Boxiao Beryl Chen
Associate Professor
Department of Information and Decision Sciences
Contact
Building & Room:
UH 2410
Address:
601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
Office Phone:
Email:
CV Link:
Related Sites:
About
Prof. Chen applies data-driven techniques from statistical machine learning and stochastic optimization to solve business related problems. Applications of her research include inventory control and supply chain management, dynamic pricing, assortment planning, retailing, energy and capacity expansion.
Selected Publications
PUBLISHED AND ACCEPTED JOURNAL PAPERS:
- Chen B, Shi C. 2024. “Tailored Base-Surge Policies in Dual-Sourcing Inventory Systems with Demand Learning”. Operations Research, to appear.
- Boer A, Chen B, Wang Y. 2024. “Pricing and Positioning of Horizontally Differentiated Products with Incomplete Demand Information”. Operations Research, 72(6):2446-2466.
- Chen B, Jiang J, Zhang J, Zhou Z. 2024. “Learning to Order for Inventory Systems with Lost Sales and Uncertain Supplies”, Management Science, 70(12):8631-8646.
- Tang J, Chen B, Shi C. 2023. “Online Learning for Dual Index Policies in Dual Sourcing Systems”, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 26(2):758-774.
- Chen B, Wang Y, Zhou Y. 2024. “Optimal Policies for Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Control with Nonparametric Censored Demands”, Management Science, 70(5): 3362-3380.
- Chen B, Simchi-Levi D, Wang Y, Zhou Y. 2022. “Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Control with Fixed Ordering Cost and Incomplete Demand Information”, Management Science, 68(8), 5684-5703.
- Chen B, Chao X, Shi C. 2021. “Nonparametric Learning Algorithms for Joint Pricing and Inventory Control with Lost-Sales and Censored Demand”, Mathematics of Operations Research, 46(2) 726-756.
- Wang Y, Chen B, Simchi-Levi D. 2021. “Multi-Modal Dynamic Pricing”, Management Science, 67(10), pp.6136-6152.
- Chen B. 2021. “Data-Driven Inventory Control with Shifting Demand”, Production and Operations Management, 30(5) 1365-1385.
- Chen B, Chao X, Wang Y. 2020. “Technical Note – Data-Driven Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Control with Limited Price Changes and Censored Demand”, Operations Research, 68(5) 1445-1456.
- Chen B, Chao X. 2020. “Dynamic Inventory Control with Stockout Substitution and Demand Learning”, Management Science, 66(11) 5108-5127.
- Chen B, Chao X, Ahn HS. 2019. “Coordinating Pricing and Inventory Replenishment with Nonparametric Demand Learning”, Operations Research, 67(4) 1035-1052.
• Winner, 2018 CSAMSE Best Paper Competition
• Finalist, 2015 POMS College of Supply Chain Management Student Paper Competition
• Winner, 2015 Wilson Best Paper Prize, University of Michigan - Chen B, Chao X. 2019. “Parametric Demand Learning with Limited Price Explorations in a Backlog Stochastic Inventory System”, IISE Transactions, 51(6) 605-613.
• Finalist, 2015 Murty Best Paper Prize, University of Michigan - Chen B, Klampfl E, Strumolo M, Fu Y, Chao X, and Tamor MA. 2017. “Optimal Investment Strategies for Light Duty Vehicle and Electricity Generators in a Carbon Constrained World”, Annals of Operations Research, 255: 391-420.
- Chen B, Fu Y, Strumolo M, Chao X, and Tamor MA. 2015. “Potential Natural Gas Impact on Cost Efficient Capacity Planning for Automakers and Electricity Generators in a Carbon Constrained World”, SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, 8(2015-01-0466): 653-66
UNDER REVIEW:
- Chen B, Li M, Simchi-Levi D. 2024. “Dynamic Pricing with Infrequent Inventory Replenishments”. Minor Revision at Management Science.
- Pakiman P, Chen B, Nadarajah S, Jasin S. 2023. “Self-Adapting Robustness in Demand Learning”. Under review.
- Fan X, Chen B, Zhou Z. 2022. “Sample Complexity of Policy Learning for Inventory Control with Censored Demand”. Under review.
- Fan X, Chen B, Xiao W, Zhou Z. 2023. “No-Regret Learning in Multi-Retailer Inventory Control”. Major Revision at Management Science.
- Fan X, Chen B, Olsen T, Qin H, Zhou Z. 2024. “Don’t Follow RL Blindly: Lower Sample Complexity of Learning Optimal Inventory Control Policies with Fixed Ordering Costs”. Major Revision at Production and Operations Management.
- Wang S, Wang Y, Chen B, Mabry J, Narayanamoorthy S, Zhou Z. 2024. “Adaptive Learning for Joint Pricing and Inventory Control”. Under review.
- Ban GY, Benbitour MH, Chen B. 2024. “Multi-Item Demand Estimation with Substitution and Complementarity Effects”. Under review.
- Wang Y, Chen B. 2025. “Tight Regret Bounds in Contextual Pricing with Semi-parametric Demand Learning”. Under review.
- Tang J, Chen B, Shi C, Zhou Y. 2024. “Online learning for inventory control with fairness constraints.”
- Chen B, Jasin S, Luo Q, Zhang M. 2025. “Online Learning for Lost-Sale Inventory Systems with Product Returns”
BOOK CHAPTERS:
- Chao X, Chen B, Zhang H. 2023. “Online Learning for Inventory and Pricing Optimization”. Research Handbook on Inventory Management, Edward Elgar Publishing. Edited by Jing-Sheng Jeannette Song.
- Chen B. 2022. “Joint Pricing and Inventory Control with Demand Learning”. The Elements of Joint Learning and Optimization in Operations Management, Springer. Edited by Xi Chen, Stefanous Jasin, Cong Shi.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS:
- Chen B, Nadarajah S, Jasin S. 2019. “Robust Demand Learning”, NeurIPS Workshop on Safety and Robustness in Decision Making.
- Miao S, Fu Y, Strumolo M, Chen B, Chao X, Klampfl E, Tamor MA. 2016. “Pricing of Renewable Gasoline and Its Impact on GHG Emission Reduction Planning for Automakers and Electricity Generators”, No. 2016-01-0295. SAE Technical Paper.
- Chen B, Chao X, Fu Y, Strumolo M, and Tamor MA. 2015. “Impact of Gasoline and Natural Gas Prices on Capacity Planning for Automakers and Electricity Generators under GHG Emission Constraints”, Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, pp. V02BT03A043.
- Chen B, Klampfl E, Strumolo M, Tamor MA, Liu Y. 2013. “Investment Strategy and Capacity Planning for Automakers and Electricity Generators in a Carbon Constrained World”, Ford Technical Report.
Professional Leadership
Associate Editor, Operations Research Letters, 2024-
Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management, 2023-
Associate Editor, Electronic Commerce Research, 2016-
Education
PhD in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2016
M.S.E. in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2012
B.S. in Financial Mathematics, Shandong University, 2010