Pengyu (Aaron) Wang

Pengyu (Aaron) Wang

All models are wrong, but some are useful. OM PhD student 3rd year, Economist

Research

Journal Articles

A Dynamic Multi-Agent Framework for Collective ESG Investment: Mitigation, Greenwashing, and Strategic Trade-offs

Published in Work in progress, Scheduled for talk at INFORMS 2025, Atlanta, GA., 2025

This paper develops a multi-agent framework to investigate the collective ESG decision making for companies, where their investment decisions exert significant economic externalities, thus are coupled together. We investigate the time evolution of the companies’ decisions and state trajectories.

Recommended citation: Pengyu Wang, Shi Chen. (2025). “A Dynamic Multi-Agent Framework for Collective ESG Investment: Mitigation, Greenwashing, and Strategic Trade-offs.” -. -.
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Global Supply Chain Networks, Dynamics and Disruption

Published in Work in progress, 2025

This paper develops a firm-level supply chain network to investigate the ex post impacts of disruptive events—such as natural disasters, revolutionary technological breakthroughs, or geopolitical conflicts—on global supply chains.

Recommended citation: Pengyu Wang, Shi Chen. (2025). “Global Supply Chain Networks, Dynamics and Disruption.” -. -.
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Can Less be More? A Hybrid Solution to the Print-on-Demand Platforms

Published in Submit to Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2025

This paper optimizes the production strategy in the print-on-demand industry, investigating the game-theoretic relationships between content creators and platforms. We provide a hybrid production framework with incentive-compatible implementation strategies to demonstrate its effectiveness.

Recommended citation: Pengyu Wang, Yuankun Li, Masha Shunko, Yong-Pin Zhou. (2025). “Can Less be More? A Hybrid Solution to the Print-on-Demand Platforms.” -. -.
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Who Are the Winners? Business Opportunity Management—A Scope of Business Relationships

Published in Work in progress, 2025

We leverage a rich dataset from a prominent firm in the semiconductor industry to examine how business partnerships—relationships with downstream distributors and end customers—impact a company’s strategic behavior in exploring and exploiting potential business opportunities.

Recommended citation: Pengyu Wang, Shi Chen. (2025). “Who Are the Winners? Business Opportunity Management—A Scope of Business Relationships.” -. -.
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