Dr Abraham Zhang

  • Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Technology (Management)

Biography

Dr Abraham Zhang is a Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Technology. Prior to joining the Adam Smith Business School in August 2023, he worked for reputable universities including the University of Stirling, University of Essex, AUT University, University of Waikato, and Nanyang Technological University. He obtained his PhD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the University of Hong Kong.


Before Dr Zhang moved into the academia, he was a production supervisor in Singapore and a Lean management consultant serving the Asia-Pacific region. His teaching and corporate training have been well regarded by students and clients, and he has received multiple nominations for outstanding teaching awards. His research and consulting works have led to over 50 publications in leading academic journals including Transportation Research Part B, Part D, and Part E, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Omega, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Production Planning & Control, Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production, etc.

Dr Zhang is an Associate Editor of Business Strategy and the Environment and an Area Editor of Operations Management Research. He is also on the Editorial Board of Transportation Research Part E. Recently, he served as the managing guest editor of Transportation Research Part E Special Issue on “Logistics and Supply Chain Management in an Era of Circular Economy" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2022.102911). He was also the Lead Guest Editor of International Journal of Logistics Management Special Issue on “Empirically grounded research in logistics and supply chain management for a circular economy" (https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0957-4093/vol/34/iss/3).


Dr Zhang’s expertise on circular economy and sustainability has been internationally recognised, especially in the areas of circular supply chain and barriers to sustainability. He was among the first who conceptualised circular supply chain management, i.e., the integration of circular thinking in supply chain management (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.303). He is a critical step leader of a transdisciplinary research team working on “Āmiomio Aotearoa – A circular economy for the wellbeing of New Zealand”. The project won the 2020 Endeavour Fund (NZD$10,939,795 for 2020-2025) from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment of New Zealand.


His current research focuses on sustainable operations and supply chain management, especially on circular supply chain management and Blockchain enabled supply chain sustainability. He also has a keen interest in the operations management of non-profit organisations including faith communities, social enterprises, eco-villages, and educational institutions. He has supervised to completion four PhD students and more Master's students. 

Research interests

Dr Zhang is a member of the School's Services and Operations Management research cluster.

Research interests:

Circular economy and supply chain management

Carbon neutral/net zero logistics and supply chain

Environmentally and socially sustainable operations

Logistics and supply chain enabling technologies (Blockchain, internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, etc.)

 

 

Publications

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Number of items: 57.

2024

Xie, S., Gong, Y., Zhang, A. , Liu, Y. and Li, C. (2024) Untangling the critical success factors of the latest compulsory waste sorting initiative in Shanghai: the role of accountability governance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 444, 141268. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141268)

2023

Farooque, M., Zhang, A. , Choi, T.-M., Hartley, J. L. and Liu, Y. (2023) Antecedents and performance outcomes of circular procurement: an empirical study in China. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, (doi: 10.1016/j.pursup.2023.100882) (In Press)

Xu, S. X., Ning, Y., Cheng, H., Zhang, A. , Gao, Y. and Huang, G. Q. (2023) Optimal vehicle fleet planning and collaboration under carbon neutrality: a game-theoretic perspective. International Journal of Production Research, (doi: 10.1080/00207543.2023.2262053) (Early Online Publication)

Zhang, A. , Xie, S., Gong, Y., Li, C. and Liu, Y. (2023) Barriers to compulsory waste sorting for a circular economy in China. Journal of Environmental Management, 342, 118180. (doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118180)

Burke, H., Zhang, A. and Wang, J. X. (2023) Integrating product design and supply chain management for a circular economy. Production Planning and Control, 34(11), pp. 1097-1113. (doi: 10.1080/09537287.2021.1983063)

Zhang, A. , Venkatesh, V. G., Wang, J. X., Mani, V., Wan, M. and Qu, T. (2023) Drivers of industry 4.0-enabled smart waste management in supply chain operations: a circular economy perspective in china. Production Planning and Control, 34(10), pp. 870-886. (doi: 10.1080/09537287.2021.1980909)

Gunasekara, L., Robb, D. J. and Zhang, A. (2023) Used product acquisition, sorting and disposition for circular supply chains: Literature review and research directions. International Journal of Production Economics, 260, 108844. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108844)

