Central Concerns and Questions

We are interested in addressing various aspects of supply chain management. This ranges from overall macro issues, such as the design of a coordinated supply chain network and the optimal allocations of assets across the supply chain, to micro issues pertinent to individual parts of a supply chain, such as real-time vehicle dispatch and routing, and inventory management.

Emerging Ideas and Initiatives

The design of serious games to simulate supply chains that involve strategic interactions among their players is a promising research area. We are also investigating challenges in real-time sense-and-respond logistics systems that need to be adaptive to its dynamically changing environment.

Selected Publications

[1] H. C. Lau and H. Song.  Optimization of two-echelon repairable inventory system with limited repair facility under non-stationary demands .  International Journal of Inventory Research . 1(1):67-92, 2008.

[2] N. L. Ma and E. Hadjiconstantinou. Container assignment and yard crane deployment in a container terminal: A case study .  Maritime Economics & Logistics , 10:90-107, 2008. 

[3] R. Thangarajoo, L. Agussurja, H. C. Lau.  A hybrid approach to convoy movement planning in an urban city . In  Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligenc e (IAAI), Chicago , USA , 2008.

[4] T. Y. Leong and H. C. Lau.  Generating job schedules for vessel operations in a container terminal . In  2nd Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling: Theory and Applications (MISTA) , August 2007.

[5] M. L. F. Cheong, R. Bhatnagar, and S. C. Graves.  Logistics network design with supplier consolidation hubs and multiple shipment options .  Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization (Special Issue on Supply Chain Optimization)  , 3(1):51-69, February 2007.

Projects, Presentations and Posters

1. Leong Thin Yin, Michelle Cheong Lee Fong, Multi-Party Multi-Period Supply Chain Coordination (poster)
2. Lau Hoong Chuin, Intelligence Resource Management in Defense Logistics (poster)
3. JAGUAR homepage (in collaboration with The Asia-Pacific Logistics Institute at the National University of Singapore)

Collaborations and Industry Linkages

1. Singapore Ministry of Defense
2. Singapore Defense Science and Technology Agency