Yue Wang

Assistant Professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Yue Wang

Engineering 127

ywang23@arizona.edu

Dr. Yue Wang joined the Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering as an assistant professor in August 2023. She received her PhD degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University, and both her MS and BS degrees in Transportation and Logistics from Southeast University, China. Dr. Wang’s research interests lie in the realm of operations research, with applications in supply chain, freight and logistics, healthcare, and final-mile service systems.

Degrees

  • PhD Industrial Engineering
    • Texas A&M Unviersity, College Station, Texas, United States
    • Optimization models for last-mile service operations
  • MS Transportation and Logistics
    • Southeast University, Nanjing, China
  • BS Transportation
    • Southeast University, Nanjing, China

Work Experience

  • The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2023 - Ongoing)

Interests

Teaching

Production and inventory control, quantitative models in supply chain management, transportation and logistics

Research

Inventory control and management, transportation and logistics, last-mile service systems, supply chain optimization

Selected Publications

Journals/Publications

  • Wang, Y., Geunes, J., & Nie, X. (2022). Optimising inventory placement in a two-echelon distribution system with fulfillment-time-dependent demand. International Journal of Production Research, 60(1), 48-72.

Proceedings Publications

  • Wang, Y., Geunes, J., & Nie, X. (2022). Optimizing Vehicle Capacity for Fleet Composition with Truckload and Less-than-Truckload Shipping Options. In IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings.

Presentations

  • Wang, Y., Cavdar, B., Geunes, J., & Nie, X. (2022). Ambulance bus routing in disaster situations. INFORMS. Indianapolis.
  • Wang, Y., Geunes, J., & Nie, X. (2021). Optimizing inventory placement in a two-echelon distribution systems with fulfillment time dependent demand. IISE Annual Conference & Expo. Anaheim, CA.
  • Wang, Y., Geunes, J., & Nie, X. (2022). Fleet composition optimization with truckload and less-than-truckload shipping options. IISE Annual Conference & Expo. Seattle, WA.
  • Wang, Y., Geunes, J., & Nie, X. (2022). Fleet composition optimization with truckload and less-than-truckload shipping options. INFORMS Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN.

Awards

  • Graduate Teaching Fellow
    • College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, Spring 2023
  • Future Faculty Fellows
    • Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), Fall 2022
  • Best Poster Presentation Award
    • Texas A&M University, Fall 2021
  • Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Texas A&M University, Fall 2021