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Yingchao Lan

Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics
Supply Chain Management and Analytics
HLH 511 V
P.O. Box 884114
Lincoln, NE 68588-4114
(402) 472-4706
yingchao.lan@unl.edu
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Education
  • Ph.D in Operations Management, The Ohio State University 
  • M.A. in Management Science and Engineering, BeiHang University
  • B.S. in Industrial Engineering, BeiHang University
Areas of Expertise
  • Healthcare Operations Management
  • Organizational Collaboration
  • New Product Development
  • Social Network Analysis
Research Interests
  • Organizational Collaborations
  • Healthcare Operations Management
  • Product Development and Supply Networks

Yingchao Lan is an assistant professor. She joined College of Business after receiving her PhD from the Fisher College of Business School at The Ohio State University. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she worked for several years in Global Supply Chain at Lenovo and Risk Management at KPMG. She holds a master degree and a undergraduate degree from Beihang University.

Dr. Lan’s research has been published in top operations and supply chain journals, including the Manufacturing&Service Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management. Her research has received several awards. In 2021, one of her papers was awarded the OSCM Division's Chan Hahn best paper award at the Academy of Management conference.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Research Awards
  • Awarded Academy of Management Chan Hahn Best Paper – OSCM Division, 2021
  • Finalist, Academy of Management Chan Hahn Best Paper – OSCM Division, 2020
  • Finalist, 32nd Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, 2018
  • Finalist, Academy of Management Best Student Paper – OSCM Division, 2017
  • Finalist, Institute for Supply Management Best Paper in Supply Chain Management, 2016
  • Finalist, 30th Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, 2016
Service Awards
  • Best Reviewer - Academy of Management Conference, 2015&2018
Fellowship and Grant
  • Fall Research Grant ($13,000), University of Nebraska, 2019
  • Ohio State University Small Grant ($1,000), 2017
  • Fisher College of Business Risk Institute Research Funding ($10,000), 2015 (Collaborators: John Gray & Brett Massimino)
  • Samsung Research Scholarship for top 1% research scholars, Beihang University, 2009
Undergraduate Courses

SCMA 350 - Business Analytics/Information Analysis

SCMA 350H - Business Analytics/Information Analysis

 

Invited Speaking Engagements

  • Panelist, DIS Doctoral Consortium, 2019

Judging Services for Competitions

  • DSI Annual Meeting, Best Teaching Case Studies Awards, 2018
  • POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management, Best Student Paper, 2017-20
  • POMS College of Operational Excellence, Best Paper, 2020

Refereeing Service for Journals

  • Ad-hoc referee for, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Decision Science

Refereeing for Conferences

  • DSI Annual Meeting, Full Paper Submission Review, 2018-19
  • Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2015-20

Organization of Invited Sessions in International Conferences

  • Session Chair, INFORMS Annual Meeting, 2017
  • Session Chair, POMS Annual Meeting, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
  • Session Chair, DSI Annual Meeting, 2014, 2016-19

Academic Services

  • SCMA350 Course Development Committee Member, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2020
  • SCMA Ph.D. Program Curriculum Development Committee Member, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019
  • SCMA Practice of Professor Hires Search Committee Member, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019
  • SCMA Faculty Hires Search Committee Member, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2018
  • Undergraduate Thesis Committee Member, The Ohio State University, 2017