/desautels/taxonomy/term/2938/all en /desautels/channels/news/2020-sshrc-insight-grants-awarded-329114 <h4>Congratulations to the Desautels professors who received 2020 SSHRC Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants.</h4> <hr /> <h5>SSHRC Insight Grants</h5> <ul> <li>Professor <a href="/desautels/laurent-barras">Laurent Barras</a> (with Professor <a href="/desautels/david-schumacher">David Schumacher</a>)</li> <li>Professor <a href="/desautels/sebastien-betermier">Sebastien Betermier</a></li> <li>Professor <a href="/desautels/lisa-cohen">Lisa Cohen</a></li></ul> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:02:04 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 79909 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-professors-awarded-ivado-research-funding-323073 <p>Four Desautels professors have been awarded research grants by the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO), a Montreal-based scientific and economic data science hub. The grants will fund three two-year research projects led by Desautels professors as part of IVADO’s Fundamental Research Funding Program.</p> Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:29:58 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76120 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/charging-electric-vehicle-sharing-fleet-331575 <p>Electric vehicle (EV) sharing programs rely on publicly available charging infrastructure. Yet often there simply isn’t enough infrastructure to go around, creating a major barrier to success. In 2016, the vehicle sharing company Car2Go sold off its fleet of EVs in San Diego largely because the city<span>’s charging infrastructure couldn<span>’t keep pace with demand. Or so it seemed. With too many vehicles being dropped off at a few charging points in high-use areas, delays grew. </span></span></p> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:37:43 +0000 julie.lapalme@affiliate.mcgill.ca 80915 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/wei-qi-awarded-2019-nserc-discovery-grant-298922 <p>Congratulations to <strong><a href="/desautels/wei-qi">Wei Qi</a></strong>, Assistant Professor in Operations Management, awarded 2019 NSERC Discovery Grant “Towards a Smart-City Future: Urban-Scale Integration of Mobility and Energy Systems”.</p> Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:49:45 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 74667 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/wei-qi-awarded-2019-frqsc-new-academics-grant-298920 <p>Congratulations to <a href="/desautels/wei-qi"><strong>Wei Qi</strong></a>, Assistant Professor in Operations Management, awarded the 2019 FRQSC New Academics Grant (Soutien à la recherche pour la relève professorale) “Le partage de la mobilité durable dans les villes intelligentes” (“Sharing Sustainable Mobility in Smart Cities”). </p> Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:41:05 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 74665 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/smart-city-scope-operations-management-289480 <p><strong>Authors: <a href="/desautels/wei-qi">Wei Qi</a></strong> and Zuo-Jun Max Shen</p> <p><strong>Publication: </strong><em>Production and Operations Management</em><span>, Forthcoming</span></p> <p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> <p>We are entering an era of great expectations towards our cities. The vision of “smart city” has been pursued worldwide to transform urban habitats into superior efficiency, quality and sustainability. This phenomenon prompts us to ponder what role the scholars in operations management (OM) can assume. In this essay, we express our initial thoughts on expanding OM to the smart-city scope. We review smart-city initiatives of governments, industry, national laboratories and academia. We argue that the smart-city movement will transition from the tech-oriented stage to the decision-oriented stage. Hence, a smart city can be perceived as a system scope within which planning and operational decisions are orchestrated at the urban scale, reflective of multidimensional needs, and adaptive to massive data and innovation. The benefits of studying smart-city OM are manifold and significant: contributing to deeper understanding of smart cities by providing advanced analytical frameworks, pushing OM knowledge boundaries (such as data-driven decision making), and empowering the OM community to deliver much broader impacts than before. We discuss several research opportunities to embody these thoughts, in the interconnected contexts of smart buildings, smart grid, smart mobility and new retail. These opportunities arise from the increasing integration of systems and business models at the urban scale.</p> <p> Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:59:05 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 73155 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/shared-mobility-last-mile-delivery-design-operational-prescriptions-and-environmental-impact-286309 <p><strong>Authors: </strong><a href="/desautels/wei-qi"><strong>Wei Qi</strong></a>, Lefei Li, Sheng Liu, Zuo-Jun Max Shen</p> <p><strong>Publication: </strong><em>Manufacturing & Service Operations Management</em>, Vol. 20, No. 4, Fall 2018</p> <p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:08:19 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 68568 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/sharing-demand-side-energy-resources-conceptual-design-286298 <p><strong>Authors: <a href="/desautels/node/67808">Wei Qi</a></strong>, Bo Shen, Hongcai Zhang, Zuo-Jun Max Shen</p> <p><strong>Publication: </strong><em>Energy,</em><strong> </strong>Vol. 135, September 2017</p> <p><strong>Abstract: </strong></p> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:39:14 +0000 thao.nguyen3@mail.mcgill.ca 68562 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/prof-wei-qi-wins-informs-chuck-revelle-rising-star-award-2021-335738 <p>Congratulations to <strong><a href="/desautels/wei-qi">Wei Qi</a></strong>, Associate Professor in Operations Management, Winner of the INFORMS Chuck ReVelle Rising Star Award 2021</p> Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:13:17 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 85593 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/crowdshipping-could-be-answer-delivery-delays-e-commerce-soars-327633 <p>The sharp rise in e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic has strained the ability of Canada Post and private couriers alike to keep up with demand.</p> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:33:16 +0000 julie.lapalme@affiliate.mcgill.ca 78002 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/2020-virtual-smart-city-operations-and-analytics-conference-321125 <p>The <a href="/desautels/research/specializations/operations-management/2020-smart-city-operations-and-analytics-conference">Smart-City Operations and Analytics Conference</a> will take place virtually on Tuesday, October 20, 2</p> Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:29:29 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 75599 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-professors-celebrated-their-teaching-excellence-323094 <p>Congratulations to <a href="/desautels/sebastien-betermier"><b>Sebastien Betermier</b></a>, Professor of Finance, and <a href="/desautels/wei-qi"><b>Wei Qi</b></a>, Professor of Operations Management, who were honoured at ���ϲʿ������’s Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in teaching.</p> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 16:54:51 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76129 at /desautels