Education TAO LI Assistant Professor Department of Operations Management and Information Systems Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053 Phone: (408) 554-6951; email: tli1@scu.edu The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX Ph.D., Operations Management, (GPA 3.9) Advisor: Suresh P. Sethi M.S., Supply Chain Management, (GPA 3.9) M.B.A., Business Administration, (GPA 3.9) The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Ph.D. Candidate in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Transferred (GPA 4.0) Tianjin University, Tianjin, China M.S., Management Science and Engineering (Straight-A Student Award) B.S., Financial Management B.S., Material Science and Engineering (Certificate of Excellent Student) Aug/2012 May/2012 May/2011 Aug/2006 May/2007 Mar/2006 July/2003 July/2003 Academic Position Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA Assistant Professor, Department of Operations Management and Information Systems Sept/2012 Present Research Submitted/Working papers Tao Li, Suresh P. Sethi, Jun Zhang. Mitigating Supply Uncertainty: The Interplay Between Diversification and Pricing. Under review: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. Tao Li, Suresh P. Sethi. Coordinating Contracts and Feedback Stackelberg Equilibrium. Target Journal: Management Science. Tao Li, Xiuli He, Suresh P. Sethi. Management Science. Strategic Inventories with Stochastic Learning. Target Journal: Works in progress Tao Li, Suresh P. Sethi, Jun Zhang. Supply Diversification with Strategic Suppliers. Tao Li, Suresh P. Sethi, Xiuli He. Myopic or Far-Sighted? Competition Strategies with Stochastic Learning. Publications Tao Li, Suresh P. Sethi, Xiuli He. 2014. Dynamic Pricing, Production, and Channel Coordination with Stochastic Learning, Production and Operations Management, Forthcoming. Tao Li, Suresh P. Sethi, Jun Zhang. 2014. Supply Diversification with Isoelastic Demand, International Journal of Production Economics, Forthcoming.
Tao Li, Suresh P. Sethi, Jun Zhang. 2013. How Does Pricing Power Affect a Firm s Sourcing Decisions from Unreliable Suppliers? International Journal of Production Research, 51(23-24), 6990-7005. International Journal of Production Research 50th volume anniversary special issue (by invitation only). Tao Li, Suresh P. Sethi, Jun Zhang. 2013. Supply Diversification with Responsive Pricing, Production and Operations Management, 22(2), 447-458. Ernan Haruvy, Tao Li, Suresh P. Sethi. 2012. Two-Stage Pricing for Custom-Made Products, European Journal of Operational Research, 219(2), 405-414. Tao Li, Zhen He, Jingliang Li. 2006. A Study on the Information System of Quality Chain Management, Industrial Engineering Journal (in Chinese), 9(6), 18-21. Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 70372062). Other Publications Juan Zhao, Zheng-Guo Jin, Tao Li, Xiao-Xin Liu, Zhi-Feng Liu. 2006. Growth of ZnO Nanarods by the Chemical Solution Method with Assisted Electrical Field, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89(8), 2654-2659. Project supported by Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (Grant No. 033802311). Juan Zhao, Zheng-Guo Jin, Tao Li, Xiao-Xin Liu. 2006. Preparation and Characterization of ZnO Nanorods from NaOH Solutions with Assisted Electrical Field, Applied Surface Science, 252(23), 8287-8294. Project supported by Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (Grant No. 033802311). Juan Zhao, Zheng-Guo Jin, Tao Li, Xiao-Xin Liu. 2006. Nucleation and Growth of ZnO Nanorods on the ZnO-Coated Seed Surface by Solution Chemical Method, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 26(13), 2769-2775. Project supported by Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (Grant No. F103004). Teaching Experience Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University Operations Management (Undergraduate Core) Class Size: 32 & 32. Overall Teaching Score: 4.8/5 & 4.5/5 Spring 2014 Class Size: 30 & 27. Overall Teaching Score: 4.8/5 & 4.9/5 Winter 2014 Class Size: 28 & 29. Overall Teaching Score: 4.5/5 & 4.8/5 Fall 2013 Class Size: 29 & 25 & 21. Overall Teaching Score: 4.2/5 & 3.9/5 & 4.5/5 Spring 2013 Class Size: 28 & 29. Overall Teaching Score: 4.2/5 & 4.5/5 Fall 2012 Instructor (Full Responsibility), The University of Texas at Dallas Operations Management (Undergraduate Core) Class Size: 66 & 42. Overall Teaching Score: 4.6/5 & 4.8/5 Spring & Summer 2012 Class Size: 43 & 24. Overall Teaching Score: 4.7/5 & 4.5/5 Spring & Summer 2011 Temporary Tutorial Instructor, The University of Texas at Dallas Fall 2010 Supply Chain Management/Demand and Revenue Management (MBA Courses) Tutorial Instructor, The University of Texas at Dallas Spring 2010 Optimal Control (PhD Core) Tutorial Instructor, The State University of New York at Buffalo Fall 2006 Applied Probability and Statistics (Undergraduate Core) Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Dallas 2007 2012 Undergraduate courses: Production Management, Introduction to Supply Chain Management.