Liu, Y., Farooque, M., Lee, C.-H., Gong, Y. and Zhang, A. (2023) Antecedents of circular manufacturing and its effect on environmental and financial performance: a practice-based view. International Journal of Production Economics, 260, 108866. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108866)

Zhang, A. , Ling Tay, H., Faizan Alvi, M., Wang, J. X. and Gong, Y. (2023) Carbon neutrality drivers and implications for firm performance and supply chain management. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(4), pp. 1966-1980. (doi: 10.1002/bse.3230)

Zhang, A. , Duong, L., Seuring, S. and Hartley, J. L. (2023) Circular supply chain management: a bibliometric analysis-based literature review. International Journal of Logistics Management, 34(3), pp. 847-872. (doi: 10.1108/IJLM-04-2022-0199)

Zhang, A. , Seuring, S. and Hartley, J. L. (2023) Guest editorial: Empirically grounded research in logistics and supply chain management for a circular economy. International Journal of Logistics Management, 34(3), pp. 517-522. (doi: 10.1108/IJLM-05-2023-602)

2022

Zhang, A. , Faizan Alvi, M., Gong, Y. and Wang, J. X. (2022) Overcoming barriers to supply chain decarbonization: case studies of first movers. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 186, 106536. (doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106536)

Zhang, A. , Hartley, J., Wang, Y. and Wang, S. (2022) Special issue editorial: Logistics and supply chain management in an era of circular economy. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 166, 102911. (doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2022.102911)

Luo, N., Olsen, T., Liu, Y. and Zhang, A. (2022) Reducing food loss and waste in supply chain operations. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 162, 102730. (doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2022.102730)

Farooque, M., Zhang, A. , Liu, Y. and Hartley, J. L. (2022) Circular supply chain management: Performance outcomes and the role of eco-industrial parks in China. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 157, 102596. (doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2021.102596)

Wang, J. X., Burke, H. and Zhang, A. (2022) Overcoming barriers to circular product design. International Journal of Production Economics, 243, 108346. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108346)

Zhang, A. , Zheng, Z. and Teo, C.-P. (2022) Schedule reliability in liner shipping timetable design: a convex programming approach. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 155, pp. 499-525. (doi: 10.1016/j.trb.2021.11.010)

2021

Zhang, A. , Wang, J. X., Farooque, M., Wang, Y. and Choi, T.-M. (2021) Multi-dimensional circular supply chain management: A comparative review of the state-of-the-art practices and research. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 155, 102509. (doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2021.102509)

Zhang, A. and Childerhouse, P. (2021) Case study: Zespri global supply chain integration. In: Agarwal, R., Bajada, C., Green, R. and Skellern, K. (eds.) The Routledge Companion to Global Value Chains: Reinterpreting and Reimagining Megatrends in the World Economy. Routledge. ISBN 9780415787918 (doi: 10.4324/9781315225661-8)

Zhong, R. Y. and Zhang, A. (2021) Case study: Internet of things (IoT)–enabled agri-food supply chain management: a New Zealand case. In: Agarwal, R., Bajada, C., Green, R. and Skellern, K. (eds.) The Routledge Companion to Global Value Chains: Reinterpreting and Reimagining Megatrends in the World Economy. Routledge, pp. 156-158. ISBN 9780415787918 (doi: 10.4324/9781315225661-14)

Liu, Y., Wood, L. C., Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. and Farooque, M. (2021) Barriers to sustainable food consumption and production in China: a fuzzy DEMATEL analysis from a circular economy perspective. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 28, pp. 1114-1129. (doi: 10.1016/j.spc.2021.07.028)

Wang, B., Farooque, M., Zhong, R. Y., Zhang, A. and Liu, Y. (2021) Internet of Things (IoT)-Enabled accountability in source separation of household waste for a circular economy in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 300, 126773. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126773)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Deakins, E. and Mani, V. (2021) Antecedents of social sustainability noncompliance in the Indian apparel sector. International Journal of Production Economics, 234, 108038. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108038)

