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Many academics have studied the steel industry with the aim of implementing improvements in the s... more Many academics have studied the steel industry with the aim of implementing improvements in the sector. Although these provide snapshots of the structure of the supply chain, the evolution that has occurred is less well understood. This paper studies, primarily using process ...
An emerging business model, known as Electronic Logistics Marketplace (ELM), is increasingly bein... more An emerging business model, known as Electronic Logistics Marketplace (ELM), is increasingly being recognised for its potential to address the issue of poor vehicle utilisation. This research investigates the feasibility of setting up a neutral government-supported regional ELM which will fully exploit the potential of such a collaborative network across industries and achieve transport optimisation at a regional level. There has been a lack of studies in this particular field. A qualitative research method is deployed. The findings suggest that while many companies are positive towards the concept of a regional ELM, mixed feelings exist in different sectors, in particular in the haulage industry. We note that most concerns and barriers are commensurate with previous generic research on ELM, although such issues as anti-competitiveness are specific to a regional ELM..
International Journal of Logistics
Relatively little attention has been given to methodological issues in the logistics literature. ... more Relatively little attention has been given to methodological issues in the logistics literature. In logistics, ‘we need to take more account of the views of practitioners in the field by supporting quantitative data with qualitative data’ [New, S.J. and Payne, P. (1995). Research frameworks in logistics: three models, seven dinners and a survey. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 25(10), 60–77]. The aim of this paper is to provide a guide on how to deploy focus groups as a supportive method to achieve industrial relevance without compromising the academic rigour of logistics research. We develop a framework that highlights the factors influencing focus groups’ effectiveness in the logistics discipline. Our analysis is based on previous focus groups research applied in logistics and on focus group cases discussed in the paper. We conclude that the focus group method for data collection can be used as a supporting method in logistics research, enabl...
International Journal of Production Economics, 2010
Infrastructure modelling is a strategic level activity to make one or more decisions on the optim... more Infrastructure modelling is a strategic level activity to make one or more decisions on the optimum location, number and allocation of service providers. This problem has been intensively researched in academic literature and traditionally focuses on minimizing total logistics costs or maximizing profit. But in many cases the optimum may involve dealing with multiple and sometimes conflicting objectives. Recently, climate change and environmental concerns in logistics network design have been increasingly discussed, and such 'green issues' are the main concern of the present paper. Our aim is to critically examine current techniques for infrastructure modelling and/or performance evaluation on Green Logistics. A comprehensive literature review provides an overview of supply chain modelling and their objectives. In particularly we are interested in techniques that consider both economic (gold) and environmental (green) criteria simultaneously. This paper argues that there is ...
International Journal of Transport Management, 2002
... Electronic Logistics Marketplaces. Yingli Wang (Cardiff Business School, UK), Mohamed Naim (C... more ... Electronic Logistics Marketplaces. Yingli Wang (Cardiff Business School, UK), Mohamed Naim (Cardiff Business School, UK) and Andrew Potter (Cardiff Business School, UK). Copyright © 2010. ... Sample PDF Cite Chapter. MLA. Wang, Yingli, Mohamed Naim and Andrew Potter. ...
Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation - GECCO '11, 2011
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2014
ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to develop a measure that links the causes and co... more ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to develop a measure that links the causes and consequences of disruptions in freight transport operations. Such a measure is needed to quantify the scale of impact and identify the root causes of disruptions. Design/methodology/approach ‐ In order to develop this measure, an inductive approach was adopted, using four primary case studies to test the measure in an industrial environment. The case studies are from the fast moving consumer goods sector with primary and secondary distribution networks included. The "Extra Distance" measure has been evaluated against established generic criteria that define the quality of any performance measure. Findings ‐ The research indicates good compliance with the criteria used to evaluate the "Extra Distance" measure. The measure is also found to be useful for practitioners who are able to directly relate the measure to their distribution network operations. Research limitations/implications ‐ Further research should see the "Extra Distance" measure further tested in other freight transport operations and industrial sectors. Practical implications ‐ The measure is directly related to a number of causes of uncertainty which helps freight transport managers to quickly identify potential solutions. The "Extra Distance" measure can be used to quantify the effects of disruptions which can occur in road freight transport networks generate unnecessary cost within distribution networks, potentially eroding profit margins which are known to be very low in the road freight transport industry. Originality/value ‐ This paper presents a novel approach to the assessment of the impact caused by uncertainty within freight transport operations.
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 2010
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to refine a logistics triad uncertainty model taking a suppl... more Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to refine a logistics triad uncertainty model taking a supply chain perspective, to determine and assess the different causes and sources of supply chain uncertainty that impact on the sustainability of the UK road freight transport ...
