Dr. Dr. Ruibing Wang
Postdoctoral Researcher, Chair of Service Operations Management
University of Mannheim
Schloss Schneckenhof Ost (SO) – Room SO 217
68161 Mannheim
Schloss Schneckenhof Ost (SO) – Room SO 217
68161 Mannheim
E-mail: ruibing.wanguni-mannheim.de
Consultation hour(s):
by appointment
by appointment
Teaching Responsibilities
- OPM 582 Case Studies in Operations Management
- OPM 581 Service Operations Management
- OPM 301 Operations Management
- Bachelor Thesis, Seminar Thesis, and Master Thesis
Research
- Revenue management and pricing, Consumer behavior
- Operations management of digital platforms and AI
- Approximate optimization
- Analytical modeling, Optimal control theory, Game-theoretical modeling
Publications
- Wang, R., Wang, Q., and Chiang, W. K. Optimal promotional mix and pricing. In Tsan-Ming Jason Choi (Eds), Encyclopedia in Operations Management (Elsevier Reference Collection in Social Sciences). Elsevier Inc. (Forthcoming).
- Wang, R., Wang, Q., and Chiang, W. K. (2024) Optimal promotional mix and pricing when faced with uncertain product value. European Journal of Operational Research, 313(2), 637–651.
- Zheng, R., Wang, R., and Yang, C. (2020). How consumer valuation heterogeneity impacts firms' profit: Peer influence makes a difference. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 149, 106846.
- Ji, Y., Wang, R., and Gou, Q. (2019). Monetization on mobile platforms: Balancing in‐app advertising and user base growth. Production and Operations Management, 28(9), 2202-2220.
- Wang, R., Gou, Q., Choi, T.-M., and Liang, L. (2016). Advertising strategies for mobile platforms with “Apps”. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 48(5), 767–778.
Presentations at conferences
- Wang, R., Schön, C., Vetter, O. (2025). Assortment planning and pricing with consumer searching: The role of anticipated regret. 2025 INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Conference, New York City, USA.
- Wang, R., Schön, C., Vetter, O. (2025). Assortment planning and pricing with consumer searching: The role of anticipated regret. Workshop on Choice-based Optimisation and Demand Modelling, Lancaster, UK.
- Wang, R., Schön, C., Vetter, O. (2024). Assortment planning and pricing with consumer searching: The role of anticipated regret. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA.
- Wang, R., Schön, C., Vetter, O. (2024). Assortment planning and pricing with consumer searching: The role of anticipated regret. International Conference on Operations Research, Munich, Germany.
- Wang, R., Chiang, W. K. (2019). To preannounce or not? A competitive analysis of new-generation product introduction strategy. The Tenth POMS-HK International Conference, Hong Kong, China.
- Ji, Y., Wang, R., Gou, Q. (2016). Dynamics and efficiency of a mobile platform. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, USA.
- Chiang, W. K., Wang, R. (2016). Optimal promotional mix and pricing strategy with risk averse buyers. INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, Shanghai, China.
Awards
- Bridge funding for female researchers of all qualification phases, University of Mannheim, 2022
- Dean of Chinese Academy of Sciences Award, University of Science and Technology of China, 2019
- National Scholarship for Doctoral Students, University of Science and Technology of China, 2018
Professional Experience
05/ 2021-Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Chair of Service Operations Management (Prof. Dr. Schön), Business School, University of Mannheim 2016–2019 Research Assistant, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong Education
2015–2021 Ph.D. (Joint Ph.D. Program) Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 2013–2019 Ph.D. Management Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China 2008–2012 B.Sc. Business Administration, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China