Student Information
Graduate Student
Business Administration (Supply Chain Management)
W. P. Carey School of Business
Long Bio
Aric Cheng is a Ph.D. candidate in Supply Chain Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University (expected 2028), advised by Elliot Rabinovich. His research examines digital infrastructure in operations: how digital map platforms are produced and maintained, and how their data quality shapes operational outcomes such as last-mile delivery performance. Methodologically, his work combines quasi-experimental designs—difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, and spatial econometrics—with large-scale geospatial data from platforms such as OpenStreetMap.
Education
M.Sc. Business Analytics, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis - St. Louis, MO - 2023
B.Sc. Mathematics - Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - Shanghai - 2021
Research Activity
[1] Aric Cheng, Elliot Rabinovich, and Stanley Lim. “Online Mapping Errors and Their Impact on Last-Mile Delivery Operations”. Working paper
[2] Aric Cheng*, Abhishek Nagaraj*, Eunae Yoo*, and Elliot Rabinovich. “Stronger Together? Corporate Contributions and Volunteer Engagement in Online Communities”. Major Revision at Management Science [Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5546859]
Consulting
- Optimization/Data Analysis - Bayer, St. Louis, MO
- Strategy Consulting - Ernst&Young Parthenon, Shanghai
- Management Consulting - PricewaterhouseCooper, Shanghai