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Jing-Sheng Song

R. David Thomas Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Fuqua School of Business

Current Appointments & Affiliations


R. David Thomas Distinguished Professor of Business Administration · 2018 - Present Fuqua School of Business
Professor of Business Administration · 2003 - Present Fuqua School of Business

In the News


Published April 16, 2024
How Blockchain Can Save Your Strawberries
Published October 26, 2023
Good Reads for the Fall: New Books From Duke Authors
Published September 19, 2019
Will 3-D Printing Make Spare Parts Obsolete?

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Recent Publications


Predictive Three-Dimensional Printing of Spare Parts with Internet of Things

Journal Article Management Science · March 1, 2025 Industry 4.0 integrates digital and physical technologies to transform work management, where two core enablers are the internet of things (IoT) and threedimensional printing (3DP). IoT monitors complex systems in real time, whereas 3DP enables agile manuf ... Full text Cite

Conditional Lead-Time Flexibility in an Assemble-to-Order System

Journal Article Manufacturing and Service Operations Management · November 1, 2024 Problem definition: We introduce and formalize a concept termed conditional lead-time flexibility (CLF), which refers to the industry practice where a manufacturer requests that its upstream suppliers dynamically adjust the pipeline orders' remaining lead ... Full text Cite

Digitizing Spare Parts Supply Chain via 3D Printing: An Operational Cost Analysis

Journal Article INFORMS Transactions on Education · September 1, 2024 Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Multi-Product Assemble-to-Order Systems: Performance Optimization and Supply Chain Applications

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2003 - 2005

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Education, Training & Certifications


Columbia University · 1991 Ph.D.