
Dr Bangdong Zhi
BSc, MSc
Current positions
Lecturer in Operations Management and Analytics
University of Bristol Business School
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Research interests
My research examines how firms and organisations respond to severe constraints through financial and operational strategies. Key areas include Supply Chain Finance, logistics and product insurance, trade credit, and operational decisions in platform-based and EV infrastructure settings. I adopt game-theoretic modelling complemented by empirical analysis where appropriate.
PhD Supervision
I welcome doctoral applicants with strong quantitative skills (mathematical modelling or statistics) and a keen interest in firm operations under different types of constraints, such as financial constraints, resource limitations, or operational risks.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
From Patient Reviews to Policy: AI-Driven Insights to Improve NHS Care Quality and Efficiency
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
University of Bristol Business SchoolDates
01/10/2026 to 31/03/2028
Publications
Selected publications
01/01/2022The effects of in-transit inventory financing on the capital-constrained supply chain
European Journal of Operational Research
Developing capabilities for supply chain resilience in a post-COVID world: A machine learning based thematic analysis
IISE Transactions
Recent publications
01/01/2026Strategic matching for battery swapping service: Balancing customer satisfaction and resource utilization
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
Deployment and Pricing Strategies for Different Generations of Battery Swap Stations
Omega (United Kingdom)
Live Streaming Channel Strategies in the Presence of the Dual Effect of Influencers
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
Channel and bundling strategies: Forging a “win-win” paradigm in product and service operations
Decision Support Systems
Enhancing Uncertain Demand Prediction in Hospitals Using Simple and Advanced Machine Learning
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Thesis
Supply Chain Finance Models and Applications
Supervisors
Award date
02/12/2021

