Associate Professor Charles Lau
Details
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College: Accounting, Info Sys & Supply Chain
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Department: Accounting, Info Sys & Supply Chain
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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charles.lau@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0001-8393-0796
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr. Charles Lau is Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Supply Chain and Logistics in the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain at RMIT University in Australia. He has more than 30 years of working experiences in the private sector, the government, and the academia. His research focuses on sustainable development, supply chain rationalisation, green and reverse logistics, and index development, among others. His works are published in many top-tier academic journals, including Environment and Planning B, Transportation Research Part E, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Logistics Management, and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal. Currently, Charles is leading the RMIT Sustainable Procurement Disclosure Index project and participating in the RACE for 2030 project on Energy Upgrades for Australian Homes.
Supervisor projects
- Increasing adoption of circular supply chain practices in agricultural processing small- and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries
- 16 Jun 2023
- Redefinition of academic library purpose to adapt to the challenges of the modern era of technologies, disruptions etc. to remain and extend and enhance relevance to student experience and success, to improve participation and engagement
- 9 Jul 2021
- Integrated operation management in sustainable agricultural supply chain: case study
- 6 Jan 2021
- Individual competencies of production employees in developing countries: A case study of small and medium-sized enterprises in the automotive part industry of Thailand
- 1 May 2020
- Adoption of Social Sustainability Practices in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Vietnamese Handicraft Organisations
- 4 Mar 2020
- The Effects of Dry Port-Seaport Integration on Sea Port Performance in Vietnam
- 18 Feb 2019
- Influence of Organisational Cultural Capabilities on Customer Experience Management and Firm Performance: Evidence from the Hospitality and Tourism Industry in Australia
- 18 Jun 2018
- Factors Influencing Early Supplier/Contractor Involvement in Public Procurement and Their Impacts on the Outcome of the Partnership
- 11 May 2018
- The Role of Relationships in Supply Chain Collaboration and their Impacts on Performance: A Study of Vietnamese Aquaculture Industry
- 17 Jun 2016
- Sourcing from Base of the Pyramid (BoP) Markets: A Multiple Case Study
- 20 Jul 2015
- Supply risk mitigation and its impact on operational performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises: A social capital approach
- 2 Mar 2015
- Consolidated cold chain design for fresh fruit supply chains in developing countries: A simulation study
- 25 Mar 2014
- Managing demand and supply in Chinese fashion apparel firms: an exploratory study under the fourth industrial structural change
- 16 Jul 2012
Teaching interests
Supply chain and logistics optimisation; spatial modelling using GIS; land use and transporting modelling and planning; modelling and simulation in supply chain; e-supply chain management; outsourcing; reverse logistics; green logistics.
Research interests
Supply chain rationalisation, circular supply chain practices, sustainable development, logistics benchmarking.
