You Bolong - Lifelong Chair Professor of Jiaotong University

Yu, Po-Lung

On-campus extension laboratory

Emeritus Professor

57401 Habit Field Research Laboratory

Research

Habitual DomainTheory and Applications
Competence Set Analysis and Expansion Processes
Linear Optimal Design Problems
Acquisition, Mergers and Corporate Diversification Strategies
Forming Winning Strategies
Preference Structures and Value Functions Foundation for Effective Goal Settings Suggestion Theory Competence Set Analysis Constructing Ideal Habitual Domains
Management Of Transition and Habitual Domain Analysis
Market Efficiency in Terms of Adjustment Speed
Second Order Game Problems: Analysis of Conflict Resolution by Reframing Game Situations
Multicriteria Decision Problems
Multicriteria-Multiconstraint Simplex Method and Its Applications
Purchase Behavior and Decision Dynamics
Goal Seeking Models for Investment Analysis
Optimal Designs Under Uncertainty
Revealed Preference Structures and Value Functions
Foundation for Effective Goal Settings
Suggestion Theory
Competence Set Analysis
Constructing Ideal Habitual Domains

Academic Background
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Curriculum Vitae
Founder of Habit Domain Theory
Pioneer of multi-objective decision analysis
Assistant Professor, School of Management, University of Rochester
Associate Professor, University of Texas Business School
Scobin Distinguished Chair Professor, University of Kansas School of Business
Distinguished Chair Professor, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica
Special guest professor of the Institute of Industrial Engineering, National Tsing Hua University
Chair Professor, Institute of Information Management, National Chiao Tung University

