Team
Led by Professor Andy Lyons, the OSCM group brings together scholars, early career researchers and students with an interest in this area.
Subject group leads
SUBJECT GROUP HEADProfessor Andrew Lyons |
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DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONDr Fotios Misopoulos |
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DIRECTOR OF RESEARCHProfessor Hugo Lam |
Staff
Name | Role | Research/Scholarship |
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Amirnazmiafshar, Dr Ehsan |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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Antonopoulou, Dr Aikaterini |
Lecturer in Digital Business and Data Analytics |
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Bektas, Professor Tolga |
Professor of Logistics Management Associate Dean: International |
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Bodrozic, Professor Zlatko |
Professor in Digital Business |
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Chen, Dr Yonghui |
ULMS 20 Year Anniversary Fellowship |
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Choi, Professor Jason |
Chair in Operations and Supply Chain Management Director: Centre for Supply Chain Research |
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Crolley, Professor Liz |
Professor of Management Systems |
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Davies, Dr Jennifer |
Lecturer in Project Management Director of Studies MSc Project Management and Online MSc Online Project Management |
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Elsayed, Dr Omar |
Lecturer in Digital Business and Data Analytics |
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Feng, Dr Yuanjun |
Lecturer in Digital Business and Data Analytics |
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Gavin, Professor Carl |
Director of Executive Education |
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Guo, Dr Shu |
Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management Operations and Supply Chain Management Group Dissertation Lead |
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Hodgson, Ms Julia |
Lecturer in Management Systems |
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Iris, Dr Cagatay |
Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management Director of Studies: MSc Business Analytics & Big Data Postgraduate Lead Operations and Supply Chain Management |
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Kasapidis, Dr Grigorios |
Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management Director of Studies for MSc AI for Digital Business |
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Lam, Professor Hugo |
Professor in Operations Management Director of Research: OSCM Group |
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Leung, Dr Ka Ho |
Lecturer in Digital Business and Data Analytics Operations and Supply Chain Management Group Social Media Lead |
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Li, Dr Dong |
Reader in Operations and Supply Chain Management Lead: XJTLU PhD Programme Director of Studies ULMS-IBSS PhD programmes |
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Lyons, Professor Andrew |
Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management Subject Group Lead: OSCM Group |
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Meehan, Professor Joanne |
Professor of Responsible Procurement Director: Centre for Sustainable Business |
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Menzies, Dr Laura |
Senior Lecturer in Operations Management Director of Skills |
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Misopoulos, Dr Fotios |
Senior Lecturer in Project Management Director of Education: OSCM Group |
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Narayanamurthy, Dr Gopalakrishnan |
Reader in Operations and Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Academic Integrity Officer |
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Pinnington, Dr Bruce |
Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management Associate Dean: Knowledge Exchange and External Engagement |
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Sarwar, Dr Atif |
Lecturer in Technology Management |
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Sharifi, Dr Hossein |
Reader in Operations and Supply Chain Management |
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Song, Professor Dongping |
Professor in Supply Chain Management |
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Taghizadegan, Dr Ali |
Lecturer in Digital Business and Data Analytics |
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Tickle, Dr Matthew |
Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management Director of Studies: MSc Operations & Supply Chain Management |
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Wang, Ms Geng |
Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management |
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Xie, Mr Shenghao |
Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management |
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Xing, Dr Xinjie |
Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management |
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Xu, Dr Zhen 'Jason' |
Lecturer in Operations Management |
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Zhang, Yudi |
Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management |
Education
We offer three specialist master’s programmes in Business Analytics and Big Data, Operations and Supply Chain Management and Project Management, as well as contributing to the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate general management programmes.
Teaching is led by evidence-based research produced by our team of international experts, whose work is shaping world-class academic thought, and making a direct impact on a wide range of organisations and institutions.
Research
Our specialist researchers are making original contributions to OSCM theory and practice and regularly publish in some of the top journals within the field, including the Journal of Operations Management, the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Transportation Research Part-B, the Journal of Service Research and the European Journal of Operational Research.
Selected recent publications
2023
Ouyang, Z., Leung, E., Huang, G. (2023). ‘Community logistics and dynamic community partitioning: A new approach for solving e-commerce last mile delivery’, European Journal of Operational Research, 307(1):140-156.
