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Multi-Disciplinary Understanding of Industry 4.0 in Supply Chain Networks and Using Digital Technology for Resilience Management [+]

Prof. Dmitry Ivanov, HWR Berlin (Berlin School of Economics and Law), Chairman of IFAC TC 5.2.

Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Dmitry Ivanov is professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management at Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin). His research explores structural dynamics and control in complex networks, with applications to supply chain resilience, scheduling in Industry 4.0 systems, supply chain simulation, risk analytics and digital supply chain twins. His research coined several seminal academic and practical directions such as the ripple effect in supply chains and supply chain viability. His research record includes over 360 publications, with over 100 papers in prestigious academic journals, three editions of the leading textbook “Global Supply Chain and Operations Management”, and several research books. He is a recipient of numerous scientific awards. He is passionate about bridging the knowledge of different disciplines and applying it to solution of practically relevant problems. He delivered invited plenary, keynote and panel talks at the conferences of INFORMS, IFPR, DSI, IFAC, and IFIP.  He is leading working groups, tracks and sessions on the Digital Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk Management and Resilience in global research communities. He holds active editorial positions at several prestigious international journals. He is Chairman of IFAC TC 5.2 “Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control” and has been Chairman, IPC and Advisory Board member of over 60 international conferences.

Addressing the Environmental Challenge through Sustainable Supply Chains [+]

Prof. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Centre for Supply Chain Improvement, University of Derby, Kedleston Road Campus, Derby, DE22 1 GB, UK
J.Reyes@derby.ac.uk

Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes is a professor of Operations Management and Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement at the University of Derby, UK. He is actively involved in industrial projects where he combines his knowledge, expertise and industrial experience in operations management to help organisations achieve excellence in their internal functions and supply chains. He has also led and managed international research projects funded by the British Academy, British Council, European Commission and Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). As a leading academic, he has published over 200 articles in leading scientific journals, international conferences and seven books. Prof. Garza-Reyes is Associate Editor of the Int. J. of Operations and Production Management, Associate Editor of the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Editor of the Int. J. of Supply Chain and Operations Resilience and Editor-in-Chief of the Int. J. of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. Areas of expertise and interest for Professor Garza-Reyes include general aspects of operations and manufacturing management, business excellence, quality improvement, and performance measurement.