Program Overview

Introduction to the 2024 Jiangsu Province Graduate Summer School

The 2024 Jiangsu Province Graduate Summer School on "Digital Intelligence Management" was successfully held at Southeast University from July 25 to August 3, 2024. This ten-day summer school was organized by the Jiangsu Province Graduate Education Guidance Committee for Management Disciplines, hosted by the School of Economics and Management at Southeast University, and co-organized by several reputable institutions.

Program Overview

The summer school focused on themes and course settings that closely align with national development strategies and the international academic forefront. It invited several internationally renowned professors to provide a series of specialized courses, academic forums, and cutting-edge lectures on topics such as:

• Logistics and supply chain management
• Intelligent decision-making methods
• Sustainable supply chains
• Big data
• Artificial intelligence

Course Instructors and Topics

The summer school featured six distinguished scholars as course instructors, including:

• Professor Wang Ruxian from Johns Hopkins University, who explored the theory and practice of revenue management in his course on "Revenue Management and Pricing"
• Professor Jiang Li from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, who systematically explained game theory research methods, case studies, and theoretical applications in supply chain management
• Associate Professor Li Yongzhen from Southeast University, who introduced the basic concepts and applications of robust optimization
• Professor Chen Zhi from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who delivered an accessible lecture on the theoretical framework of robust optimization and discussed various application scenarios in operations management
• Researcher Lin Yunhui from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore, who presented the applications of location problems in logistics and supply chain management
• Professor Pan Kai from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, who discussed "Dimensionality Reduction Methods in Distributionally Robust Optimization"

Journal Editor Forum

The summer school organized a journal editor forum, inviting:

• Professor Luo Jun, the director of the editorial office of Journal of Systems Management
• Professor Wang Shuming, the field editor of Computers & Operations Research and Associate Editor of Decision Sciences
• Professor Meng Yongqiang, the assistant director of the editorial office of Journal of Management Science to share insights on their respective journals' characteristics, submission guidelines, and trends in discipline development.

Graduation Ceremony

The summer school concluded successfully on August 3, with a graduation ceremony held at the School of Economics and Management Lecture Hall. Professor Zhang Yulin, Secretary-General of the Jiangsu Province Graduate Education Guidance Committee for Management Disciplines, expressed his gratitude to the professors and students, and outlined three hopes for the students: to cherish their learning and deepen their understanding; to be proactive in practice and innovate; and to continue learning and keep pace with the times.

Program Outcome

The summer school fostered a vibrant and innovative learning atmosphere, expanded the academic horizons of the graduates, deepened interactions and friendships among students, and laid a solid foundation for their future academic research and career development, achieving great success.