2020

Wang, B., Luo, W., Zhang, A. , Tian, Z. and Li, Z. (2020) Blockchain-enabled circular supply chain management: A system architecture for fast fashion. Computers in Industry, 123, 103324. (doi: 10.1016/j.compind.2020.103324)

Farooque, M., Jain, V., Zhang, A. and Li, Z. (2020) Fuzzy DEMATEL analysis of barriers to Blockchain-based life cycle assessment in China. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 147, 106684. (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2020.106684)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Deakins, E. and Mani, V. (2020) Drivers of sub-supplier social sustainability compliance: an emerging economy perspective. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 25(6), pp. 655-677. (doi: 10.1108/SCM-07-2019-0251)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Deakins, E., Mani, V. and Shi, Y. (2020) Supply chain integration barriers to port-centric logistics—an emerging economy perspective. Transportation Journal, 59(3), pp. 215-253. (doi: 10.5325/transportationj.59.3.0215)

Venkatesh, V.G., Kang, K., Wang, B., Zhong, R. Y. and Zhang, A. (2020) System architecture for blockchain based transparency of supply chain social sustainability. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 63, 101896. (doi: 10.1016/j.rcim.2019.101896)

Yi, W., Wang, S. and Zhang, A. (2020) Optimal transportation planning for prefabricated products in construction. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 35(4), pp. 342-353. (doi: 10.1111/mice.12504)

Zhang, A. , Zhong, R.Y., Farooque, M., Kang, K. and Venkatesh, V.G. (2020) Blockchain-based life cycle assessment: An implementation framework and system architecture. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 152, 104512. (doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104512)

2019

Zhang, A. , Venkatesh, V.G., Liu, Y., Wan, M., Qu, T. and Huisingh, D. (2019) Barriers to smart waste management for a circular economy in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 240, 118198. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118198)

Farooque, M., Zhang, A. and Liu, Y. (2019) Barriers to circular food supply chains in China. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 24(5), pp. 677-696. (doi: 10.1108/SCM-10-2018-0345)

Farooque, M., Zhang, A. , Thürer, M., Qu, T. and Huisingh, D. (2019) Circular supply chain management: A definition and structured literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 228, pp. 882-900. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.303)

2018

Behzadi, G., O'Sullivan, M.J., Olsen, T.L. and Zhang, A. (2018) Agribusiness supply chain risk management: A review of quantitative decision models. Omega, 79, pp. 21-42. (doi: 10.1016/j.omega.2017.07.005)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Deakins, E., Luthra, S. and Mangla, S. (2018) A fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS approach to supply partner selection in continuous aid humanitarian supply chains. Annals of Operations Research, 283, pp. 1517-1550. (doi: 10.1007/s10479-018-2981-1)

Behzadi, G., O'Sullivan, M.J., Olsen, T.L. and Zhang, A. (2018) Allocation flexibility for agribusiness supply chains under market demand disruption. International Journal of Production Research, 56(10), pp. 3524-3546. (doi: 10.1080/00207543.2017.1349955)

2017

Behzadi, G., O'Sullivan, M.J., Olsen, T.L., Scrimgeour, F. and Zhang, A. (2017) Robust and resilient strategies for managing supply disruptions in an agribusiness supply chain. International Journal of Production Economics, 191, pp. 207-220. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2017.06.018)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Luthra, S., Dubey, R., Subramanian, N. and Mangla, S. (2017) Barriers to coastal shipping development: An Indian perspective. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and the Environment, 52, pp. 362-378. (doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2017.03.016)

Zhang, K.C. and Zhang, A. (2017) Dare to dream: personal values, life goals, and international students in New Zealand. Journal of Religion and Health, 56(5), pp. 1503-1514. (doi: 10.1007/s10943-016-0307-7)

2016

Zhang, A. , Luo, W., Shi, Y., Chia, S.T. and Sim, Z.H.X. (2016) Lean and Six Sigma in logistics: a pilot survey study in Singapore. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 36(11), pp. 1625-1643. (doi: 10.1108/IJOPM-02-2015-0093)

Shi, Y., Zhang, A. , Arthanari, T. and Liu, Y. (2016) Third-party purchase: an empirical study of Chinese third-party logistics users. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 36(3), pp. 286-307. (doi: 10.1108/IJOPM-11-2014-0569)

