Zenan Zhou
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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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Zenan Zhou is an assistant professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management. His research examines the impact of information technology and innovation on supply chains, with a focus on transformative changes reshaping industrial practices, platform operations, and business logistics functions, as well as their intersections.
His work has appeared in Production and Operations Management, INFORMS Journal on Computing, Journal of Business Logistics, Decision Sciences, Decision Support Systems, International Journal of Production Economics, and other journals. He serves on the Editorial Review Boards of Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Operations Management, and Journal of Supply Chain Management.
- Ph.D. Business Administration, The Ohio State University
- M.S. Operations Research and Supply Chain Mgmt, Case Western Reserve University
Impact of information technology and innovation on supply chains: transformative changes reshaping industrial practices, platform operations, and business logistics functions, as well as their intersections.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Xu, J., Wang, J., Zhou, Z., & Lu, T. (2025). Toward Graph Data Collaboration in a Data-Sharing-Free Manner: A Novel Privacy-Preserving Graph Pretraining Model. INFORMS Journal on Computing. [DOI Link] (UTD-24 Journal List)
- Zhou, Z., Chen, Z., Zhang, Y., Lu, T., & Lu, X. (2025). Social Media Meets FinTech Platforms: How Do Online Emotions Support Credit Risk Decision-Making?. Decision Support Systems. [DOI Link] (AIS Research Rankings Journal List)
- Song, T., Zhou, Z.*†, Lu, X., & Lu, T. (2025). Enhancing Product Information Access in Physical Retail Operations: How Do Scan & Go Technologies Affect Consumers’ In-store Purchases?. Decision Sciences. [DOI Link] (The SCM Journal List)
- Hughes, M. M., Zhou, Z., Zinn, W., & Knemeyer, A. M. (2023). Plastic Response to Disruptions: Significant Redesign of Supply Chains. Journal of Business Logistics, 44(1), 80-108. [DOI Link] (The SCM Journal List)
- 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. [DOI Link] (UTD-24 Journal List)
- 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. [DOI Link] (SJR: Q1, ABDC: A, ABS: 3)
- Wang, J., Yue, H., & Zhou, Z. (2017). An improved traceability system for food quality assurance and evaluation based on fuzzy classification and neural network. Food Control, 79, 363-370. [DOI Link] (SJR: Q1)
Note: * Corresponding author; † Equal contribution
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
- AI Technology and Airline On-Time Performance. Under Major Rvs. (3rd Rd. Rvw. Prep.)
- Smart Micromobility and Urban Crime. Under Major Rvs. (2nd Rd. Rvw. Prep.)
- Flight Disruptions and Airport Retail Operations. Under Review.
- Policy Impact on Semiconductor Supply Chain. Under Review.
- Cross-Channel Payment in Retail Industry. Reject & Resubmit.
Courses
2025 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 |
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 |
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SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
SCM 345 | Logistics Management |
- Research on Teaching and Learning Grant. W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, 2024
- Finalist for the INFORMS TIMES Best Dissertation Award. INFORMS, 2023
- Research Grant Award. Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), 2019
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
- Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
- Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
Editorial Review Board (ERB) Member:
- Journal of Business Logistics
- Journal of Operations Management
- Journal of Supply Chain Management (ERB Candidate Group)
Ad hoc Reviewer:
- Production and Operations Management
- MIS Quarterly
- Journal of Business Ethics
- Decision Sciences
- International Journal of Production Economics
- Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
- Transportation Journal
Conference Panel Moderator/Panelist:
- 2025 DSI Panel Co-Moderator (Innovation and New Product Development Track)
- 2024 DSI Panel Moderator (Service Systems and Operations Track)
- 2023 CSCMP-ARS Panelist (Donald J. Bowersox Doctoral Symposium)
- 2023 Logistics Doctoral Symposium Panelist
Conference Track Chair:
- 2025 DSI Annual Conference Track Co-Chair (Supply Chain Management Track)
- 2024 CSCMP Annual Conference Track Chair (Academic Research Symposium)
Conference Session Chair:
- 2025 POMS Annual Conference Session Co-Chair (POM-Economics Interface Track)
- 2024 DSI Annual Conference Session Chair (Supply Chain Management Track)
- 2024 DSI Annual Conference Session Chair (Innovation and New Product Development Track)
- 2024 POMS Annual Conference Session Co-Chair (Product Innovation and Technology Management Track)
- 2023 INFORMS Annual Conference Session Co-Chair (Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Cluster)
- 2020 DSI Annual Conference Session Chair (Logistics and Transportation Management Track)
- 2020 DSI Annual Conference Session Chair (Information Technology Management Track)