Dr. Linda ZHANG (Associate Professor) Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Specialisation fields: Platform-based product family development, Supply chain management, Manufacturing systems design, analysis and modelling |
Dr. David NEWLANDS (Assistant Professor) Ph.D. in Operations Management, Coventry University, United Kingdom Specialisation fields: Customer needs analysis, product and process design, value analysis, total quality management, manufacturing strategy, operations efficiency and effectiveness, reengineering, benchmarking, organisational learning, just in time, supply chain management, purchasing, key performance indicators, logistics, cost reductio |
Thematics
Capacity Planning; Innovation and Technology Management; Supply Chain Management; Healthcare Management; Production Planning and Inventory Control; Scheduling; Queing Network Models of Manufacturing; Off-line and On-line quality Control
Investigations addressing the design and management of warehousing systems
Supplier Development, Plant Location Decision Factors, JIT and facilitating change schemes
Open configuration for product customization