Fasheng Xu
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management
Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
Research Interests
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Economics of FinTech and Blockchain
-- Blockchain for Supply Chains, Smart Contract, Tokenization, Crowdfunding, Open Banking, DeFi, CBDC
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Interface of Operations and Finance
-- Supply Chain Finance, Factoring & Reverse Factoring, Trade Finance, Financial Market Frictions
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Social Operations Management
-- Network Effects, Social Learning, Social Influence, Word-of-Mouth, Online Influencer, Wisdom of the Crowd
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Social and Economic Networks
-- Supply Chain Networks, Financial Networks, Network Centrality, Network Games, Network Traceability
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Information Economics
-- Economics of Data and Privacy, Consumer Privacy, Data Markets, Bayesian Persuasion, Information Design
Journal Publications
1. A Supply Chain Theory of Factoring and Reverse Factoring [Journal] [SSRN]
-- with Panos Kouvelis
-- Management Science (2021)
○ Finalist, 2022 MSOM iFORM SIG Best Paper Award Competition
2. Impact of Traceability Technology Adoption in Food Supply Chain Networks [Journal] [SSRN]
-- with Lingxiu Dong, Puping Jiang
-- Management Science (2022)
○ Winner, 2020 POMS PITM Best Student Paper Competition (Puping Jiang)
○ Previously titled "Blockchain Adoption for Traceability in Food Supply Chain Networks"
3. Blockchain-Enabled Deep-Tier Supply Chain Finance [Journal] [SSRN]
-- with Lingxiu Dong, Yunzhe Qiu
-- Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2022)
○ Finalist, 2021 INFORMS Section on Finance Best Student Paper Competition (Yunzhe Qiu)
○ Accepted for 2021 MSOM iFORM SIG Conference
4. The Value of Smart Contract in Trade Finance [Journal] [SSRN]
-- with Xiaoyu Wang
-- Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2022)
○ Honorable Mention, 2022 POMS College of SCM Best Student Paper Competition (Xiaoyu Wang)
○ Finalist, 2021 INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Paper Competition
○ Accepted for 2021 MSOM iFORM SIG Conference
○ Previously titled "A Theory of FinTech and Trade Finance"
Working Papers
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Invoice Tokenization for Deep-Tier Payables Finance [SSRN]
-- with Jing Hou, Burak Kazaz
○ Accepted for 2022 MSOM iFORM SIG Conference
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A Model of Livestream Selling with Online Influencers [SSRN]
-- with Jing Hou, Houcai Shen
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Consumer Privacy in Online Retail Supply Chains [SSRN]
-- with Xiaoyu Wang, Fuqiang Zhang
-- Major Revision, Management Science
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Crowdfunding under Social Learning and Network Externalities [SSRN]
-- with Fuqiang Zhang
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Crowdfunding vs. Bank Financing: Effects of Market Uncertainty and Awareness Expansion [SSRN]
-- with Xiaomeng Guo, Guang Xiao, Fuqiang Zhang
○ Accepted for 2019 MSOM iFORM SIG Conference
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Crowdfunding Strategy in the Presence of Social Interactions [SSRN]
-- with Xiaomeng Guo, Guang Xiao, Fuqiang Zhang
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Innovation Against Imitation: How to Compete with Copycats in Crowdfunding?
-- with Zepeng Chen, Xiaomeng Guo, Guang Xiao
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Retailing Strategies of Imperfect Produce and the Battle Against Food Waste
-- with Haoran Yu, Burak Kazaz
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Coddle the Manufacturer or the Retailer: Government Loan Policy for Nascent Supply Chains
-- with Jing Hou, Omkar Palsule-Desai, Nagesh Gavirneni
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Sustainable Supply Chain Finance and ESG Performance
-- with Lingxiu Dong, Xiaoyu Wang
Book Chapters
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Blockchain-Based Digital Payment Obligation for Trade Finance
-- with Jing Hou, Burak Kazaz
-- Foundations and Trends® in Technology, Information and Operations Management, 2023
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Crowdfunding Adoption in the Presence of Word-of-Mouth Communication
-- with Xiaomeng Guo, Guang Xiao, Fuqiang Zhang
-- Foundations and Trends® in Technology, Information and Operations Management, 2022