Education
Ph.D. (Majored in Management Science and Engineering), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Sept 1995 - Jun 2000.
M.S. (Majored in Management Engineering), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Sept 1986 – Jun 1991.
B.S. (Majored in Materials Management Engineering), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Sept 1982 - Jun 1986.
Overseas Visiting and Training
02/1999-04/1999：Visiting Scholar in HEC, University of Montreal, Canada
10/2010-10/2010：Visiting Scholar in Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
11/2015-11/2015：Visiting Scholar in National University of Singapore, Singapore
Courses Taught
Undergraduate：Introduction of Discipline; Foundation of Logistics Management; Logistics Management
Graduate：Lean Supply Chain Management; Academic Norms and Dissertation Writing
Work Experiences
Jul 2003 – Present: Professor, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Jul 1997 – Jun 2003: Associate Professor, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Jul 1992 – Jun 1997: Instructor, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Jul 1988 – Jun 1992: Assistant Professor, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Consulting (Training) Activities
Provided management consulting services for executives and leaders in over twenty government agencies and corporations, including National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Hubei Province, Wuhan City, Ningbo City, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, China Society of Logistics、China Society of Logistics Technology, China Logistics Group, China Merchants Port Group, Dongfeng Automobile Group, Wuhan Iron & Steel Group、Guangxi Materials Group、Yuchai Machine、Hubei Jiuzhou Tong Pharmaceutical Logistics Group, Henan Zhongyan Company, Hubei Zhongyan Company, China Chengtong Group Hunan Branch, Yutong Group, Ri Ri Shun Supply Chain, et al.
Research Interests
1. Logistics & Supply Chain Management, with special focus on Supply Chain Logistics Management, Integrated Logistics Management, Smart Supply Chain & Logistics Management, Logistics Service Quality Management
2. Commerce Circulation & International Trade, with special focus on E-commerce and Transactional Cross Border E-commerce, International Trade & International Marketing, Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Representative Research Projects
1. Collaboration and Control Strategy for Commercial Supply Chain Logistics Service Quality (National Natural Science Foundation of China)
2. Design and Optimization of Biomass Supply Chain under Multi-dimensional Uncertainity (National Natural Science Foundation of China)
3. The Impact of Logistics Service Mode on Supply Chain Performance (National Natural Science Foundation of China)
4. Integrated Model of VMI and TPL and Its Empirical Study (National Natural Science Foundation of China)
5. Supply Chain Logistics Management Mode and Case Study of China Automobile Supply Chain (National Natural Science Foundation of China)
6. Design and Optimization of Logistics System for National Strategic Reserve Materials(National Social Science Foundation of China)
7. National Standard• Classification of Logistics Enterprise (National Standardization Committee)
8. National Standard• Logistics Standard System Table (National Standardization Committee)
9. National Standard• Logistics Terminology (National Standardization Committee)
10. Research and Development Building Materials Distribution Information System of Three Gorges Resettlement Project (National Key Scientific and Technology Research Program)
11. Productivity Layout and Supply Chain Optimization of China Tobacco Henan Industrial Corporation (China Tobacco Henan Industrial Corporation)
12. Construction of Yunnan Cross border Logistics System under the Belt and Road Initiative (Key Research Project of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education)
13. Planning of Public Logistics Information Service Platform of Hubei Province (Development and Reform Commission of Hubei Province)
14. Vehicle Logistics Plan of Dongfeng Automobile Corporation (Dongfeng Automobile Group)
15. Strategic Planning of Logistics Development for Weifang City of Shandong Province (Weifang Municipal Government)
Representative Research Papers
1. Wang J, Liu Z*, Li F. Integrated production and transportation scheduling problem under nonlinear cost structures. European Journal of Operational Research, 2024, 313: 883-904.
2. Xia P, Liu Z*, Wang W, Shi W, I. Van Nieuwenhuyse. Effects of firm innovation and consumer eWOM on the volume of vehicle recalls in China: The moderating role of ownership structure. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2024, 71: 2121-2137.
3. Zhang N, Liu Z*, Li F, Xu Z, Chen Z. Stable matching for crowdsourcing. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2023, 24(8): 8174-8187.
4. Chen Q, Liu Z*, Tian L, Qin X. In-store, pre-warehouse, or store-and-warehouse integration: Strategic analysis for neighborhood fresh product retail modes. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023, 177: 109085.
5. Xia P, Liu Z*, Qing Q. An evolutionary game analysis of vehicle recall supervision considering the impact of public opinion[J]. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2023, 74(7): 1640-1653
6. Qin X, Liu Z*, Tian L. The optimal combination between selling mode and logistics service strategy in an e-commerce market. European Journal of Operational Research, 2021, 289(2): 639-651.
7. Qin X, Liu Z*, Tian L. The strategic analysis of logistics service sharing in an e-commerce platform. Omega, 2020, 92: 102153.
8. Tan Z, Wang Y, Meng Q, Liu Z*. Joint ship schedule design and sailing speed optimization for a single inland shipping service with uncertain dam transit time. Transportation Science, 2018, 52(6): 1570-1588.
9. Gu H, Liu Z*, Qing Q. Optimal electric vehicle production strategy under subsidy and battery recycling. Energy Policy, 2017, 109: 579-589.
10. Liu Z*, Wang S, Ouyang Y, Sciubba E. Reliable biomass supply chain design under feedstock seasonality and probabilistic facility disruptions. Energies, 2017, 10(11): 1895-1913.
11. Xu H, Zuo X, Liu Z*. Configuration of flexibility strategies under supply uncertainty. Omega, 2015, 51: 71-82.
12. Shi W, Shang J, Liu Z*, Zuo X. Optimal design of the auto parts supply chain for JIT operations: Sequential bifurcation factor screening and multi-response surface methodology. European Journal of Operational Research, 2014, 236(2): 664-676.
13. Shi W, Kleijnen C, Liu Z*. Factor screening for simulation with multiple responses: Sequential bifurcation. European Journal of Operational Research, 2014, 237(1): 136-147.
14. Chen Q, Li K, Liu Z*. Model and algorithm for an unpaired pickup and delivery vehicle routing problem with split loads. Transportation Research Part E, 2014, 69: 218-235.
15. Shi W, Liu Z*, Shang J, Cui Y. Multi-criteria robust design of a JIT-based cross-docking distribution center for an auto parts supply chain. European Journal of Operational Research, 2013, 229(3): 695-706.
Representative Monographs/Textbooks/Cases
1. Liu Zhixue, Liu Weihua, What is Logistics Management and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Press, 2024
2. Liu Zhixue, Modern Logistics Handbook, China Materials Press, 2001
3. Zhang Leili, Liu Zhixue, International Trade and International Logistics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, 1997
Representative Grants and Awards
1. Representative of Logistics Industry Experts of 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening up, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing
2. Second Prize for Excellent Teaching and Research Achievements in Hubei Province, The People’s Government of Hubei Province
3. Second Prize for Science and Technology Progress in Henan Province, The People’s Government of Henan Province
4. Second Prize for Science and Technology Progress in National Business Industry, China General Chamber of Commerce
5. Second Prize for Excellent Paper in China Society of Logistics, China Society of Logistics
Selected Academic Service
1. Vice Chairman of the Teaching Guidance Committee of Logistics Management and Engineering Majors in Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education
2. Vice Chairman of the China Society of Logistics
3. Team Leader of Supply Chain Management Major Construction for the Teaching Guidance Committee of Logistics Management and Engineering Majors in Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education
