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Ju­li­ana Hsu­an

Professor

Subjects
Management Strategy Innovation Supply chain Competition Sustainability

Primary research areas

(Ser­vice) Op­er­a­tions Man­age­ment
(Cir­cu­lar) Sup­ply Chain Man­age­ment
Mod­u­lar­iz­a­tion strategies
Ser­vit­iz­a­tion
New Product De­vel­op­ment & In­nov­a­tion Man­age­ment
Mass Cus­tom­iz­a­tion & Post­pone­ment
Port­fo­lio Man­age­ment of R&D Pro­jects

Driv­ing sus­tain­able in­nov­a­tion through mod­u­lar busi­ness mod­els in products, ser­vices, and data.

Professor Juliana Hsuan from CBS’s Department of Operations Management conducts research on how companies can design and structure services, products, and software as modular platforms—covering areas such as servitization strategies, reverse supply chain management, and R&D portfolio management. Her work addresses key challenges such as complexity in service architecture, aligning modules with user sessions, and balancing standardization and customization in global supply chains. She is also the Study Director of CBS MSc Supply Chain Management. 

Juliana contributes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by optimizing product life cycles and supporting the circular economy through strategic modularization and servitization of technology-based solutions. Her recent research includes digital servitization and green innovation—for example, pricing models for modular products targeting environmentally conscious consumers, and circular ship recycling in a global context. 

Drawing on her background as a product development engineer and experience at Motorola in the United States before entering academia, she brings a unique practical perspective that enriches both her teaching and the implementation of research in companies. Juliana primarily teaches operations management, supply chain management, and innovation, and supervises master’s and PhD students in strategy and complex transformation projects. 

8 October 2025

Operations & Supply Chain Management

Principles and Practice

Fotios Petropoulos

Anders Haug

Juli­a­na Hsu­an, Professor

Madan Shankar Kalidoss

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September 2024

Navigating Green Ship Recycling

A Systematic Review and Implications for Circularity and Sustainable Development

Omar M. ElMenshawy

M. Ali Ulku

Juli­a­na Hsu­an, Professor

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July 2024

Exploring Pillars of Supply Chain Competitiveness

Insights from Leading Global Supply Chains

Sudipa Sarker

Kamran Rashidi

Ismail Golgeci

David Marius Gilgor

Juli­a­na Hsu­an, Professor

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Outside activities

Af­fil­i­ated Pro­fess­or at the De­part­ment of Tech­no­logy Man­age­ment and Eco­nom­ics, Chalmers Uni­ver­sity of Tech­no­logy , -

Works at the in­ter­sec­tion of tech­no­logy de­vel­op­ment, in­dus­tri­al pro­cesses, so­ci­ety, hu­man act­ors and the en­vir­on­ment.
Chalmers