Education
Ph.D. (Majored in Operation Research), City University of Hong Kong, Sept 1993 - Mar 1998.
M.S. (Majored in Applied Mathematics), Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Sept 1983 - Dec 1985.
B.S. (Majored in Mathematics), Henan Normal University, Sept 1979 – Jul.1983.
Overseas Visiting and Training
Senior Visiting Scholar, Montreal University of Canada, Jan. 1999 - May 1999.
Senior Research Associate, City University of Hong Kong, Jul 2000 - Sept 2000.
Senior Research Associate, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Jul 2001- Sept 2001.
Senior Research Associate, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Jul 2002 - Sept 2002.
Senior Research Scholar, Stanford University, Sept 2009 – Feb. 2010.
Courses Taught （2019-2023）
Undergraduate: Operation Research
MBA: Data Models and Decision
EMBA: Quantitative Analysis and Decision for Management
MEM: Quantitative Analysis for Engineering Management
Work Experiences
2001 - Present: Professor, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1998- 2001: Associate Professor, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1986 – 1993: Lecturer, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Consulting (Training) Activities
Provided technical training and management consulting services for executives and leaders in over ten government agencies and corporations, including Peoples’s Government of Hubei Province, Peoples’s Government of Wuhan, Development and Reform Commission of Hubei Province, Hubei Administration of Science, Technology and Industry, Zhongyun High Way Co.,Ltd, Wuhan Iron and Steel Co.,Ltd, Henan Dayong Group, SINOPHARM Group Hubei, Wuhan Electric Vehicles Co.,Ltd, etc.
Research Interests
Optimization, Quantitative Analysis, Logistics Distribution, Mechanism Design and Operations Management.
Representative Research Projects
1. Market Mechanism Design and Operations Management Issues for Electric Vehicles (National Science Foundation of China, No 71320107001 )
2. Research on Muti-stages Capacity Expansion in Network, (National Science Foundation of China, No 70071011 )
3. Research on Two-stage Location Model for Workstation in Network, (National Science Foundation of China, No 70271027 )
4. Research on Trade-off Model of Capacity Expansion in Network, (National Science Foundation of China, No 70471042 )
5. Research on Two-stage Facilities Location Model in Network on Different Demands, (National Science Foundation of China, No 70871044 )
6. Logistics Distribution Models for Agricultural Product, (Research Project of China National Ministry of Education )
7. Research on The Optimal Investment Decision on Henan Highway Transportation Network , (Research Project of Transportation Department in Henan Province)
8. Logistics Distribution Models for Iron Ore in Wuhan Iron and Steel Co.,Ltd.
Representative Research Papers
1. Zou, Y., Yang, C., & Yang, J. EV-sharing station location and vehicle relocation with parking rewards and punishments mechanism. International journal of sustainable transportation, 2021，15(4), 306-322.
2. Zou, Y., Yang, C., & Yang, J. P-D pair based EV-sharing vehicle relocation problem with route familiarity. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2021，159.
3. Huang Song, Yang Chao, Zhang Xi. Pricing and production decisions in dual-channel supply chains with demand disruptions .Computers &Industrial Engineering , 2012, 61(2): 70-83.
4. Zheng Benrong, Yang Chao, Yang Jun, Zhang Min. Dual-channel closed loop supply chains: forward channel competition, power structures and coordination.. International Journal of Production Research ,2017,55(12),3510-3527.
5. Zhang Y, Yang C, Yang A, et al. Feature selection for classification with class-separability strategy and data envelopment analysis. Neurocomputing, 2015, 166:172-184.
6. Yang C, Hao C, Zhang J. On the Optimum Capacity of Capacity Expansion Problem. Mathematical Method of Operation Research, 2007 ,66(2): 225-233.
7. Zheng Benrong, Yang Chao, Yang Jun, Zhang min. Pricing, collecting and contract design in a reverse supply chain with incomplete information. Computer & Industrial Engineering,2017,111(9),109-122.
