ALAlys Liang

Research

Papers

Research in retail operations, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and operations for social good.

01

Combining a Smart Pricing Policy with a Simple Replenishment Policy: Managing Uncertainties in the Presence of Stochastic Purchase Returns

with Stefanus Jasin and Joline Uichanco

Mathematics of Operations Research · Published online, 2025

  • Selected for MSOM SIG, 2023
  • Second prize, POMS-HK Best Student Paper Competition, 2022
  • Winner, EURO Pricing and Revenue Management Student Video Presentation Award, 2022
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02

Assortment and Inventory Planning under Dynamic (Stockout-based) Substitution in the Presence of Customer Returns: A Fluid Analysis

with Stefanus Jasin and Xiuli Chao

Major revision (Round 2) at Operations Research

Latest update: 03 Jan 2026

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03

Assortment and Inventory Planning Under Dynamic Substitution with MNL Model: An LP Approach and an Asymptotically Optimal Policy

with Stefanus Jasin and Joline Uichanco

Major revision (Round 4) at Operations Research

Latest update: 10 Apr 2026

  • Presented at INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Conference, 2023
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04

Expected Profit of the Best Fixed Price Policy Decays Exponentially in Lead Time

with Stefanus Jasin, Yanzhe (Murray) Lei, and Lai Wei

Major revision (Round 2) at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

Latest update: 07 Jan 2025

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05

Power of Waste-Aware Display Policies in Online Grocery Retail: A Unified Framework

New

with Sajjad Najafi and Huanan Zhang

Under review at Operations Research

Latest update: 27 May 2026

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06

Asymptotically Optimal Sequential Testing with Heterogeneous LLMs

New

with Guokai Li, Yanzhe (Murray) Lei, Mo Liu, Stefanus Jasin, Fenghua Yang, and Preet Baxi

Working paper

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07

Right Stage, Right Time: Dynamic Seed-Fund Allocation with State-Dependent Donor Response in Healthcare Crowdfunding

New

with Sentao Miao, Yuqian Xu, and Quan Zhou

Under review at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

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