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Dr Yuan Huang
Senior Lecturer in Operations Management
- HuangY66@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 76544
- Aberconway Building, Room Room D43, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
My mission is to make operations management theories more applicable, and my research more accessible and relevant to the general public.
Human plays a dominant role in operational performance, where the influences are more dynamic than we think.
“One cannot understand a human system without trying to change it.” – Schein (1987)
Yuan has built a strong action/intervention-based research foundation over 16 years to study the effectiveness of operations management (OM) theories (e.g. production planning and control, process improvement, supply chain collaboration) in complex social systems. This has enabled her to develop a growing international reputation in the field of Operations Management Practice Contingency Research (OM PCR).
Her passion and interest in OM PCR originated from her doctoral research project “Workload control: success in practice”. The project employed an action research approach. Through a series of theory-guided and practice-inspired interventions, the research led to significant increases in successful bids and reductions in lead times for a small precision engineering company in the North West England. The outcomes also had a knock-on effect through the company’s supply chain that includes large aerospace companies like Rolls-Royce. The research formed an impact case study in REF2014.
She has then extended her OM PCR to a range of areas/dimensions (e.g. emergency department crowding, high-volume additive manufacturing, international supply chain collaborations, ‘emotional’ operations), embracing multi-disciplinary research. For example, an ongoing project explores the impact of emotions on performance of human-centred operations, combining knowledge in the fields of operations management, organisation studies, and psychology & behaviour.
She works with academics and industries nationally and internationally (e.g. Netherlands, Unites States, China).
School roles: BSc Business Management Year 2 Lead, Academic Misconduct Coordinator
Publication
2021
- Huang, Y., Eyers, D., Stevenson, M. and Thürer, M. 2021. Breaking the mould: achieving high volume production output with additive manufacturing. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 41(12), pp. 1844-1851. (10.1108/IJOPM-05-2021-0350)
- Chen, C., Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2021. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows and delivery robots. European Journal of Operational Research 294(3), pp. 1164-1180. (10.1016/j.ejor.2021.02.027)
- Han, W., Huang, Y., Hughes, M. and Zhang, M. 2021. The trade-off between trust and distrust in supply chain collaboration. Industrial Marketing Management 98, pp. 93-104. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2021.08.005)
- Demir, E., Eyers, D. and Huang, Y. 2021. Competing through the last mile: strategic 3D printing in a city logistics context. Computers and Operations Research 131, article number: 105248. (10.1016/j.cor.2021.105248)
- Thürer, M., Huang, Y. and Stevenson, M. 2021. Workload control in additive manufacturing shops where post-processing is a constraint: an assessment by simulation. International Journal of Production Research 59(14), pp. 4268-4286. (10.1080/00207543.2020.1761038)
- Chen, C., Demir, E., Huang, Y. and Qiu, R. 2021. The adoption of self-driving delivery robots in last mile logistics. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 146, article number: 102214. (10.1016/j.tre.2020.102214)
2020
- Eshtehadi, R., Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2020. Solving the vehicle routing problem with multi-compartment vehicles for city logistics. Computers and Operations Research 115, article number: 104859. (10.1016/j.cor.2019.104859)
- Zhang, M., Geng, R., Huang, Y. and Ren, S. 2020. Terminator or accelerator? Lessons from the peer-to-peer accommodation hosts in China in responses to COVID-19. International Journal of Hospitality Management 92, article number: 102760. (10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102760)
- Huang, Y., Han, W. and Macbeth, D. K. 2020. The complexity of collaboration in supply chain networks. Supply Chain Management 25(3), pp. 393-410. (10.1108/SCM-11-2018-0382)
2018
- Han, W., Huang, Y. and Macbeth, D. 2018. Performance measurement of cross-culture supply chain partnership: a case study in the Chinese automotive industry. International Journal of Production Research 56(7), pp. 2437-2451. (10.1080/00207543.2017.1377357)
2017
- Huang, Y. 2017. Information architecture for effective Workload Control: an insight from a successful implementation. Production Planning and Control 28(5), pp. 351-366. (10.1080/09537287.2017.1288278)
2015
- Demir, E., Huang, Y., Scholts, S. and Van Woensel, T. 2015. A selected review on the negative externalities of the freight transportation: modeling and pricing. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 77, pp. 95-114. (10.1016/j.tre.2015.02.020)
2013
- Hendry, L., Huang, Y. and Stevenson, M. 2013. Workload control: successful implementation taking a contingency‐based view of production planning and control. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 33(1), pp. 69-103. (10.1108/01443571311288057)
2011
- Stevenson, M., Huang, Y., Hendry, L. C. and Soepenberg, E. 2011. The theory and practice of workload control: A research agenda and implementation strategy. International Journal of Production Economics 131(2), pp. 689-700. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.02.018)
2009
- Stevenson, M., Huang, Y. and Hendry, L. C. 2009. The development and application of an interactive end-user training tool: part of an implementation strategy for workload control. Production Planning & Control 20(7), pp. 622-635. (10.1080/09537280903034313)
