Zenan Zhou
Assistant Professor,
Department of Supply Chain Management
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BA 405, 300 E Lemon St Tempe, AZ 85287-4706
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Mail code: 4706Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Zenan Zhou is an assistant professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management. His research focuses on the impact of information technology and innovation on supply chains, with a particular emphasis on innovative applications in transportation, retailing, and platform operations, and their intersections. His work has appeared in the Production and Operations Management, Journal of Business Logistics, and other journals.
Education
- Ph.D. Business Administration, The Ohio State University
- M.S. Operations Research and Supply Chain Mgmt, Case Western Reserve University
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Research Interests
Impact of Information technology and Innovation on Supply Chains: Innovative Applications in Transportation, Retailing, Platform Operations, and their intersections
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Hughes, M. M., Zhou, Z., Zinn, W., & Knemeyer, A. M. (2023). Plastic Response to Disruptions: Significant Redesign of Supply Chains. Journal of Business Logistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.12321
- Zhou, Z., & Wan, X. (2022). Does the Sharing Economy Technology Disrupt Incumbents? Exploring the Influences of Mobile Digital Freight Matching Platforms on Road Freight Logistics Firms. Production and Operations Management, 31(1), 117-137. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13491
- Wan, X., Britto, R., & Zhou, Z. (2020). In Search of the Negative Relationship between Product Variety and Inventory Turnover. International Journal of Production Economics, 222, 107503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.09.024
Industry Reports
- Rogers, D.S., Rogers, Z.S., Zhou, Z., & Parkinson, J. (2023). State of the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Report. Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Available at: cscmp.org
Research Activity
- Product Information Access and Physical Retail Operations. Under 3rd Round Review.
- Data-Sharing-Free Collaboration in Business Operations. Under 3rd Round Review.
- AI Technology and Airline On-Time Performance. Under 2nd Round Review.
- Social Media and FinTech Platform Operations. Preparing for 2nd Round Review.
- Policy Impact on Semiconductor Supply Chain. Reject & Resubmit.
- Cross-Channel Payment in Retail Industry. Reject & Resubmit.
- Bike-Share Mobility and Local Community. In Manuscript Refinement.
- Airport Retail Operations. In Manuscript Refinement.
- Digital Platform and Trucking Safety. In Manuscript Drafting.
- Airline Baggage Tracking Empirical Research.
- Air–Truck Substitution and Complementation.
- Home-Sharing and Local Community.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
| SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
| SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SCM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
| SCM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
| SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SCM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
| SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
| SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
Honors / Awards
- Finalist for the INFORMS TIMES Best Dissertation Award. INFORMS, 2023
- Research Grant Award. Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), 2019
Professional Associations
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
- Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
- Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
Service
Editorial Review Board (ERB) member:
- Journal of Operations Management
- Journal of Business Logistics
Ad hoc reviewer for:
- Production and Operations Management
- MIS Quarterly
- Decision Sciences Journal
- International Journal of Production Economics
- Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
- Transportation Journal