Rate My Professor Jimmy Chen

Jimmy Chen is an Associate Professor of Analytics & Operations Management in the Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University. His academic background includes a PhD in Supply Chain and Information Systems from Pennsylvania State University (2014), an MBA in Supply Chain Management and Finance from SUNY Buffalo (2006), and a BS in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from National Taiwan University (2000). Chen's research specializations encompass supply chain management, operations decisions, business analytics, and related ethical and equity issues, reflected in his peer-reviewed publications.

Key publications include "Inventory Allocation in the Presence of Service-Level Agreements" with D.J. Thomas in Production and Operations Management (2018, 51 citations), "A review and analysis of service level agreements and chargebacks in the retail industry" in The International Journal of Logistics Management (2018, 13 citations), "Shipment sizing for autonomous trucks of road freight" with Y. Lu in The International Journal of Logistics Management (2021, 11 citations), "Simulating influenza epidemics with waning vaccine immunity" with A.C. Stanciu in Medicine (2021, 10 citations), "Fulfillment lead time and capacity decisions under demand chasing" in INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research (2022), "Ethical challenges for same-day delivery contractors" with X. Chen in International Journal of Ethics and Systems (2024), and "Telehealth utilization among Medicare beneficiaries: disparities and pathways to equity" in International Journal of Healthcare Management (2025). He has also advanced decision sciences education through "A searchable spreadsheet for educational games in the decision sciences" in Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (2021, 11 citations) and games such as "Introduction to Reverse Auctions: The BucknellAuto Game" and "Introduction to Probability: Bison Hold’em Poker Game" in INFORMS Transactions on Education (2018 and 2020).

Chen teaches courses including Global Supply Chain Management (ANOP 301), Data Visualization for Business Analytics (ANOP 270), Operations Management (ANOP 202), Spreadsheet Modeling & Data Analysis (ANOP 102), Management in a Global, Societal & Cultural Context (MGMT 290), and Business Analytics Practicum (ANOP 400). In 2025, he received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching from Bucknell University. He serves as Associate Editor for Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education.