Department of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management

After he graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor C.H. Cheng furthered his education in the U.S.A. He obtained his MSc in Computer Science, MBA, PhD from the University of Iowa. While he was a graduate student, he worked at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics as a programming analyst. He started his teaching career at Kentucky State University. Later, he returned to Hong Kong and joined the Department of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He is now an Associate Professor.

Professor Cheng’s research interests lie in computer and information technology, and logistics and operations management. In particular, he makes use of computer and information technology in solving problems in logistics and operations management. His work has produced over 50 articles in internationally reputed journals, including the ACM Transactions on Information Systems, Annals of Operations Research, Computers & Operations Research, European Journal of Operational Research, Expert Systems, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Information and Management, Journal of Information Technology, Journal of Operational Research Society, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Omega, Operations Research, etc. He is a member of the ACM, DSI, and INFORMS. He also regularly attends their conferences and makes academic presentations.

Professor Cheng, together with Professor J.W. Boe (from the University of Iowa), developed a group technology layout design algorithm. This algorithm was implemented and used by a third party for a toys manufacturer in South Brazil. In addition, Professor Cheng provided consulting services to several Manufacturing and Services Companies in Hong Kong. The nature of these projects ranges from MRPII implementation to evaluation of micro-payment systems.

In the past two years, Professor Cheng has trained two teams of undergraduate students for the student day of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport in Hong Kong. The aim of the competition is to assess student’s ability to formulate and defend solutions to recent logistics- and transport-related problems. Major local universities were invited to take part in the competition. The CUHK teams have won 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up awards, respectively.

Information Systems

Operations Management

Facility Location and Layout

Logistics

Number of Journal Publications: 56
Total Citation Count (Google Scholar) = 577
Total Citation Count (Thomson ISI Web of Science) = 310

Balakrishnan J., and Cheng C.H., “Multi-period planning and uncertainty issues in cellular manufacturing: a review and future directions”, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 177, No. 1, pp. 281-309, 2007.

Cheng C.H and Wong K.F., “An analysis of security threats of electronic election systems”, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 4-20, 2006.

Balakrishnan J., Cheng C.H., and Wong C.W., “A quantitative model to understand IS outsourcing”, International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 221-232, 2006.

Balakrishnan J., and Cheng C.H., “The theory of constraints and the make-or-buy decision: an update and review”, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 41. No. 1, pp. 40-47, 2005.

Balakrishnan J., Cheng C.H., and Wong K.F., “FACOPT: A facility layout optimization System”, Computers & Operations Research, Vol. 30, No. 11, pp. 1625-1641, 2003.

Cheng C.H., Lee W.K., and Wong K.F., “A GA-based clustering approach for database partitioning”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 215-230, 2002.

Cheng C.H., Madan M.S., Gupta Y.P., and So S., “Solving the capacitated lot-sizing problem with backorder consideration”, Journal of Operational Research Society, Vol. 52, No. 8, pp. 952-959, 2001.

Cheng C.H., and Miltenburg J., “A Lagrangian relaxation algorithm for a production planning problem where products have alternate routings”, Information Systems and Operational Research (INFOR), Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 333-350, 2001.

Cheng C.H., Miltenburg J., and Motwani J., “The effect of straight- and U-shaped lines on quality”, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 321-334, 2000.

Balakrishnan J., Cheng C.H., and Conway D.G., “An improved pair-wise exchange heuristic for the dynamic plant layout problem”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 38, No. 13, pp. 3067-3077, 2000.

Balakrishnan J., and Cheng C.H., “Genetic search and the dynamic layout problem”, Computers & Operations Research, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 587-593, 2000.

Cheng C.H., Goh C.H., and Lee-Post A., “Solving the partitioning problem in database design”, Journal of Database Management, Vol. 10, No.1, pp. 36-38, 1999.

Cheng C.H., Gupta Y.P., Lee W.H., and Wong K.F., “A TSP-based heuristic for forming machine groups and part families”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 1325-1337, 1998.

Balakrishnan J., and Cheng C.H., “Dynamic plant layout algorithms: a state-of-the-art survey”, Omega The International Journal of Management Science, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 507-521, 1998.

Cheng C.H., Madan M.S., and Motwani J., “Knapsack-based algorithms for designing cellular manufacturing systems”, Journal of Operational Research Society, Vol. 47, No. 12, pp. 1468-1476, 1996.

Cheng C.H., Madan M.S., and Motwani J., “Implementing quality management in the banking services sector”, Total Quality Management, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 347-356, 1996.

Cheng C.H., Goh C.H., and Lee A., “Solving the generalized machine assignment problem in group technology”, Journal of Operational Research Society, Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 794-802, 1996.

Cheng C.H., Madan M.S., and Motwani J., “Designing cellular manufacturing systems using a truncated tree search”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 349-361,1996.

Cheng C.H., “A branch-and-bound clustering algorithm”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 895-898, 1995.

Cheng C.H., “A tree search algorithm for designing a cellular manufacturing system”, Omega, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 489-496, 1993.

Cheng C.H., “Algorithms for grouping machine groups in group technology”, Omega, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 493-501, 1992.

Boe W.J., and Cheng C.H., “A close neighbour algorithm for machine and part grouping”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 29, No. 10, pp. 2097-2116, 1991.