Selected Publications

Articles In Academic Journals

Year Title
2018 Technological innovation: A case study of Mobile Internet Information Technology applications in community management.  Journal of Global Information Management. 193-203.
2017 A method toward dynamic e-learning services modeling and the cooperative learning mechanism.  Information Technology and Management. 119.
2017 China's manufacturing locus in 2025: With a comparison of “Made-in-China 2025” and “Industry 4.0”.  Technological Forecasting & Social Change.
2017 Gender difference and employees' cybersecurity behaviors.  Computers in Human Behavior.
2017 Key factors to annual investment in public transportation sector: The case of China.  Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 1-19.
2017 Measuring the expected locational accessibility of urban transit network for commuting trips.  Transportation Research Part D. 62-81.
2016 A Clustering-Based Approach to Enriching Code Foraging Environment..  IEEE Transactions on Cybernetic. 1962-1973.
2016 A new method to identify collaborative partners in social service provider networks.  Information Systems Frontier. 565-578.
2016 Big data analysis and big data science: a survey.  Journal of Management Analytics. 1-41.
2016 Healthcare data analytics: using a metadata annotation approach for integrating electronic hospital records.  Journal of Management Analytics. 136-151.
2016 Optimal Group Size for Software Change Tasks: A Social Information Foraging Perspective.  IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 1784-1795.
2016 Toward Risk Reduction for Mobile Service Composition..  IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 1807-1816.
2015 Introduction: Advances in IoT research and applications.  Information Systems Frontier. 239-241.
2015 Toward Risk Reduction for Mobile Service Composition.  IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 1807-1816.
2014 A Trust Evaluation Model for E-Learning Systems.  Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 353-365.
2014 A linked data-based approach for clinical treatment selecting support.  Journal of Management Analytics. 301-316.
2014 A randomized pricing decision support system in electronic commerce.  Decision Support Systems. 43-52.
2014 Adaptive and Secure Load-Balancing Routing Protocol for Service-Oriented Wireless Sensor Networks.  IEEE Systems Journal. 858-867.
2014 An emergency resource allocation model for the leakage of dangerous chemical at the sea.  Journal of Management Analytics.
2014 BSP-GA: A new Genetic Algorithm for System Optimization and Excellent Schema Selection.  Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 337-352.
2014 Channel coordination with a loss-averse retailer and option contracts.  International Journal of Production Economics. 52-57.
2014 Channel coordination with a loss-verse retailer and option contracts.  International Journal of Production Economics. 52-57.
2014 Determination of Weights for Multiobjective Decision Making or Machine Learning.  IEEE Systems Journal. 63-72.
2014 Enhancing green supply chain initiatives via empty container reuse.  Transportation Research Part E. 190-204.
2014 Local Semidefinite Programming-Based Node Localization System for Wireless Sensor Network Applications.  IEEE Systems Journal. 879-888.
2014 QoS-aware scheduling of services-Oriented Internet of Things.  IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 1497-1505.
2014 Risk hedging in a supply chain: Option vs. price discount.  International Journal of Production Economics. 1497-1505.
2014 Supply chain practice and information quality: A supply chain strategy study.  International Journal of Production Economics. 624-633.
2014 Systemic thinking on services science, management and engineering: Applications and challenges in services systems research.  IEEE Systems Journal. 803-820.
2013 Manufacturing Practices in China.  International Journal of Production Economics. 1-3.
2013 Operations Research (OR) in Service Industries: A Comprehensive Review.  Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 300-353.
2013 Social Media Competitive Analysis and Text Mining: A Case Study in the Pizza Industry.  International Journal of Information Management. 464-472.
2013 Technology designed to combat fakes in the global supply chain.  Business Horizon. 167-177.
2013 The path to made-in-China; How it was done and future prospects.  International Journal of Production Economics. 4-13.
2012 An emergency response decision support system framework for application in e-government.  Information Technology and Management. 411-427.
2012 Business intelligence in enterprise computing environment.  Information Technology and Management. 297-310.
