Daniel Lin

Associate Professor of Operations Management

• PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Operations, Technology and Innovation Management
  
• MS, Stanford University, Management Science and Engineering
  
• BS, National Chiao Tung University, Industrial Engineering
  

Yen-Ting (Daniel) Lin is an associate professor of operations management at the University of San Diego School of Business, where he teaches operations management, prescriptive analytics and blockchain courses. Lin is generally interested in supply chain issues in the presence of competition. He looks into companies' pricing strategies when customers strategically wait for markdowns and vertical integration strategies. His recent research also includes issues on environmentally and socially responsible operations. In particular, he looks into the impact of various instruments, including eco-friendly labels, government regulations and blockchain technology, on firms' product design, pricing and sourcing decisions.

Lin received his PhD in operations management from UNC Chapel Hill, his master's in management science and engineering from Stanford University, and his bachelor's in industrial engineering from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.  

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Selected Publications

• Yazdani, S., Cai, W., Huang, E., Lin, Y. (2017) A Game Theory Perspective on Requirement-Based Engineering Design.
• Lin, Y., Parlakturk, A., Swaminathan, J. (2018) Are Strategic Customers Bad for a Supply Chain?, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 20(3), 389-600.
• Dai, X., Lin, Y., Shi, R. (2018) A Manufacturer’s Responsible Sourcing Strategy: Going Organic or Participating in Fair Trade?.
• Lin, Y., Chen, Y. (2015) Competitive outsourcing: choosing between value-added services and key component supplying capability, International Journal of Production Research , 53(12), 3635--3650.
• Lin, Y., Tang, N. (2015) The efficiency of target-date funds, Journal of Asset Management, 16(2), 131-148.
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