Xiaofan Lai

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 874 citations indexed

About

Xiaofan Lai is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Strategy and Management and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofan Lai has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 874 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 8 papers in Strategy and Management and 5 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Xiaofan Lai's work include Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (7 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (6 papers) and Supply Chain and Inventory Management (5 papers). Xiaofan Lai is often cited by papers focused on Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (7 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (6 papers) and Supply Chain and Inventory Management (5 papers). Xiaofan Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Canada. Xiaofan Lai's co-authors include Fan Wang, Ning Shi, Yi Tao, Zongbao Zou, Xinrui Wang, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi‐Afari, Zezhou Wu, Kai Wang, Lingxiao Wu and Jianjun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Production Economics, Sustainability and Transportation Research Part B Methodological.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofan Lai

17 papers receiving 844 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A multi-objective optimization for green supply chain network design

2010 498 citations Fan Wang, Xiaofan Lai et al. Decision Support Systems profile →

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Majid Eskandarpour France

Farzad Dehghanian Iran

Waqas Ahmed Pakistan

Dinçer Konur United States

Yann Bouchery France

Zhongdong Xiao China

Tarek Abdallah United States

Ramzi Hammami France

Abhijeet K. Digalwar India

Marc Paquet Canada

Majid Eskandarpour France

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Countries citing papers authored by Xiaofan Lai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofan Lai

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19 of 19 papers shown

Wang, Jianjun, et al.. (2024). Sourcing Channel Decision in the Presence of Platform Encroachment with Quantity Competition. Asia Pacific Journal of Operational Research. 42(1). 2 indexed citations

Lai, Xiaofan, Liang Xu, Zhou Xu, & Yang Du. (2023). An Approximation Algorithm for k-Depot Split Delivery Vehicle Routing Problem. INFORMS journal on computing. 35(5). 1179–1194.

Wang, Jianjun, et al.. (2023). The incentives for information sharing in online retail platforms. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 172. 103050–103050. 30 indexed citations

Shi, Xiutian, Siru Chen, & Xiaofan Lai. (2023). Blockchain adoption or contingent sourcing? Advancing food supply chain resilience in the post-pandemic era. Frontiers of Engineering Management. 10(1). 107–120. 14 indexed citations

Tao, Yi, et al.. (2023). The pickup and delivery problem with multiple depots and dynamic occasional drivers in crowdshipping delivery. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 182. 109440–109440. 7 indexed citations

Lai, Xiaofan, Lingxiao Wu, Kai Wang, & Fan Wang. (2022). Robust ship fleet deployment with shipping revenue management. Transportation Research Part B Methodological. 161. 169–196. 36 indexed citations

Tao, Yi, et al.. (2022). A bi-objective optimization for integrated truck operation and storage allocation considering traffic congestion in container terminals. Ocean & Coastal Management. 232. 106417–106417. 24 indexed citations

Lai, Xiaofan, et al.. (2022). Bi-objective evacuation problem in ships or buildings. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. 14(1/2). 172–172. 3 indexed citations

Lai, Xiaofan, Fan Wang, & Xinrui Wang. (2021). Asymmetric relationship between customer sentiment and online hotel ratings: the moderating effects of review characteristics. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. 33(6). 2137–2156. 37 indexed citations

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Lai, Xiaofan, et al.. (2021). Multi-period integrated planning for vaccination station location and medical professional assignment under uncertainty. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 161. 107673–107673. 12 indexed citations

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Wu, Zezhou, et al.. (2020). A Scientometric Review of System Dynamics Applications in Construction Management Research. Sustainability. 12(18). 7474–7474. 38 indexed citations

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Tao, Yi, Xiaofan Lai, & Shaorui Zhou. (2020). Information sharing in a transparent supply chain with transportation disruptions and supplier competition. Annals of Operations Research. 329(1-2). 307–329. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dezhi, Nan Ni, Xiaofan Lai, & Yajie Liu. (2020). Multimodal iron ore inbound logistics network design under demand uncertainty. Maritime Policy & Management. 48(7). 941–965. 7 indexed citations

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Tao, Yi, et al.. (2020). Network planning and operation of sustainable closed-loop supply chains in emerging markets: Retail market configurations and carbon policies. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 144. 102131–102131. 26 indexed citations

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Lai, Xiaofan, Yi Tao, Fan Wang, & Zongbao Zou. (2019). Sustainability investment in maritime supply chain with risk behavior and information sharing. International Journal of Production Economics. 218. 16–29. 95 indexed citations

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Zou, Zongbao, et al.. (2019). How Does Licensing Remanufacturing Affect the Supply Chain Considering Customer Environmental Awareness?. Sustainability. 11(7). 1898–1898. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanyan, et al.. (2019). Integrated problem of soaking pit heating and hot rolling scheduling in steel plants. Computers & Operations Research. 108. 238–246. 9 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhou, Xiaofan Lai, Andrew Lim, & Fan Wang. (2013). An improved approximation algorithm for the capacitated TSP with pickup and delivery on a tree. Networks. 63(2). 179–195.

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Wang, Fan, Xiaofan Lai, & Ning Shi. (2010). A multi-objective optimization for green supply chain network design. Decision Support Systems. 51(2). 262–269. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

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