2012 CARR: a scalable solution for network packet classification.  Expert Systems. 70-83.
2012 Distributed data mining: a survey.  Information Technology and Management. 403-409.
2012 Effects of enterprise technology on supply chain collaboration: analysis of China-linked supply chain.  Enterprise Information Systems. 55-77.
2012 Information flow in reverse logistics: an industrial information integration study.  Information Technology and Management. 217-232.
2012 Manufacturer’s pricing strategy for supply chain with warranty period-dependent demand.  Omega, International Journal of Management Science. 807-816.
2012 Optimal cyclic single crane scheduling for two parallel train oilcan repairing lines.  Computers & Operations Research. 1850-1856.
2012 Relational Benefits and Manufacturer Satisfaction: An Empirical Study of Logistics Service in Supply Chain.  International Journal of Production Research. 5445-5459.
2012 e-Business systems integration: a systems perspective.  Information Technology and Management. 233-249.
2009 A mathematical model of infectious diseases.  Annals of Operations Research. 41-80.
2009 A system dynamics approach to competitive strategy in mobile telecommunication industry.  Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 155-168.
2009 An extension of technology acceptance model: Analysis of the adoption of mobile data services in China.  Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 391-407.
2009 Analysing relational benefits in e-business environment from behavioural perspective.  Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 129-142.
2008 A Business Process Intelligence System for Enterprise Process Performance Management.  IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C (Applications and Reviews). 745-756.
2008 A process model for concurrent design in manufacturing enterprise information systems.  Enterprise Information Systems. 33-46.
2008 ADTreesLogit model for customer churn prediction.  Annals of Operations Research. 247.
2008 Role-oriented process-driven enterprise cooperative work using the combined rule scheduling strategies.  Information Systems Frontiers. 519-529.
2007 Assessing the impacts of South-to-North Water Transfer Project with decision support systems.  Decision Support Systems. 1989-2003.
2007 DSS development and applications in China.  Decision Support Systems. 2060-2077.
2006 A case of rule-based heuristics for scheduling hot rolling seamless steel tube production.  Expert Systems. 145-158.
2006 An analysis of hospital capacity management patterns using Miles and Snow’s typology.  International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development. 312-338.
2006 Deriving information from CRM for knowledge management—a note on a commercial bank.  Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 141-146.
2006 Enhancing competitive edge through knowledge management in implementing ERP systems.  Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 129-140.
2006 Fuzzy modeling of the medical treatment effects of superoxide dismutase.  Expert Systems. 323-329.
2006 Modeling uncertainties involved with software development with a stochastic Petri net.  Expert Systems. 302-312.
2006 The effects of information technology implementation on supply chain collaboration.  International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management. 118-134.
2005 Assessing intermediate infrastructural manufacturing decisions that affect a firm’s market performance.  International Journal of Production Research. 2537-2551.
2005 Linking management control system with product development and process decisions to cope with environment complexity.  International Journal of Production Research. 2577-2591.
2005 Network-integrated manufacturing system.  International Journal of Production Research. 2631-2647.
2005 Production research in China.  International Journal of Production Research.
2005 The influence of management decisions on hospital efficiency: A two-period study.  International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management. 15-34.
2004 Mapping the relationships among product complexity, information technology, and transaction governance structure: A case study.  Journal of Management Systems. 41-55.
2004 Technology investment in Hospitals: An empirical study.  International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development. 390-410.
2004 Technology investment in hospital: an empirical study.  International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development. 390-410.
2003 A decision model for reducing active power losses during electric power dispatching.  Computers & Operations Research. 833-849.