Xing, X., Son, D., Qiu, C., Drake, P., Zhan, Y. (2023) ‘Joint tank container demurrage policy and flow optimisation using a progressive hedging algorithm with expanded time-space network’, European Journal of Operational Research, 307(2):663-679.
Bayliss, C., Bekta, T., Vernon Tjon-Soei-Len, Remo Rohner (2023). ‘Designing a multi-modal and variable-echelon delivery system for last-mile logistics’, European Journal of Operational Research, 307(2):645-662.
Patil, H., Niranjan, S., Narayanamurthy, G., Narayanan, A. (2023). ‘Investigating contingent adoption of additive manufacturing in supply chains’, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 43(3):489-519.
2022
Lam, H., Ding, L., Dong, Z. (2022). ‘The impact of foreign competition on domestic firms’ product quality: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in the United States’, Journal of Operations Management, 68(8):881-902.
- DOI: 1002/joom.1169
Li, H., Lam, H., Ho, W., Yeung, A. (2022). ‘The impact of chief risk officer appointments on firm risk and operational efficiency’, Journal of Operations Management, 68(3):241-269.
- DOI: 10.1002/joom.1175
Zhang, J., Sethi, S., Choi, T-M., Cheng, T.C.E. (2022). ‘Pareto optimality and contract dependence in supply chain coordination with risk-averse agents’, Production and Operations Management, 31(6):2557-2570.
- DOI: 10.1111/poms.13701
Luo, S., Choi, T-M. (2022). ‘E-commerce supply chains with considerations of cyber-security: Should governments play a role?’, Production and Operations Management, 31(5):1309-1331.
- DOI: 10.1111/poms.13666
Cao, K., Choi, T-M. (2022). ‘Optimal Trade-in Return Policies: Is it Wise to be Generous?’, Production and Operations Management, 31(3):1309-1331.
- DOI: 10.1111/poms.13612
Choi, T-M., Kumar, S., Yue, X., Chan, H-L. (2022). ‘Disruptive Technologies and Operations Management in the Industry 4.0 Era and Beyond’, Production and Operations Management, 31(1):9-31.
- DOI: 10.1111/poms.13622
Feng, Y., Son, D., Li, D. (2022). ‘Smart stacking for import containers using customer information at automated container terminals’, European Journal of Operational Research, 301(2):502-522.
Wehbi, L., Bekta, T., Iris, C. (2022). ‘Optimising vehicle and on-foot porter routing in urban logistics’, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 109.
Guo, S., Choi, T-M, Chung, S-H. (2022). ‘Self-design fun: Should 3D printing be employed in mass customization operations’, European Journal of Operational Research, 299(3):883-897.
2021
Assa, H., Sharifi, H, Lyons, A. (2021). ‘An examination of the role of price insurance products in stimulating investment in agriculture supply chains for sustained productivity’, European Journal of Operational Research, 288(3):918-934.
Nguyen, A.H.T., Singh, A., Kumari, S., Choudhary, S. (2021). ‘Multi-agent architecture for waste minimisation in beef supply chain’, Production Planning & Control, 34(11):1082-1096
2020
Yiu, L.M.D, Lam, H., Andy C.L. Yeung, Cheng, T.C.E. (2020). ‘Enhancing the financial returns of R&D investments through operations management’, Production and Operations Management, 29(7):1658-1678.
- DOI: 10.1111/poms.13186
Zhang, J., Sethi, S., Choi, T-M, Cheng, T.C.E. (2020). ‘Supply Chains Involving a Mean-Variance-Skewness-Kurtosis Newsvendor: Analysis and Coordination’, Production and Operations Management, 29(6):1397-1430.
- DOI: 10.1111/poms.13159
Cousin, P., Dutordoir, M., Lawson, B., Frota Neto, J. (2020). ‘Shareholder wealth effects of modern slavery regulation’, Management Science, 66(11):5265-5289.
Guo Li, Lin Li, Choi, T-M, Sethi, S. (2020). ‘Green supply chain management in Chinese firms: Innovative measures and the moderating role of quick response technology’, Journal of Operations Management, 66(7-8):958-988.
- DOI: 10.1002/joom.1061
Feng, Y., Song, D., Li, D., Zeng, Q. (2020). ‘The stochastic container relocation problem with flexible service policies’, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 141:116-163.
