Head: Hui-ling Zhong

Key Members: Wenxue Cai, Guanxiang Zhang, Yanchun Wan, Yimiao Gu, Jian Zhang.

Research Interests:

  (1) Big data analysis in logistics and transportation which includes the analysis of logistics risks related to hazardous goods, vulnerability of logistics networks, and regulations of highway transportation based on multi-source big data.

  (2) Intelligent logistics system modeling and simulation which includes modeling and simulation optimization of intelligent port layout and operation, modeling and simulation optimization of intelligent storage systems.

  (3) Complex logistics system modeling and optimization which includes ship scheduling in waterway, modeling and algorithm development for container distribution combinatorial optimization problems, sequential decision making problems, and approximate dynamic  programming.

  (4) Big data-based procurement decision analysis includes decision on procurement categories, costs, risks, etc. based on data mining and analysis techniques.