Publications

Publications

Recent publications (2019 – present)

Journal articles

2022

  • Bandaranayake, N., Kiridena, S. and Kulatunga, A.K. (2022), "Capturing cross-border logistics for analysis and improvement", Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGOSS-05-2022-0037.

2021

2020

  • Ardakani A, Fei J, Beldar P. 2020, 'Truck-to-door sequencing in multi-door cross-docking system with dock repeat truck holding pattern', International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations, 11 pp. 201-220.
  • Ardakani A, Fei J. 2020,  'A systematic literature review on uncertainties in cross-docking operations', Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications, 2, (1) pp. 2-22.
  • Batalha De Magalhaes E, Chen S-L, Pateman H, Zhang W. 2020, 'The meaning of corporate social performance in seaports: the managers' perspective', WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 19, (2) pp. 183-203.
  • Bell, M., Pan, J., Teye, C., Cheung, K., Perera, S. (2020). An entropy maximizing approach to the ferry network design problem. Transportation Research Part B, 132, 15-28.
  • Caesar LD, Cahoon S, Fei J, Sallah CA. 2020, 'Exploring the antecedents of high mobility among ship officers: empirical evidence from Australia', Maritime Policy and Management pp. 1-20.
  • Caesar LD, Cahoon SC, Fei J. 2020, 'Understanding the complexity of retention among seafarers: a perspective of Australian employers', Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs, 12, (1) pp. 
  • Cheung, K., Bell, M., Pan, J., Perera, S. 2020, ‘An eigenvector centrality analysis of world container shipping network connectivity’, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 140, 101991.
  • Chhetri, P.,Gekara, V.,Scott, H.,Thai, V. (2020). Assessing the Workforce Adaptive Capacity of Seaports to Climate Change: An Australian Perspective In: Maritime Policy & Management, 47, 903 - 919
  • Ge J, Shi W, Wang X. 2020, 'Policy agenda for sustainable intermodal transport in China: An application of the multiple streams framework', Sustainability, 12, (9) Article 3915. 
  • Gekara, V.,Nguyen, X. (2020). Challenges of Implementing Container Terminal Operating System: The Case of the Port of Mombasa from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Perspective In: Journal of International Logistics and Trade, 18, 49 - 60
  • Gekara, V.,Snell, D. (2020). The growing disruptive impact of work automation: where should future research focus? In: The Future of Work and Employment, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
  • Gekara, V.,Snell, D.,Molla, A. (2020). International approaches to supporting the existing workforce meet the challenges of digital transformation In: Australian Industry Standards Melbourne, Australia
  • Gong Y, Li KX, Chen SL, Shi W. 2020, 'Contagion risk between the shipping freight and stock markets: Evidence from the recent US-China trade war', Transportation Review. Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 136 Article 101900. 
  • Irannezhad, E., 2020. Architectural Design Requirements for a Blockchain-based Port Community System. Logistics, 4(4), 30.
  • Laksmana, T.,Shee, H.,Thai, V. (2020). Common Resources-Resource Bundling-Performance: the Mediating Role of Resource Bundling in Container Terminal Operations In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 50, 809 - 831
  • Nguyen S, Chen PS-L, Du Y. 2020, 'Risk identification and modeling for blockchain-enabled container shipping systems', International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management pp. 1-23.
  • Nguyen, L.,Thai, V.,Nguyen, D.,Nguyen, S. (2020). An examination of the interrelation between seaports and dry ports in developing countries: The case of Vietnam In: World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, 9, 334 - 357
  • Pan, J., Bell, M., Cheung, K., Perera, S. (2021). Identifying container shipping network bottlenecks along China's Maritime Silk Road based on a spectral analysis. Maritime Policy & Management, Published online: 30 October 2020.
  • Qin T, Du Y, Chen JH, Sha M. 2020, 'Combining mixed integer programming and constraint programming to solve the integrated scheduling problem of container handling operations of a single vessel', European Journal of Operational Research, 285, (3) pp. 884-901.
  • Reynolds, S.,Mercieca, P.,Hooi, E.,Bramley, T. (2020). Books in Transit: The Logistics of Library Book Movement, Collection Management, 45, 19 – 39.
  • Tang, L.,Gekara, V. (2020). The Importance of Customer Expectations: An Analysis of CSR in Container Shipping In: Journal of Business Ethics, 165, 383 - 393
  • Vrakas, G., Chan, C. and Thai, V. V. 2020, ‘The Effects of Evolving Port Technology and Process Optimisation on Operational Performance: The Case Study of an Australian Container Terminal Operator’, Asian Journal of Shipping & Logistics, forthcoming.
  • Wang L, Peng C, Shi W, Zhu M. 2020, 'Carbon dioxide emissions from port container distribution: spatial characteristics and driving factors', Transportation Research. Part D: Transport and Environment, 82 Article 102318.
  • Wang M., Asian S., Wood LC., Wang B.(2020). Logistics innovation capability and its impacts on the supply chain risks in the Industry 4.0 era. Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications.
  • Yan R, Wang S, Du Y. 2020, 'Development of a two-stage ship fuel consumption prediction and reduction model for a dry bulk ship', Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 138 Article 101930. 
  • Zhang, G.,Thai, V.,Law, A.,Yuen, K.,Loh, H.,Zhou, Q. (2020). Quantitative Risk Assessment of Seafarers’ Nonfatal Injuries Due to Occupational Accidents Based on Bayesian Network Modeling In: Risk Analysis, 40, 8 - 23
  • Zhu M, Li KX, Lin K-C, Shi W, Yang J. 2020, 'How can shipowners comply with the 2020 global sulphur limit economically?', Transportation Research. Part D, 79 Article 102234.