2003 Hospital capacity management decisions – emphasis on cost control and quality enhancement.  European Journal of Operational Research. 596-614.
2003 Interpolation representation of feedforward neural networks.  Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 829-847.
2003 Mapping the relationships among product complexity, information technology, and transaction governance structure: A case study.  Journal of Academy of Business and Economics. 162-173.
2003 Single hoist cyclic scheduling with multi-tank: a material handling solution.  Computers & Operations Research. 811-819.
2003 Using MLP networks to design a production scheduling system.  Computers & Operations Research. 821-832.
2002 The impact of strategic operations management decisions on community hospital performance.  Journal of Operations Management. 389-408.
2001 An early warning system for loan risk assessment using artificial neural networks.  Knowledge-Based Systems. 303-306.
2001 An evaluation of acquiring and implementing a manufacturing resource planning system.  Production and Inventory Management Journal. 1-8.
2001 An object-oriented intelligent design tool to aid the design of manufacturing systems.  Knowledge-Based Systems. 225-232.
2001 Development of a KBS for managing bank loan risk.  Knowledge-Based Systems. 299-302.
2001 Information visualization for intelligent decision support systems.  Knowledge-Based Systems. 259-262.
2001 Scheduling railway freight cars.  Knowledge-Based Systems. 289-297.
2000 A hybrid system applied to epidemic screening.  Expert Systems. 81-89.
2000 A production rescheduling expert simulation system.  European Journal of Operational Research. 64-74.
2000 An analysis of sources of competitiveness and performance of Chinese manufacturers.  International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 299-315.
2000 Integrating systems concepts into manufacturing information systems.  Systems Research and Behavioral Sciences. 135-147.
2000 Modeling staffing flexibility: A case of China.  European Journal of Operational Research. 35-47.
2000 The effects of manufacturing capability on performance in a changing business environment: An empirical analysis of Chinese manufacturing firms.  Industrial Management and Data Systems. 261-270.
2000 The role of technology and quality on hospital financial performance: An exploratory analysis.  International Journal of Service Industry. 202-224.
1999 A healthcare staff decision model considering the effects of staff cross?training.  Health Care Management Science. 53-61.
1999 Knowledge-based problem solving: an approach to health assessment1This research was partially sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and China Bridge International Foundation. Dr Li is a professor at China Textile University.1.  Expert Systems with Applications. 33-42.
1999 Proposing an architectural framework of a hybrid knowledge-based system for production rescheduling.  Expert Systems. 273-279.
1999 Representing diverse mathematical problems using neural networks in hybrid intelligent systems.  Expert Systems. 262-272.
1997 Relationships between determinants of hospital quality management and service quality performance—a path analytic model.  Omega: The International Journal of Management Science. 535-545.
1996 Performance measurement criteria in health care organizations: Review and future research directions.  European Journal of Operational Research. 449-468.
1993 An expert system approach to AIDS intervention and prevention.  Expert Systems with Applications. 119-127.
1992 A microcomputer approach for analyzing food products.  Computers in Industry. 53-57.
1992 An information systems approach to the intervention and prevention of AIDS.  Information Processing & Management. 269-280.
1992 Application of information systems to AIDS risk reduction.  Medical Informatics. 199-214.
1992 Dynamic simulation of demographic-economic systems in developing countries.  Information and Decision Technology. 363-374.
1992 High-risk behaviors for transmission of syphilis and HIV among crack cocaine using women: A case study from the Midwest.  Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 266-271.
1991 An integrated information system for the intervention and prevention of AIDS.  International Journal of Bio-Medical Computing. 191-206.
1991 Changes in needle risk behaviors: A preliminary comparative analysis of the Dayton-Columbus NADR program's standard and enhanced intervention tracks at six months.  Research in Progress. 12-16.
1991 HIV infection and risk behaviors among intravenous drug users in low seroprevalence areas in the Midwest..  American Journal of Public Health. 1642-1644.
1989 Complementary opposition as a systems concept.  Systems Research. 91-101.

