Dr Qinyun Li
Lecturer in Supply Chain Dynamics
- liqy@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5485
- D16, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Qin is a Lecturer in Supply Chain Dynamics at the Cardiff Business School of the Cardiff University, where he earned his PhD. His main research interests focus on supply chain and forecasting.
He has experiences of delivering teaching, workshop and training to undergraduates, postgraduates and executive audiences. He has received the recognition from Chinese government for outstanding non-government sponsored students abroad in 2014.
Before his academic career, he worked in multi-nationals for six years involving production, logistics, customer relationship, procurement, and MIS.
Biography
Qualifications
PhD entitled "A System Dynamics Perspective of Forecasting in Supply Chains"
Postgraudate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning
Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
Publications
2022
- Babai, Z., Dai, Y., Li, Q., Syntetos, A. and Wang, X. 2022. Forecasting of lead-time demand variance: implications for safety stock calculations. European Journal of Operational Research 296(3), pp. 846-861. (10.1016/j.ejor.2021.04.017)
2021
- Huang, S., Potter, A., Eyers, D. and Li, Q. 2021. The influence of online review adoption on the profitability of capacitated supply chains. Omega 105, article number: 102501. (10.1016/j.omega.2021.102501)
2018
- Li, Q. and Disney, S. 2018. Forecast nervousness in supply chains: Should we use consumer demand or retailer orders?. Presented at: OR60 Annual Conference of the Society of Operational Research, Lancaster, UK, 11-13 September 2018.
- Li, Q. and Disney, S. 2018. Inventory performance of the damped trend forecasting method. Presented at: 20th International Working Seminar of Production Economics, Innsbruck, Austria, 19 - 23 February 2018.
2017
- Li, Q. and Disney, S. M. 2017. Revisiting rescheduling: MRP nervousness and the bullwhip effect. International Journal of Production Research 55(7), pp. 1992-2002. (10.1080/00207543.2016.1261196)
2016
- Li, Q. and Disney, S. 2016. Frequency response analysis of demand information sharing and production smoothing in a two echelon supply chain. Presented at: IIF Workshop on Supply Chain Forecasting for Operations, Lancaster, 28-29 June 2016.
- Lin, S. and Li, Q. 2016. Smoothing capacity utilization in maritime logistics networks. Presented at: The 21st International Symposium on Logistics, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 3-6 July 2016.
2015
- Li, Q. and Disney, S. 2015. On net stock amplification in the Damped Trend Order-Up-To system. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Management, Seville, 21-23 October 2015.
2014
- Li, Q. 2014. A systems dynamics perspective of forecasting in supply chains. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
- Li, Q., Disney, S. M. and Gaalman, G. 2014. Avoiding the bullwhip effect using Damped Trend forecasting and the Order-Up-To replenishment policy. International Journal of Production Economics 149, pp. 3-16. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.11.010)
- Li, Q. and Disney, S. M. 2014. Creating an advanced order stream with the proportional order-up-to policy. Presented at: 20th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, Barcelona, Spain, 13-18 July 2014.
2013
- Li, Q. and Disney, S. M. 2013. An adaptive damped trend order-up-to replenishment system. Presented at: OR55 Annual Conference of the Society of Operational Research, Exeter, UK, 3-5 September 2013.
2012
- Li, Q. and Disney, S. M. 2012. Damped trend forecasting and the order-up-to replenishment policy. Presented at: 17th International Working Seminar of Production Economics, Innsbruck, Austria, 20-24 February 2012.
Teaching
At Cardiff University, Qin is responsible for the core course 'Operations Management' at the postgraduate level. He also partly teaches 'Operations Management' (undergraduate) and 'Research Skills and Methods' (postgraduate). In addition, Qin is supervising MSc dissertations, Live Business Projects, and MBA business projects. Previously, he has teached 'Logistics Modelling', 'Lean Operation' and 'Operations Analysis' at various levels.
Primary research interests
- Production control, inventory management, and forecasting in supply chain
- Close loop supply chain design
- Social media in operations and supply chain
- Supply chain finance
- Food supply chain
Supervision
I welcome applicants with an interest in one of the following areas. Strong background in operational research, management science, control engineering, coding and computational skills are desirable.
- Inventory management
- Production system design
- Close loop supply chain design
- Forecasting
- Food supply chain
- Social media in operations and supply chain
- Design science
Current PhD students:
- Diego Bermudez Bermejo
- Yanying Jing
- Junwei Wu
