Dr. Yong Lin

Dr. Yong Lin is a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management in the Business School. Before joining the University of Greenwich, Yong worked as an Associate Professor in the School of Management, the Huazhong University of Science & Technology in China. He also had been a Visiting Researcher in the IfM (Institute for Manufacturing) of the University of Cambridge, and a Research Assistant in the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology.

Teaching and administrative activities:

Dr. Lin teaches in the areas of Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, e-Logistics, International Purchasing, and Project Management. And he is member of the Supply Chain Research Group.

Current research:

Dr. Lin spent many years in teaching and research, including in charge of several research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the 863 Program (National High Technology Research and Development Program of China). Dr. Lin's research interests lie in the field of operation management and supply chain management, specifically in supply chain collaboration, logistics service design, inventory modeling and control, business ecosystem and innovation.

The recent focus has been on the modular logistics service platform, service supply chain, supply chain risk management, open innovation and business ecosystem in ICT industry, and e-learning via tablet computer.

Awards and prizes:

[1].  Lin, Y. and Zhou, L. (2011), The impacts of product design change on supply chain risk, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 162-186.

** This paper was awarded as the “Highly Commended Paper 2012” by Emerald

Recent publications:

[1].        Rong, K., Lin, Y., Shi, Y.J., and Yu, J. (2013), Platform strategy along business ecosystem lifecycle: a triple view of technology, application and organization, forthcoming on the International Journal of Technology Management.

[2].        Lin, Y., Zhou, Z.K., Zhou, L., and Ma, S.H. (2013), ERP Implementation service supply chain, forthcoming in Graham, D., Manikas, I. and Folinas, D. (ed.), E-logistics and E-supply chain management: Applications for Evolving business, IGI Global.

[3].        Lin, Y., Ma, S.H. and Zhou, L. (2012), Manufacturing Strategies for Time Based Competitive Advantages, forthcoming in the Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 112, No. 5, pp. 729-747.

[4].        Lin, Y., Shi, Y.J. and Ma, S.H. (2012), Servitization Strategy: Priorities, Capabilities, and Organizational Features, in Wang, F.Y. (ed.), Service Science, Management and Engineering: Theory and Applications, Elsevier.

[5].        Lin, Y. and Pekkarinen, S.(2011), QDF-based modular logistics service design, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing. Vol. 26, No.5, pp. 344-356.

[6].        Lin, Y. and Zhou, L. (2011), The impacts of product design change on supply chain risk, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 162-186.

[7].        Lin, Y., Shi, Y.J. and Zhou, L. (2010), “Service Supply Chain: Nature, Evolution, and Operational Implications”, in Huang, G., Mak, K., Maropoulos, P. (Ed.), Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, Springer-Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg, Volume 66, pp. 1189-1204.

[8].        Lin, Y., Zhou, L., Shi, Y.J. and Ma, S.H. (2009), 3C Framework for Modular Supply Networks in the Chinese Automotive Industry, International Journal of Logistics Management. Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 322-341.