Journal Paper
(With Moussa Larbani), “Reaching the Win- Win Mind Profile in Two -Person Second – Order Games” Submitted to Game and Economic Behavior, 2007 (SSCI, Top Journal in Game Theory).
(With CC Lai and CC ChiangLin), "Optimal Competence Set Adjustment with Linear Programming", Submitted to Taiwanese Journal of Mathematics, 2007 (SCI).
(With CY Chiang-Lin, CC Lai), Linear Programming Models with Changeable Parameters heoretical Analysis on “Taking Loss at the Ordering Time and Making Profit at the Delivery Time”, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, Vol.6, No.4,pp.577-598, 2007 (SCI).
(With Yen-Chu CHEN) Competence Set Analysis and Effective Problem Solving-Advances in Multiple Criteria Decision Making and Human Systems Management. Y. Shi et al. (Eds.), pp. 229-250, 2007
Mathematical Analysis Model, Journal of Management, Vol.24, No. 5, pp. (Department of Mathematics, Vol. 569-584, 2007 (TSSCI).
(School of Management, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp.61), which is based on the idea of using the mathematical programming model to plan the value of the enterprise alliance. In this paper, 73, 2007. (TSSCI)
PLYu , Working Knowledge Mining By Principles For Deep Knowledge, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, Vol.5,No. 4, pp. 729-738,2006 (SCI)
(With CY Chiang-Lin) "Decision Traps and Competence Dynamics in Changeable Spaces", International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, Vol.5, No. 1, pp. 5-18, 2006. (SCI)
(With TC Lai) “Knowledge Management, Habitual Domains, and Innovation Dynamics” Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3327, pp. 11-21, 2004. (SCI)
(With CY ChiangLin and JS Chen) “Transforming from A Researcher into A Leader in High-Tech Industries,” International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making, Vol.3 No. 3, pp. 379-393, September 2004. (SCI )
(With CY ChiangLin) "Games as People Play and How to Form Winning Strategies," International Journal of Mathematics, Game Theory and Algebre, Vol. 13, Number 1, pp. 57-80, 2003.
(With CY ChiangLin) "Dynamic Multiple Goals Optimization in Behavior Mechanism," Multiple-Objective Programming and Goal-Programming, Springer-Verlag, pp. 77~84, 2003.
(With CI Chiang) "Decision Making, Habitual Domains and Information Technology," International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, Vol. 1, pp. 5-26, 2002.
(With JY ChiangLin) “Exploring Industrial Competitiveness of Taiwan from Habitual Domain Points of Views,” Economic Development of Taiwan edited book to honor Professor MF Hsin.
(With Chin I Chiang, Gwo Hshiung Tzeng) “Multicriteria Optimization,” Chapter 101 of Handbook of Industrial Engineering, 3rd Edition, G. Salvendy (ed.), Wiley, pp. 2602-2624, 2001..
(With JY ChiangLin) “An Anatomy of Taiwanese Competitiveness from Five Life Experiences,” Made by Taiwan: Booming in Information Technology Era, edited by CY Chang and PL Yu, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, pp. 347-377, 2001.
(With CY Chang) “The Development of Taiwan IC Industry: An Overview,” Made by Taiwan: Booming in Information Technology Era, edited by CY Chang and PL Yu, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, pp. 3-23, 2001.
(With HL Li, YH Liu, V. Matache) "A Necessary and Sufficient Condition for Minimizing a Convex Frechet Differentiable Function on a Certain Hyperplane," Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 253, pp. 290-296, 2001.
Evolution Toward a New State of Multi-criteria Decision Making” Multiple Criteria Decision Making in the New Millennium, Springer-Verlag, pp. 1-14, 2001.
(With CI Chiang) “Competence Set Analysis – An Effective Means to Solve Non-trivial Decision Problems” Multiple Criteria Decision Making in the New Millennium, Springer-Verlag, pp. 142-151, 2001.
(With JM Li) “Forming Win-win Strategy–A New Way to Study Game Problems” Research And Practice In Economics And Mathematical Systems, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 487, pp. 45-56, 2000.
(With CI Chiang, JM Li, GH Tzeng) “A Revised Minimum Spanning Table Method for Optimal Expansion of Competence Set” Research And Practice In Economics And Mathematical Systems, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 487, pp. 238-247, 2000.
(With JM Li, CI Chiang) "Optimal Multiple Stage Expansion of Competence Set," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 120, pp. 511-524, 2000.
(With JM Li) “Reframing Multicriteria Games for Win-win Solution,” Nonlinear Analysis and Convex Analysis, (eds.) Wataru Takahashi, and Tamaki Tanaka, World Scientific Publishing, pp. 52-60, 1999.
(With Chiang, CI) “Judgmental Fuzziness and Habitual Domain,” International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 11-21, 1999.
(With DS Shi) "Optimal Expansion of Competence Sets with Intermediate Skills and Compound Nodes," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 102, No. 3, pp. 643-57, 1999.
(With H. Moskowitz) “Habitual Domains: Stealth Software for Effective Decision Making,” Trends in Multiple Criteria Decision Making, edited by Theodor J. Stewart and Robin C. van Honert, Springer-Verlag, pp. 3-17, 1998.
(With JW Feng) "Minimum Spanning Table and Optimal Expansion of Competence Set," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 99, No. 3, pp. 655-679, 1998.
(With L. Liu) “A Foundation of Principles for Expanding Habitual Domains,” Essays in Decision Making, edited by MH Karwan, J. Spronk and J. Wallenius, Springer-Verlag, pp. 185-200, 1997.
(With Y. Shi and D. Zhang) "Generalized Optimal Designs and Contingency Plans in Linear Systems," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 89, pp. 618-641, 1996.
Expanding Habitual Domains to Reach Our Unlimited Potential,” Huang Pou (West Point Military Academy Equivalent in Taiwan) Monthly, No. 516, pp. 18-28, October 1996.
(With H. Moskowitz) "Habitual Domains: Stealth Software for Human Reengineering," International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 3-24, April, 1996..
(With DS Shi) "Optimal Expansion and Design of Competence Sets with Asymmetric Acquiring Costs," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 88, No. 3, pp. 643-658, March, 1996.
Decision Making And Analysis” Operations Research, Vol. 44(2), pp.247-247, 1996.
Habitual Domains in Decision Making,” in the International Encyclopedia of Business and Management, International Thomson Business Press, London, pp. 972-976, 1996.
(With Y. Shi) “Foundations of Designing Optimal Systems and Contingency Plans,” World Scientific Series In Applicable Analysis, Vol. 5, pp. 371-391, 1995.
(With E. Takeda) "Assessing Priority Weights from Subsets of Pairwise Comparisons in Multiple Criteria Optimization Problems," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 86, Issue 2, October 1995.
Toward Ideal Habitual Domains,” Journal of Strategic Productivity, pp. 98-103, October 1995.
A Key to Develop Unlimited Potentials — Habitual Domains,” Journal of Strategic Productivity, pp. 97-102, August, 1995..
(With D. Zhang) “Effective Expansion of A Partially Known Competence Set,” Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference, (eds.) GH Tzeng, HF Wang, UP Wen, PL Yu, Springer-Verlag, pp . 189-198, 1994.
(With Y. Shi and D. Zhang) "Generating New Designs Using Union Operations," Computers Math. Applic., Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 105-117, 1994.
(With Y. Shi, C. Zhang and D. Zhang) "A Computer-Aided System for Linear Production Designs," Decision Support Systems, Vol. 12, pp. 127-149, 1994.
(With Y. Shi and D. Zhang) "Eliminating Permanently Dominated Opportunities in Multiple-Criteria and Multiple-Constraint Level Linear Programming," Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 183, No. 3, pp. 685-705, 1994 .
(With HL Li) "Optimal Competence Set Expansion Using Deduction Graph," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications. Vol. 80, No. 1, pp. 75�1, 1994.
(With D. Zhang) "A Marginal Analysis for Competence Set Expansion," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications. Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 87�109, 1993.
(With Y. Shi) "Selecting Optimal Linear Production Systems in Multiple Criteria Environments," Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 19, No. 7, pp. 585-608, 1992.
(With D. Zhang) “Optimal Expansion of Competence Sets and Decision Support,” Information Systems and Operational Research, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 68-85, 1992.
(With LP Liu) “Habitual Domain Studies: A Way to Empower Ourselves to Solve Problems Effectively,” A Keynote Speech at the Annual Meeting of Association of Italian Operations Research, Acireale, Catania, Italy, September 23-26, 1992, in the Proceeding.
Toward Expanding and Enriching Domains of Thinking and Application,” Multiple Criteria Decision Making, (eds.) GH Tzeng, HF Wang, UP Wen and PL Yu, Springer-Verlag, pp. 1-9, 1994 (a keynote speech at the Tenth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Taipei, Taiwan, July 19-24, 1992).
(With D. Zhang) “Introduction to Habitual Domain Theory and Competence Set Analysis,” Proceeding of the International Conference on Information and Systems, Dalian, China, September 3-8, 1992.
(With D. Zhang) “Multicriteria Optimization,” Chapter 107 of Handbook of Industrial Engineering, 2nd Edition, G. Salvendy (ed.), Wiley, pp. 2672-2692, 1992.
(With D. Zhang and PZ Wang) "State-Dependent Weights in Multicriteria Value Functions," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 1-21, 1992.
(With D. Zhang) “Competence Set Analysis for Fuzzy Problems,” Proceeding of IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, San Diego, California, March 8-12, pp. 323-330, 1992.
(With D. Zhang) “Competence Set Analysis and Effective Decision Support Systems,” Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference, (eds.) A. Goicoechea, L. Duckstein, and S. Zionts, Springer-Verlag, pp. 473-485, 1992.
To Be A Great Operations Researcher from a MCDM Scholar,” Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 19, No. 7, pp. 559-561, 1992.
(With IS Chien) "Transformation and Restructuring of Linear Multiobjective Programs: A Fundamental Method to Resolve Complex Problems," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 54, pp. 199-209, 1991.
(With Y. Shi) “An Introduction to Selecting Optimal Linear Systems and Their Contingency Plan” in Operations Research (eds.) G. Fandel, H. Gehring, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, pp. 57-77, 1991.
(With D. Zhang) “Introduction to Suggestion Theory,” Mechanics and Control, (eds.) JM Skowronski, H. Flashner, RS Guttalu, Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences 151, pp. 466-474, 1991.
(With D. Zhang) “Habitual Domain and Competence Set Analysis – A Natural Way to Model Effective Decision Making,” proceeding of the Eighth International Conference on Mathematical and Computer Modelling, College Park, Md., 1991. (A Plenary Speech Address) .
Habitual Domains”, Operations Research, Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 869-876, 1991.
(With DK Datta) “Corporate Acquisitions, The Merging of Habitual Domains,” Human Systems Management, Vol. 10, pp. 47-60, 1991.
(With IS Chien and D. Zhang) "Indefinite Preference Structures and Decision Analysis," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 71-85, 1990.
(With YR Lee and Y. Shi) "Linear Optimal Designs and Optimal Contingency Plans," Management Science, Vol. 36, No. 9, pp. 1106-1119, 1990.
(With D. Zhang) “A Foundation for Competence Set Analysis,” Mathematical Social Sciences, Vol. 20, pp. 251-299 (49 pages), 1990.
(With D. Zhang) “Introduction to Competence Set Analysis and Effective Suggestions,” Multiple Criteria Decision Support, Proceedings, Helsinki, Finland, 1989, edited by P. Korhonen, A. Lewandowski, J. Wallenius; Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems No. 356, Springer-Verlag, New York, New York, pp. 70-76, 1990.
(With DK Datta) “Acquisition, Mergers and Habitual Domain Analysis,” Improving Decision Making in Organization, (eds.) AG Lockett and G. Islei Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, pp. 1-12, 1989 (Plenary speech at the Eighth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Manchester, UK, Aug, 21-26, 1988).
(With IS Chien and BB Schweig) "Policies for Effective Risk Management, Performance Through Goal Setting," The Journal of Insurance, Issues and Practices, Vol. XII, No. 2, pp. 110-126, 1989.
Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Five Basic Concepts.” Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science, Volume 1, Optimization, (eds.) GL Nemhauser, AHG Rinnooy Kan and MJTodd, pp. 663-669, 1989.
(With D. Zhang) “Competence Set Analysis for Effective Decision Making,” Control – Theory and Advanced Technology, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 523-547, 1989.

