Supply Chain Risk and Disruption Management / Flexible Systems Management (PDF)

Previously Renu has had extensive industry experience working for State Rail Authority, and Telstra and its joint venture company REACH. Renu has been instrumental in managing several million dollars worth of research projects funded by DIISR Canberra, MED New Zealand, NSW Health, and Queensland Health working in collaboration with LSE, McKinsey and Stanford University which have all contributed to the broader International World Management Survey. One of the many research projects led to the 2009 landmark study - Management Matters in Australia: Just how productive are we? - which has had an impact on Australian government policy making. Recently, Renu led the design of the Australian Management Capability Survey in collaboration with DIISR and ABS which resulted in the release of the data cube output 8172.0 - Management and Organisational Capabilities of Australian Business. Besides, Renu has undertaken research for many corporate organizations, including Slyp, Deloitte Access Economics, NSW Innovation and Productivity Council and the Department of Industry, Australian Industry Group, ResMed, SGEC, Microsoft, ASCI, Hargraves Institute, FIAL, CSIRO, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Melbourne University. Renu provides leadership in the disciplinary fields of service innovation, service value networks, supply chain management, dynamic capability building in VUCA environment, management practices, innovation and productivity. She is the editor of several edited books, has published articles in top-tier journals and conferences, and is also an area editor, guest editor, editorial board member, and active reviewer of many reputed journals.

Ruhul Amin Sarker is a Professor in the School of Engineering and IT (SEIT) at UNSW Canberra located at ADFA. He served as the Director of Faculty PGResearch (June 2015 to May 2020) and as the Deputy Head of School (Research) of SEIT (2011-2014). He obtained his PhD from Dalhousie University (former TUNS), Canada and his broad research interests are decision analytics, CI / evolutionary computation, operations research, and applied optimization. He is the lead author of the book 'Optimization Modelling: A Practical Approach'. His name appeared on the recent Stanford University list of top 2% of world's scientists-researchers (research fields: Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research).

Towfique Rahman is pursuing his PhD in operations and supply chain management and working as a casual academic in the Management Discipline Group at the University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT-OIC) and a Master of Engineering degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Previously, he worked as asupply chain executive for well-known companies such as MJL Bangladesh limited, a strategic alliance partner of ExxonMobil. Towfique has an impressive publication record, with numerous articles published in esteemed international journals, including the Journal of Cleaner Production, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Energy, Production Planning & Control, Annals of Operations Research, and many more. He works as a reviewer for renowned international journals, such as the Journal of Cleaner Production and the International Journal of Production Research. Towfique's scholarly contributions have been well-received and have garnered significant citations. His research interests focus on resilient and sustainable supply chain management, risk management, energy-efficient supply chain, logistics, industry 4.0, circular economy, simulation, and supply chain network optimization.