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Jinzhi Bu

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong

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1.

Context-Based Dynamic Pricing with Separable Demand Models

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 27 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2023
Jinzhi Bu, David Simchi-Levi and Chonghuan Wang
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - School of Engineering and University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management
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Separable Demand, Dynamic Pricing, Contextual Information, Online Learning

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Offline Pricing and Demand Learning with Censored Data

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2021
Jinzhi Bu, David Simchi-Levi and Li Wang
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - School of Engineering and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Operations Research Center
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price optimization, demand censoring, data-driven algorithm, offline learning, finite-sample analysis

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Managing Perishable Inventory Systems with Positive Lead Times: Inventory Position vs. Projected Inventory Level

Number of pages: 131 Posted: 01 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2026
Jinzhi Bu, Xiting Gong and Huanyu Yin
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
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perishable inventory, lead times, inventory issuance, inventory position, projected inventory level, asymptotic analysis

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Asymptotic Optimality of Base-Stock Policies for Perishable Inventory Systems

Forthcoming, Management Science
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2022
Jinzhi Bu, Xiting Gong and Xiuli Chao
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
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perishable inventory, base-stock policy, asymptotic analysis, inventory issuance, lead time

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Online Pricing with Offline Data: Phase Transition and Inverse Square Law

Forthcoming in Management Science
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 29 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2021
Jinzhi Bu, David Simchi-Levi and Yunzong Xu
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - School of Engineering and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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dynamic pricing, online learning, offline data, phase transition, inverse-square law

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Feature-Based Dynamic Pricing with Online Learning and Offline Data

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 20 May 2025 Last Revised: 21 May 2026
Jinzhi Bu, David Simchi-Levi, Yunzong Xu and Chen Wen (Sabrina) Zhai
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - School of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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contextual dynamic pricing, online learning, offline data, instance-dependent regret, heterogeneous elasticity

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Constant-Order Policies for Lost-Sales Inventory Models with Random Supply Functions: Asymptotics and Heuristic

Forthcoming, Operations Research
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 02 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2021
Jinzhi Bu, Xiting Gong and Dacheng Yao
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Inventory, Lost Sales, Random Supply Function, Constant-Order Policy, Lead Time, Penalty Cost

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Asymptotic Optimality of Simple Policies for Stochastic Inventory System with Delivery Lead Time and Purchase Returns

Number of pages: 102 Posted: 04 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2026
Jinzhi Bu, Huanan Zhang and Stefanus Jasin
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business and University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
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Asymptotic Scaling of Optimal Cost and Asymptotic Optimality of Base-Stock Policy in Several Multi-Dimensional Inventory Systems

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2024
Jinzhi Bu, Xiting Gong and Xiuli Chao
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
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optimal cost, asymptotic scaling, large unit penalty cost, asymptotic optimality

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Asymptotic Optimality of Dual Base-Stock Policies for Omni-Channel Perishable Inventory Systems

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 05 May 2025
Yin Pan, Sentao Miao, Jinzhi Bu and Mingzheng Wang
Zhejiang University, University of Colorado at Boulder, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Zhejiang University
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perishable inventory, dual base-stock policy, asymptotic analysis, omni-channel systems

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Misspecification Loss in Inventory Systems with Correlated Demand

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 24 Apr 2026
Guokai Li, Jinzhi Bu, Boxiao (Beryl) Chen and Stefanus Jasin
Queen's University - Smith School of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management and University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
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inventory management, correlated demand, misspecification

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Non-stationary Stochastic Optimization: Adaptive Stochastic Gradient Descent Algorithm and Applications in Operations

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 17 Jul 2026
Jinzhi Bu, Siyi Wang and Sen Yang
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies and New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Stochastic Gradient Descent, Unknown Variation Budget, Dynamic Regret, Non-perishable Inventory Control, Auction Bidding, Portfolio Selection