Shi, Y., Zhang, A. , Arthanari, T., Liu, Y. and Cheng, T.C.E. (2016) Third-party purchase: An empirical study of third-party logistics providers in China. International Journal of Production Economics, 171, pp. 189-200. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.08.028)

Laake, J. and Zhang, A. (2016) Joint optimization of strategic fleet planning and contract analysis in tramp shipping. Applied Economics, 48(3), pp. 203-211. (doi: 10.1080/00036846.2015.1076151)

2015

Zhang, A. , Loh, H.S. and Van Thai, V. (2015) Impacts of global manufacturing trends on port development: The case of Hong Kong. Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 31(1), pp. 135-159. (doi: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2015.03.006)

Luo, H., Zhang, A. and Huang, G.Q. (2015) Active scheduling for hybrid flowshop with family setup time and inconsistent family formation. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 26(1), pp. 169-187. (doi: 10.1007/s10845-013-0771-9)

Zhang, A. and Lam, J.S.L. (2015) Daily Maersk’s impacts on shipper’s supply chain inventories and implications for the liner shipping industry. Maritime Policy and Management, 42(3), pp. 246-262. (doi: 10.1080/03088839.2013.869364)

2014

Zhang, A. (2014) Quality improvement through Poka-Yoke: From engineering design to information system design. International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage, 8(2), pp. 147-159. (doi: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2014.064260)

Zhang, A. and Lam, J.S.L. (2014) Impacts of schedule reliability and sailing frequency on the liner shipping and port industry: A study of Daily Maersk. Transportation Journal, 53(2), pp. 235-253. (doi: 10.1080/03088839.2013.863434)

2013

Zhang, A. , Luo, H. and Huang, G.Q. (2013) A bi-objective model for supply chain design of dispersed manufacturing in China. International Journal of Production Economics, 146(1), pp. 48-58. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.12.008)

Huang, G.Q., Zhang, A. and Liu, X. (2013) A supply chain configuration model for reassessing global manufacturing in China. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 24(5), pp. 669-687. (doi: 10.1108/17410381311327963)

Zhang, A. and Lam, J.S.L. (2013) Bi-objective supply chain design of global facility network and multimodal transport. In: 43rd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering 2013, CIE 2013, Hong Kong, 16-18 Oct 2013, pp. 31-47.

2012

Zhang, A. and Huang, G.Q. (2012) Impacts of business environment changes on global manufacturing outsourcing in China. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 17(2), pp. 138-151. (doi: 10.1108/13598541211212889)

Zhang, A. , Huang, G.Q. and Liu, X. (2012) Impacts of business environment changes on global manufacturing in the Chinese greater Pearl river delta: A supply chain perspective. Applied Economics, 44(34), pp. 4505-4514. (doi: 10.1080/00036846.2011.591737)

2011

Zhang, A. and Huang, G.Q. (2011) Scenario analysis for Hong Kong port development under changing business environment. In: Chew, E. P., Lee, L. H. and Tang, L. C. (eds.) Advances in Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Systems. World Scientific, pp. 69-90. ISBN 9789814329859 (doi: 10.1142/9789814329866_0003)

2010

Zhang, A. (2010) Wireless devices enabled information system design poka-yokes: A case study with a manufacturing logistics process. In: Huang, G.Q., Mak, K.L. and Maropoulos, P.G. (eds.) Proceedings of the 6th CIRP-Sponsored International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology. Series: Advances in intelligent and soft computing (66). Springer, pp. 1277-1289. ISBN 9783642104299 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-10430-5_98)

Zhang, A. and Huang, G.Q. (2010) A multi-period mixed integer programming model for the problem of relocating a global manufacturing facility. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers, 27(6), pp. 407-417. (doi: 10.1080/10170669.2010.512772)

2009

Zhang, A. and Huang, G. Q. (2009) A Mixed Integer Programming Model to Evaluate the Impact of Business Factors on Global Manufacturing Relocation Decisions. In: International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering, Troyes, France, 6-9 July 2009, pp. 390-395. ISBN 9781424441358 (doi: 10.1109/ICCIE.2009.5223739)

