Dr. Lian Qi

Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University

Biography:

Dr. Lian Qiis a professor and chair of the Supply Chain Management Department at Rutgers University. His research interests include supply chain design and management, especially supply chain design under stochastic supply disruptions, production and inventory planning and control, operations management, and design and analysis of optimization algorithms. Dr. Qi was the recipient of Junior Faculty Teaching Award and Junior Faculty Research Award at Rutgers Business School, and outstanding Faculty Award at University of Missouri–Rolla, where he once worked.

Session Title: Emerging Supply Chain Management Problems

Abstract:

The global supply chain has been experiencing various challenges and changes since the COVID-19 outbreak. While the world is awaiting the new post-pandemic normal, let’s discuss some emerging supply chain management problems that deserve extra attention, particularly during the pandemic and the post-pandemic transformation.