The 10th Session of the CUFE Business School Distinguished Academic Forum 2026 Successfully held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the 10th session of the 2026 Distinguished Academic Forum was successfully held in Conference Room 615 of the Main Teaching Building at the South Xueyuan Road Campus of Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) Business School. This lecture specially invited Assistant Professor Liu Sheng from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto as the guest speaker. More than 10 people, including faculty members, doctoral students, master's students from the Business School, and scholars from other universities, attended this academic event.
The lecture was hosted by Professor Dai Hongyan from CUFE Business School. At the beginning of the event, Professor Dai Hongyan introduced Assistant Professor Liu Sheng's academic background to the participants. Assistant Professor Liu Sheng received his bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University in 2014 and his doctoral degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Statistics at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. His research focuses on using optimization and data analysis methods to solve practical operational problems in supply chains, transportation, and logistics systems. His research findings have been published in top international journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and INFORMS Journal on Computing. He has also received numerous awards including the INFORMS Public Sector Operations Research Best Paper Award, INFORMS TSL Outstanding Paper Award, and M&SOM Data-Driven Research Competition. He currently serves as Associate Editor of Transportation Science, Senior Editor of Production and Operations Management, and Editorial Board Member of Service Science.
The theme of Assistant Professor Liu Sheng's lecture was "Strategies for Empowering Logistics Systems: Resource Balancing and Collaborative Optimization." Focusing on the demand-resource spatial matching challenges brought about by the rapid development of e-commerce and instant delivery, he shared the latest research results on improving the operational efficiency of logistics systems through novel zoning strategies and assortment optimization methods. Professor Liu detailed two practical projects that have been successfully implemented in Southeast Asia and Canada, combining rich first-hand data and practical experience to elaborate on how to achieve reasonable and balanced allocation of spatial resources and dynamic collaborative optimization using concise yet theoretically solid methods. These strategies have shown significant effects in improving delivery efficiency, reducing operational costs, and enhancing service levels, providing actionable practical paths for the digital transformation of logistics enterprises.
After the lecture, participating teachers and students engaged in lively discussions with Assistant Professor Liu Sheng on topics such as resource allocation optimization in logistics systems, operational strategies for instant delivery, implementation challenges of theoretical methods in emerging markets, and the intelligent transformation of China's logistics industry, further promoting the deep integration of academic research and industrial practice.
As an important platform for fulfilling the mission of "Contributing New Management Knowledge," the CUFE Business School "Distinguished Academic Forum" focuses on cutting-edge issues in business administration disciplines and Chinese enterprise management practices, gathers global wisdom and innovative perspectives, and provides theoretical support and practical paths for promoting the sustainable development of Chinese society and economy.
Written by: Ji Xiaode
Reviewed by: Lin Song
