Educational Background

Ph.D. Management, University of California-Los Angeles, 1996
M.S. Management Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1996
B.S. Physics, Peking University, 1988.

Positions Held

At the University of Illinois since 1996. Adjunct professor, The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, since 1997. Adjunct professor, Sichuan University, China, since 1997.

Recent Publications

Yang, R. 2001. Web and electronic commerce. In W. Wang & X. Zhou (Eds.), TCP/IP network principles and technologies, 2nd ed. Tsinghua University Press.

Yang, R. 2000. Supply chain management: Developing visible designing rules across organizations. In M. Shaw, R. Balanning, T. Strader, & A. Whinston (Eds.), Handbook on electronic commerce. New York: Springer-Verlag.

Ahmadi, R., & Yang, R. 2000. Parallel imports: Challenges from unauthorized distribution channels, Marketing Science, 19: 279-294.

Honors and Awards

Citation of Excellence, ANBAR Electronic Intelligence, 1998. Grant Competition Award on Global Supply Chain Studies, American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), 1998.

Academic Service

Served on the Chinese Financial Association (U.S.A.) Board of Directors, 1995.

Teaching and Research

Teaches courses in supply chain management, operations management, and production planning and control. Research areas include international parallel imports, information technology economics, game theory, global supply chain design and channel management, supply chain contracts, product and supply network modularity, flexible manufacturing system, data envelopment analysis, and productivity measurement.

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