Liping Liang
PhD - Business Administration (The University of British Columbia)
MSc - Business Administration (The University of British Columbia)
BSc - Applied Mathematics (South China University of Technology
Publications
- Z. Dong, L. Liang, N. Liu, and M. Leng. "Penetrating a market with local-content and pricing decisions: Implications for a multinational firm in the competition with a local firm." Naval Research Logistics, forthcoming.
- Y.
Gao, M. Leng, Y. Zhang, and L. Liang. "Incentivizing the Adoption of
Electric Vehicles in City Logistics: Pricing, Driving Range, and Usage
Decisions under Time Window Policies."
International Journal of Production
Economics, 245: 108406, 2022.
- L. Liang and D. Atkins. "Rewarding Suppliers’ Performance via Allocation of
Business." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management,
23(2): 331-345, 2021.
- M. Leng, C. Luo, and L. Liang. "Multiplayer Allocations in the Presence of
Diminishing Marginal Contributions: Cooperative Game Analysis and Applications
in Management Science." Management Science, 67(5): 2891-2903, 2021.
- C. Wang, M. Leng, and L. Liang. "Choosing an Online Retail Channel for a
Manufacturer: Direct Sales or Consignment?." International Journal of Production
Economics, 195: 338-358, 2018.
- K. Wang, K. Tsui, L. Liang, and X. Fu. "Entry Patterns of Low-cost Carriers in
Hong Kong and Implications to the Regional Market." Journal of Air Transport
Management, 64, Part B, 101-112, 2017.
- M. Leng, Z. Li, and L. Liang. "Implications for the Role of Retailers in
Quality Assurance." Production and Operations Management, 25(5): 779-790, 2016.
- Y. Zhang, L. Liang, E. Liu, C. Chen, and D. Atkins. "Patient Choice Analysis
and Demand Prediction for a Health Care Diagnostics Company." European Journal
of Operational Research, 251(1), pp. 198-205, 2016.
- K. Chan, M. Leng, and L. Liang. "Impact of Tax Reduction Policies on Consumer
Purchase of New Automobiles: An Analytical Investigation with Real Data-Based
Experiments." Naval Research Logistics, 61(8), pp. 577-598, 2014.
- J. Huang, M. Leng, L. Liang, and C. Luo. "Qualifying for a Government's
Scrappage Program to Stimulate Consumers' Trade-In Transactions? Analysis of an
Automobile Supply Chain Involving a Manufacturer and a Retailer." European
Journal of Operational Research, 239(2), pp. 363-376, 2014.
- C. Luo, M. Leng, J. Huang, L. Liang, "Supply Chain Analysis under a
Price-Discount Incentive Scheme for Electric Vehicles," European Journal of
Operational Research, 235(1), pp. 329-333, 2014.
- L. Liang and D. Atkins. "Designing Service Level Agreements for Inventory
Management." Production and Operations Management, 22(5), pp. 1103-1117, 2013.
- Santos, J. Gurling, M. F. Dvorak, V. K. Noonan, M. G. Fehlings, A. S. Burns,
R. Lewis, L. Soril, N. Fallah, J. T. Street, L. Belanger, A. Townson, L. Liang,
D. Atkins. "Modeling the Patient Journey from Injury to Community Reintegration
for Persons with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in a Canadian Centre."
PLOS
ONE, 8(8), pp. 1-10, 2013.
- J. Song and L. Liang. "Dynamic Inventory Control Game for Perishable Products
with Concurrent Probabilistic Demands from Two Fare Classes." International
Journal of Inventory Research, 2(1/2), pp. 82-107, 2013.
- J. Huang, M. Leng, L. Liang, and J. Liu. "Promoting Electric Automobiles:
Supply Chain Analysis under a Government's Subsidy Incentive Scheme."
IIE
Transactions, 45(8), pp. 826-844, 2013.
- J. Huang, M. Leng, and L. Liang. "Recent Developments in Dynamic Advertising
Research." European Journal of Operational Research, 220(3), pp. 591-609, 2012.
- J. Huang, M. Leng, and L. Liang. "Competition and Coordination in a Fashion
Supply Chain with Wholesale Pricing Schemes." Fashion Supply Chain Management:
Industry and Business Analysis, T. Choi (ed.), IGI Global, pp. 42-73, 2011.
- D. Atkins and L. Liang. "A Note on Competitive Supply Chains with Generalised
Supply Costs." European Journal of Operational Research, 207(3), pp. 1316-1320,
2010.
- L. Liang. Staffing Level Analysis for a Product Inspection Process: Applying
Simulation Techniques and Queuing Theory to a Real World Problem. LAP Lambert
Academic Publishing, 2010.
Research Grants, Awards, and Prizes
- 2022-2023: RGC General Research Fund (Principal Investigator), Hong Kong
- 2021-2022: Lingnan University Direct Grant (Principal Investigator), Hong Kong
- 2015-2016: RGC General Research Fund (Principal Investigator), Hong Kong
- 2014-2019: RGC Theme-based Research Scheme (Co-Investigator), Hong Kong
- 2014: Research Excellence Award, Lingnan University
- 2014: Certificate of Merit for Teaching Excellence, Lingnan University
- 2013-2015: RGC Early Career Scheme (Principal Investigator), Hong Kong
- 2013: The CORS Practice Prize - Second Prize, "Patient Choice Analysis and
Demand Prediction for a Health Care Diagnostic Company," Canadian Operational
Research Society, Canada
- 2012: The CORS Practice Prize - Second Prize, "Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries:
Modeling the Care Journey from Accident to Post-Discharge," Canadian Operational
Research Society, Canada
- 2011-2013: Lingnan University Direct Grants for Research (Principal
Investigator), Hong Kong
- 2010-2012: Lingnan University Direct Grants for Research (Principal
Investigator), Hong Kong
Teaching Experience
- MBA course:
- MSc courses:
- Business Decision Making with Software
- Best Practices in eBusiness and Supply Chain Management
- Undergraduate courses:
- Operations Management
- Management Science
- Spreadsheet-Based Decision Making
- Quantitative Decision Making
- Application of Statistics in Business
Industry and Consulting Experience
Sauder School of Business, The University of British Columbia, Canada
- Project Advisor, Centre for Operations Excellence, Mar 2009 - Dec 2009
Supervised three consulting projects on healthcare operations for public and
private healthcare service providers
- Project Analyst, Centre for Operations Excellence, Apr 2003 - Sept 2003
Managed and conducted two consulting projects on service operations for the
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and Vancouver International Airport
Authority
China Telecom Guangzhou Branch, Guangzhou, China
- Computer & Telecommunications Engineer, 1993 - 2001
Administrative Experience
Lingnan University, Hong Kong
- Director, Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies, Aug 2020 – present
- Director, Doctor of Business Administration in Global Digital
Economy and Governance Program, Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
- Associate Director, Doctor of Business Administration in Global Digital
Economy and Governance Program, Jan 2021 – Aug 2021
- Director, Lingnan University – South China University of Technology
Joint Research Centre for Management and Decision Sciences, May 2020 –
Aug 2021
- Associate Director, Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies, Aug 2019 –
Aug 2020
- Associate Director, Master of Science in eBusiness and Supply Chain
Management Program, Aug 2015 – Aug 2016