Schiffling, S., Hannibal, C., Fan, Y., Tickle, M. (2020). ‘Coopetition in temporary contexts: examining swift trust and swift distrust in humanitarian operations’, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 40(9):1449-1473
2019
Roscoe, S., Cousins, P., Handfield, R. (2019). ‘The microfoundations of an operational capability in digital manufacturing’, Journal of Operations Management, 65(8):774-793.
- DOI: 10.1002/joom.1044
Research themes
Through the development and application of models, analytical techniques and technologies that underpin the achievement of excellence in the design of operations and supply chain systems, our group's specialists offer research expertise in five different themes:
Transport and logistics
Research subtopics:
- Modelling and optimisation of problems in the design, planning and operation of transportation networks for the distribution of freight
- Container shipping, empty container/vehicle positioning and ship loading
- Intermodal terminal and seaport terminal management
- Vehicle routing problems in road transportation
- Multi-commodity network design, service network design and facility location
- Last-mile solutions
- Capacity analyses of rail networks and railway timetabling.
Agri-food supply chains
Research subtopics:
- Food waste reduction
- Food security and sustainability
- Integrating local and global food production systems
- Circular economies and food supply chains
- Inventory and pricing strategies for perishable food supply chains.
Sustainable operations and supply chain management
Research subtopics:
- Green supply chain management
- Carbon footprinting of logistics systems
- Environmental policies and operations and supply chain design
- Integrating sustainable practices
- Sustainable procurement
- Modern slavery and supply chain ethics.
Agile operations
Research subtopics:
- Organisational agility
- Agile and resilient operations
- Management practices and the performance and productivity of small firms
- Operations excellence
- Sustainable growth of SMEs.
Supply chain technologies, analytics and risk
Research subtopics:
- Digital strategies and ICT adoption in operations and supply chain management;
- Digital transformations of supply chains through artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning and blockchain
- Big data, prescriptive and predictive analytics, demand forecasting and autonomous decision-making
- Uncertainty and risk mitigation, supply chain insurance
- Cybersecurity and its implications for supply chain resilience
- Mathematical programming, stochastic dynamic programming and meta-heuristic optimisation of supply chains
- Development of models and algorithms to support supply chain network design.
Research centres
We work closely with the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Food Systems, the Institute for Risk and Uncertainty, the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy and Practice and the Management School’s Centre for Sustainable Business.
Alongside this, our group hosts the School’s Centre for Supply Chain Research, aimed at promoting novel research in contemporary issues in OSCM and collaboration with public and private-sector organisations.
Find out more about the Management School's research centres
Seminars
Our Group regularly organises seminar series with international leading OSCM experts, to present their latest research and ideas:
Thursday 24 October 2024
Can the level of utilisation of Big Data Analytics impact logistics social responsibility? Role of green human resource management
- Speaker: Dr Ayham Jaaron, De Montfort University, Leicester (England)
- Open to: OSCM Group staff and students, with no sign up needed
- Time: 11am-12pm
- In person: Rendall Building, Lecture Theatre 3
- Hybrid: Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 573 351 9303
Abstract
Logistics operations are forecasted to be the largest contributor to CO2 emissions by 2050. Logistics are also human-oriented function that rely heavily on green human capital for reducing their impact on environment and people’s health.
This has ignited the incorporation of socially responsible practices in logistics operations, known as Logistics Social Responsibility (LSR).
This paper aims to explore the role of green human practices on the LSR performance of logistics operations and investigates the moderation effects of levels of utilisation of big data analytics (BDA) within these relationships.
Using a survey instrument, data were collected from employees with managerial roles (i.e., senior, middle, or lower-level management position) in three largest logistics service providers (LSPs) in the Philippines.
A total of 404 completed responses were received. Data were analysed using the partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique.
The results of the PLS-SEM testing technique indicated that green human practices have a positive and direct relationship with LSR (β=0.530, t-statistic=10.665, pvalue=0.000).
It was also found that the potential moderating effect of BDA acceptance and adoption on the relationship between green human practices and LSR did not produce statistically significant results (β=0.047, t-statistic=0.958, p-value=0.338; β=-0.041, tstatistic=0.853, p-value=0.394).
