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Session Overview
Date: Tuesday, 08/July/2025
9:00am
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10:00am
Circular supply chains
Location: A E.01
Chair: Dr. Kanchana Dissanayake
 

MIXED METHOD DRIVEN AGRI FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN FOOD SECURITY POLICY EVALUATIONS IN THE UAE

Balan Sundarakani

University of Wollongong in Dubai, United Arab Emirates



Transforming Plant Protein Value Chains: Socio-Technical Innovations in Transition Pathways

Amanda Sithole1, Seamus O'Reilly1, Maeve Henchion2

1: University College Cork, Ireland; 2: Teagasc, Ireland

Supply chain skills, training and education
Location: A 2.07
Chair: Prof. Matthias Kalverkamp
 

Gamification, Creative Thinking, and LEGO® Serious Play: Transforming Supply Chain Education in Higher Learning

Nadine Leder, Jonathan Gosling

Cardiff Business School, United Kingdom



No one left behind: Supply Chain skills for an inclusive transition to a Circular Economy

Fatima Lopez Castellanos

University of Bristol, United Kingdom

10:00am
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11:00am
Keynote Speaker: Timothy Glaz, Head of Corporate Affairs, Werner & Mertz
Location: A E.01 (Key Note, Tuesday)
ISL Key Note | Timothy Glaz (Tue)
passcode: 314301 (the link should work without the need for the passcode)
Chair: Prof. Matthias Kalverkamp
Timothy Glaz serves as the Head of Corporate Affairs at Werner & Mertz since 2014. Prior to this, from 2011 to 2014, he was the Head of Sustainability at DSD-Der Grüne Punkt, a company specializing in packaging collection and recycling. From 2008 to 2011, he held the position of Global Key-Account Director at Nestlé. Before his tenure at Nestlé, Timothy was a Member of the Board of Directors...
11:00am
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11:30am
Coffee Break
Location: Basement
11:30am
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12:30pm
Circular supply chains ONLINE SESSION
Location: A E.01 (hybrid)
Circular Supply Chains (hybrid)
passcode: 630334 (the link should work without the need for the passcode)
Chair: Prof. Rudrajeet Pal
 

Demystifying Circular Supply Chain of End-of-Life Smartphones in a Developing Country

Bertha Maya Sopha1, Lathiifah Thawafani1, M. Arif Wibisono1, Naly Rakoto2

1: Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 2: IMT Atlantique, Nantes, France



Coordinating closed-loop supply chains considering dynamic-related costs with game theoretic analysis and contract design

Shupeng Huang1, Andrew Potter2, Daniel Eyers2, Qinyun Li2

1: College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, China; 2: Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK



Turning the Tide: Strategic and Institutional Enablers for Circular Supply Chains in the Blue Economy of Bangladesh

Rezaul Shumon1, Zaheed Halim2, Nafis Ahsan3, Shams Rahman4

1: Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; 2: BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 3: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh; 4: East West University, Bangladesh

Logistics connectivity ONLINE SESSION
Location: A 1.05 (hybrid)
Sustainability in logistics and supply chains & Logistics connectivity (HYBRID)
passcode: 327612
Chair: Prof. Kulwant Pawar
 

AI-Powered Automation in Yard Management: Enhancing Efficiency, Security, and Throughput with Smart Gate Check-In Systems and Precheck Applications

Prabhakaran Rajendran1, Nitin Agarwal2, Nirmal Kumar Balaraman3, Nachiappan Subramanian4

1: CSCS LLC, United States of America; 2: McKesson; 3: Inframark LLC; 4: University of Sussex Business School



A bibliometric study based on E-commerce logistics issues: hotspots research and future agenda

Tran Bao Huy, TaihCherng Lirn

National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan



Operating a parcel locker network with mothership and subship drones for last mile delivery

Qiruo Zhang1, Cheng Chen2, Emrah Demir1

1: Cardiff University, United Kingdom; 2: Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China

Building resilience for supply chains ONLINE SESSION
Location: A 2.07 (hybrid)
Building resilience for supply chains (hybrid)
passcode: 085495
Chair: Dr. Christos Braziotis
 

Ensuring a Robust and Resilient Industrial Symbiosis Network: A Case of Dairy Industry