2019

  • Achurra-Gonzalez, P.E., Novati, M., Foulser-Piggott, R., Graham, D.J., Bowman, G., Bell, M.G.H and Angeloudis, P. (2019) 'Modelling the impact of liner shipping network perturbations on container cargo routing: Southeast Asia to Europe application', Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 123, pp. 399-410.
  • Akter, N.,Chhetri, P.,Rahman, S. (2019). Understanding the usage patterns, practices and decision process of third party logistics outsourcing in Bangladesh,Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 12, 329 - 354
  • Banihashemi, TA and Fei, J and Chen, PS-L 2019, “Exploring the relationship between reverse logistics and sustainability performance: A literature review”, Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications, pp. 1-26. ISSN 2631-3871. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MSCRA-03-2019-0009.
  • Bell, M.G.H, Pan, J.-J., Teye, C., Cheung, K. F. and Perera, S. (2019) 'An entropy maximizing approach to the ferry network design problem', Transportation Research Part B: Methodological.
  • Bliemer, M.C.J, Waller, S.T., Bell, M.G.H and Hickman, M.D. (2019) 'Special issue on Dynamic Traffic Assignment For General Transport Networks', Transportation Research Part B: Methodological.
  • Cheung, K. F. and Bell, M.G.H (2019) 'Attacker-Defender Model against Quantal Response Adversaries for Cyber Security in Logistics Management: An Introductory Study', European Journal of Operational Research.
  • Chowdhury, P., Lau, K. H., & Pittayachawan, S. (2019). Operational supply risk mitigation of SME and its impact on operational performance: A social capital perspective. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 39(4), 478–502.
  • Djoumessi, A and Chen, S-L and Cahoon, S 2019, Factors influencing innovation in maritime clusters: An empirical study from Australia, Marine Policy, Vol.108, article 103558 pp, ISSN 0308-597X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103558.
  • Du Y, Meng Q, Shi W. 2019, 'Impact analysis of the traffic convoy system and toll pricing policy of the Suez Canal on the operations of a liner containership over a long-haul voyage', International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 11, (2/3) pp. 119-144.
  • Du Y, Meng Q, Wang S, Kuang H. 2019, 'Two-phase optimal solutions for ship speed and trim optimization over a voyage using voyage report data', Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 122 pp. 88-114.
  • Du, Y., Meng, Q., Shi, W. (2019). Impact analysis of the traffic convoy system and toll pricing policy of the Suez Canal on the operations of a liner containership over a long-haul voyage. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, SSCI, 11 (2-3), 119-144.
  • Fadaki, M.,Rahman, S.,Chan, C. (2019). (In Press) Leagile supply chain: design drivers and business performance implications In:International Journal of Production Research, 1 - 23
  • Fadaki, M.,Rahman, S.,Chan, C. (2019). Quantifying the degree of supply chain leagility and assessing its impact on firm performance,Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 31, 246 - 264
  • Ge, J., Zhu, M., Sha, M., Notteboom, T., Shi, W. and Wang, X., 2019. Towards 25,000 TEU vessels? A comparative economic analysis of ultra-large containership sizes under different market and operational conditions. Maritime Economics & Logistics, pp.1-28.
  • Ghaderi, H. (2019) ‘Autonomous Technologies in Short Sea Shipping: Trends, Feasibility and Implications’, Transport Reviews, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 152-173.
  • Hossain, M.,Rahman, S. (2019). Investigating the Success of OGB in China: The Influence of Personality Traits In:Information Systems Frontiers, 1 – 17
  • Huo W, Chen S-L, Zhang W, Li KX, 2019, “International port investment of Chinese port-related companies”, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 11, (5) pp. 430-454. ISSN 1756-6517.
  • Irannezhad, E., Prato, C. and Hickman, M., 2019. An intelligent decision support system prototype for hinterland port logistics. Decision Support Systems, 130 (113227),  (Q1 journal, A* in ABDC ranking, 5-Year IF: 4.903) 
  • Irannezhad, E., Prato, C. and Hickman, M., 2019. A Joint Hybrid Model of the Choice of Container Terminals and Dwell Time. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 121, PP. 119-133. (Q1 journal, A* in ABDC ranking, 5-Year IF: 4.806)
  • Irannezhad, E., Prato, C. and Hickman, M. 2019. The effect of cooperation among shipping lines on transport costs and pollutant emissions. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 65, pp. 312-323.  (Q1 journal, A in ABDC ranking, 5-Year IF: 4.412)
  • Jeevan, J and Chen, S-L and Cahoon, S 2019, “The impact of dry port operations on container seaports competitiveness”, Maritime Policy and Management, 46 (1) pp. 4-23.
  • Jin, M., Shi, W., Lin, K-C, Li, K.X. (2019). Marine piracy prediction and prevention: Policy implications. Marine Policy, SSCI, In Press, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103528
  • Jin, M., Shi, W., Yuen, K.F., Xiao, Y., Li, K.X. (2019). Oil tanker risks on the marine environment: An empirical study and policy implications. Marine Policy, SSCI, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103655
  • Lam, J.S.L., Lun, Y.H.V. and Bell, M.G.H (2019) 'Editorial: Risk management in port and maritime logistics', Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 123, pp. 397-398.
