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2024 Supply Chain Research Forum
Supply Chain Challenges: Practical Insights from Emerging Academic ResearchJune 1 -2, 2024 | London, Ontario
Supply Chain Challenges: Practical Insights from Emerging Academic Research is an annual research forum for invited Canadian-based academic researchers to present emerging research findings relevant to solving business challenges firms encounter in designing, optimizing, and sustaining their supply chains.
The 2024 Research Forum will be delivered from June 1-2, 2024, in-person at the Ivey Business School, Western University, in London, Ontario. The event is presented in partnership between the George Weston Ltd. Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains (Schulich School of Business, York University), and the Ivey Business School, Western University.
Registration is open to academics from Canadian institutions and invited guests, pending available space.
Agenda:
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11:30 – 12:00 pm Attendee Check-In
(Ivey Building, South Entrance)12:00 – 1:00 pm Welcome Lunch
(Leenders Lounge, 2F)1:00 – 1:15 pm Opening Remarks
(Classroom 1120)1:15 – 2:15 pm Supply Chain Industry Practitioner Panel 2:15 – 2:30 pm Coffee Break 2:30 – 3:30 Discussion: Academic Implications on Practitioner Panel 3:30 – 5:00 pm PhD/Post-Doctoral Presentations 8:00 – 8:15 am Opening Remarks
(MP 0102 A&B, Lower Level)8:15 – 10:00 am Public Systems Supply Chains
Faculty & Ph.D. Presentations10:15 – 12:00 pm Energy Supply Chains
Faculty & Ph.D. Presentations12:00 – 1:30 pm Catered Lunch
(Leenders Lounge, 2F)1:30 – 3:15 pm Working Group Discussions 3:15 – 3:30 pm Break 3:30 – 4:30 pm Workshop: “Progressing Your Academic Career and Research Agenda” 4:30 – 5:00 pm Closing Remarks
2024 Presenters:
Gal Raz, Ivey Business School, Western University (Host & Presenter)
Associate Professor, Operations Management and Sustainability
Bio:
Gal Raz is an Associate Professor, Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Ivey Business School. He received his Ph.D. in business and a master's degree focusing on public policy from Stanford University. His research centres on supply-chain management and sustainable operations, with a special focus on pricing, remanufacturing, innovation and government environmental regulations.
David Johnston, Schulich School of Business, York University (Host & Moderator)
Director and Research Chair, George Weston Ltd. Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains, Schulich School of Business
Bio:
David Johnston is the Director and Research Chair of the George Weston Ltd. Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains at the Schulich School of Business, and Program Director of the Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM) program. Dr. Johnston’s published research is in collaborative supply chain management, operational sustainability, improving healthcare operations and the management of process innovation. His most recent work is focused on strategies for securing the long term resilience of critical supply chains.
Remi Charpin, HEC Montréal
Assistant Professor of Logistics and Operations Management
Bio:
Remi Charpin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Logistics and Operations Management at HEC Montréal. His research interests span the influence of political risk on global operations and more specifically how firms can mitigate the effects of nationalism and geopolitical tensions on their supply chains. He uses empirical methods such as case study and econometrics to examine these topics.
Serasu Duran, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Bio:
Serasu Duran is an Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Haskayne School of Business. Her main research focus is energy-related operations management; with a particular interest on the impacts of new technologies and disruptions on existing supply chains. Prior to joining Haskayne, she completed PhD studies at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Joy Field, Carroll School of Management, Boston College
Associate Professor of Operations Management
Bio:
Joy Field is an Associate Professor of Operations Management in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Her recent research focuses on designing and managing service processes and supply chains for improved efficiency and effectiveness, with an emphasis on how service provider and customer co-producers leverage technology to drive operational performance.
Robert D. Klassen, Ivey Business School, Western University
Professor, Operations Management & Sustainability; Associate Dean, Research
Bio:
Robert Klassen is a Professor of Operations Management at Ivey Business School.
Robert's research interests focus on exploring the linkages between operations and sustainability with a particular focus on supply chain management. This research has emphasized, first, characterizing management practices and organizational capabilities, and second, understanding both the antecedents and performance outcomes of these practices and capabilities.
Bora Kolfal, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta
Associate Professor - Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
Faculty ProfileGonzalo Romero, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Associate Professor of Operations Management and Statistics
Bio:
Gonzalo Romero is an Associate Professor of Operations Management and Statistics at the Rotman School of Management. His main research interests include operations management in developing countries, sustainable operations, operations and analytics in healthcare, supply chain management, and revenue management. Gonzalo's work has been accepted/published in premier journals such as Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Operations Research, Production and Operations Management and the Journal of Operations Management. His recent work focuses on using mathematical modeling and analytics to address sustainability and efficiency issues in supply chains in emerging markets.
M. Johnny Rungtusanatham, University of Cincinnati
Professor
Bio:
M. Rungtusanatham is a Professor at the University of Cincinnati; a 2017 Fellow inductee of the Decision Sciences Institute; a 2015 Dennis E. Grawoig Distinguished Service Award also from the Decision Sciences Institute. He is considered as one of the top-50 authors of research in supply chain management, according to Supply Chain Management: An International Journal (in 2019), and a top “individual researchers with greatest overall contribution to the field of Operations Management,” according to International Journal of Production Research (in 2015).
PhD / Postdoctoral Presenters:
Yang Chen, Smith School of Business, Queen's University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Bio:
Yang Chen is a postdoctoral fellow and recent PhD graduate in Management Analytics at Smith School of Business, Queen's University. His research interests include loyalty and consumer behaviour, machine behaviour, and causal inference. Prior to his PhD studies, Yang worked in statistical consulting positions for non-profit organizations in Toronto.
Vikash Kumar, Ivey Business School, Western University
Ph.D. Candidate
Bio:
Vikash Kumar is a Ph.D. candidate in Operations Management at the Ivey Business School. His research interest focuses on sustainable operations and circular supply chains, with a special focus on green products, government regulations and its welfare implications, employing analytical methods and behavioural experiments. Vikash previously completed his degree in Master of Business Administration at IE Business School, Madrid.
Sunny (Huiqing) Tian, Schulich School of Business, York University
Ph.D. Candidate
Bio:
Sunny (Huiqing) Tian is a Ph.D. student in Operations Management and Information Systems at the Schulich School of Business, York University. Her research interest focuses on sustainable supplier selection and understanding the ways in which organizations develop capabilities to purchase sustainably, employing methods such as interviews and behavioural experiments. Sunny previously completed her Master of Environment and Sustainability at Western University.
Chaoyu Zhang, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Ph.D. Candidate
Bio:
Chaoyu Zhang is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Operations Management and Statistics at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, advised by Professor Ming Hu. Chaoyu is broadly interested in data-driven decision-making and machine learning in supply chain resilience and healthcare management. Her recent research focuses on disruption management in the pandemic and post-pandemic world. Before starting her PhD, Chaoyu had a bachelor's degree in management information systems from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
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Hotel Accommodations:
Please find below a list of recommended hotels in the London area, should you require accommodation. Please note that there is no preferred or group rate offered for general attendees. You may consider the following hotels: Delta London Armouries, Ivey Spencer Leadership Centre, Idlewyld Inn, Hotel Metro.
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