Conference Paper
(With KH Chen and TC Lai) "Sensitivity Analysis of optimality with respect to the Change of the Right Hand Side Cofficiencies in Linear Programs" Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 1-15, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.
(With CS Cho) “A Study on Self Production or Outsourcing for the Needed Part” Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 16-34, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.
(With CF Hou) “Behavioral Charge Structure of College Students Statistical Study Based on A Private College” Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 57-71, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.
(With TC Chen) “Value Creation by Using Habitual Domain Theory: A Case Study on Superior Voice of Girls” Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 73-82, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.
(With CY Chiang-Lin, CC Lai) "Win-Win Coalition through Corporate cooperation using Mathematical Programming", Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 34-46, 2007, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
(With Yen-Chu CHEN) "From Relieving Stresses to Creating Value Wretch, Application of Competence Analysis, A case study of Wretch", Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 58-68, 2007, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
(With CC Lai) "Optimal Adjustment of Competence Set Using Linear Programming", Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 69-80, 2007, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
(With WL Rough) “Habitual Domains and Constraint Theory”, Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 81-92, 2007, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
(With KH Chen, TC Lai ) "Sensitivity Analysis of optimality with respect to the Change of the Right Hand Side Cofficiencies in Linear Programs", Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 1-15, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.
(With CS Cho) “A Study on Self Production or Outsourcing for the Needed Part”, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Habitual Domains, pp. 16-34, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.

