INFORMS Annual Meeting
Job Market Showcase Track · San Francisco, CA · November 2026
Scheduled presentation · Session chairOperations & Supply Chain Management Scholar
I study why quality fails—and how operations can respond.
My research focuses on responsible operations and resilient supply chains, with particular interests in product quality, labor market dynamics, reshoring, and sustainability.
On the calendar · 2026
Upcoming
presentations
Featured paper
Labor Market Tightness and Manufacturing Quality in the Automotive Industry
DSI Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA · November 2026
Scheduled presentation01 / Focus
My research examines how firms can manage their operations more responsibly to protect public safety and build greater resilience in response to increasing geopolitical and labor market uncertainty.
My empirical work involves analyzing large-scale datasets using high-performance computing resources.
Research Topics
Responsible OperationsResilient Supply ChainsProduct Quality & SafetyLabor Markets & Workforce DynamicsReshoringSustainability
Methods
EconometricsData-Driven Empirical Analysis
Skills
RStataPythonHigh-Performance Computing (HPC)
02 / Research
Work in progress
Labor Market Tightness and Manufacturing Quality in the Automotive Industry
Job market paper · Final preparation for Management Science
Homeward Bound: Recurring Product Recalls and Reshore
Final preparation for Production and Operations Management
Labor Market Upskilling and Manufacturing Quality: Skill Spillovers or Competition for Talent?
Ongoing work · Data analysis in progress
Reshoring and Skill Evolution: How Manufacturing Return Impacts Workforce Demands and Operational Efficiency
Working paper · Data collection complete
Peer-reviewed publications
Published work
Peer-reviewed research spanning operations, environmental performance, and climate policy.
2025↗
International Journal of Production Economics
Examining the impact of trade tariffs on semiconductor firms’ environmental performance
Zhang, M., Liu, D., Shui, X., Hu, W., & Zhan, Y.
2025↗
Sustainable Cities and Society
Marginal abatement cost of urban emissions under climate policy: Assessment and projection for China’s 2030 climate target
Zhang, Y., Zhu, X., Liu, D., Shan, Y., & Wu, Y.
2022↗
Sustainable Production and Consumption
Are Chinese provincial carbon emissions allowances misallocated over 2000–2017? Evidence from an extended Gini-coefficient approach
He, W., Liu, D., & Wang, C.
2021↗
Waste Management & Research
A multidisciplinary perspective on the evolution of municipal waste management through text-mining: A mini-review
Wang, C., Liu, D., Li, Y., Wang, L., & Gu, W.
2021↗
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Energy recovery potential from incineration using municipal solid waste based on multi-scenario analysis in Beijing
Gu, W., Liu, D., & Wang, C.
2020↗
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Direct and indirect impacts of high-tech industry development on CO2 emissions: Empirical evidence from China
Gu, W., Liu, D., Wang, C., Dai, S., & Zhang, D.
03 / Teaching
Learning through applied inquiry
I design participatory seminars that connect analytical frameworks with the decisions managers make in practice.
Teaching Interests
Operations ManagementSupply Chain ManagementBusiness AnalyticsData-Driven Decision MakingEconometricsSustainability
Graduate course · 2024—2026
Digital Business
Graduate Teacher Level 2 (Instructor)University of Bristol Business SchoolGraduate course · 2026
Operations & Marketing Management
Graduate Teacher Level 2 (Instructor)University of Bristol Business SchoolEducation & appointments
2023—2027
University of Bristol
PhD Candidate in Management · Business School
2025
The Ohio State University
Visiting Scholar · Operations & Business Analytics
2022—2023
University of Bristol
MSc Social Science Research Methods (Management)
2019—2022
University of Science and Technology Beijing
MSc Business Management
Awards and honors
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) 1+3 StudentshipUniversity of Bristol · 2022—2026
National ScholarshipUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing · 2020
First Prize ScholarshipUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing · 2020—2021
Merit Graduate StudentUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing · 2020