People with seafaring experience and skills are employed in the maritime sector of the UK economy... more People with seafaring experience and skills are employed in the maritime sector of the UK economy in land-based jobs as well as in seagoing ones. This paper examines the balance of supply and demand in the land-based jobs market. It then considers the likely effects of a shortfall in the supply of British ships’ officers to fill net vacancies in
2009 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2009
2009 International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2009
ABSTRACT Supply chains face varied disturbances which affect their efficiency and customer servic... more ABSTRACT Supply chains face varied disturbances which affect their efficiency and customer service provision. An endemic disturbance which has a significant impact on both upstream as well as downstream supply chain operations arises from capacity constraints in one or more echelons. This study uses a dynamic simulation model of the Beer game (four echelon production distribution system) to investigate the impact of these constraints on the dynamics of supply chain variables. Shipping constraints on the distribution echelons (retailer, wholesaler and distributor) and production constraints on the factory are individually applied on the supply chain and the order, shipment and net inventory profiles obtained are explained. Profiles are subsequently clustered to identify cluster membership patterns associated with the location of a constrained echelon in the chain for which a related look up table has been suggested.
IET International Conference on Agile Manufacturing (ICAM 2007), 2007
Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing, 2011
... 1 Hartanto Wong is an RCUK Academic Fellow at the Cardiff University's Innov... more ... 1 Hartanto Wong is an RCUK Academic Fellow at the Cardiff University's Innovative Manufac-turing Research Centre (CUIMRC ... The study, in particular, pre-sents a series of ongoing supply chain redesign strategies in the company includ-ing just-in-time, interplant logistics and ...
Recent demands put on supply chains are huge and constantly in a state of flux regarding the nume... more Recent demands put on supply chains are huge and constantly in a state of flux regarding the numerous variables that interact to influence supply chain performance. The use of technology may go some way to assist in dealing with these demands. Manufacturing planning and control systems (MPC) form part of such technologies. These technologies link the front and back end
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2014
Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2012
This paper explores the concept of workplace organisation and the role of safety. Specifically, t... more This paper explores the concept of workplace organisation and the role of safety. Specifically, the objectives of the study were to identify the role of safety within 5S and to test how the extension of the method (to 6S) can explicitly and effectively integrate safety with productivity and quality. An action research approach enabled the development, execution and data collection
Many academics have studied the steel industry with the aim of implementing improvements in the s... more Many academics have studied the steel industry with the aim of implementing improvements in the sector. Although these provide snapshots of the structure of the supply chain, the evolution that has occurred is less well understood. This paper studies, primarily using process ...
An emerging business model, known as Electronic Logistics Marketplace (ELM), is increasingly bein... more An emerging business model, known as Electronic Logistics Marketplace (ELM), is increasingly being recognised for its potential to address the issue of poor vehicle utilisation. This research investigates the feasibility of setting up a neutral government-supported regional ELM which will fully exploit the potential of such a collaborative network across industries and achieve transport optimisation at a regional level. There has been a lack of studies in this particular field. A qualitative research method is deployed. The findings suggest that while many companies are positive towards the concept of a regional ELM, mixed feelings exist in different sectors, in particular in the haulage industry. We note that most concerns and barriers are commensurate with previous generic research on ELM, although such issues as anti-competitiveness are specific to a regional ELM..
International Journal of Logistics
Relatively little attention has been given to methodological issues in the logistics literature. ... more Relatively little attention has been given to methodological issues in the logistics literature. In logistics, ‘we need to take more account of the views of practitioners in the field by supporting quantitative data with qualitative data’ [New, S.J. and Payne, P. (1995). Research frameworks in logistics: three models, seven dinners and a survey. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 25(10), 60–77]. The aim of this paper is to provide a guide on how to deploy focus groups as a supportive method to achieve industrial relevance without compromising the academic rigour of logistics research. We develop a framework that highlights the factors influencing focus groups’ effectiveness in the logistics discipline. Our analysis is based on previous focus groups research applied in logistics and on focus group cases discussed in the paper. We conclude that the focus group method for data collection can be used as a supporting method in logistics research, enabl...
International Journal of Production Economics, 2010
Infrastructure modelling is a strategic level activity to make one or more decisions on the optim... more Infrastructure modelling is a strategic level activity to make one or more decisions on the optimum location, number and allocation of service providers. This problem has been intensively researched in academic literature and traditionally focuses on minimizing total logistics costs or maximizing profit. But in many cases the optimum may involve dealing with multiple and sometimes conflicting objectives. Recently, climate change and environmental concerns in logistics network design have been increasingly discussed, and such 'green issues' are the main concern of the present paper. Our aim is to critically examine current techniques for infrastructure modelling and/or performance evaluation on Green Logistics. A comprehensive literature review provides an overview of supply chain modelling and their objectives. In particularly we are interested in techniques that consider both economic (gold) and environmental (green) criteria simultaneously. This paper argues that there is ...
