Lecture Title: ML On Time? The Value of Machine Learning Tools on Airlines’ Operational Performance

Speaker: Prof. Xiang Wan, The Ohio State University, USA

Time: 9:00–10:30, June 5, 2026

Venue: Meeting Room 2, Kuang Yaming Building, Central Campus

Organizer: School of Business and Management, Jilin University

Profile of the speaker:

Xiang Wan, PhD, is currently a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at the Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, USA; FCOB Distinguished Professor; Director of the PhD Program at the College of Business; and a Senator of The Ohio State University. His main research directions include supply chain management, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He serves as Associate Editor of Decision Sciences Journal, Senior Editor of Journal of Business Logistics, and editorial board member of Production and Operations Management and Journal of Operations Management, and is a reviewer for more than ten top international academic journals, including Strategic Management Journal and Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. He has published more than ten academic papers in SCI-indexed academic journals. Professor Wan’s research has been published in internationally renowned academic journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, and Journal of Business Logistics. Professor Wan was reported by The Wall Street Journal as one of 12 experts in big data applications in supply chain, and his research paper “Too Much of a Good Thing? The Impact of Product Variety on Operations and Sales Performance” was cited and discussed by Deloitte, one of the Big Four accounting firms.