  • Liu, Z., Miwa, T., Zeng, W., Bell, M.G.H and Morikawa, T. (2019) 'Dynamic shared autonomous taxi system considering on-time arrival reliability', Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 103, pp. 281-297.
  • Martin, P. J. 2019, ‘The strategic implications of ‘sea blindness’ in the Australian LNG trade dynamic’, Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs, 11(4), 218-229.
  • Mickleson, G., Thai, V. V. and Halim, Z. 2019, ‘The Influence of Responsibility Shift on Warehousing Performance: The Case of Australia’, Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 3-12.
  • Mickleson, G.,Thai, V.,Halim, Z. (2019). The Influence of Responsibility Shift on Warehousing Performance: The Case of Australia In: Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 35, 3 – 12
  • Nguyen, S, Chen, PS-L, Du, Y & Shi, W 2019, “A quantitative risk analysis model with integrated deliberative Delphi platform for container shipping operational risks”, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Volume 129, pp. 203-227, ISSN 1366-5545, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.08.002.
  • Pan, J.-J., Bell, M.G.H, Cheung, K. F., Perera, S. and Yu, H. (2019) 'Connectivity analysis of the global shipping network by eigenvalue decomposition', Maritime Policy and Management.
  • Pathak, D.,Thakur, L.,Rahman, S. (2019). Performance evaluation framework for sustainable freight transportation systems,International Journal of Production Research, 57, 6202 - 6222
  • Paul SK., Asian S., Goh M., Torabi SA.(2019). Managing sudden transportation disruptions in supply chains under delivery delay and quantity loss.Annals of Operations Research. 273:783-814
  • Perera, S., Kasthurirathna, D., Bell, M.G.H and Bliemer, M.C.J (2019) 'Topological rationality of supply chain networks', International Journal of Production Research.
  • Pham, H.,Nguyen, T.,McDonald, S.,Tran-Kieu, N. (2019). Information Sharing in Logistics Firms: An Exploratory Study of the Vietnamese Logistics Sector, Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 35, 87 – 95
  • Phillips, S., Thai, V. V. and Halim, Z. 2019, ‘Airline Value Chain Capabilities and CSR Performance: The Connection Between CSR Leadership and CSR Culture with CSR Performance, Customer Satisfaction and Financial Performance’, Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 30-40.
  • Rahman, S.,Ahsan, K.,Yang, L.,Odgers, J. (2019). An Investigation into critical challenges for multinational third-party logistics providers operating in China, Journal of Business Research, 103, 607 – 619.
  • Ruan, X.,Bandara, Y.,Lee, J.,Lee, P.,Chhetri, P. (2019) Impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative in the Indian subcontinent under future port development scenarios, Maritime Policy and Management, 1 – 16.
  • Shumon, R.,Halim, Z.,Rahman, S.,Ahsan, K. (2019). How do suppliers address stringent environmental requirements from buyers? An exploratory study in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 49, 921 - 944
  • Tingsong Wang, Yuquan Du, Debin Fang, Zhichun Li, 2019. Berth allocation and quay crane assignment for the trade-off between service efficiency and operating cost considering carbon emission taxation. Transportation Science.
  • Yadlapalli, A.,Rahman, S.,Rogers, H. (2019). A dyadic perspective of socially responsible mechanisms for retailer-manufacturer relationship in an apparel industry, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 49, 242 – 266
  • Yang D, Liu Q, Jiang L, Zhang W, Chu W, (2019), 'Contemporary issues and current challenges: a way ahead', Maritime Business and Economics: Asian Perspectives, Routledge, O Duru (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 138-156. ISBN 9781138282124
  • Yang D, Liu Q, Jiang L, Zhang W, Chu W, (2019), 'History of the shipping business in China', Maritime Business and Economics: Asian Perspectives, Routledge, O Duru (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 99-117. ISBN 9781138282124
  • Yang D, Liu Q, Jiang L, Zhang W, Chu W, (2019), 'Shipping business strategies and national policy of China', Maritime Business and Economics: Asian Perspectives, Routledge, O Duru (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 118-137. ISBN 9781138282124
  • Yu B., Guo Z., Asian S., Wang H., Chen G.(2019). Flight delay prediction for commercial air transport: A deep learning approach.Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.
  • Yu, S., Yang, Z. and Zhang, W., 2019. Differential pricing strategies of air freight transport carriers in the spot market. Journal of Air Transport Management, 75, pp.9-15.
  • Yuquan Du, Qiang Meng, Shuaian Wang, Haibo Kuang, 2019. Two-phase optimal solutions for ship speed and trim optimisation over a voyage using voyage report data. Transportation Research Part B, 122, 88-114.
  • Yuquan Du, Qiang Meng, Wenming Shi, 2019. Impact analysis of the traffic convoy system and toll pricing policy of the Suez Canal on the operations of a liner containership over a long-haul voyage. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 11 (2-3), 119-144.
  • Zahraee, S. M., Golroudbary, S. R., Shiwakoti, N., Kraslawski, A., & Stasinopoulos, P. (2019). An investigation of the environmental sustainability of palm biomass supply chains via dynamic simulation modeling: A case of Malaysia.Journal of Cleaner Production,237, 117740.
  • Zhang, G., Thai, V. V. and Law, W-K. 2019, ‘Quantitative risk assessment of seafarers’ non-fatal injuries due to occupational accidents based on Bayesian Network modelling’, Risk Analysis: An International Journal, doi: doi.org/10.1111/risa.13374.

