1. LSCM Research Group and SCMIS Consortium Professor SC Lenny Koh Director and Founder

2. Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Research Group www.sheffield.ac.uk/lscm lscm@sheffield.ac.uk

3. Introduction The LSCM Research Group was established in 2005, and it comprises of members and partners institutions/centres/universities nationally and internationally. The LSCM Research Group is linked with the South East European Research Centre (SEERC) in Greece, 3 consortiums, and 25 international partners and member institutions partners.

4. International Network

5. Mission To advance the understanding of logistics and supply chain management research and practice nationally and internationally

6. Vision To be a world-class research centre pioneering and contributing to the development of knowledge and practice on logistics and supply chain management To enhance, stimulate, facilitate and perform multi-disciplinary research for next generation leaders responding to changing academic and practice landscape and direction

7. Expertise Supply chain modelling Reverse logistics Supply chain accounting Uncertainty diagnostics Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation and operation Operations management Knowledge management Sustainable development in supply chains

8. Funding/Award/Sponsorship (examples) Economic and Social Science Research Council Department for Transport European Union European Regional Development Fund Foreign and Commonwealth Office British Academy Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Macedonia Social Science Devolved Fund National Science Council (NSC), Taiwan Rolls-Royce Rent-it-systems London Area Procurement Network (LAPN) CIMA

9. Industrial Collaboration (examples) Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Boeing Rolls-Royce Raytheon Tunewell Transformer Limited Beko, Turkey Rent-IT-systems CDC, Taiwan Halfords Entertainment UK UK Supermarkets National Health Service (NHS) Stradia SEAMS

10. Automotive Assembly Plant Completed Dr. J. Baldwin, Prof. K. Ridgway (AMRC) & Prof. P. Allen (Cranfield) Aims and objectives Model/simulate evolution of car assembly plant structure and organisation Model innovation processes Using evolutionary complex systems computational methodology

11. Industrial Ecosystems 1 st phase complete (Dr. J. Baldwin) Aims and objectives Apply evolutionary classification scheme to industrial networks Cladistics Eco-industrial parks, clusters and networks

12. Aerospace Supply Chains Coming to completion Dr. J. Baldwin, Prof. K. Ridgway & Prof. P. Allen Aims and objectives Apply evolutionary classifications to SC Model/simulate evolution of SC

13. Science Parks Proposed to ESRC (2 year) Dr. J. Baldwin, Prof. K. Ridgway & Dr I. McCarthy (SFU) Aims and objectives Develop typology Investigate effects of science park diversity (different types) on tenant firm performance

14. ERP Implementation Completed (3 years) Dr. T.C. Loh & Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh Aims and objectives Develop a reference framework Investigate critical success factors, critical people and critical uncertainties for ERP implementation

15. Uncertainty Diagnostics Completed (3 years) Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh Aims and objectives Develop diagnostics and simulation models Model effect and criticality of uncertainty on enterprise and supply chain performance

16. European Competency Network Proposed to LEONARDO (EU) – 2 years Five partners, four countries Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh, Dr. D. Fletcher & Dr. N. Zaharis (SEERC) Aims and objectives Enhance entrepreneurial competency in Europe Supply knowledge and innovation into SMEs in the new Europe

17. Knowledge Supply Chain Completed (1 year) – FCO Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh, Dr. Rob Huggins, Dr. Panayiotis Ketikidis (SEERC) Aims and objectives Analyse dynamics of knowledge flow (triple helix model) in Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia. Provide empirical evidence of current state and framework for future research

18. GloCal Knowledge Logistics Proposing to ESRC (3 years) Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh, Prof. Elias Carayannis (SEERC and GWU), Prof. Kamel Mellahi Aims and objectives Introduce and profile the role of knowledge as the key albeit intangible asset in glocal logistics designs, systems and architectures as a basis for sustainable competitiveness Model knowledge production, flow and interaction in a glocal context, assessing the impact and value of “knowledge ducts”, prioritising key knowledge modals for information sharing between enterprises in supply chains

19. Reverse Logistics Completed (3 years) - DfT Mike Bernon (Cranfield), Professor John Cullen, Dr Jonathan Gorst Electronic book

20. Eco-Logistics Completed (1 year) – BA Prof. F. Birkin, Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh & Dr. A. Cashman Aims and objectives Develop a sustainable business model for China Examine the extent to which environmental practices are implemented in logistical operations in China

21. Green Supply Chain Proposed to EPSRC (2 years) Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh, Prof. K. Ridgway, Prof. Phil Wright Aims and objectives Energy audit of global supply chain linking China and Europe Clean production technology evaluation and appraisal

22. Low Carbon Supply Chain – Feasibility Study Project Part-Financed by the EU, European Regional Development Fund LSCM, SEAMS and ECTQM Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh, Dr Mark Engelhardt, Prof. John Cullen, Prof. Mohamed Zairi (Bradford), Dr Kay Alan Keoy (Bradford) Aims and objectives Yorkshire and Humberside businesses’ supply chain mapping Decision support and simulation tool

23. Low Carbon Supply Chain Proposed to Yorkshire Forward (5 years) as a strand within a larger centre proposal Prof. S.C. Lenny Koh, Prof. Phil Wright, Prof. K. Ridgway, Prof. John Cullen, Prof. Frank Birkin, Prof. Chandra Lalwani (Hull), Prof. David Grant (Hull) Aims and objectives Yorkshire and Humberside businesses’ supply chain mapping RIS Energy labelling

24. Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS) Consortium www.scmis.com

25. Mission A leading, global and international network of academic and industry in the frontier of research and practice on supply chain and logistics in the information age

26. International Annual SCMIS Conference Series The 6th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS2008) will be held in Tiruchirappalli, India, 8-10 December 2008. The SCMIS 2008 Website: http://The SCMIS 2008 Website: http://www.scmis2008.org The 5th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS2007), Melbourne, Australia, 9-12 December 2007. The SCMIS website: http://www.scmis2007.org The 4th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS2006), 5-7 July 2006, in Taiwan. http://www.nchu.edu.tw/scmis2006 The 3rd International Workshop on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS2005), 6-8 July 2005, in Thessaloniki, Greece. More than 150 participants from over 25 different countries participated and over 80 papers were presented and published in the proceedings. http://www.seerc.info/scmis2005 The 2nd International Workshop on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMOS2004), 7-9 July 2004, in Hong Kong, PROC. http://www.ise.polyu.edu.hk/scmis2004 The 1 st SCMIS2001, Hong Kong.

27. Future research and KT agenda LSCM Research Group and SCMIS Consortium Regional studies International comparison Joint research projects and proposals Joint publications Editorships Special Interest Groups Joint PhD supervision and examination Collaborative research/work and links: university- industry-government Training and consultancy

28. Contact Professor SC Lenny Koh Chair in Operations Management Director of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Research Group The University of Sheffield Management School 9 Mappin Street Sheffield S1 4 DT UK Tel: +44 (0)114 222 3395 Fax: +44 (0)114 222 3348 E-mail: S.C.L.Koh@sheffield.ac.ukS.C.L.Koh@sheffield.ac.uk www.sheffield.ac.uk/lscm www.scmis.com www.sheffield.ac.uk/emba

29. Thank You.