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Articles

Xie, S., Gong, Y., Zhang, A. , Liu, Y. and Li, C. (2024) Untangling the critical success factors of the latest compulsory waste sorting initiative in Shanghai: the role of accountability governance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 444, 141268. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141268)

Farooque, M., Zhang, A. , Choi, T.-M., Hartley, J. L. and Liu, Y. (2023) Antecedents and performance outcomes of circular procurement: an empirical study in China. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, (doi: 10.1016/j.pursup.2023.100882) (In Press)

Xu, S. X., Ning, Y., Cheng, H., Zhang, A. , Gao, Y. and Huang, G. Q. (2023) Optimal vehicle fleet planning and collaboration under carbon neutrality: a game-theoretic perspective. International Journal of Production Research, (doi: 10.1080/00207543.2023.2262053) (Early Online Publication)

Zhang, A. , Xie, S., Gong, Y., Li, C. and Liu, Y. (2023) Barriers to compulsory waste sorting for a circular economy in China. Journal of Environmental Management, 342, 118180. (doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118180)

Burke, H., Zhang, A. and Wang, J. X. (2023) Integrating product design and supply chain management for a circular economy. Production Planning and Control, 34(11), pp. 1097-1113. (doi: 10.1080/09537287.2021.1983063)

Zhang, A. , Venkatesh, V. G., Wang, J. X., Mani, V., Wan, M. and Qu, T. (2023) Drivers of industry 4.0-enabled smart waste management in supply chain operations: a circular economy perspective in china. Production Planning and Control, 34(10), pp. 870-886. (doi: 10.1080/09537287.2021.1980909)

Gunasekara, L., Robb, D. J. and Zhang, A. (2023) Used product acquisition, sorting and disposition for circular supply chains: Literature review and research directions. International Journal of Production Economics, 260, 108844. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108844)

Liu, Y., Farooque, M., Lee, C.-H., Gong, Y. and Zhang, A. (2023) Antecedents of circular manufacturing and its effect on environmental and financial performance: a practice-based view. International Journal of Production Economics, 260, 108866. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108866)

Zhang, A. , Ling Tay, H., Faizan Alvi, M., Wang, J. X. and Gong, Y. (2023) Carbon neutrality drivers and implications for firm performance and supply chain management. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(4), pp. 1966-1980. (doi: 10.1002/bse.3230)

Zhang, A. , Duong, L., Seuring, S. and Hartley, J. L. (2023) Circular supply chain management: a bibliometric analysis-based literature review. International Journal of Logistics Management, 34(3), pp. 847-872. (doi: 10.1108/IJLM-04-2022-0199)

Zhang, A. , Seuring, S. and Hartley, J. L. (2023) Guest editorial: Empirically grounded research in logistics and supply chain management for a circular economy. International Journal of Logistics Management, 34(3), pp. 517-522. (doi: 10.1108/IJLM-05-2023-602)

Zhang, A. , Faizan Alvi, M., Gong, Y. and Wang, J. X. (2022) Overcoming barriers to supply chain decarbonization: case studies of first movers. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 186, 106536. (doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106536)

Zhang, A. , Hartley, J., Wang, Y. and Wang, S. (2022) Special issue editorial: Logistics and supply chain management in an era of circular economy. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 166, 102911. (doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2022.102911)

Luo, N., Olsen, T., Liu, Y. and Zhang, A. (2022) Reducing food loss and waste in supply chain operations. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 162, 102730. (doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2022.102730)

Farooque, M., Zhang, A. , Liu, Y. and Hartley, J. L. (2022) Circular supply chain management: Performance outcomes and the role of eco-industrial parks in China. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 157, 102596. (doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2021.102596)

Wang, J. X., Burke, H. and Zhang, A. (2022) Overcoming barriers to circular product design. International Journal of Production Economics, 243, 108346. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108346)

Zhang, A. , Zheng, Z. and Teo, C.-P. (2022) Schedule reliability in liner shipping timetable design: a convex programming approach. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 155, pp. 499-525. (doi: 10.1016/j.trb.2021.11.010)

Zhang, A. , Wang, J. X., Farooque, M., Wang, Y. and Choi, T.-M. (2021) Multi-dimensional circular supply chain management: A comparative review of the state-of-the-art practices and research. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 155, 102509. (doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2021.102509)

