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Christopher Tang

Edward W. Carter Chair in Business Administration

Phone: (310) 825-4203

Fax: (310) 206-3337

[email-masked]

Gold Hall, Room B-517

Biography

Christopher Tang, a professor since 1985, served as Senior Associate Dean at
the UCLA Anderson School from 1998 to 2002, and as Dean of the Business School
at the National University of Singapore from 2002 to 2004.

While most of his research work deals with complex issues faced
by industry, he has developed analytical models to examine managerial issues
arising from global supply chains, retail operations, and
marketing/manufacturing interface. He has co-edited 4 books, co-written 1 book,
and published over 80 academic articles in research journals such as
Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing and
Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management,
Journal of Marketing Research, Sloan Management Review,
California Management Review, Interfaces and European
Journal of Operational Research. In addition, he has published management
articles in Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.  He served on
editorial boards for over 15 international journals and research boards for
startup companies.

He has advised clients at companies such as Accenture, Amgen,
Andersen Consulting, Bay Networks, Emerson Electric (Hong Kong), Federal Reserve
Bank, GKN (United Kingdom), Hewlett Packard Company (world-wide locations),
Honda America, Hughes Aircraft Company, Nestlé USA, IBM (world-wide locations),
ICL International, Intertek Testing Services (England), Information Technology
Institute (Singapore), Johnson and Johnson, Kleiner Perkins Caufield &
Byers, Kurokabe (Japan), Northrop-Grumman, and Orient Overseas Container
Limited.

Teaching
Professor Tang has taught a
variety of Supply Chain Management and Retail Operations related courses in the
MBA / Fully Emplyed MBA / Executive MBA / PhD programs at the Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, Stanford
University, UCLA and elsewhere.  Also, he has taught various executive
programs in  Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan,
Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Spain.

Education

Ph.D. Operations Research, 1985, Yale
University
M.Phil. Statistics, 1983, Yale University
M.A. Operations
Management, 1983, Yale University
B.Sc. Mathematics, 1981, King's College,
University of London

Interests

Supply Chain Management, China, Retailing, Social
Entrepreneurship, Risk Management, Project Management, Strategy, process
improvement in health care

Recognition

Lifetime Fellow, Production and Operations Management Society, 2011 -

Board Member, Production and Operations Management Society, 2011 -2014

President, Supply Chain Management College, Production and Operations
Management Society, 2010 - 2011

Teaching Excellence Award, UCLA-NUS Executive MBA Program, 2009

Teaching Excellence Award, UCLA-NUS Executive MBA Program, 2005

Cycle and Carriage Professor,  National University of Singapore, 2000,
and 2002-2004

Shaw Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore, 1999

Niedorf "Decade" Teaching Award, UCLA Anderson School, 1999

Executive MBA Program Distinguished Teaching Award, UCLA, 1998

Senior Research Fellow, Stanford University, 1997

Citibank Distinguished Teaching Award, UCLA, 1996

James Peters Research Fellow, UCLA, 1996

Published
Papers

Additional
Content

H. Dharma Kwon, Steven A. Lippman, Kevin F. McCardle, and Christopher S.
Tang. (March 2010). Project Management Contracts with Delayed Payments. To
appear in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. [ Link
]

W. Elmaghraby, S.A. Lippman, C.S. Tang, R. Yin. (July 2009). Pre-announced
Pricing Strategies with Reservations. vol. 18, pp. 381-401, Production and
Operations Management, 2009. [ Link
]

S-H. Cho, K.F. McCardle, C.S. Tang. (July 2009). Optimal Pricing and
Rebate Strategies in a Two-Level Supply Chain. vol. 18, pp. 426-446,
Production and Operations Management, 2009. [ Link
]

R. Yin, Y. Aviv, A. Pazgal, C.S. Tang. (2009). Optimal Markdown Pricing:
Implications of Inventory Display Formats in the Presence of Strategic
Customers. Vol. 55, 8, pp. 1391-1422, Management Science,
2009. [ Link
]

M. Sodhi, C.S. Tang. (January 2009). Rethink the Links in the Supply
Chain. Financial Times, [ Link
]

C.S. Tang. (May 2008). United We May Stand. Wall Street Journal,
[ Link ]

K.F. McCardle, K. Rajaram, C.S. Tang. (March 2009). A Decision Analysis
Tool for Evaluating Fundraising Tiers. Decision Analysis, 6(1):
4-13. [ Link
]

M.S. Sodhi, B-G. Son, C.S. Tang. (November - December 2008). ASP, The Art
and Science of Practice: What Employers Demand from Applicants for MBA-Level
Supply Chain Jobs and the Coverage of Supply Chain Topics in MBA Courses.
Interfaces, 38(6): 469-484.. [ Link
]

C.S. Tang, B. Tomlin. (November 2008). The Power of Flexibility for
Mitigating Supply Chain Risks. International Journal of Production
Economics, 116(1): 12-27. [ Link ]

C.S. Tang. (November 2008). Making Products Safe: Process and Challenges.
International Commerce Review, 8(1): 48-55. [ Link ]

M. Sodhi and C.S. Tang. (June 2009). Economic Recovery Through Supply
Chain Reasoning. Operations Research Management Science Today,
2009. [ Link ]

Working Papers

George Georgiadis, and Christopher S. Tang. (March 2010). "Optimal
Reservation Deposit Policies in the Presence of Rational Customers and Retail
Competition." [ Link
]

Soo-Haeng Cho, and Christopher S. Tang. (February 2010). "Advance Booking
Programs for Managing Supply, Demand, and Price Risks." [
Link ]

Research
Papers

Curriculum Vitae: Christopher
Tang

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