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Overview
Organisation profile
The GLoSCM Research Group are dedicated to advancing knowledge that fosters sustainable and resilient logistics and supply chains, encourages digital and organisational innovation, and strengthens partnerships across academia, industry, policymakers and other stakeholders. Through research, innovation and impact activities, the Group aim to contribute to building logistics systems and supply chains that are not only efficient and technologically advanced but also ethically grounded, environmentally conscious, and socially inclusive.
Lead: Professor Shaofeng Liu and Dr Saeyeon Roh
The Research Group’s main strengths and expertise cover four key themes:
Sustainable and Resilient Logistics and Supply Chains
Sustainable supply chains and green logistics; Circular economy and closed-loop supply chains; Waste management; Global sand crisis; Humanitarian logistics and disaster management
Maritime and Blue Economy
Port and shipping management; Shipping operations, law, labour issues; Maritime governance and policy; Free port / Free zone
Global and Urban Value Chains
Global value chain strategies; City logistics and urban freight systems; Food value chain; Fashion and Textile
Data-Driven and Technological Innovations
Application of big data, AI, and machine learning in logistics and supply chains; Digitalisation and intelligent logistics; Smart operations and process optimisation
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Profiles
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Dr David Adkins
- Plymouth Business School - Portfolio Lead - Maritime, Supply Chain, and Project Management
- Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Impact SW
Person: Academic (Teaching)
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Dr Christopher Agyapong Siaw
- Plymouth Business School - Lecturer in Marketing
- Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Responsible Organisational Management
Person: Academic (Research)
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Dr Irfan Ameer
- Plymouth Business School - Lecturer in International Business
- Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Person: Academic (Research)
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Backing the Future: Public and Private Funding of UK Maritime Clusters
Adkins, D. (PI - Principal Investigator)
3/06/24 → 2/06/25
Project: Internal
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PEPP: Port Efficiency and Public-Private Capacity In Ghana
Hansen, A. S. (PI - Principal Investigator), Acheampong, G. (PI - Principal Investigator), Aryee, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Andersen, C. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Andersen, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Nicolaisen, M. A. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/01/19 → 1/01/22
Project: Research
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FoodAcT: Enhancing agri-food value chain collaboration and resilience: accelerating boundary-spanning knowledge sharing and technology transfer services
Hunter, L. (PI - Principal Investigator) & Chen, H. (PI - Principal Investigator)
3/04/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Internal
Research output
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A Critical Evaluation of Ports in the Post-Port Concessioning Era
Aponjolosun, M., Tuck, S., Karamperidis, S. & Adkins, D., 1 May 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published) › peer-review
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Challenges to artificial intelligence-enabled digital technology adoption in farms: a multi-method approach
Zhao, G., Liu, S., Chen, X., Chen, H., Li, X. & Pivoraite, G., 4 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Transactions in Operational Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contingent value of coopetition in business clusters from a resource-based view: A moderated-mediation model
VanDyck, G., Siaw, C. A., Aryee, J., Bhaskar, S., Nwoko, C. & Govind, R., Jan 2026, In: Industrial Marketing Management. 132, p. 198-213 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile12 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Attending external event or training
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The 30th Anniversary of Logistics Education in Beijing Wuzi University 2024 International Conference on Logistics and Supply Chain
Adkins, D. (Participant)
2 Nov 2024Activity: Event organisation or participation › Attending external event or training
Press/Media
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Developing our maritime industry to secure the future of Plymouth's economy
16/11/21
1 Media contribution
Media story
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Port of Tilbury and Plymouth Business School strengthening partnership on Innovation Initiative grounded in emerging technologies applications
Hunter, L., Nwoko, C., VanDyck, G. & Siu, B.
14/05/25
1 Media contribution
Media story
Student theses
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An Empirical Investigation of the Influence of Organisational Culture on Individual Readiness for Change in the Kuwaiti Banking Sector
Alkahlawi, F. (Author), Moizer, J. (Director of Studies (First Supervisor)) & Tripathi, S. (Other Supervisor), 2026Student thesis: PhD
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