Fang Kan
School
College of Management and Economics
Professional Title
Professor
Administrative Appointments
Professor
Discipline
Industrial Engineering
Contact Information
kfang@tju.edu.cn
Brief Introduction
Hello! I'm Kan Fang.
I'm a Professor in the College of Management and Economics at Tianjin University. My research interests are in scheduling, vehicle routing, assembly line balancing and combinatorial optimization. I received a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University in 2013, and a BS and MS in Mathematics and Operations Research from Zhejiang University in 2007 and 2009.
Education Background
- Bachelor’s Degree| Zhejiang University| Mathematics| 2007
- Master’s Degree| Zhejiang University| Operations Research| 2009
- Doctoral degree| Purdue University| Industrial Engineering| 2013
Research Interests
- Scheduling
- 车辆路径优化
- Intelligent Manufacturing
- Emergency Management
Academic Achievements
- Papers
- [1] Z. Mao, Z. Xie, K. Fang, D. Huang, Z. Zhao*. In-plant autonomous mobile robot scheduling and routing problem considering battery consumption model. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 183: 105488, 2026.
- [2] Z. Mao, W. Wang*, Y. Sun, K. Fang. Job shop scheduling problem with a dual-gripper robot. IISE Transactions, available online, 2025. （ABS3）
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- [3] D. Huang, Z. Mao, K. Fang*, S. Kumar, M. Zhang. Forecasting automobile sales with social media information under pandemic emergencies: Evidence from Chinese automobile industry. Annals of Operations Research, available online, 2025. (ABS3)
- [4] D. Li*, K. E. Stecke, Y. Yin*, K. Fang, H. Jin, I. Kaku. Why and How Seru Production Systems Are Responsive and Efficient in Volatile Markets. Production and Operations Management, available online, 2025. (UTD24)
- [5] Z. Mao, T. Cao, E. Fu, K. Fang*, D. Huang. An adaptive hybrid neighbourhood search algorithm for order acceptance and batch scheduling problem in additive manufacturing. International Journal of Production Research, available online, 2025. (ABS3)
- [6] 方侃，安义丹，朱宁，黄典*。考虑无人机站的车辆路径规划问题。管理科学学报 28(1): 61-76, 2025。
- [7] Z. Mao, Q. Pan, K. Fang, D. Huang, Y. Sun*. A two-stage adaptive neighborhood search heuristic for the medical waste collection rerouting and rescheduling problem. Expert Systems with Applications 287: 128167, 2025. (ABS1)
- [8] Y. Qiu, Y. Chen, Kan Fang, K. Fang*. A novel communication-efficient heterogeneous federated positive and unlabelled learning method for credit scoring. Computers and Operation Research 177: 106982, 2025. (ABS3)
- [9] S. Wang*, H. Zhang, F. Chu, K. Fang. A cutting-plane algorithm for an orienteering problem with mandatory visits and simultaneous production. International Journal of Production Research, available online, 2025. (ABS3)
- [10] D. Huang, Z. Mao*, K. Fang*, E. Fu, M.L. Pinedo. An Improved Combinatorial Benders Decomposition Algorithm for the Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly Line Balancing Problem. INFORMS Journal on Computing, available online, 2024. (UTD24)
- [11] Y. Qiu, Y. Chen, Kan Fang*, L. Yu*, K. Fang*. Fraud Detection by Integrating Multisource Heterogeneous Presence-only Data. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 37(4): 998-1017, 2025. (UTD24)
- [12] K. Fang, E. Fu*, D. Huang*, G.Y. Ke, M. Verma. A value-at-risk based approach to the routing problem of multi-hazmat railcars. European Journal of Operational Research 320(1): 132-145, 2025. (ABS4)
- [13] Z. Mao, J. Zhang, Y. Sun, K. Fang, D. Huang*. Balancing parallel assembly lines with human-robot collaboration: problem definition, mathematical model and tabu search approach. International Journal of Production Research 63(1): 51-85, 2025. (ABS3)