However, the results confirmed the significance of the moderating effect of BDA assimilation on the direct relationship between green human practices and LSR (β=0.158, tstatistic=2.418, p-value=0.016).
Our study introduces dynamic capabilities theory to the nexus between GHRM and SLR for the first time, which reveals previously unknown answers on effects of human capital capabilities on LSR practices.
Consequently, enriching our understanding of the mechanisms by which LSPs can create their dynamic capabilities to enhance social performance.
Past seminars
2024
International Trade Policy and Agricultural Supply Chains
- Dr Sean Arisian, La Trobe Business School (Australia)
- 25 September 2024
Underground Freight Transportation for Freight Delivery in Urban Environments
- Professor Ann Campbell, Henry B.Tippe College of Business, University of Iowa (USA)
- 20 May 2024
Pairs Trading Under Geometric Brownian Motions
- Professor Qing Zhang, University of Georgia (USA)
- 9 May 2024
Small worlds within global value chains: Implications for multinational enterprises’ environmental, social, and governance controversies
- Dr Sangho Chae Warwick Business School (England)
- 22 February 2024
Optimizing Packaging for an eCommerce Business: a stochastic programming approach
- Dr Jamie Fairbrother, Lancaster University (England)
- 18 January 2024
Food loss and ugly veg supply chains
- Dr Guven Demirel, Queen Mary University of London (England)
- 11 January 2024
2023
Research databases available in ULMS
- Dr Yung Chiang, University of Liverpool Management School (UK)
Fleet deployment and slot exchange in liner shipping alliance with carbon emission trading system
- Professor Yadong Wang, Nanjing University of Science and Technology (China)
- 12 October 2023
Social media and operations management: An example of automotive recall timing
- Dr Christoph G. Schmidt, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland)
- 9 October 2023
Sharing Risk with Customers: How Do Customers’ Corporate Tax Changes Affect Suppliers’ Profitability?
- Professor Woon Sau Leung, Professor in Finance, University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
- 20 April 2023
Cyberslacking in the Workplace: Antecedents and Effects on Job Performance
- Professor Zach Lee, Professor of Business Analytics, University of Leicester (England)
- 30 March 2023
Hierarchical and Mixed Leadership Games for Dynamic Supply Chains: Applications to Cost Learning and Co-op Advertising
- Professor Suresh Sethi, Professor of Operations Management and Director of Center for Intelligent Supply Networks, University of Texas (USA)
- 16 March 2023
Bystanders Join in Cyberbullying on Social Networking Sites: The Deindividuation and Moral Disengagement Perspectives
- Professor Tommy Chan, Professor in Management Science, Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) (England)
- 9 March 2023
Effects of online reviews and competition on quality and pricing strategies
- Professor Xiaojun Wang, Chair in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Bristol (England)
- 16 February 2023
2022
Research Centres
- Professor Chee Yew Wong, Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Leeds (England)
- 15 December 2022
Alternative futures for the digital transformation: A macro-level Schumpeterian perspective
- Professor Zlatko Bodrozic, Professor in Technology, Organisation and Sustainability, University of Leeds (England)
- 10 November 2022
Managing a portfolio of environmental projects: Focus, balance, and environmental management capabilities
- Professor Bruce Tong, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Groningen (The Netherlands)
- 03 November 2022
Knowledge exchange
Since its foundation in 2017, our group has developed a strong portfolio of knowledge exchange projects and research collaborations, with a direct impact on business practice and policymaking.
Using methods such as action research, we have been involved in the implementation of a wide range of industry applications, supporting over 100 businesses and public and third-sector organisations, in improving productivity, responsiveness and resilience.
As a result, our group has built long-standing relations with local, national and international organisations in key industries, including automotive, aerospace, food, pharmaceuticals, road transport, maritime transport, retail and software.
We are enthusiastic participants in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, funded jointly by industry partners and government agencies, and also engage in knowledge exchange supported by direct funding from external collaborators.
Research impact
- Procurement and service delivery policy development for the UK Ministry of Defence
- Organisational and operational innovations for sustained competitiveness and growth in SMEs
- Delivering social value through public procurement
- Tackling modern slavery in corporate supply chains
- Exploiting satellite imagery for the expansion of institutional credit for small and marginalised farmers in Indian agri-food supply chains
- An innovation pathway for sustainable agri-food production under impacts of climate change.
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