MS/MBA/PhD level courses: Optimal Control, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Demand and Revenue Management, Information Enabled Supply Chains, Purchasing and Sourcing Management, Quantitative Methods, Spreadsheet Modeling, Seminar in Operations Management. Teaching Assistant, The State University of New York at Buffalo 2006 2007 Undergraduate courses: Engineering Economics, Applied Probability and Statistics. Work Experience Procter & Gamble (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Aug/2005 Oct/2005 Graduation Internship, Quality Assurance Department Motorola (China) Electronics Co., Ltd. May/2005 Aug/2005 Motorola Second Campus Internship, Human Resource Department FujiTsu (Tianjin) Electronics Co., Ltd. Mar/2005 May/2005 Part-Time Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Department Woodward (Tianjin) Controls Co., Ltd. Jan/2005 Feb/2005 Part-Time Interpreter Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education of China Sept/2003 Feb/2005 Volunteer, Tianjin University Awards and Honors Member of INFORMS, MSOM, POMS, DSI, Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma SCU Leavey Research Grant ($4,000) Jun/2014 SCU University Research Grant ($2,000) Feb/2014 SCU Leavey Research Grant ($4,000) Jun/2013 Invited to the 10th POMS Emerging Scholars Program May/2013 Invited to the INFORMS Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium Oct/2012 M.S. Graduation in Supply Chain Management with High Distinction May/2012 Spring 2012 Phi Kappa Phi-The University of Texas at Dallas Travel Grant ($500) Apr/2012 The University of Texas at Dallas Ph.D. Research Small Grant ($1,000) Apr/2012 Invited to the INFORMS Future Academicians Colloquium Nov/2011 Invited to the DSI Doctoral Student Consortium Nov/2011 The University of Texas at Dallas Doctoral Student Consortium Grant ($2,000) Nov/2011 Invited to the POMS Doctoral Student Consortium May/2011 The University of Texas at Dallas Doctoral Student Consortium Grant ($1,000) May/2011 MBA Graduation with High Distinction May/2011 The University of Texas at Dallas Ph.D. Research Small Grant ($1,000) Nov/2010 Graduate Scholarship, The University of Texas at Dallas, TX 2007 2012 Graduate Scholarship, The State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 2006 2007 Straight-A Student Award of Tianjin University 2004 2005 Participated in developing the software Quality Management Information Systems 2005
Participated in translating: Frank M. Gryna. 2001. Quality Planning and Analysis. 2004 Fourth Edition. McGraw-Hill Participated in writing the book Concepts in Management Science (in Chinese) 2003 Jin Chang, Xubo Yuan, Xiaojin Zhang, Shuangnan Zhang, Yunxia Hu, Bin Zhu, Tao Li, Method for Preparing Multi-functional Magnetic Nanoparticles, China Discovery Patent, ZL031302696 National Computer Rank Examination Certificate (Grade: 2; Language: C) 2003 Admitted to Graduate School of Management, Tianjin University, with excellent score of TOP 5 2003 in thousands of applicants in the National Graduate Qualification Exams (NGQE) Overall score ranked 3/30. Recommended for admission to Graduate School of 2002 Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, without requirement of NGQE Xing Ke Scholarship, Tianjin University 2000 2001 Certificate of Excellent Student of Tianjin University 1999 2000 Conference Presentations 2003 MSOM Annual Meeting at Seattle, WA Jun/2014 Dynamic Pricing, Production, and Channel Coordination with Stochastic Learning POMS Annual Meeting at Denver, CO Mitigating Supply