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Personal profile
Biography
Wantao Yu is Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Roehampton Business School. Previously he worked at the University of Kent, University of East Anglia and Buckinghamshire New University. He has experience in teaching operations and supply chain management modules and supervising students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
His work has been published in journals such as International Journal of Operations & Production Management, British Journal of Management, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Production Planning & Control, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Business Strategy and the Environment, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Decision Support Systems.
Research interests
Wantao's current research interests include digital supply chain management, supply chain sustainability, supply chain integration, lean, agile, resilient and green (LARG) supply chain management, modern slavery in supply chains, digital innovation and entrepreneurship, and agri-tech and agri-food production and supply chain management.
Research projects
Wantao has recently completed several projects on agri-tech and data-driven sustainable food supply chains in the UK, China and Africa (Kenya and Uganda), which were funded by Newton Fund and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). New, agile, and public-private partnerships with wider agricultural community, especially with smallholder farmers, agribusiness companies, technology providers, and government officials, have been developed through trainings, workshops, and field visits, which produced long-term social, environmental, and economic benefits.
1. Digitalising agri-food supply chains in China, STFC Food Network Blog. Available at https://www.stfcfoodnetwork.org/blog/archives/02-2019.
2. Using machine learning to unlock the secrets of plant productivity, STFC Food Network Blog. Available at https://www.stfcfoodnetwork.org/blog/archives/06-2022
Notable Achievements
Wantao was included in Stanford University's list of the world top 2% scientists for citation impact during the single calendar year 2021, 2020 and 2019.
World Health Organization has selected two of his co-authored papers (ABS 3*) related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and posted them on their database of impactful research studies.
Teaching
Supply Chain Strategy & Processes
Digital Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Network
Projects
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Developing a data-driven communication platform for improving farmed fish distribution in Kenya
Yu, W., Opiyo, M., Ngarari, M. M., Orina , P., Yuce, B. & Yurt , O.
1/11/21 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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Data-driven agri-food supply chains for sustainability and productivity: A case in Henan Province, China
Yu, W., Ramanathan , R., Duan , Y., Kirkham , T., Collingwood , T., Chouduary , S. & Yang , J.
16/04/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
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IoT enabled cold chain for Kenya and Uganda fish market
Yu, W., Kyule , D., Rezk , A. & Batist, L.
1/11/21 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Increasing the nutrient-use efficiency and crop productivity of hydroponics using smart sensors and 3D-multispectral crop imaging
Yu, W., Grundy , S., Lu, C., Gray , D. & Kirkham , T.
1/11/21 → 1/11/22
Project: Research
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Assessing the feasibility of IoT precision data solution for vertical farming
Yu, W., Lu, C., Grundy , S. & Kirkham , T.
1/10/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Environmental collaboration with suppliers and cost performance: exploring the contingency role of digital orientation from a circular economy perspective
Chavez, R., Malik, M., Ghaderi, H. & Yu, W., 9 Jul 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Innovativeness and lean practices for triple bottom line: Testing of fit-as-mediation versus fit-as-moderation models
Yu, W., Chavez, R., Jacobs, M. A. & Wong, C. Y., 2 Jul 2020, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT. 40, 10, p. 1623-1647Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating big data analytics into supply chain finance: The roles of information processing and data-driven culture
Yu, W., Wong, C. Y., Chavez, R. & Jacobs, M. A., 16 Apr 2021, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS. 236, 108135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the effects of data-driven hospital operations on operational performance from the resource orchestration theory perspective
Yu, W., Liu, Q., Zhao, G. & Song, Y., 11 Aug 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Openness to Technological Innovation, Supply Chain Resilience, and Operational Performance: Exploring the Role of Information Processing Capabilities
Yu, W., Chavez, R., Jacobs, M. A. & Wong, C. Y., 23 Mar 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Highly Commended Award winner of the 2010 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards in the Operations and Production Management category
Yu, Wantao (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Outstanding Paper Award Winner at The 11th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Kaifeng, China, 2017
Yu, Wantao (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2009 - International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
Yu, Wantao (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Outstanding Paper Award Winner at The Ninth International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Ningbo, China, 2015
Yu, Wantao (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Top Downloaded Article 2017-2018
Yu, Wantao (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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External examiner for a PhD thesis at Nottingham Trent University
Wantao Yu (External Examiner)
2023Activity: Examinations › Examination
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (Journal)
Wantao Yu (Editorial board member)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial Activity
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Quantitative Data Analysis Using Structural Equation Modelling in the Operations and Supply Chain Management Field
Wantao Yu (Speaker)
Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Invited talk for an academic audience
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Digital transformation in supply chains
Wantao Yu (Speaker)
Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Invited talk for an academic audience
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Conducting empirical research in the operations and supply chain management field
Wantao Yu (Speaker)
Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Invited talk for an academic audience