Education
Ph.D. (Majored in Management Science and Engineering), HUST, 1998.
M.E. (Majored in Geology Engineering), CSUT, 1987.
B.E. (Majored in Geology Engineering), CSUT, 1984.
Overseas Visiting and Training
GCPCL Program, Harvard University, USA, July-Aug. 2010.
Visiting Scholar, K.U. Leuven, Belgium, Aug. 2010-Sep. 2010.
Visiting Scholar, K.U. Leuven, Belgium, July 2015- Aug. 2015.
Visiting Scholar, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053, July 2016- Aug. 2016.
Visiting Scholar, University of California at Davis, CA 95616, July 2017- Aug. 2017.
Courses Taught （2019-2023）
For EMBA Courses: Operations and Supply Chain Management
For MBA Courses: Operations Management; Purchasing and Supply Management
For Undergraduate Courses: Operations Management
Industrial Experience
Member of the First Expert Committee of the Electronic Industry Supply Chain Branch of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.
Consulting Activities: China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd.; Yunnan Dachaoshan Hydropower Co., Ltd.; Fujian Sedrin Berwery Group Company; MaYinglong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., etc.
Research Interests
Operations Management
Critical Chain Project Management
Supply Chain Management
Purchasing Management
Representative Research Projects
1. Research on the Supply and Demand Balance Model and Procurement Strategies of Tobacco Raw Materials, China Tobacco Hubei Industrial LLC., 2021-2023
2. Project Scheduling and Robust Optimization Integrated with Modular Unit Ordering Oriented to prefabricated buildings, NSFC（National Science Foundation of China）: 71971094,2020.1-2023.12
3. Research on automatic production scheduling in cigarette factories based on production orders, Xiangyang Cigarette Factory, 2019.9-2020.8
4. Research on Project Schedule Risk Response and Control Based on Buffer Management, NSFC（National Science Foundation of China）: 71271097, 2013.1 – 2016.12
5. Research on Purchasing and Supply Management, China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., 04/2010 – 12/2011
6. Research on Operations Management, Yunnan Dachaoshan Hydropower Co., Ltd., 2008-2009
7. Research on Maintenance Outsourcing, NSFC（National Science Foundation of China）: 70372047, 01/2004 – 12/2006
8. Research on Inventory Control Systems of Spare Parts, Fujian Sedrin Berwery Group Company, 2002 - 2003
Representative Research Papers
1. Hu Zhentao, Cui Nanfang, Hu Xuejun, M.A. Edgar Mahaffey. Time- and resource-based robust scheduling algorithms for multi-skilled projects[J]. Automation in Construction, 2023, 153: 104948
2. Yan Zhang, Nanfang Cui. Project scheduling and material ordering problem with storage space constraints[J]. Automation in Construction, 2021,129:1-12
3. Yan Zhao, Nanfang Cui, Wendi Tian. A two‑stage approach for the critical chain project rescheduling[J]. Annals of Operations Research, 2020, 285:67–95
4. Yangyang Liang , Nanfang Cui , Xuejun Hu & Erik Demeulemeester. The integration of resource allocation and time buffering for bi-objective robust project scheduling[J]. International Journal of Production Research, 2020,58(13): 3839-3854
5. Yan Zhang, Nanfang Cui, Xuejun Hu & Zhentao Hu. Robust project scheduling integrated with materials ordering under activity duration uncertainty[J]. Journal of the Operational Research Society,2020,71(10):1581-1592
6. Yangyang Liang, Nanfang Cui, Tian Wang, Erik Demeulemeester. Robust resource-constrained max-NPV project scheduling with stochastic activity duration. OR Spectrum, 2019,41(1):219–254
7. Xuejun Hu, Erik Demeulemeester, Nanfang Cui et al. Improved critical chain buffer management framework considering resource costs and schedule stability. Flex Serv Manuf J, 2017(29):159–183
8. Xuejun Hu, Nanfang Cui, Erik Demeulemeester, Li Bie. Incorporation of activity sensitivity measures into buffer management to manage project schedule risk. European Journal of Operational Research, 2016, 249(2): 717-727
9. Xuejun Hu, Nanfang Cui, Erik Demeulemeester. Effective expediting to improve project due date and cost performance through buffer management. International Journal of Production Research, 2015, 53(5):1460-1471
10. Li Bie, Nanfang Cui and Xiaoming Zhang. Buffer sizing approach with dependence assumption between activities in critical chain scheduling[J]. International Journal of Production Research, 2012,50(24): 7343-7356