- [14] Z. Mao, E. Fu, D. Huang, K. Fang*, L. Chen. Combinatorial Benders decomposition for single machine scheduling in additive manufacturing with two-dimensional packing constraints. European Journal of Operational Research 317(3):890-905, 2024. (ABS4)
- [15] Z. Mao, Y. Sun, K. Fang, D. Huang*, J. Zhang. Balancing and scheduling of assembly line with multi-type collaborative robots. International Journal of Production Economics 271: 109207, 2024. (ABS3)
- [16] Z. Mao, Y. Sun, K. Fang, D. Huang*, J. Zhang. Model and metaheuristic for human–robot collaboration assembly line worker assignment and balancing problem. Computers & Operations Research 165: 106605, 2024. (ABS3)
- [17] D. Wang, K. Fang*, W. Luo, W. Ouyang. Approximation algorithms for mixed batch scheduling on parallel machines. Journal of the Operational Research Society 75(12): 2365-2374, 2024. (ABS3)
- [18] K. Fang, W. Luo*, M.L. Pinedo, M. Jin, L. Lu. Rescheduling for new orders on a single machine with rejection. Journal of the Operational Research Society 75(2): 346-360, 2024. (ABS3)
- [19] Z. Mao, J. Zhang, K. Fang, D. Huang*, Y. Sun. Balancing U-type assembly lines with human-robot collaboration. Computers & Operations Research 159: 106359, 2023. (ABS3)
- [20] S. Chen, Y. Qiu*, J. Li, K. Fang, K. Fang*; Precision marketing for financial industry using a PU-learning recommendation method. Journal of Business Research 160: 113771, 2023 (ABS3)
- [21] D. Huang, Z. Mao, K. Fang*, L. Chen. Solving the shortest path interdiction problem via reinforcement learning. International Journal of Production Research 61(1): 31-48, 2023. (ABS3)
- [22] D. Huang, Z. Mao, K. Fang*, B. Yuan. Combinatorial Benders decomposition for mixed-model two-sided assembly line balancing problem. International Journal of Production Research 60(8): 2598-2624, 2022. (ABS3)
- [23] K. Fang, S. Wang*, M.L. Pinedo, L. Chen, F. Chu. A combinatorial Benders decomposition algorithm for parallel machine scheduling with working-time restrictions. European Journal of Operational Research 291(1): 128-146, 2021. (ABS4)
- [24] K. Fang*, W. Luo, A. Che. Speed scaling in two-machine lot-streaming flow shops with consistent sublots. Journal of the Operational Research Society 72(11): 2429-2441, 2021. (ABS3)
- [25] Z. Mao, D. Huang, K. Fang*, C. Wang, D. Lu. Milk-run routing problem with progress-lane in the collection of automobile parts. Annals of Operations Research 291: 657–684, 2020. (ABS3)
- [26] Q. Yu, K. Fang*, N. Zhu*, S. Ma. A matheuristic approach to the orienteering problem with service time dependent profits. European Journal of Operational Research 273(2): 488-503, 2019. (ABS4)
- [27] S. Wang, Z. Zhu, K. Fang, F. Chu, C. Chu*. Scheduling on a two-machine permutation flow shop under time-of-use electricity tariffs. International Journal of Production Research 56(9): 3173-3187, 2018. (ABS3)
- [28] K. Fang, G.Y. Ke*, M. Verma. A routing and scheduling approach to rail transportation of hazardous materials with demand due dates. European Journal of Operational Research 261(1): 154-168, 2017. (ABS4)
- [29] K. Fang, N.A. Uhan*, F. Zhao, J.W. Sutherland. Scheduling on a single machine under time-of-use tariffs. Annals of Operations Research 238(1): 199-227, 2016. (ABS3)
- [30] K. Fang, N.A. Uhan*, F. Zhao, J.W. Sutherland. Flow shop scheduling with peak power consumption constraints. Annals of Operations Research 206(1): 115-145, 2013. (ABS3)
- [31] K. Fang, N.A. Uhan, F. Zhao*, J.W. Sutherland. A new approach to scheduling in manufacturing for power consumption and carbon footprint reduction. Journal of Manufacturing Systems 30(4): 234-240, 2011. (ABS1，ESI高被引论文)
- Honors & Awards
- [1] 第十九届天津市社会科学优秀成果奖三等奖(2025)
- [2] 第十九届天津市社会科学优秀成果奖一等奖(2025)