Dr. Zhitao Xu is an Associate Professor and Supervisor of Master’s Candidates at the College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is also a Director of the Sustainable Operation and Management System Branch of the Chinese Society for Systems Engineering, a Member of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics, a Senior Consulting Expert of the Shanghai Producer Service Industry Development Promotion Association, and a High-Tech Enterprise Certification Expert of Jiangsu Province. He received his MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Industrial Engineering) from Chongqing University (2008) and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Industrial Engineering) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2014). His main research areas include intelligent scheduling, service-oriented manufacturing, digital twins, logistics and supply chain management, and industrial policy.