International Journal of Transport Management, 2002
... Electronic Logistics Marketplaces. Yingli Wang (Cardiff Business School, UK), Mohamed Naim (C... more ... Electronic Logistics Marketplaces. Yingli Wang (Cardiff Business School, UK), Mohamed Naim (Cardiff Business School, UK) and Andrew Potter (Cardiff Business School, UK). Copyright © 2010. ... Sample PDF Cite Chapter. MLA. Wang, Yingli, Mohamed Naim and Andrew Potter. ...
Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation - GECCO '11, 2011
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2014
ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to develop a measure that links the causes and co... more ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to develop a measure that links the causes and consequences of disruptions in freight transport operations. Such a measure is needed to quantify the scale of impact and identify the root causes of disruptions. Design/methodology/approach ‐ In order to develop this measure, an inductive approach was adopted, using four primary case studies to test the measure in an industrial environment. The case studies are from the fast moving consumer goods sector with primary and secondary distribution networks included. The "Extra Distance" measure has been evaluated against established generic criteria that define the quality of any performance measure. Findings ‐ The research indicates good compliance with the criteria used to evaluate the "Extra Distance" measure. The measure is also found to be useful for practitioners who are able to directly relate the measure to their distribution network operations. Research limitations/implications ‐ Further research should see the "Extra Distance" measure further tested in other freight transport operations and industrial sectors. Practical implications ‐ The measure is directly related to a number of causes of uncertainty which helps freight transport managers to quickly identify potential solutions. The "Extra Distance" measure can be used to quantify the effects of disruptions which can occur in road freight transport networks generate unnecessary cost within distribution networks, potentially eroding profit margins which are known to be very low in the road freight transport industry. Originality/value ‐ This paper presents a novel approach to the assessment of the impact caused by uncertainty within freight transport operations.
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 2010
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to refine a logistics triad uncertainty model taking a suppl... more Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to refine a logistics triad uncertainty model taking a supply chain perspective, to determine and assess the different causes and sources of supply chain uncertainty that impact on the sustainability of the UK road freight transport ...
People with seafaring experience and skills are employed in the maritime sector of the UK economy... more People with seafaring experience and skills are employed in the maritime sector of the UK economy in land-based jobs as well as in seagoing ones. This paper examines the balance of supply and demand in the land-based jobs market. It then considers the likely effects of a shortfall in the supply of British ships’ officers to fill net vacancies in
2009 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2009
2009 International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2009
ABSTRACT Supply chains face varied disturbances which affect their efficiency and customer servic... more ABSTRACT Supply chains face varied disturbances which affect their efficiency and customer service provision. An endemic disturbance which has a significant impact on both upstream as well as downstream supply chain operations arises from capacity constraints in one or more echelons. This study uses a dynamic simulation model of the Beer game (four echelon production distribution system) to investigate the impact of these constraints on the dynamics of supply chain variables. Shipping constraints on the distribution echelons (retailer, wholesaler and distributor) and production constraints on the factory are individually applied on the supply chain and the order, shipment and net inventory profiles obtained are explained. Profiles are subsequently clustered to identify cluster membership patterns associated with the location of a constrained echelon in the chain for which a related look up table has been suggested.
IET International Conference on Agile Manufacturing (ICAM 2007), 2007
Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing, 2011
... 1 Hartanto Wong is an RCUK Academic Fellow at the Cardiff University's Innov... more ... 1 Hartanto Wong is an RCUK Academic Fellow at the Cardiff University's Innovative Manufac-turing Research Centre (CUIMRC ... The study, in particular, pre-sents a series of ongoing supply chain redesign strategies in the company includ-ing just-in-time, interplant logistics and ...
Recent demands put on supply chains are huge and constantly in a state of flux regarding the nume... more Recent demands put on supply chains are huge and constantly in a state of flux regarding the numerous variables that interact to influence supply chain performance. The use of technology may go some way to assist in dealing with these demands. Manufacturing planning and control systems (MPC) form part of such technologies. These technologies link the front and back end
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2014
Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2012
This paper explores the concept of workplace organisation and the role of safety. Specifically, t... more This paper explores the concept of workplace organisation and the role of safety. Specifically, the objectives of the study were to identify the role of safety within 5S and to test how the extension of the method (to 6S) can explicitly and effectively integrate safety with productivity and quality. An action research approach enabled the development, execution and data collection