Introducing the Centre for Operations and Supply Chain Research (COSCR)

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1 Introducing the Centre for Operations and Supply Chain Research (COSCR) An invitation to join us or collaborate with us! Professor Chee Yew Wong Web:

2 Why we need research in operations and supply chains Climate change Shareholders Tax Natural Resources Supply chains Needs Waste People Waste Jobs 2

3 COSCR Mission ADVANCING OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN THEORIES AND PRACTICES 3

4 COSCR core members Dr. Gary Graham Dr. Luisa Huatuco Prof. Chee Wong (Director) Dr. Nicky Shaw Dr. Tom Burgess Dr. Mina Allsopp Prof. Jairo Montoya Torres Prof. Alison McKay Dr. Elcio Tachizawa Dr. Anne Tallontire 4

5 What we do Advancing Operations & Supply Chain Theories and Practices Working with Policy Makers Working with Businesses Student Education Academic Research 5

6 What we do: Academic research Performance, project and programme management Networks and social networks analysis Supply chain resilience and sustainability Urban SCM and future cities International manufacturing strategy Global value chain management 6

7 ESRC Green supply chain integration project Question How can a focal firm integrate environmental management best practices into its supply chain? Methods Interview, Case study, Survey Team Chee Wong, Christina Wong (Hong Kong), Sakun Boon-itt (Thailand) Theoretical model Participate in this project? c.y.wong@leeds.ac.uk 7

8 Modelling supply chain disruption and sustainability Question Is your company s supply chain robust? Resilience? Aim Develop methods to improve / maintain the sustainability performance of supply chains affected by major disruptions Team Luisa Huatuco (lh2@lubs.leeds.ac.uk), Jairo Montoya Torres, Tom Burgess, Guljana ShakirUllah (UG placement student) Major external disruptions Sustainability of supply chain Economic dimension Environmental dimension Characteristics of organisations within the supply chain Social dimension Theoretical model Characteristics of the supply chain 8

9 Building up resilience in supply chain networks (BURNS) Question Will the development of sustainable agricultural supply chains undermine resilience? Methods better understand and begin to theorise the factors that underpin resilient supply chains Team University of York, University of Sheffield, University of Leeds (Anne Tallontire: Objectives 1.Academic and practitioner network 2.Understand resilience and sustainability in agricultural supply chains 3.Collate and share examples of approaches to resilient supply chains 4.Work with practitioner partners 5. Develop a major research grant proposal 9

10 Future Cities, Sustainability and Community Resilience Network Mission Map out a better social, economic and ethical future grounded in resilience, sustainability and digital economy agendas, for ordinary people living in inner city communities Methods Creative and cultural foresight techniques, civic science 3-4 meetings annually Network members Scholars from Leeds, Manchester, Huddersfield, Liverpool, Exeter, Lincoln, Kings, Sheffield, Oxford, Aberdeen, Macedonia, Saudi, etc. Led by Dr. Gary Graham, Dr. Anita Greenhill, Eve Coles Current initiatives Setup a network website Special issue at SCM:IJ Future Cities and Urban SCM Developing civic science projects & funding application 10

11 International manufacturing strategy survey (IMSS VI) Aim Investigate manufacturing strategies and practices in industrialized nations throughout the world Benchmark manufacturing strategy globally Participate in the survey D2QFP7 Network members A research network of business schools and assembly manufacturing firms A network of 20 world-class business schools led by the London Business School (UK) and Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), Milano Technical University (Italy) 11

12 What we do: Working with policy makers and businesses Academic / commercial research and joint funding Supply chain executive education Knowledge transfer projects Student placement / recruitment 12

13 Impact case: Help companies to improve forecast accuracy Model a new forecast updating procedure based on historical demand => improve from 58% error to 29% error after 13 weeks Apply the forecast updating procedure to update weekly forecast of 291 products => improve from 40% error to 30% error in 10 weeks Wong C.Y. & Johansen, J. (2008), Empirical testing of forecast updating procedure for seasonal products, International Journal of Information Technology & Management, 7(1),

14 Impact case: Help companies to reduce operational complexity Map information flows Measure operational complexity Identify different information flow scenarios (complexity reduction) Measure impacts of reduced operational complexity on schedule instability Sivadasa, Smart, Huatuco, Clinescu (2013) Reduce schedule instability by identifying omitting complexity-adding information flows at the supplier-customer interface, International Journal of Production Economics, 145(1),

15 Policy impacts: Value chain governance for private standards 15

16 Executive Education: Supply chain mastery series Mastery series: Emerging integrated supply chain strategies and new constructs of value Format: Three day residential programme, 3-5 February 2014 By: Michigan State University Eli Broad College & COSCR 16

17 Knowledge Transfer: SCM for SMEs Company Plastribution Ltd, plastic raw material distributor (SME) Ambitious growth strategy Knowledge Transfer Objectives Embed SCM knowledge and skills Improve cost efficiency Improve supply reliability Generate new businesses Methods Knowledge transfer associate Supply chain mapping / training New supply chain process models & organisation structure Contribution to Knowledge Develop methods for transferring SCM knowledge and skills to SMEs Insights of the supply chain Achievement Establish operations/supply chain functions / processes Improved inventory & supply Increased revenue / market share Findings Supply chain thinking helps to integrate different functions Suppliers value distributors with supply chain capability 17

18 What we do: Student education MBA, MSc Management, BSc/BA Management PhD in logistics, operations & supply chains MSc Global Supply Chain Management 18

19 PhD in logistics, operations and supply chain management Supply chain resilience & sustainability Global value & supply chains Technology, networks & innovation Performance & programme management Social networks & analysis Urban SCM, future cities & resilience community I chose to study for a PhD in the Centre for Operations & Supply Chain Research (COSCR) at Leeds university business school not only due to its high rankings and accreditations, but also because of the high quality of supervision and professionalism that is offered to PhD students and its forward looking research streams. At the centre, I feel part of the team with no lines between PhD students and staff, our ideas and suggestions are taken seriously by our supervisors and there are many opportunities to work on numerous research projects together. - Patrick Hennelly, PhD student 19

20 MSc Global Supply Chain Management (2014/15) Taught by a team of internationally recognised academics and business practitioners from: Management Division Research Methods; Management Practice; Behaviour in Organisation; Systems Thinking; Dissertation. Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds (CIBUL) International Business Theory; International Strategic Management; Foreign Market Entry Strategy Centre for Operations and Supply Chain Research (COSCR) Operations & Supply Chain Management; Designing & Managing Value Chain Network; Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management Welcome company scholarship, case study, student placement, etc. 20

21 COSCR Resources: Book, Journal, Presentation, Conference, Briefing 21

22 Thank you Come and join us and collaborate with us Professor Chee Yew Wong University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT E. T. +44 (0) W. lubsww.leeds.ac.uk/coscr/home/ 22