Chinho Lin is a Professor of Industrial Management Science at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. He holds a BS and MS in industrial management from national Cheng Kung University, an MS in Operations Research from Columbia University and a PhD in business administration from the City University of New York. His research interests include business research method simulations, quality management, inventory control, applications of AI and manufacturing strategy. He has published in Decision Sciences, Information and Managament, TQM, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Applied Mathematical Letters and elsewhere.