The Logistics and Operations Management Section is an interdisciplinary group of academics, with backgrounds in economics, engineering, geography, law, management and psychology, who aim to advance
We aim to be the world's leading interdisciplinary teams of academics in advancing knowledge, theory and practice in logistics and operations management. New strategic research themes
- Fit supply chain (coordinated by Dr. Jon Gosling)
- Factories of the Future (coordinated by Daniel Eyers)
- Smart logistics (coordinated by Dr. Yingli Wang)
- Service operations paradigms (coordinated by Dr. Sharon Williams)
Learning to Learn (coordinated by Dr. Robert Mason)
Shingo Prize
Dr. Pauline Found was a recent recipient of the Shingo Prize. Cogent Power wanted to better compete in a global marketplace and this required being able to outperform low-cost economies. Dr Pauline Found from Cardiff Business School developed a business model with Cogent for sustainable improvement when implementing the principles of Lean Thinking
ARCOM Best Paper Award
Dr. Jon Gosling, Prof. Denis Towill, Prof. Mohamed Naim won, for the third year running, the Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Rod Howes Commerative Award for Innovation.
Anglo-Thai Society Awards for Academic Excellence in a PhD Programme
Dr. Pairach Piboonrungroj won the Anglo-Thai Society Awards for Academic Excellence in a PhD Programme. He won the Humanity and Social Science category, sponsored by ThaiBev International.