Books

Year Title
2014 Managing Supply Chain and Logistics: Competitive Strategy for a Sustainable Future
2010 Supply Chain Management (in Chinese)
2007 Supply Chain Management: Concepts, Techniques, and Practices – Enhancing Value through Collaboration

Chapters

Year Title
2016 Cyber Security Awareness and Its Impact on Employee’s Behavior.  Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems: 10th IFIP WG 8.9 Working Conference, CONFENIS 2016.. New York, NY: Springer International Publishing.
2013 Perdue Farms: A Vertically Integrated Supply Chain.  The Supply Chain Management Casebook. Pearson Education, Inc.
2013 Supplier Selection at Kerneos, Inc.  The Supply Chain Management Casebook.

Conference Papers

Year Title
2016 A Smart Decision Making System for Managing Patient Database.  46-50.
2015 A security behavior model of employees in cyberspace.
2014 Allocating emergency resource for leakage of dangerous chemicals at sea
2014 Develop a yard truck schedule using integrated information of inbound and outbound containers at a transshipment port.  81-84.
2014 Does explicit information security policy affect employees’ cyber security behavior? A pilot study.  169-173.
2014 The value of integrated information system: A case of out-patient clinic.  57-60.
2013 TQM and Enterprise Systems
2013 Use of information technology in collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment: Trends, gaps in the literature and theoretical directions
2010 The role of TQM in ERP implementation
2009 Shipper’s voice: Assessing the perceived benefits of logistics service in global supply chain
2008 Impact of information technology on supply chain collaboration activities
2007 Supply chain collaboration through IT implementation
2006 The impact of IT on collaboration in supply chain
2005 The role of infrastructural manufacturing decisions and firm market performance
2004 ERM and company performance?
2004 Hospital technology and nurse staff decisions: Emphasis on cost control and quality enhancement
2004 Linking management control system with product development and process decisions to cope with environment complexity
2003 Promotion strategy and production planning in supply chain
2003 Rail freight service in supply chain management
2002 Mapping the relationships among product complexity, information technology, and transaction governance structure: A case study
2001 Manufacturing information systems and its conceptual foundation
2001 The influence of management decisions on hospital efficiency: A longitudinal study
1999 Capacity choices in current health care environment
1998 Competitive operations strategies adopted by Chinese manufacturers
1998 Empirical research methods and applications in business management
1997 A hybrid intelligent system for AIDS intervention and prevention.  371-376.
1997 A staff decision model for AIDS prevention program.  1458-1460.
1997 An integrated knowledge-based system for urban planning decision support.  377-382.
1997 Hospital factors, technology investment and applications.  181-183.
1997 Hospital radiology purchasing decisions.  28.
1997 Systems approach and information systems development.  130-132.
1996 A brief look of manufacturing strategies in China
1996 Capacity resource management in hospitals.  1605-1607.
1996 Quality measurement in the health care industry.  180-194.
1996 The influence of management decisions on hospital efficiency: A longitudinal study.  1605-1607.
1995 The effects of competitive priorities, structure and infrastructure on performance in hospitals.  1518-1520.
1991 Methodological issues in AIDS prevention

Grants

  • Developing Measurements for a General Education Course to Improve Student Learning  awarded by Center for Learning and Teaching - 2017
  • NSF SBE Small Collaborative: Improving Security Behavior of Employees in Cyberspace through Evidence-based Malware Reports and E-learning Materials  awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2016
  • Improving Security Behavior of Employees in Cyberspace through Evidence-based Malware Reports and E-Learning Materials  awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2016
  • Improving Security Behavior of Employees in Cyberspace through Evidence-based Malware Reports and E-learning Materials (grant)  awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2016
  • SBE Small Collaborative: Improving Security Behavior of Employees in Cyberspace  awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2016
  • SBE: Small: Collaborative: Improving Security Behavior of Employees in Cyberspace through Evidence-based Malware Reports and E-Learning Materials.  awarded by NSF 2013 - 2016
  • Assessing the Effects of Logistics Services on Supply Chain Relationships. 2011 - 2012
  • Research on quality control methods in new product development  awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China 2009 - 2011
  • Quality Coordination in Multi-Layered Supply Chain: A Response to 2007 Product Recalls 2008 - 2009
  • Establishment of Environmental Public Health Tracking System in Virginia 2006 - 2007
  • Small Research Grant  awarded by ODU 2005
  • Summer Research Grant  awarded by ODU 2005
  • Small Research Grant  awarded by ODU 2003
  • Summer Research Fellowship  awarded by ODU 2002
  • ERP techniques for integrating supply chain  awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Education of China, joint research with Xian Jiao Tong University 2000 - 2001
  • ERP software grant 2000
  • Alumni Research Grant  awarded by Center for Manufacturing Excellence, The Ohio State University 1995
  • An Online Tacit Knowledge-Transferring Tool for Novice Science Teachers Who Teach Students with Disabilities  awarded by National Science Foundation 2005 -

    • Education And Training

  • Ph.D. in Operations Management/Logistics, The Ohio State University 1996
  • M.A. in Operations Management / Logistics, The Ohio State University 1994
  • M.B.A., University of Alaska Anchorage 1988
  • B.A., Shanghai Normal University 1982

    • Full Name

  • Ling Li