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Personal profile
Academic background
Lijia Tan joined TU/e as an assistant professor in 2020. She is working in the Operations, Planning, Accounting, and Control (OPAC) capacity group in the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences (IE&IS).
In 2015, she received her Ph.D. in Economics from Xiamen University. After graduation, she was funded by Fritz Thyssen Stiftung for a two-year postdoctoral position at the University of Cologne. Afterwards, she moved to the Netherlands and worked for TU/e as a postdoctoral researcher in the OPAC capacity group until 2019. Before rejoining TU/e, she worked at Tianjin University.
Research profile
Lijia's research interests lie in the area of Behavioral Operations Management.
She conducts laboratory experiments to observe human decisions and uses the data to test her behavioral models in Operations Management.
Her research topics include auction mechanisms, supply chain contracts, and individual decisions under uncertainty. She is also interested in human decision-making in complex situations and the interactions between human decision-makers and decision support systems—for example, the interactions between production planners and production planning systems.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, Doctor, Xiamen University of Technology
Award Date: 30 Jun 2015
Economics, Master, Xiamen University of Technology
Award Date: 30 Jun 2011
Economics, Bachelor, Huazhong Agricultural University
Award Date: 30 Jun 2007
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Projects
- 1 Active
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HOPE - Human-Centerend Optimization for Supply Chain Excellence
van Jaarsveld, W. L. (Project Manager), Tan, L. (Project member), Imdahl, C. (Project member), Büyük Habacı, G. (Project member), Vacancy PHD (Project member) & Temizoz, T. (Project member)
8/07/24 → 31/01/29
Project: Third tier
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A Clustering-Based Uncertainty Set for Robust Optimization
Yazdani, A., Marandi, (. (Corresponding author), Basten, R. J. I. & Tan, L., 30 Mar 2025, (Submitted) In: INFORMS Journal on Computing. XXResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Behavioral Responses to Robust vs. Stochastic Optimization Recommendations in Inventory Decisions
Yazdani, A. (corresponding author), Marandi, (., Tan, L. & Basten, R. J. I., 30 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Bertrand supertraps under consumer fairness concerns
Liu, G., Liu, Y., Sun, J., Tan, L. & Zhang, J. (Corresponding author), 16 Feb 2026, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 329, 1, p. 340-353 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Can AI Bridge the Experience Gap in Supply Chain Planning? Experimental Evidence from a Complex Decision Task with a Tailored Support Tool
Tan, L., Spiliotopoulou, E. & van Jaarsveld, W. L., 25 Aug 2025, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), 37 p.Research output: Working paper › Academic
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Marrying Math and Mind: Towards Production Planning Systems for Industry 5.0
Azani, M. (Corresponding author), Tan, L., Basten, R. J. I. & de Kok, A. G., 2025, In: International Journal of Production Research. 63, 13, p. 4864-4886 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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Excellent Doctoral Thesis in Fujian province
Tan, L. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Outstanding Doctoral Thesis on Economics Research in China
Tan, L. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
- 2 Visiting an external academic institution
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Universität Duisburg-Essen
Tan, L. (Visiting researcher)
2018 → 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution › Scientific
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University of Texas at Dallas
Tan, L. (Visiting researcher)
Aug 2013 → Mar 2014Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution › Scientific
Courses
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Fundamentals of financial and management accounting
Tan, L., Yazdani Esfidvajani, A., van Kollenburg, G., Nasiri, A., Maccarini, N. & Hanssen, M. 1/09/13 → 31/08/26
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Integrated financial and operations management
Tan, L., Hanssen, M. & Al-Habboush, Ş. 1/09/23 → 31/08/26
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