• Zhang Xiandong

    Professor

    Management Science

    Add: Guoshun Road Siyuan Building Room 536, Siyuan Building

    Tel: +86-21-25011156

    E-mail: xiandongzhang@fudan.edu.cn

    Research Field: Production Planning and Scheduling, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

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    Teacher information
    Achievements in scientific research
    Academic activities and community service

    Educational Background

    Doctor Degree, Management Science & Engineering, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Doctor Degree, Management Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Bachelor Degree, Management Science and Engineering, Southeastern University, Nanjing, China

    Academic Background

    2010.06——2010.08Visiting ScholarErasmus University, Netherlands

    2010.01——2010.03Visiting ScholarErasmus University, Netherlands

    2009.07——2009.08Visiting ScholarErasmus University, Netherlands

    2008.01——2008.08Visiting ScholarErasmus University, Netherlands/Bocconi University, Italy

    2001.08——2001.12Visiting ScholarMIT Sloan School of Management, USA

    Awards on Research

    2018.10, The 14th Shanghai Award for Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social ScienceSecond PrizeThe Committee of Shanghai Award for Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Science

    2015.12, The 7th National Award to Excellent Academic Achievement of Higher Education Institutes (Humanities and Social Science)Third PrizeMinistry of Education

    Title of Honour

    2001.06, The Century Star of Fudan UniversityFudan University


    Journal Papers


    1.Fangfang Wu, Run Zhang, and Xiandong Zhang. 2025. Scheduling moldable tasks on homogeneous multi-cluster platforms with GPUs. Computers & Operations Research 179 1-15.  



    2.Fangfang Wu, Zhongyi Jiang, Run Zhang, and Xiandong Zhang. 2023. Approximation algorithms for scheduling monotonic moldable tasks on multiple platforms. Journal of Scheduling 26 383–398.  



    3.Fangfang Wu, Xiandong Zhang, and Bo Chen. 2023. An improved approximation algorithm for scheduling monotonic moldable tasks. European Journal of Operational Research 306(2) 567-578.  



    4.Zhongyi Jiang, Fangfang Chen, and Xiandong Zhang. 2022. Single-machine scheduling problems with general truncated sum-of-actual-processing-time-based learning effect. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization 43 116–139.  



    5.Bo Chen and Xiandong Zhang. 2021. Scheduling coupled tasks with exact delays for minimum total job completion time. Journal of Scheduling 24 209-221.  



    6.Bo Chen and Xiandong Zhang. 2019. Scheduling with time-of-use costs. European Journal of Operational Research 274(3) 900-908.  



    7.Zhongyi Jiang, Fangfang Chen, and Xiandong Zhang. 2017. Single-machine scheduling with times-based and job-dependent learning effect. Journal of the Operational Research Society 68(7) 809–815.  



    8.Amir Hossein Gharehgozli, Yugang Yu, Xiandong Zhang, and René de Koster. 2017. Polynomial time algorithms to minimize total travel time in a two-depot automated storage/retrieval system. Transportation Science 51(1) 19-33.  



    9.Xiandong Zhang, Yeming (Yale) Gong, Shuyu Zhou, René de Koster, and Steef van de Velde. 2016. Increasing the revenue of self-storage warehouses by optimizing order scheduling. European Journal of Operational Research 252(1) 69–78.  



    10.Xiandong Zhang and Steef van de Velde. 2015. Two-machine interval shop scheduling with time lags. Journal of Scheduling 18(4) 359-368.  



    11.Shuyu Zhang, Xiandong Zhang, Bo Chen, and Steef van de Velde. 2014. Tactical fixed job scheduling with spread-time constraints. Computers & Operations Research 47 53-60.  



    12.Yiqian Huang, Yanming Ge, Xiandong Zhang, and Yifan Xu. 2013. Overbooking for parallel flights with transference. International Journal of Production Economics 144(2) 582-589.  



    13.Zheng, R., H. Li, X. Zhang. 2012. Scheduling an unbounded batching machine with family jobs and setup times. Journal of the Operational Research Society 63(2) 160-167.  



    14.Zhang, Xiandong and Steef van de Velde. 2012. Approximation algorithms for the parallel flow shop problem. European Journal of Operational Research 216(3) 544-552.  



    15.Yu, Yugang, George Q. Huang, Zhaofu Hong, and Xiandong Zhang. 2011. An integrated pricing and deteriorating model and a hybrid algorithm for a VMI (vendor-managed-inventory) supply chain. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 8(4) 673-682.  



    16.Zhang, Xiandong and Steef van de Velde. 2010. Polynomial-time Approximation Schemes for Scheduling Problems with Time Lags. Journal of Scheduling 13(5) 553-559.  



    17.Xiandong Zhang, Steef van de Velde. 2010. On-line Two-machine Open Shop Scheduling with Time Lags. European Journal of Operational Research 204(1) 14-19.  



    18.Xiandong Zhang, Steef van de Velde. 2010. On-line Two-machine Job Shop Scheduling with Time Lags. Information Processing Letters 110(12-13) 510-513.  


    Conference Proceedings


    1.Xiandong Zhang, Jatinder N.D. Gupta. 2007. Two-machine Shop Floor Scheduling Problem with Multi-predecessor Constraints.  Paris, France 538-545.  



    2.Guoping Jiang and Xiandong Zhang. 2005. Analysis of supply chain SD model: The impact of forecasting, price, and inventory. 25 Conference of System Dynamics and Management Science (11) .  


    Academic Works

    Xiandong Zhang. 2010. Scheduling with Time Lags. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands. 

    Research Projects

    2020.01—2023.12, Principal Investigator, Discrete Convex Analysis for Scheduling Problems, National Natural Science Foundation of China

    2014.01—2017.12, Principal Investigator, Studies on the Theory and Methods for Probabilistically Constrained Mixed-integer Programming Problems, National Natural Science Foundation of China

    2012.01—2015.12, Principal Investigator, Scheduling Theory and Algorithms in Revenue Management, National Natural Science Foundation of China

    2004.04—2004.07, Principal Investigator, Analytical Module Design for Sales Order Management System of Shanghai Volkswagen Co.Ltd, Shanghai Volkswagen Co.Ltd

    2003.07—2004.02, Principal Investigator, Supply Chain Integration Strategy and Business Model Development for Shanghai Lansheng Corporation, Shanghai Lansheng Corporation

    2000.09—2002.10, Principal Investigator, Simulation and Optimization Study on Logistics Distribution System, Shanghai Rising-Star Program for Young Scientists

    1998.01—2000.12, Principal Investigator, Regional Disaster Economics: Theory and Policies, National Natural Science Foundation of China


    Academic Posts

    2025.05—,Menmber,Sorting Branch of ORSC

    2021.12—,Member of the 10th Council,Scheduling Committee of Operation Research Society of China

    2017.04—,Member of the 9th Council,Scheduling Committee of Operation Research Society of China

    2013.10—,Member of the 8th Council,Scheduling Committee of Operation Research Society of China

    2010.01—,Peer Reviewer,The Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of State Education Ministry