Vikram Ramakrishnan, Jelena Vlajic, Byron Graham

Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom



Demystifying the Fruit and Vegetables Supply Chain complexities

Nicoleta Tipi, Carla Pereira, Gavin Myers, Ankith Kamalakshi Ramesh

The Open University, United Kingdom



Enhancing supply chain resilience for SME food producers: A case study from North East of England

Malachy Graham, Haiyan Lu, Jiayao Hu, Matthew Gorton

Newcastle University, United Kingdom



Analysis of the Main Barriers Affecting Sustainable Agriculture Management in Egypt

Ahmed Dabees1, Mahmoud Barakat1, Andrej Lisec2

1: Arab academy for science, technology and maritime transport, Egipt; 2: Landscape Governance College Grm Novo mesto, Slovenia

Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains ONLINE SESSION
Location: N E.01 (hybrid)
Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains (hybrid)
passcode: 902142
Chair: Dr. Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge
 

Digital Transformation Empowering Women to Leadership Positions in the Logistics Industry

Nour Tamer Elsaadany, Esraa Osama Zayed

German International University (GIU), Egypt



A Prescriptive Digital Transformation Maturity Model for Food Supply Chains

Shiyi Wang, Abhijeet Ghadge, Emel Aktas

Cranfield University, United Kingdom



The Role of Managerial Factors in Digital Transformation Adoption in SMEs: The Case of Vietnam

Tran Thanh My Dinh, Ahmad Abareshi, Vinh Van Thai

RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

12:30pm
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1:30pm
Lunch
Location: Basement
1:30pm
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2:30pm
Circular supply chains ONLINE SESSION
Location: A E.01 (hybrid)
Circular Supply Chains (hybrid)
passcode: 630334 (the link should work without the need for the passcode)
Chair: Dr. Seamus O'Reilly
 

Adoption of circular supply chain practices in agricultural processing small- and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries

Le Khanh Nguyen, Kwok Hung Lau, Priyabrata Chowdhury

RMIT University, Australia



Comparative analysis of Returnable Asset Management Practices in UK dairy industry

Robin Smith1, LakshmiNarasimhan Vedanthachari2, Sridevi Periaiya3

1: Arla Foods Ltd; 2: Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom; 3: National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India



Circular supply chain design for electronic livestock ear tags

Maria Thomassen, Lars Skjelstad, Sven-Vegard Buer

SINTEF Digital, Norway

Sustainability in logistics and supply chains ONLINE SESSION
Location: A 1.05 (hybrid)
Sustainability in logistics and supply chains & Logistics connectivity (HYBRID)
passcode: 327612
Chair: Linus Kühl
 

Leveraging Technology for UFLPA Compliance in Global Supply Chains

Manoj Bhalerao1, Hareesh Viswanathan2, Ramanan Viswanathan3

1: Hub Group, United States of America; 2: Boston Scientific, United States of America; 3: Tremec, United States of America



Dual supply chain design: innovation, sustainability and resilience through supply chain cooperation

Florian Maurer, Lukas Nagel

Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, Austria



Development of a Simulation Model for Assessing Policy Impacts in Thailand's Economic Corridors

Ruth Banomyong1, Purim Srisawat2, Wachira Wichitphongsa3, Paitoon Varadejsatitwong1, Huay Ling Tay4

1: Center of Excellence in Connectivity, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2: Faculty of Business Administration, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand; 3: Faculty of Industrial Technology, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Thailand; 4: School of Business, Singapore University of Social Science, Singapore

Building resilience for supply chains ONLINE SESSION
Location: A 2.07 (hybrid)
Building resilience for supply chains (hybrid)
passcode: 085495
Chair: Prof. Andrew Potter
 

THE IMPACT OF PORT LOGISTICS SERVICE QUALITY ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND LOYALTY: AN ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENCES BY BUSINESS TYPE

Nhut Minh Nguyen

Foreign Trade University - Ho Chi Minh City Campus, Vietnam



Identifying Supply Chain Resilience Through Importance-Performance Analysis from Malaysian Logistics Service Providers

Maryam Mufidah Che Sobry

Universiti Sains Malaysia



Resilience of the Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) Industry: Exploring Drivers and Barriers

