Decision Making Research Group and the Centre for Digital Supply Chain Excellence

The Decision Making Research Group and the Centre for Digital Supply Chain Excellence are opportunities to expand inter-disciplinary world class projects and activities with any business from any sector to co-create impact, knowledge and innovation in digital operations, supply chain excellence and marketing.

Our Research Group and the Centre can facilitate force for good and greater horizon for research and enterprise.

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Exciting inter-disciplinary topics for our Research group and the Centre:

Supply Chain Management, digitalisation and sustainability
Operations and Supply chain Excellence
Artificial Intelligence in supply chain, operations and marketing
Supply Chain 4.0; Marketing 4.0; Quality 4.0
Business Analytics
Marketing and Digital Marketing

Current events:

Official launch of our "Centre for Digital Supply Chain Excellence"

1st May 8:30-12:00

Venue: Faculty of Business and Law; Northumbria University; CCE1-403

For further information and interest to participate, please contact Alireza Shokri via alireza.shokri@northumbria.ac.uk

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Course- Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma - Prof Jiju Antony; Dr Alireza Shokri; Dr Adrian Small

20th-21st May 2024

Venue: Northumbria University

Are you dealing with a lot of waste and inefficiencies in your organisation? Are you dealing with some complicated operational problems and issues without knowing the solution? Are you tasked with improving your cost efficiency, customer satisfaction and financial performance?

For further information and registration to this course, please visit this link.

Decision Making Research Group Seminar - Prof Marc Reimann

Thurs 30th April 2024 - 15:00-16:00

Venue - CCE1-218; Faculty of business and Law - Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK

"Should we prolong the life of machines? Saving resources through repair of consumer products"

Ever wondered about repair's place in the sustainability puzzle? We'll be diving deep into how it's not just about recycling and reuse – repair plays a crucial part, too. See below the abstract for this presentation:

Circular economy is seen as an instrument to use scarce resources better and thus ensure sustainability. In addition to recycling, reuse, and reuse, repair is a central process of the circular economy. However, in contrast to waste separation and recycling, repair is not directly associated with sustainability in society at large and only plays a very minor role. This talk addresses the role of repair in sustainable business, shows government interventions already in place to facilitate repair, presents findings on drivers and barriers to repair from the consumer's perspective and sheds light on improving operational processes in repair companies.

Please, contact Dr Marcelo Martin Sa for booking a place by via:

marcelo.sa@northumbria.ac.uk

Decision Making Research Group Seminar - Dr Ezgi Merdin-Uygur (PhD, CMBE, MBA, BA)

Thurs 22nd May 2024 - 11:00-12:00 and 13:00-14:00

Venue - CCE1-223a; Faculty of business and Law - Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK

"Using Generative AI to Write Experimental Papers"

Ezgi Merdin-Uygur is a member of the Marketing Division within Brunel Business School. Her primary research interest has focused on consumer behaviour from a multidisciplinary approach based on two research streams: (i) experimental research of consumer behaviour and (ii) how consumers and technological services interact. Specifically, she is interested in the contexts of robotic services, virtual experiences, and the social influence effects in those settings. Ezgi has been published in international academic journals, such as the Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Annals of Tourism Research, and the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. She currently serves in the Editorial Review Board of Psychology & Marketing. Over the years, she has established several fruitful research partnerships with co-authors from other countries, including Sweden, Denmark, and Turkey. Her current research projects on AI and service robots are funded by the Marketing Trust and the British Academy."

Please, contact Dr Alireza Shokri for booking a place by via:

Alireza.shokri@northumbria.ac.uk

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RIG Activity Updates

Updates:

Innovative partnership to develop game-changing manufacturing solutions

A collaborative research project driven by The NBT Group, Northumbria University, GLOPSCO RIG and Senseye has been awarded over a quarter of a million pounds to evaluate new and emerging 'smart' technologies, helping to digitalise and transform manufacturing supply chains.

For further details, please click here.

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