Liu, Y., Wood, L. C., Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. and Farooque, M. (2021) Barriers to sustainable food consumption and production in China: a fuzzy DEMATEL analysis from a circular economy perspective. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 28, pp. 1114-1129. (doi: 10.1016/j.spc.2021.07.028)

Wang, B., Farooque, M., Zhong, R. Y., Zhang, A. and Liu, Y. (2021) Internet of Things (IoT)-Enabled accountability in source separation of household waste for a circular economy in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 300, 126773. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126773)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Deakins, E. and Mani, V. (2021) Antecedents of social sustainability noncompliance in the Indian apparel sector. International Journal of Production Economics, 234, 108038. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108038)

Wang, B., Luo, W., Zhang, A. , Tian, Z. and Li, Z. (2020) Blockchain-enabled circular supply chain management: A system architecture for fast fashion. Computers in Industry, 123, 103324. (doi: 10.1016/j.compind.2020.103324)

Farooque, M., Jain, V., Zhang, A. and Li, Z. (2020) Fuzzy DEMATEL analysis of barriers to Blockchain-based life cycle assessment in China. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 147, 106684. (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2020.106684)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Deakins, E. and Mani, V. (2020) Drivers of sub-supplier social sustainability compliance: an emerging economy perspective. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 25(6), pp. 655-677. (doi: 10.1108/SCM-07-2019-0251)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Deakins, E., Mani, V. and Shi, Y. (2020) Supply chain integration barriers to port-centric logistics—an emerging economy perspective. Transportation Journal, 59(3), pp. 215-253. (doi: 10.5325/transportationj.59.3.0215)

Venkatesh, V.G., Kang, K., Wang, B., Zhong, R. Y. and Zhang, A. (2020) System architecture for blockchain based transparency of supply chain social sustainability. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 63, 101896. (doi: 10.1016/j.rcim.2019.101896)

Yi, W., Wang, S. and Zhang, A. (2020) Optimal transportation planning for prefabricated products in construction. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 35(4), pp. 342-353. (doi: 10.1111/mice.12504)

Zhang, A. , Zhong, R.Y., Farooque, M., Kang, K. and Venkatesh, V.G. (2020) Blockchain-based life cycle assessment: An implementation framework and system architecture. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 152, 104512. (doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104512)

Zhang, A. , Venkatesh, V.G., Liu, Y., Wan, M., Qu, T. and Huisingh, D. (2019) Barriers to smart waste management for a circular economy in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 240, 118198. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118198)

Farooque, M., Zhang, A. and Liu, Y. (2019) Barriers to circular food supply chains in China. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 24(5), pp. 677-696. (doi: 10.1108/SCM-10-2018-0345)

Farooque, M., Zhang, A. , Thürer, M., Qu, T. and Huisingh, D. (2019) Circular supply chain management: A definition and structured literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 228, pp. 882-900. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.303)

Behzadi, G., O'Sullivan, M.J., Olsen, T.L. and Zhang, A. (2018) Agribusiness supply chain risk management: A review of quantitative decision models. Omega, 79, pp. 21-42. (doi: 10.1016/j.omega.2017.07.005)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Deakins, E., Luthra, S. and Mangla, S. (2018) A fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS approach to supply partner selection in continuous aid humanitarian supply chains. Annals of Operations Research, 283, pp. 1517-1550. (doi: 10.1007/s10479-018-2981-1)

Behzadi, G., O'Sullivan, M.J., Olsen, T.L. and Zhang, A. (2018) Allocation flexibility for agribusiness supply chains under market demand disruption. International Journal of Production Research, 56(10), pp. 3524-3546. (doi: 10.1080/00207543.2017.1349955)

Behzadi, G., O'Sullivan, M.J., Olsen, T.L., Scrimgeour, F. and Zhang, A. (2017) Robust and resilient strategies for managing supply disruptions in an agribusiness supply chain. International Journal of Production Economics, 191, pp. 207-220. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2017.06.018)

