Research Interests

Empirical Operations Management, Healthcare Operations Management, OM/Information Systems Interface, Business Analytics, Supply Chain Management

Working Experience

2021- Now Assistant Professor, College of Business, Southern University of Science and Technology

EDUCATION

2015-2021 Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

2018-2019 Visiting Scholar, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

2011-2015 B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China

List of Publications

Journal Paper

1. Yao Li, Lauren Xiaoyuan Lu, Susan Feng Lu, Jian Chen. (2022). The Value of Health IT Interoperability: Evidence from Interhospital Transfer of Heart Attack Patients. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 24(2) ,827-845  —Finalist, Best Paper Award & Best Student Paper Award at INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST) 2020.
2. Yao Li, Fazil Haleem, Yang Cheng, Sami Farooq. (2022). The impact of social responsibility practice on sustainability performance in manufacturing network: the moderating effect of interplant coordination. Production, Planning & Control, 33(12), 1182-1196.
3. Yao Li, Yang Cheng, Qing Hu, Shenghan Zhou, Lei Ma, Ming K. Lim. (2019). The influence of additive manufacturing on the configuration of make-to-order spare parts supply chain under heterogeneous demand. International Journal of Production Research, 57(11), 3622-3641.
4. Yao Li, Guozhu Jia, Yang Cheng, Yuchen Hu. (2017). Additive manufacturing technology in spare parts supply chain: a comparative study. International Journal of Production Research, 55(5), 1498-1515.
5. Wenwen Li, Yao Li *. (2024) Collaborative Innovationin New Energy Vehicle Industry from the Dynamic Network Perspective (in Chinese) Science and Technology Progress and Policy (CSSCI Indexed Journal)

Conference Paper

1. Mingshan Zhang, Weiling Ke, Yao Li* (2024) How does Health Information Exchange Technology Affect Patients’ Care Seeking? Perspective from Continuity of Care International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2024 Proceedings, Bangkok, Thailand.
2. Wenwen Li, Yao Li, Yukun Yang . (2023). Modeling the Evolution of Interhospital Transfer: A Longitudinal Network Analysis. Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2023, No. 1, p. 16941). —Best CTO Division Paper
3. Lin Qiu , Yao Li (2022). The Adverse Effect of Online Food Delivery on Health: Empirical Evidence, International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2022 Proceedings, Copenhagen, Denmark.