Duygu Sahan

Dokuz Eylul University, Turkiye

Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains ONLINE SESSION
Location: N E.01 (hybrid)
Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains (hybrid)
passcode: 902142
Chair: Dr. Jyri Vilko
 

A SYSTEMATIC CONCEPTUALISATION TOWARDS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION READINESS

Thi Tham Tran1,2, Vinh Van Thai1, Truong Ton Hien Duc1

1: School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; 2: College of Engineering, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Viet Nam



An Investigation into the Integrated Optimisation of Additive Manufacturing and Transportation

Mengqiao Nie, Emrah Demir, Daniel Eyers

Business & Economics Artificial Intelligence Research Network, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, United Kingdom



Sustainable Integrated Warehouse and Construction Planning: A Scenario-Based Approach with Application Control

Deniz Alexander Schmidt, Nicholas Tesch, Philipp Braun, Hendrik Wilhelm Rose

Hamburg University of Technology, Germany

2:30pm
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3:00pm
Coffee Break
Location: Basement
3:00pm
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4:30pm
Circular Supply Chains
Location: A E.01
Chair: Prof. Helen Rogers
 

Sustainable Procurement of Returnable Transport Items in Temperature-Controlled Logistics: Enablers and Challenges

Irina Harris, Mohammed Fakhrulddin, Dnyaneshwar Mogale, Mohamed Naim

Logistics and Operations Management Section, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK



PROCUREMENT LOGISTICS IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: PILOT STUDY ON PLASTIC PACKAGING TAKE-BACK IN GERMAN VITICULTURE

Matthias Kalverkamp, Ramiz Ahmad

RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Germany



Logistics implications of a circular economy – Incorporating circular business models into linear retail supply chain practices

Erik Sandberg

Linköping University, Sweden

Sustainability in logistics and supply chains
Location: A 1.05
Chair: Prof. Christoph H. Glock
 

VALIDATION OF NOVEL AUTOMATED COLD STORAGE WITH NESTED FROZEN VOLUMES IN CHILLED ENVIRONMENTS FOR IMPROVED LABOR CONDITIONS

Stephen Caskey1, Espen Verpe1, Krzysztof Banasiak2

1: AutoStore System AS, Nedre Vats, Norway; 2: Department of Energy and Process Engineering - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Termisk energi - SINTEF Energy Research



A Dynamic Decision Support Tool for Optimizing Textile Waste Recycling Supply Chains

Sidharath Joshi1, Rudrajeet Pal1,2, Vijay Kumar1

1: University of Borås, Sweden; 2: University of Gävle, Sweden

Building resilience for supply chains
Location: A 2.07
Chair: Prof. Paul Childerhouse
 

Innovation Management and Strategic Collaboration in Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities in Colombia

Thomas Tegethoff, Ricardo Santa, Paola Padilla

Colegio de estudios superiores de Administración - CESA, Colombia



Disruption management in the South African apparel industry – Current practices and opportunities for improvement

Ulrike Inge Kussing, Kaela Michelle Steyn

Stellenbosch University, South Africa



Enterprise resources and performance for supply chain resilience of machine tool industry in Taiwan

Ming-Chih Tsai, I-Chun Wu

National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

Humanitarian logistics
Location: A 2.01
Chair: Prof. Nachiappan Subramanian
 

A Two-Echelon Truck Traveling Salesman Problem with Drone for flood disaster response

Fadillah Ramadhan1, Chandra Ade Irawan1, Eko Wahyu Utomo2

1: University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, China; 2: Universitas Langlangbuana, Bandung, Indonesia



THE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS OF COVID-19 VACCINES IN GERMANY: A CASE STUDY

Peik Bremer, Shreelekha Harish, Sweta Saini, Frauke Weberbauer

Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany



Humanitarian Supply Chain Operations and the Roles of Data-Driven Innovations

Nnamdi Johnson Ogbuke

University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

4:30pm
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4:45pm
Closing Session
Location: A E.01 (Closing Session)
ISL | Closing Session (Tue)
passcode: 274765 (the link should work without the need for the passcode)
Chair: Prof. Kulwant Pawar
6:30pm
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7:00pm
Coaches to Conference Dinner
Coaches will take you to the dinner location departing from two bus stops. For some reason info cannot be displayed here. Check with reception desk in case of questions.
7:00pm
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10:30pm
Conference Dinner

 
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