Chen Zhou

Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and
Scott Faculty Fellow and
Associate Professor

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Education

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering (1982), Tianjin University
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering (1984), Pennsylvania State University
  • Ph.D. Industrial Engineering (1988), Pennsylvania State University

Expertise

  • Sustainabile supply chain
  • Warehousing design and analysis
  • Manufacturing Systems

About

Chen Zhou is an associate professor and the associate chair for undergraduate studies in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. He joined Georgia Tech in 1989. He is a member of IISE and is associated with the Division of Sustainable Development and involved in the development of the Body of Knowledge (BoK) for Industrial and Systems Engineering. 

 

 

Research

His research focus includes sustainable supply chain, distribution system design and manufacturing systems. Dr. Chen is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers and American Society of Engineering Education.

Teaching

His teaching interest includes supply chain, workflow design in manufacturing and service systems, and senior design. 

Representative Publications

  1. Bouzekri, K., Holts, A., Yu, Y. Y. Zhou, C., “Economics of Early Childhood Development,” Abstract accepted, IISE Annual Conference, May 2024, Montreal.
  2. Gupta, A., Rathis, C., Wehrenberg, S., Zhao, A., Zhou, C. “The High Price of Low-Cost Processed Food,” IISE Annual Conference, May 2023, New Orleans.
  3. Merritt Blum, Celia Hu, Claire Lin, Angela Stefanowicz, Hui-Tien Sun, and Chen Zhou, "Challenges and Solutions to Increase Fresh Food Consumption in Food Desert and College Campus," IISE Annual Conference Proceedings, May 2022.
  4. Wu, Yingying; Zhou, Chen; Ma, Wenkai; Kong, Xiang T. R., "Modelling and Design for a Shuttle-based Storage and Retrieval System", Intl J. Production Research, 58(1): pp 1 – 21. Jan. 2020.
  5. H Liu, J Zhang, C Zhou, Y Ru, “Optimal purchase and inventory retrieval policies for perishable seasonal agricultural products,” Omega 79, 133-145, 2018.
  6. Wu, Y., Zhou, C. Wu, Y. H., Kong, X., “Zone Merge Sequencing in an Automated Order Picking System,” Intl J of Production Research. Vol 55, No. 21, pp 5500 – 5515, Nov. 2016.
  7. Kim H. S., McGinnis, L and Zhou, C, “On fidelity and model selection for discrete event simulation”, Simulation, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol 88 Issue 1, January 2012, pp 97-109.
  8. Wang, Y., Zhou, C., “Design Analysis of Accumulation and Control of Large Scale Conveyor System in Distribution Centers,” J. Systems Science and Systems Engineering. Vol 19, No. 4, pp 408-429, 2010.
  9. Han, Y. H., Zhou, C. “Dynamic Sequencing of Jobs on Conveyor Systems for Minimizing Changeovers”, Intl J of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 49, No 9-12, pp 1251-1259, 2010.
  10. Lai, J., McGinnis, L., Zhou*, C., Harjati, A., and Guldberg, T. “An Economic and Environmental Framework for Analyzing Globally Sourced Auto Parts Packaging System,” Special issue for Sustainability and Supply Chain Management of Journal for Cleaner Production, Vol 17, No. 15, pp 1632-1646 October 2008. 1.
  11. Hua, W., and Zhou*, C. “Cluster and Filling Curve Based Storage in Circuit Board Assembly Kitting area” IIE Transactions. April 2008, pp 569 - 585. (6) (IIE Transactions best paper award).
  12. Wang, Y. and Zhou*, C., “Fluid-Based Simulation Approach for High Volume Conveyor Transportation Systems,” Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Vol 13, No. 3, pp. 297 – 317. Sept 2004.
  13. Jeong, Myong-Kee, Perry, M., Zhou*, C. “Throughput Gain with Parallel Flow in Automated Flow Lines”, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, pp 84 – 86, January 2005,
  14. Dowling, M., Griffin, P., Zhou, C. “Statistical Issues in Geometric Tolerance Verification Using Coordinate Measuring Machines,” Technometrics, Vol. 39, No. 1, 1997. Pp 3 – 17 (lead article).
  15. Chen, M, McGinnis, L, Zhou*, C, “Single-Loop-Dual-Rail Asynchronized Material Handling System Reliability Optimization,” Int. J. of Production Research, Vol. 37, No. 10, 2217-2237, 1999.
  16. Lin, Y. T., and Zhou*, C., “The Modeling and Analysis of Message Passing in Distributed Manufacturing Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Manufacturing and Cybernetics, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp 250-262, 1999.
  17. Du, X. H., and Zhou*, C. "Message-oriented Decomposition for Supervisory Control in Manufacturing System," Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol 15, no. 6, pp 441 - 452, 1999.