Venkatesh, V.G., Zhang, A. , Luthra, S., Dubey, R., Subramanian, N. and Mangla, S. (2017) Barriers to coastal shipping development: An Indian perspective. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and the Environment, 52, pp. 362-378. (doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2017.03.016)

Zhang, K.C. and Zhang, A. (2017) Dare to dream: personal values, life goals, and international students in New Zealand. Journal of Religion and Health, 56(5), pp. 1503-1514. (doi: 10.1007/s10943-016-0307-7)

Zhang, A. , Luo, W., Shi, Y., Chia, S.T. and Sim, Z.H.X. (2016) Lean and Six Sigma in logistics: a pilot survey study in Singapore. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 36(11), pp. 1625-1643. (doi: 10.1108/IJOPM-02-2015-0093)

Shi, Y., Zhang, A. , Arthanari, T. and Liu, Y. (2016) Third-party purchase: an empirical study of Chinese third-party logistics users. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 36(3), pp. 286-307. (doi: 10.1108/IJOPM-11-2014-0569)

Shi, Y., Zhang, A. , Arthanari, T., Liu, Y. and Cheng, T.C.E. (2016) Third-party purchase: An empirical study of third-party logistics providers in China. International Journal of Production Economics, 171, pp. 189-200. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.08.028)

Laake, J. and Zhang, A. (2016) Joint optimization of strategic fleet planning and contract analysis in tramp shipping. Applied Economics, 48(3), pp. 203-211. (doi: 10.1080/00036846.2015.1076151)

Zhang, A. , Loh, H.S. and Van Thai, V. (2015) Impacts of global manufacturing trends on port development: The case of Hong Kong. Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 31(1), pp. 135-159. (doi: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2015.03.006)

Luo, H., Zhang, A. and Huang, G.Q. (2015) Active scheduling for hybrid flowshop with family setup time and inconsistent family formation. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 26(1), pp. 169-187. (doi: 10.1007/s10845-013-0771-9)

Zhang, A. and Lam, J.S.L. (2015) Daily Maersk’s impacts on shipper’s supply chain inventories and implications for the liner shipping industry. Maritime Policy and Management, 42(3), pp. 246-262. (doi: 10.1080/03088839.2013.869364)

Zhang, A. (2014) Quality improvement through Poka-Yoke: From engineering design to information system design. International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage, 8(2), pp. 147-159. (doi: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2014.064260)

Zhang, A. and Lam, J.S.L. (2014) Impacts of schedule reliability and sailing frequency on the liner shipping and port industry: A study of Daily Maersk. Transportation Journal, 53(2), pp. 235-253. (doi: 10.1080/03088839.2013.863434)

Zhang, A. , Luo, H. and Huang, G.Q. (2013) A bi-objective model for supply chain design of dispersed manufacturing in China. International Journal of Production Economics, 146(1), pp. 48-58. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.12.008)

Huang, G.Q., Zhang, A. and Liu, X. (2013) A supply chain configuration model for reassessing global manufacturing in China. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 24(5), pp. 669-687. (doi: 10.1108/17410381311327963)

Zhang, A. and Huang, G.Q. (2012) Impacts of business environment changes on global manufacturing outsourcing in China. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 17(2), pp. 138-151. (doi: 10.1108/13598541211212889)

Zhang, A. , Huang, G.Q. and Liu, X. (2012) Impacts of business environment changes on global manufacturing in the Chinese greater Pearl river delta: A supply chain perspective. Applied Economics, 44(34), pp. 4505-4514. (doi: 10.1080/00036846.2011.591737)

Zhang, A. and Huang, G.Q. (2010) A multi-period mixed integer programming model for the problem of relocating a global manufacturing facility. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers, 27(6), pp. 407-417. (doi: 10.1080/10170669.2010.512772)

Book Sections

Zhang, A. and Childerhouse, P. (2021) Case study: Zespri global supply chain integration. In: Agarwal, R., Bajada, C., Green, R. and Skellern, K. (eds.) The Routledge Companion to Global Value Chains: Reinterpreting and Reimagining Megatrends in the World Economy. Routledge. ISBN 9780415787918 (doi: 10.4324/9781315225661-8)