Articles
- Huang, Y., Eyers, D., Stevenson, M. and Thürer, M. 2021. Breaking the mould: achieving high volume production output with additive manufacturing. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 41(12), pp. 1844-1851. (10.1108/IJOPM-05-2021-0350)
- Chen, C., Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2021. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows and delivery robots. European Journal of Operational Research 294(3), pp. 1164-1180. (10.1016/j.ejor.2021.02.027)
- Han, W., Huang, Y., Hughes, M. and Zhang, M. 2021. The trade-off between trust and distrust in supply chain collaboration. Industrial Marketing Management 98, pp. 93-104. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2021.08.005)
- Demir, E., Eyers, D. and Huang, Y. 2021. Competing through the last mile: strategic 3D printing in a city logistics context. Computers and Operations Research 131, article number: 105248. (10.1016/j.cor.2021.105248)
- Thürer, M., Huang, Y. and Stevenson, M. 2021. Workload control in additive manufacturing shops where post-processing is a constraint: an assessment by simulation. International Journal of Production Research 59(14), pp. 4268-4286. (10.1080/00207543.2020.1761038)
- Chen, C., Demir, E., Huang, Y. and Qiu, R. 2021. The adoption of self-driving delivery robots in last mile logistics. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 146, article number: 102214. (10.1016/j.tre.2020.102214)
- Eshtehadi, R., Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2020. Solving the vehicle routing problem with multi-compartment vehicles for city logistics. Computers and Operations Research 115, article number: 104859. (10.1016/j.cor.2019.104859)
- Zhang, M., Geng, R., Huang, Y. and Ren, S. 2020. Terminator or accelerator? Lessons from the peer-to-peer accommodation hosts in China in responses to COVID-19. International Journal of Hospitality Management 92, article number: 102760. (10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102760)
- Huang, Y., Han, W. and Macbeth, D. K. 2020. The complexity of collaboration in supply chain networks. Supply Chain Management 25(3), pp. 393-410. (10.1108/SCM-11-2018-0382)
- Han, W., Huang, Y. and Macbeth, D. 2018. Performance measurement of cross-culture supply chain partnership: a case study in the Chinese automotive industry. International Journal of Production Research 56(7), pp. 2437-2451. (10.1080/00207543.2017.1377357)
- Huang, Y. 2017. Information architecture for effective Workload Control: an insight from a successful implementation. Production Planning and Control 28(5), pp. 351-366. (10.1080/09537287.2017.1288278)
- Demir, E., Huang, Y., Scholts, S. and Van Woensel, T. 2015. A selected review on the negative externalities of the freight transportation: modeling and pricing. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 77, pp. 95-114. (10.1016/j.tre.2015.02.020)
- Hendry, L., Huang, Y. and Stevenson, M. 2013. Workload control: successful implementation taking a contingency‐based view of production planning and control. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 33(1), pp. 69-103. (10.1108/01443571311288057)
- Stevenson, M., Huang, Y., Hendry, L. C. and Soepenberg, E. 2011. The theory and practice of workload control: A research agenda and implementation strategy. International Journal of Production Economics 131(2), pp. 689-700. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.02.018)
- Stevenson, M., Huang, Y. and Hendry, L. C. 2009. The development and application of an interactive end-user training tool: part of an implementation strategy for workload control. Production Planning & Control 20(7), pp. 622-635. (10.1080/09537280903034313)
Research
Primary research interests
- Human-centred operations
- Flow improvment in healthcare
- Input/output control in emergency departments
- Additive manufacturing
- Supply chain collaborations
- Production planning and control for customised production
- Workload control
Teaching
Teaching commitments
- BSc Business Management - Operations Management (Year 2)
- BSc Project Management - Project Management (Year 2)
- MSc Logistics and Operations Management - Project Management
- Diploma in Healthcare Planning - Collaborative Planning and Integration
Biography
Education and qualifications
- 2013: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- 2011: PhD in Management Science, Lancaster University, UK
- 2005: MSc in Supply Engineering and Logistics, University of Warwick, UK
- 2003: BEng in Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Career overview
- 2021 - present: Senior Lecturer in Operations Management, Cardiff Business School
- 2017 - 2021: Lecturer in Operations Management, Cardiff Business School
- 2011 - 2017: Lecturer in Management Science, Southampton Business School
Honours and awards
- Principle investigator in project titled ‘Reducing waiting times in Emergency Departments by an integrated rapid assessment and treatment approach’ funded by ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (£9,374.81), University of Southampton, 2016
- Co-investigator in project titled ‘network for antimicrobial resistance action’ funded by EPSRC (£868,703), University of Southampton, 2015
- Principle investigator in project titled ‘Business Engagement in Regional Development’ funded by Postgraduate Research Vice Chancellor's Scholarship (£21,000), University of Southampton, 2014
- Principle investigator in project titled ‘Business engagement in regional development: an exploratory study on operations and performance’ funded by Faculty Strategic Research Fund (£11,980), University of Southampton, 2014
Supervisions
PhD supervision interests
- Additive manufacturing
- Healthcare operations management
- Supply chain resilience/collaboration
- Workload control