8. Liu Cong, Huang Weillai, Yang Chao. The Evolutionary Dynamics of China's Electric Vehicle Industry - Taxes vs. Subsidies. Computer & Industrial Engineering,2017,113(11),103-122.
9. Liu H, Yang C, Yang J. Budget of uncertainty robust approach to integrated facility location and production planning problem under demand uncertainty. Pacific Journal of Optimization, 2015, 11(4):791-810.
10. Hu D, Yang C, Yang J. Budget constrained flow interception location model for congested systems. Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics, 2009, 20(6):1255-1262.
11. Huang Song, Yang Chao, Liu Hui. Pricing and production decisions in a dual-channel supply chain when production costs are disrupted [J]. Economic Modelling, 2013, 30: 521-538.
12. Cao X，Yang C, Wen H. Managing Procurement and Production Outsourcing under Dynamic Prices，Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, 2013,29(1),135-142.
13. Yang C, Zhang J. Two General Methods for Inverse Problems. Applied Mathematics Letter, 1999,12 (2) : 69-72.
14. Yang C, Zhang J. A Constrained Capacity Expansion Problem on Network. International Journal of Computer and Mathematics, 1998,70 (2): 19-33.
15. Yang C, Chen X. An Inverse Maximum Capacity Path Problem with Lower bound Constraints. Acta Mathematica Scientia, 2002,22(2): 207-212.
16. Yang C, Zhang J, Ma Z. Inverse Maximum Flow and Minimum Cut Problem. Optimization, 1997,40: 147-170.
17. Yang C, Zhang J. Inverse Maximum Capacity Problem. OR Spektrum,1998,20(2):97-100.
18. Yang C, Liu J. A Capacity Expansion Problem with Budget Constraint and Bottleneck Limitation. Acta Mathematica Scientia, 2001, 21(3) : 428-432.
19. Yang H, Yang C, Gan L. Model and Algorithm for the Screen Line-Based Traffic-Counting Location Problem. Computer and Operation Research, 2006,33(3):836-858.
20. Yang C, Zhang J. On the Bottleneck Capacity Expansion in Network. Acta Mathematica Scientia, 2006,26 (2): 202-208.
21. Hu D, Yang C, Yang J. Model and algorithm of flow interception problem with multi-type flows. Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics, 2009, 20(4): 755-761.
22. Zhang J, Ma Z, Yang C. A Column Generation Method for Inverse Shortest Path Problem. Mathematical Method of Operation Research, 1995,41(3): 347-358.
23. Zhang J, Yang C, Lin, Y. A Class of Bottleneck Expansion Problems. Computer & Operation Research, 2001,28(5): 505-519.
24. Sun H ; Yang J ; Yang C, A robust optimization approach to multi-interval location-inventory and recharging planning for electric vehicles, Omega, 2019, 86: 59-75.
25. Rui Zheng , Ruibing Wang , Chao Yang；How consumer valuation heterogeneity impacts firms’ profit: Peer influence makes a difference；Computers & Industrial Engineering 149 (2020) 106846.
Representative Monographs/Textbooks/Cases
1. Yang Chao, Operation Research, The Science Press, 2006.
2. Yang Chao & Yang Jun, Data Models and Decision The Wuhan University of Technology Press, 2021.
Representative Grants and Awards
1. Outstanding Young Expert Award in Hubei Province in 2001.
2. Excellent Young Professor Award in National Ministry of Education of the Peoples Republic of China in 2001.
3. New Century Outstanding Talent Award in Hubei Province in 2002.
4. Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Hubei Province（Supervisor）in 2006.
5. New Century Outstanding Talent Award in National Ministry of Education of the Peoples Republic of China in 2006.
6. Outstanding Doctoral Supervisor Award in Huazhong University of Science & Technology in 2008.
7. Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Hubei Province（Supervisor）in 2009.
8. Award of Excellence in National Ministry of Education of the Peoples Republic of China in 2012.
9. Award of Excellence in in Hubei Province in 2018.
