Jinou Xu

Core Faculty | Junior Assistant Professor

Short Profile outline

Jinou (Valentina) Xu is an Assistant Professor at the School of Management at Politecnico di Milano. She teaches courses in Production Management and Supply Chain Management at both Politecnico di Milano and the POLIMI Graduate School of Management. Jinou is an active member of national and international research communities, including EurOMA, AIDI, and IPSERA, and serves as a reviewer for multiple international journals. Her contribution also covers various national and international research projects.

Education

PHD: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Master of Science: Management Engineering, Double degree: Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino (Alta Scuola Politecnica).

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering, Double degree: Tongji University and Politecnico di Milano (PoliTong).

Email: jinou.xu@polimi.it

webpage: www4.ceda.polimi.it

Jinou Xu

Academic courses held at SOM Research Relevant Publications Grants, Awards and Honours Service to the Community

Research

Jinou (Valentina) Xu’s research focuses on operations and supply chain management, with a particular emphasis on: a) Supply chain behavior, governance, and social impact; b) The sustainable and digital transformation of supply chains. Her ongoing research examines supply chain dynamics in the context of circular transitions, labor issues and practices in extended supply chains, and the capabilities needed to facilitate supply chain decarbonization. She currently supervises 20+ Master of Science theses and graduate projects focusing on related themes.

Relevant Publications

Abdelkafi N. Xu J. Pero M. Ciccullo F. Masi A. , "Does the Combination of Sustainable Business Model Patterns Lead to Truly Sustainable Business Models? Critical Analysis of Existing Frameworks and Extensions", Journal of Business Economics, 95, 597-634

Xu J. Pero M. Fabbri M., "Unfolding the link between big data analytics and supply chain planning", Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 196

Xu J. Pero M., "A resource orchestration perspective of organizational big data analytics adoption: evidence from supply chain planning", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 53, 71-97

Xu J. Pero M. Ciccullo F. & Sianesi A. , "On relating big data analytics to supply chain planning: towards a research agenda", International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 51, 656-682

Pero M. Rossi M. Xu J. & Cigolini R. , "Designing supplier networks in global product development, International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management", International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management, 13, 115-139

Service to the community

  • Organizing committee for Setting the future: Sustainable and Digital Transition conference, 03/07/2023 - 29/11/2023
  • Post-doc Research Fellow, 01/02/2022 - 04/12/2022
  • Research Fellow, 01/07/2017 - 31/10/2018

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