S. Alex Yang
Professor of Management Science and Operations
BS (Tsinghua) MS (Northwestern) PhD MBA (Chicago)
Alex is an expert in supply chain management and finance, FinTech, and the interaction of operations, finance and technology. His recent work focuses on innovations in digital platforms. His research has appeared in top management and finance academic journals, including Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and the Journal of Financial Economics. He also holds editorial positions at several prestigious international academic journals.
Beyond academic research, Alex actively engages with the wider public through popular media. His insights have gained recognition in major news outlets, including Bloomberg, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, and The Washington Post. He has also been interviewed and quoted by the BBC, CNBC, and The New York Times, among others.
An award-winning teacher, Alex teaches a wide range of classes in MBA, EMBA and executive programs. His teaching portfolio encompasses subjects such as data science, digital technology, value chain management, business resilience, supply chain finance and FinTech.
Alex has consulted for and collaborated with companies including United Airlines, Citadel Investment Group, Didi Chuxing, and Alibaba Group. He has also served as an international consultant at Asian Development Bank, specializing in trade finance and FinTech. He is currently working with companies in the areas of supply chain finance, FinTech, platform governance, and data science.
Alex talks about his research on using crowd-judging for platform conflict resolution. Click here to read the paper
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- S. Alex Yang CV
Alex’s first stream of research focuses on the interaction of financial and operational decisions in supply chains, including:
- Trade credit and supply chain finance
- Managing operations under financial constraints
- FinTech and Financial Innovation
Alex’s second stream of research is on innovation in platform governance and operations, including:
- The role of technology (especially blockchain) in the platform economy
- Decentralized platform governance
- Contract innovation in platforms
Alex’s other research interests include value chain management and innovation, risk management, and applied data science.
2024
Advance selling to ease financial distress
Papanastasiou Y; Xiao S; Yang S A
Management Science 2024 In Press
Crowd-judging on two-sided platforms: an analysis of in-group bias
Kwan A P; Yang S A; Zhang A H
Management Science 2024 Vol 70:4 p 2459-2476
2023
Improving Dispute Resolution in Two-Sided Platforms: The Case of Review Blackmail
Papanastasiou Y; Yang S A; Zhang A H
Management Science 2023 Vol 69:10 p 6021-6037
Introduction to the Special Section on the Interface of Operations, Finance, and Technology (OpsFinTech)
Iancu D A; Yang S A
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2023 Vol 25:6 p 1999-2001
The impact of trade credit provision on retail inventory: an empirical investigation using synthetic controls
Chen C; Jain N; Yang S A
Management Science 2023 Vol 69:8 p 4591-4608
2022
Dynamic Trade Finance in the Presence of Information Frictions and FinTech
Lee H; Tang C; Yang S A; Zhang Y
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2022 In Press
Fix the financing of supply chains
Jain N; Yang S A; Chen C
Think at London Business School 2022 23 September
Inventory financing under Risk-Adjusted-Return-On-Capital criterion
Zhang Y; Li P; Yang S A; Huang S
Naval Research Logistics 2022 Vol 69:1 p 92-109
Platform Tokenization: Financing, Governance, and Moral Hazard
Chod J; Trichakis N; Yang S A
Management Science 2022 Vol 68:9 p 6411-6433
2021
Trade credit insurance: operational value and contract choice
Yang S A; Bakshi N; Chen C J
Management Science 2021 Vol 67:2 p 875-891
2020
Trade credit in supply chains: multiple creditors and priority rules
Yang S A; Birge J R
Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management 2020 Vol 14:1-2 p 5-22
2019
Financing suppliers under performance risk
Tang C S; Yang S A; Wu J
Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management 2019 Vol 12:2-3 p 135-151
Trade credit and supplier competition
Chod J; Lyandres E; Yang S A
Journal of Financial Economics 2019 Vol 131:2 p 484-505
2018
Sourcing from suppliers with financial constraints and performance risk
Tang C S; Yang S A; Wu J
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2018 Vol 20:1 p 70-84
Trade credit, risk sharing, and inventory financing portfolios
Yang S A; Birge J R
Management Science 2018 Vol 64:8 p 3469-3970
2017
Can small firms survive and benefit from delayed payments?
Yang S A
London Business School Review 2017 16 October
Trade credit in competition: a horizontal benefit
Peura H; Yang S A; Lai G
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2017 Vol 19:2 p 263-289
When customers anticipate liquidation sales: managing operations under financial distress
Birge JR; Parker R P; Wu M X; Yang SA
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2017 Vol 19:4 p 657-673
2015
The supply chain effects of bankruptcy
Yang S A; Birge J; Parker R
Management Science 2015 Vol 61:10 p 2320-2338
2007
A model of taxable portfolio with many assets
Birge J R; Yang S
Journal of Banking and Finance 2007 Vol 31 p 3269-3290
2024
Generative AI and Copyright: A Dynamic Perspective
Yang S A; Zhang A H
Social Sciences Research Network
Offering EV Battery Swapping as a Service: EV Manufacturers or Battery Producers?
Jiang Z Z; Li K; Tang C S; Yang S A
Social Sciences Research Network
Trade Credit and Operational Investment: A Bargaining Perspective
Chu L Y; Yang S A; Yao J
Social Sciences Research Network
2023
Capacity Expansion in Service Platforms: Ownership, Commitment, and Flexibility
Peura H; Yang S A
Social Sciences Research Network
2020
The role of FinTech in mitigating information friction in supply chain finance
Lee H-H; Yang S A; Kim K
Social Sciences Research Network
2019
Financing inventory under bank capital regulation and seller orchestration
Zhang Y; Huang S; Yang S A
Social Sciences Research Network
Teaching portfolio
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Masters Degrees core courses
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Beijing Global Experience
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Business Resilience
Covid, Brexit, financial crises, cyber-attacks, labour strikes, key employees turnover… businesses are now confronted to a vast range of possible disruptions often threatening not just their profits but also their survival. This course offers in-depth exposure to the latest knowledge, tools and frameworks relevant to business resilience, that is the capability of a business to survive and minimise costs incurred when facing disruptions. Its structure reflects the three different levels driving business resilience, namely: Strategic resilience: capability of designing or changing the business model (products offered, markets targeted) in response to actual or possible disruptions (instructor Julian Birkinshaw); Operational resilience: capability of maintaining existing core business activities when facing disruptions (Jérémie Gallien and Alex Yang); Personal resilience: capability of coping with stress-provoking events while reducing adverse experience and stress symptoms (Dan Cable). PROGRAMMES WITH THIS ELECTIVE
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Digital Deep Dive
The business world is burgeoning with novel digital technologies, from Artificial Intelligence to Blockchain and Web 3. It is imperative for business leaders to keep pace with this constantly evolving digital technologies landscape, though the task is undeniably formidable. With a combination of lectures, case discussions, workshops, and guest speeches, this course aims to provide you a deep dive into the digital space. Upon completing this course, it will help you answer the following questions. How do these most discussed digital technologies work? What are the basic elements and value-generating mechanisms of these technologies? How can these technologies help to streamline my business processes and transform my value chains? How could I adopt and manage a technology for my organization and industry to harness its full potential? PROGRAMMES WITH THIS ELECTIVE
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Emerging Topics in MSO I
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Executive Education
Short programmes offering academic excellence, global focus and exceptional diversity of perspective.
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Accelerated Development Programme
"Attending the Accelerated Development Programme is a unique opportunity for participants to learn not only from our world-class faculty but from their fellow participants. Consequently, the way the programme is designed encourages you to get to know as many people as possible and to form a life-long network of culturally diverse peers".
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Accelerated Development Programme