Research

I have a passion for coding and mathematics, and I enjoy learning and applying different methods/skills to solve business operational challenges through computer programming and mathematical modeling.


Reviewer activity

I regularly review research articles for the academic journals listed below:

  • European Journal of Operational Research (ABS 4)      4
  • OMEGA: the International Journal of Management Science (ABS 3)     1
  • International Journal of Production Research (ABS 3)     4
  • Computers & Operations Research (ABS 3)     2
  • Computers & Industrial Engineering (ABS 2)     2
  • 系统工程理论与实践     1


Academic membership

  • Member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA, UK)
  • Member of the Systems Engineering Society of China
  • Member of the Operation Research Society of China


My publications including journal papers, books and some attended conferences are following.

Journal Articles

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    Maximizing the survival probability in a cash flow inventory problem with a joint service level constraint
    Zhen Chen ,  and  Thomas W Archibald
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2024
    accepted in Feb, 2024
    Link
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    On the stochastic inventory problem under order capacity constraints
    Roberto Rossi ,  Zhen Chen ,  and  S Armagan Tarim
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2024
    Link
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    A multi-period multi-product stochastic inventory problem with order-based loan
    Zhen Chen ,  and  Ren-qian Zhang
    International Journal of Production Research, 2021
    Link
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    A cash-constrained dynamic lot-sizing problem with loss of goodwill and credit-based loan
    Zhen Chen ,  and  Ren-qian Zhang
    International Transactions in Operational Research, 2021
    Link
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    A dynamic ordering policy for a stochastic inventory problem with cash constraints
    Zhen Chen ,  and  Roberto Rossi
    Omega, 2021
    Link
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    考虑资金借贷与资金约束的单产品批量问题
    陈震 ,  and  张人千
    系统工程学报, 2019
    in Chinese
    Link
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    A capital Flow-constrained lot-sizing problem with trade credit
    Z Chen ,  and  RQ Zhang
    Scientia Iranica, 2018
    Link
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    可变提前期下采购商独立订货及联合订货研究
    陈震 ,  吴严亮 ,  and  赵秋红
    工业工程与管理, 2015
    in Chinese
    Link
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    碳政策下货运企业运营成本比较分析
    陈震 ,  and  徐丽萍
    工业工程, 2015
    in Chinese
    Link

Conference Articles

  1. conference
    Stochastic dual dynamic programming approach for a cash-flow inventory problem
    Zhen Chen
    In 33nd European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2024) , 2024
    30 June –3 July, Copenhagen, Denmark
  2. conference
    Workforce planning with stochastic turnover
    Zhen Chen ,  Roberto Rossi ,  Belen Martin-Barragan ,  and  Armangan Tarim
    In 4th IMA and OR Society Conference on Mathematics of Operational Research , 2023
    27–28 April, Birmingham, UK
  3. conference
    A cash-flow inventory problem maximising the survival probability with joint chance constraint
    Zhen Chen
    In 32nd European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2022) , 2022
    3–6 July, Espoo, Finland
  4. conference
    A cash constrained single item stochastic lot-sizing problem
    Zhen Chen ,  and  Roberto Rossi
    In 9th IFAC Conference Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control MIM 2019 , 2019
    27–30 August, Berlin, Germany
  5. conference
    Stochastic lot sizing problem considering capital flow and business overdraft
    Zhen Chen ,  and  Roberto Rossi
    In 8th International Workshop on Lot Sizing , 2017
    23–25 August, Glasgow, UK
  6. conference
    An Analysis for Multi Plant Location Problem Under Concurrent Implementation of Different Carbon Policies
    Zhen Chen ,  and  Qiuhong Zhao
    In International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering & Management Innovation , 2012
    10–12 August, Beijing, China

Books

  1. book
    Solution manual of the book ’Convex Optimization’(Boyd, Stephen, and Lieven Vandenberghe. Cambridge university press, 2004)
    Zhen Chen
    2024
    my notebook for the exercises in the book
    Link
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    Data Science in Python
    Zhen Chen
    2023
    online book
    Link
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    Solution manual of the book ’Introduction to Linear Optimization’(Dimitris Bertsimas and John N. Tsitsiklis, Athena Scientific, 1997)
    Zhen Chen
    2023
    online book, unfinished, most of the solutions are collected from the internet and some are given by me
    Link
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    Tongfang Energy Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.—Energy Management Contract Service
    Renqian Zhang ,  Jing Wang ,  and  Zhen Chen
    In Manufacturing Servitization in the Asia-Pacific , 2016
    Link