Refereed books and book chapters

2021

  • Nguyen, T.T, Shahreki, J.,  Pham, V.H., Nguyen, V.T. (2021). “Rural Entrepreneurship in Vietnam: Identification of Facilitators and Barriers”. Book “Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Era”, Ed. Sachithra Lokuge, Darshana Sedera. IGI Publisher. pp 159-178.

2020

  • Ali, I., Satie, S., & Thai, V. 2020, “Adopting industry 4.0 technologies in agri-food supply chains: an exploratory investigation of drivers and barriers”, in E. Aktas, M. Bourlakis, L. Minis, & V. Zeimpekis (Eds.), Supply chain 4.0: improving supply chains with analytics and industry 4.0 technologies, Kogan Page, London, UK.
  • Ghaderi, H. 2020, Wider implications of autonomous vessels for the maritime industry: Mapping the unprecedented challenges
  • Zhang W, Lam JSL, Li KX. 2020, 'Development models and policies for maritime clusters', Geographies of Maritime Transport: Transport, Mobilities and Spatial Change, Edward Elgar Publishing, G Wilmsmeier and J Monios (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 258-274.

2019

  • Bell, M.G.H (2019) 'A maritime research agenda in transport policy' in A Research Agenda for Transport Policy, ed. J. Stanley & D. A. Hensher, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, United Kingdom, pp. 79-88.
  • Yang D, Liu Q, Jiang L, Zhang W, Chu W. 2019, 'History of the shipping business in China', Maritime Business and Economics: Asian Perspectives, Routledge, O Duru (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 99-117.
  • Yang D, Liu Q, Jiang L, Zhang W, Chu W. 2019, 'Shipping business strategies and national policy of China', Maritime Business and Economics: Asian Perspectives, Routledge, O Duru (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 118-137.
  • Yang D, Liu Q, Jiang L, Zhang W, Chu W. 2019, 'Contemporary issues and current challenges: a way ahead', Maritime Business and Economics: Asian Perspectives, Routledge, O Duru (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 138-156.

2021

  • Carnegie C., Hunter M., Ludlam S., Statsenko L (2021) Western Australia’s Defence Industrial Capability. Defence West. Technical Report 

2020

  • Bandaranayake, N., Kiridena, S. and Kulatunga, A. (2020) “Cross-border Logistics Processes in Sri Lanka” An Interim Report Submitted to Key Industry Partners and Government Agencies, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • Statsenko L., Sardeshmukh S., (2020) Building Resilient and Secure Local Manufacturing Supply Chains for the South Australian Defence Industry. Technical Report 

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