Tao Lu

Research

Publications and current work.

Published or Accepted Papers

  1. Tao Lu. “Shipment Monitoring, Allocation and the Impact on Food Waste.” Management Science. Forthcoming. Download
  2. Tao Lu and Brian Tomlin (2026). “Credible cheap-talk communication of private demand information on both the forecast average and accuracy.” Management Science 72(2): 989-1006. Download
  3. X. Lin, Tao Lu, X. Wang, and G. Kou (2025). “Mergers between on-demand service platforms: The impact on consumer surplus and labor welfare.” Information Systems Research 36(3): 1612-1630. Download
  4. Tao Lu (2024). “Can a supplier’s yield risk be truthfully communicated via cheap talk?” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 26(6): 2179-2193. Download
  5. Tao Lu and Brian Tomlin (2023). “Forewarned is forearmed? Contingent sourcing, shipment information and supplier competition.” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 25(5): 1796-1813. Download
  6. Tao Lu, Zhichao Zheng, and Yuanguang Zhong (2023). “Maximizing the benefits of an on-demand workforce: Fill rate-based allocation and coordination mechanisms.” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 25(6): 2216-2232. Download
  7. Y. Tong, Tao Lu, Y. Li, and F. Ye (2023). “Encroachment by a better-informed manufacturer.” European Journal of Operational Research 305(3): 1113-1129. Download
  8. Tao Lu and Brian Tomlin (2022). “Sourcing from a self-reporting supplier: Strategic communication of social responsibility in a supply chain.” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 24(2): 902-920. Download
  9. A. Giudici, Tao Lu, C. Thielen, and R. Zuidwijk (2021). “An analysis of the stability of hinterland container transport cooperation.” Transportation Science 55(5): 1170-1186. Download
  10. Tao Lu, Ying-Ju Chen, Jan C. Fransoo, and Chung-Yee Lee (2020). “Shipping to heterogeneous customers with competing carriers.” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 22(4): 850-867. Download
  11. Tao Lu, Chung-Yee Lee, and Loo-Hay Lee (2020). “Coordinating pricing and empty container repositioning in two-depot systems.” Transportation Science 54(6): 1697-1713. Download
  12. Tao Lu, Ying-Ju Chen, Brian Tomlin, and Yimin Wang (2019). “Selling co-products through a distributor: The impact on product line design.” Production and Operations Management 28(4): 1010-1032. Download
  13. Tao Lu, Jan C. Fransoo, and Chung-Yee Lee (2017). “Carrier portfolio management for shipping seasonal products.” Operations Research 65(5): 1250-1266. Download
  14. Chung-Yee Lee and Tao Lu (2015). “Inventory competition with yield reliability improvement.” Naval Research Logistics 62(2): 107-126. Download

Selected Working Papers

  1. Augmenting the Operations Manager with a Prediction Machine (with Brian Tomlin) Download
  2. Precision Agriculture: Yield Prediction, Cost Reduction and (Unintended) Implications on Farmer Welfare (with Wei Zheng and Zhong-Zhong Jiang) Download
  3. “We Pay Living Wages”: Operational and Welfare Implications of Social Responsibility Pledges in a Supply Chain (with Lan Lu, Yimin Wang, and Reihane Boghrati) SSRN
  4. The Value of Negative Self-Disclosure in Supply Chain Social Responsibility (with Shi Chen and Yang Tong) SSRN
  5. The Payment Term Paradox: A Theory of Credible Communication in Supply Chain Finance (with Tiantian Li, Fasheng Xu, and Jianwen Luo) SSRN
  6. Does Voluntary Certification Promote Sustainability Investment? (with Yurong Liang and Bin Dai) Download
  7. How to Balance Cost-Efficiency and Environmental Compliance for Liners (with D. Zhuge et al.)