Operations Research and Management Science, 2017, 26(09): 21-28.
[41] Yusheng Hu, Jinlin Li, Lun Ran*, Deying Xu. Dynamic Pricing for Multi-class Products with Customers Classification[J]. Journal of Systems & Management, 2016, 25(5): 965-975.
[42] Yan Zhao, Jinlin Li, Lun Ran*. A Simulation Algorithm of Engineering Systems Evaluation Based on Flexibility Under Decision-Dependent Uncertainty[J]. Transactions of Beijing Institute of Technology (Nature Science), 2014, 34(5):542-546. (EI)
[43] Jinlin Li, Tian Zhao, Lun Ran*. Dynamic Pricing for Substitute Products with Different Customer Choices under Competition[J]. Transactions of Beijing Institute of Technology (Nature Science), 2014, 34(10):069-1072. (EI)
[44] Chun Peng, Jinlin Li, Shanshan Wang, Lun Ran*. Robust surgery planning and scheduling with downstream bed capacity constraint in ICU[J]. System Engineering Theory and Practice, 2018, 38(03): 623-633. (EI)
[45] Junli Lei, Jinlin Li, Guoyin Jiang, Lun Ran*. Dual channel oligopoly pricing strategy of posted-price opaque sale based on the spokes model[J]. System Engineering Theory and Practice, 2017, 37(04): 914-927. (EI)
[46] Chun Peng, Jinlin Li, Shanshan Wang, Lun Ran*. Multiple Relief Resources Robust Location-Routing Optimization[J]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2017, 25(6): 143-150.
[47] Wensi Zhang, Jinlin Li, Jiancai Wang, Lun Ran*. The Distribution-Free Multi-Products Ordering and Pricing Problem with Quantity Discounts and Resource Constraint[J]. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2016, 30(4): 210-220.
[48] Liping Xu, Jinlin Li, Junli Lei, Lun Ran*. Comparative analysis on one-leg airline capacity control models with overbooking [J]. System Engineering Theory and Practice, 2014, 34(1): 129-137. (EI)
[49] Jinlin Li, Liping Xu, Junli Lei, Lun Ran*. Robust Model and Strategy of Capacity Control with Overbooking for Airline Hub-and-Spoke Network[J]. Transactions of Beijing Institute of Technology (Natural Science), 2013, 33(4): 429-435. (EI)
6. Textbooks and Monographs
[1] Lawrence V. Snyder, Zuo-Jun Max Shen. Translated by Lun Ran, Hua Zhong, Jinlin Li. Fundamentals of Supply Chain Theory [M]. Beijing, Tsinghua University Press, 2016.
[2] Jinlin Li, Lun Ran. Resources Allocation Optimization and Risk Prediction of Healthcare [M]. Beijing, Science Publishing, 2021.
[3] Jinlin Li, Lun Ran. Medical and Healthcare Operations Management Series [M]. Beijing, Beijing Institute of Technology Press, 2022.
7. Projects-Principal Investigator
1. Big Data-driven Operations Management of Energy Facility Networks of New Energy Enterprises from the Perspective of Supply and Demand Coordination, 72272014, General Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2023.01——2026.12.
2. Big Data-driven Smart City Operations Management: A System Coupling Perspective, 72061127001, NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China)-FRQSC (Les Fonds de recherche du Québec Société et Culture) Research Program on Smart Cities and Big Data, 2020.04——2023.03.
3. Big Data-driven Service Operations Optimization and Management from a Systematical Perspective-Electric Vehicle as an Example, 91746210, Key Project of the Major Research Plan of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Big Data Driven Management and Decision Research), 2018.01——2021.12.
4. Outpatient Appointment Scheduling Based on Distributionally Robust Optimization, 71672011, General Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2017.01——2020.12
5. Research on Optimization of Sharing Service Mode of New Energy Vehicles in Beijing under the Internet Environment, 9172016, Beijing Natural Science Foundation, 2017.01——2019.12
6. Decision Biases in Airline Revenue Management, 71272058, General Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2013.01——2016.12.
7. Joint Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Control Strategies, NCET-10-0043, Program of New Century Excellent Talents in University awarded by Chinese Ministry of Education, 2011.03——2014.03.
8. Capacity Control based on Demand in Revenue Management, supported by the Key Project Cultivation Fund of the Scientific and Technical Innovation Program, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2011CX01001, 2011.01——2013.12.
9. Decision Making Approaches of Dynamic Pricing Based on Passenger’s Choice Behavior, 60979010/F01, Joint Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2010.01——2012.12.
10. Customer Value-based Inventory Management Strategy of Beijing’s Logistics Centers and Distribution Centers, 9102016, supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation, 2010.01——2012.12.
8. Projects-Major Participants
Data Analysis and Decision-making of Medical and Healthcare, 71432002, Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015.01——2019.12.
9. Courses taught in recent years
Ph.D.: Service Science
MBA: Service Management, Management Statistics
Undergraduate: Service Management
10. Contact
ranlun@bit.edu.cn