Uncertainty: The Interplay Between Diversification and Pricing Dynamic Pricing, Procurement, and Channel Coordination with Stochastic Learning INFORMS Annual Meeting at Phoenix, AZ Are Responsive Pricing and Supply Diversification Substitutes in Hedging Supply Uncertainty? Strategic Inventories and Dynamic Coordination with Production Cost Learning POMS Annual Meeting at Chicago, IL Are Responsive Pricing and Supply Diversification Substitutes in Hedging Supply Uncertainty? Myopic versus Strategic Decisions with Production Cost Learning DSI Annual Meeting at Boston, MA May/2013 Oct/2012 Apr/2012 Nov/2011 INFORMS Annual Meeting at Charlotte, NC Nov/2011 Are Responsive Pricing and Supply Diversification Substitutes in Hedging Supply Uncertainty? Pricing, Production and Coordination in a Two-Period Inventory Model with Stochastic Cost Learning POMS Annual Meeting at Reno, NV May/2011 Coordination in a Two-Period Inventory Model with Production Cost Volume Learning INFORMS Annual Meeting at Austin, TX Nov/2010 Supplier Diversification with Price-Dependent Demand Invited Talks Santa Clara University Jan/2012
Northeastern Illinois University Jan/2012 Bowling Green State University Jan/2012 Professional Activities Member of Editorial Review Board for Production and Operations Management Ad-Hoc Reviewer for Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Decision Sciences Session Chair of POMS Annual Meeting May/2013 Session Co-Chair of INFORMS Annual Meeting Nov/2011 University Service Leavey Research Seminar Series Committee 2012 2013 OMIS 108 Operations Management Course Coordinator Fall 2012 Present OMIS department library liaison Spring 2014 Present Relevant Coursework Operations Management: Stochastic Models in Operations Research, Probability and Stochastic Process, Supply Chain Management, Stochastic Inventory Control, Deterministic Models in Operations Research, Discrete Optimization, Scheduling, Production Planning and Control, Logistics, Lean Six Sigma, Facilities Design, Doctoral Seminar in Operations Management, Computer Integrated Manufacturing MBA: Advanced Managerial Economics, Mathematical Finance, Financial Management, Risk Management, Strategic Management, Marketing Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Organization Behavior, Global Business, Information Technology Foundations Methodology: Game Theory, Econometrics, Optimal Control, Simulation, Design of Experiment, Data Analysis SAS & GAUSS, Doctoral Writing and Teaching Seminar Probability & Statistics: Probability Theory, Decision Theory and Bayesian Inference, Approaches to Statistical Inference Mathematics: Real Analysis, Functional Analysis References Suresh P. Sethi (Advisor) Eugene McDermott Chair Professor of Operations Management Director, Center for Intelligence Supply Networks (C4iSN) Jindal School of Management The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas 75080-3021 Email: sethi@utdallas.edu; Phone: (972) 883-6245 Milind Dawande
Ashbel Smith Professor of Operations Management & Computer Science Jindal School of Management The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas 75080-3021 Email: milind@utdallas.edu; Phone: (972) 883-2793 Metin Cakanyildirim Professor of Operations Management Jindal School of Management The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas 75080-3021 Email: metin@utdallas.edu; Phone: (972) 883-6361 Jun Zhang Associate Professor of Operations Management School of Management Fudan University Shanghai, China 200433 Email: jzhang4@gmail.com; Phone: +86 21-25011165