Wenbo Cai

I received both my doctorate and master’s degrees in industrial engineering and operations research from University of California, Berkeley. I received two bachelor’s degrees from Cornell University, one in Electrical and Computer Engineering and the other in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.

Ph.D.; University of California-Berkeley; Industrial Engineering And Operations Research; 2012

M.S.; University of California-Berkeley; Industrial Engineering And Operations Research; 2007

B.S.; Cornell University; Electrical And Computer Engineering; Operations Research And Industrial Engineering; 2005

http://mie.njit.edu/people/cai.php

IE 725 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH I

IE 726 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH II

EM 701B - MASTER'S THESIS

EM 701C - MASTER'S THESIS

IE 481 - INVSTGTNS IN INDS ENGR I

IE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS

IE 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

EM 602 - MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

EM 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I

EM 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II

IE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS

IE 792B - PRE DOCTORAL RESEARCH

EM 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT

IE 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT

Operations Research; Operations Management; Supply Chain;

My research is in Operations Management, a field that combines methodologies and tools from multiple disciplines, such as stochastic models and optimization techniques in operations research, game theory in economics, and human behavior in psychology, to study how enterprises can provide quality products and services efficiently by modeling the decision processes of businesses and consumers and by creating incentive devices.

I have three research areas: data-driven decisions in invasive species management, sustainable energy systems, and management of e-commerce. Commonalities among these research areas are the interdisciplinary nature and the immense opportunity to integrate knowledge and techniques from multiple fields to create innovative ways in addressing complex societal challenges.

Chen, Chen, & Cai, Wenbo S., & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet Esra, & Haight, Robert G. (2023). A Game-Theoretic Approach to Incentivize Landowners to Mitigate an Emerald Ash Borer Outbreak. IISE Transactions, 1-15.

Mun, Kwon Gi, & Cai, Wenbo S., & Rodgers, Mark, & Choi, Sungyong (2023). A data-driven viable supply network for energy security and economic prosperity. International Journal of Production Research,

Singham, Dashi I., & Cai, Wenbo S., & Fügenschuh, Armin (2021). Flexible Contracting with Heterogeneous Agents and Stochastic Demand. International Journal of Production Economics, 231(107840),

O'Neill, Megan E., & Adams, Matthew P., & Bandelt, Matthew J., & Chester, Shawn A., & Cai, Wenbo S., & Nadimpalli, Siva P.V. (2019). Cohort Learning: Supporting Transdisciplinary Communication and Problem-Solving Skills in Graduate STEM Researchers. International Journal of Teaching and Learning, 31(1), 166-175.

Cai, Wenbo S., & Singham, Dashi I. (2018). A Principal-Agent Problem with Heterogeneous Demand Distributions for a Carbon Capture and Storage System. European Journal of Operational Research,

The Impact of Adopting 3D Printing Technology on Retailer's Capacity and Inventory Decisions
20th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, February 2018

Sampling Approximations to the Continuous Type Principal-Agent Problem
Winter Simulation Conference, August 2017

Improving the Primary Care Performance Using Stochastic Carve-out Scheduling
19th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, February 2016

Flexible Contracting with Minimum Order Quantity Commitment and Expedited Delivery
18th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, February 2014

Yazdania, Soodabeh, & Lin, Yen-Ting, & Cai, Wenbo S., & Huang, Edward (2018). A Game Theory Perspective on Requirement-Based Engineering Design, Madni A, Boehm B., Ghanem R., Erwin D., Wheaton M. (Eds.), Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research. Springer: Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research

The Young Professional Dream Company’s Stochastic Inventory Management Problem
Sage Publications , March 2016