Dr. Jian (Ray) Zhang

PhD

Positions

Assistant Professor

Haskayne School of Business, Business Technology Management [BTM]

Contact information

jianzhang@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

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Phone number

Office: 403.220.3780

Location

Office: SH258

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Background

Biography

Dr. Jian (Ray) Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Business Technology Management at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. His research focuses on AI and the platform-mediated economy, information sharing in supply chains, decentralized organizations, and large-scale optimization methods. His work has been published in European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Computers & Operations Research, International Journal of Production Research, and Journal of the Operational Research Society, among others.Dr. Jian (Ray) Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Business Technology Management at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. His research focuses on AI and the platform-mediated economy, information sharing in supply chains, decentralized organizations, and large-scale optimization methods. His work has been published in European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Computers & Operations Research, International Journal of Production Research, and Journal of the Operational Research Society, among others.

Awards

Insight Development Grant (IDG) The Impact of Decentralized Autonomous Organization on Data Economy, SSHRC. 2020
IDG Enhancement Grant , SSHRC. 2019
Dean’s Publication Award, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. 2019
University Research Grant Committee (URGC) Explore Faculty Seed Grant: The Impact of Blockchain on Multi‐sided platforms, SSHRC. 2019
Dean’s Research Excellence Grant, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. 2017

Publications

Flexibility-Based Price Discrimination in a Competitive Context Considering Consumers' Socioeconomic Status. Jian Zhang , Emily Laidlaw, Raymond Patterson. European Journal of Operational Research. (2025)
Upstream Information Sharing in Platform-Based E-Commerce with Seller Assortment Planning. Jian zhang, Barrie R. Nault. Decision Support Systems. (2024)
Information Sharing in an MTO Supply Chain with Upstream Adjustments. Jian Zhang, Barrie R. Nault. European Journal of Operational Research, 308(1). 97-112. (2023)
Optimizing a Mineral Value Chain with Market Uncertainty using Benders Decomposition. Jian Zhang, Barrie R. Nault, Roussos G. Dimitrakopoulos. European Journal of Operational Research, 274(1). 227-239. (2019)
Stochastic optimization for a mineral value chain with nonlinear recovery and forward contracts. Jian Zhang, Roussos G. Dimitrakopoulos. Journal of the Operational Research Society 69(6). 864-875. (2018)
A dynamic-material-value-based decomposition method for optimizing a mineral value chain with uncertainty. Jian Zhang, Roussos G. Dimitrakopoulos. European Journal of Operational Research. 617-625. (2017)
A dynamic pricing strategy for a 3PL provider with heterogeneous customers. Jian Zhang, Barrie R. Nault, Yiliu Tu. International Journal of Production Economics. 31-43. (2015)
Scheduling with compressible and stochastic release dates. Jian Zhang, Wensheng Yang, Yiliu Tu. Computers & Operations Research 40(7). 1758-1765. (2013)
Dynamic price quotation in a responsive supply chain for one-of-a-kind production. Jian Zhang, Barrie R. Nault, Wensheng Yang, Yiliu Tu. International Journal of Production Economics, 139(1). 275-287. (2012)
A capacitated production planning problem for closed-loop supply chain with remanufacturing. Jian Zhang, Xiao Liu, Yiliu Tu. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 54(5). 757-766. (2010)
A genetic algorithm heuristic approach to general outsourcing capacitated production planning problems. Xiao Liu, Yiliu Tu, Jian Zhang. International Journal of Production Research 46(18). 5059-5074. (2008)