Others
Multiple Criteria Decision-Making: Concepts, Techniques and Extensions, Plenum, New York, New York, November 1985 (388 pages).
Behavior and decision-making, knowledge and knowledge of the foundation and application (Institute of Economic Research, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 1985) 408
New Realm of Behavior – Theory and Application (Lianbo Press, Taipei, 1987) 474 pages
(China Coal Industry Press, Beijing, 1987) 363 (won the National Book Award in China)
Forming Winning Strategies, An Integrated Theory of Habitual Domains, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, 1990 (392 pages).
Wisdom of the new environment (Hong Jianjin Foundation, Book Review Bibliography, Taipei, 1992) 201 pages
Wisdom Qiankun Bag (Hong Jianjin Foundation, Book Review Bibliography, Taipei, 1993)
Habitual Domains, (an unpublished monograph) School of business, University of Kansas, 1994.
(Co-edited with GH Tzeng, HF Wang, and UP Wen) Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Springer-Verlag, New York, Inc., 1994 (398 pages).
Habitual Domains: Freeing Yourself from the Limits on Your Life, Highwater Editions, Kansas City, July 1995 (224 pages). (In the process of translating into Japanese and Russian)
You are the winner – the application of customary areas (Hong Jianjin Foundation, Book Review Bibliography, Taipei, 1998) 236 pages
Custom areas – IQ and EQ do not talk about human software (Times Culture Publishing Co., Ltd., Taipei, 1998) 380 pages
(Co-edited with CY Chang) Made by Taiwan: Booming in Information Technology Era, World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore, 2001 (382 pages).
Vitality: Why can Taiwan create miracles for the IC / PC industry? (Zhang Junyan co-edited, Times Culture Publishing Co., Ltd., Taipei, 2002) 382 pages
Have you been crushed by pressure? Habit used to help you solve problems (Times Culture Publishing Co., Ltd., Taipei, 2002) 231
Habitual Domains and Forming Winning Strategies, NCTU Press, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2002 (531 pages)