Zhong, R. Y. and Zhang, A. (2021) Case study: Internet of things (IoT)–enabled agri-food supply chain management: a New Zealand case. In: Agarwal, R., Bajada, C., Green, R. and Skellern, K. (eds.) The Routledge Companion to Global Value Chains: Reinterpreting and Reimagining Megatrends in the World Economy. Routledge, pp. 156-158. ISBN 9780415787918 (doi: 10.4324/9781315225661-14)

Zhang, A. and Huang, G.Q. (2011) Scenario analysis for Hong Kong port development under changing business environment. In: Chew, E. P., Lee, L. H. and Tang, L. C. (eds.) Advances in Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Systems. World Scientific, pp. 69-90. ISBN 9789814329859 (doi: 10.1142/9789814329866_0003)

Zhang, A. (2010) Wireless devices enabled information system design poka-yokes: A case study with a manufacturing logistics process. In: Huang, G.Q., Mak, K.L. and Maropoulos, P.G. (eds.) Proceedings of the 6th CIRP-Sponsored International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology. Series: Advances in intelligent and soft computing (66). Springer, pp. 1277-1289. ISBN 9783642104299 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-10430-5_98)

Conference Proceedings

Zhang, A. and Lam, J.S.L. (2013) Bi-objective supply chain design of global facility network and multimodal transport. In: 43rd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering 2013, CIE 2013, Hong Kong, 16-18 Oct 2013, pp. 31-47.

Zhang, A. and Huang, G. Q. (2009) A Mixed Integer Programming Model to Evaluate the Impact of Business Factors on Global Manufacturing Relocation Decisions. In: International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering, Troyes, France, 6-9 July 2009, pp. 390-395. ISBN 9781424441358 (doi: 10.1109/ICCIE.2009.5223739)

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Grants

Dr Zhang was/is a Principal-Investigator or a Key Co-Investigator of the following projects:

2021-2022 Principal-Investigator, “Barriers to effective compulsory waste sorting for a circular economy in China”, BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants (Grant number: SRG21-211282), £9,960


2021-2024 Key Co-Investigator, “Towards manufacturing blockchain: A value modeling and cross-level management mechanism for manufacturing resources”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant number: 72071048), RMB¥480,000


2020-2025 Critical Step Leader, “Āmiomio Aotearoa - A Circular Economy for the Wellbeing of New Zealand”, 2020 Endeavour Fund (Project ID: UOWX2004), Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment of New Zealand, NZD$10,939,795


2019-2022 Key Co-Investigator, “Antecedents of post-production food loss in China and preventative measures: A supply chain perspective”, The National Social Science Fund of China (Grant number: 19BGL090), RMB¥200,000


2017-2021 Key Co-Investigator, “Research on Agri-food value chain integration and food loss in circulation: An agricultural supply-side structural reform theory approach”, Humanities and Social Science Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (Grant number: 17YJAZH055), RMB¥100,000

2014-2015 Principal-Investigator, “Building Resilience in New Zealand Agribusiness and Seaport/Airport Logistics”, Strategic Investment Fund of the University of Waikato, NZD$70,000 

Supervision

Dr Zhang welcomes admission inquiries from prospective PhD students whose research interests are aligned with his and who have a career aspiration in the academia.

Academic profile of one of his recent PhD graduates, Dr Muhammad Farooque: 

https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/faroo59708/muhammad-farooque

  • Fallatah, Majed Ramadhan M
    Consumers’ Product Returns Behavior Impact on the Achievement of Social Sustainability in Circular Supply Chains

Teaching

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Operations Management
  • Global Logistics Management
  • Business and Management Research Methods

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

  • 2022: Annual Review Award (Essex Business School)
  • 2018: Emerging Researcher Award (Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, AUT University)
  • 2018: Outstanding Reviewer Recognition (International Journal of Production Economics)
  • 2016: Best Published Manuscript Award (Maritime Policy & Management)
  • 2015: Highly Commended Paper Award (Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management)
  • 2015: Dean’s Award for Outstanding Emerging Scholar (University of Waikato Management School)
  • 2011: Best Paper Award (Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Editorial boards

  • 2022 - -: Business Strategy and the Environment
  • 2022 - -: Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
  • 2021 - -: Operations Management Research