WORDS 2026 Summer Meeting - Emerging Research in Supply Chain Management
Join the Western OR Network for their Summer 2026 Meet-Up. This year's programme explores themes including supply chain, food waste, and healthcare.
Through presentations and discussion, the event provides an opportunity to showcase ongoing research, exchange ideas, and strengthen collaboration across the network. We look forward to an engaging afternoon of learning, feedback, and community building.
Agenda
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13.00 – 13.20
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Registration
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13.20 – 13.30
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Welcome & introduction
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13.30 – 14.00
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Stabilise or Diversify? Sourcing Channel Portfolio
Decisions in Remanufacturing under Operationally Derived Cost Risk |
Jingrong Bai
PhD student, University of Bristol Business School
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14.00 – 14.30
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Near-Expiry Food Clearance with Behavioural Consumer
Heterogeneity: Expiration Anxiety, Waste Guilt, and the Strategic Value of
Surprise Bags |
Yuan Tian
PhD student, University of Bristol Business School
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14.30 – 15.00
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Break |
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15.00 – 15.30
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Value
Stream Mapping and Simulation Framework to Explore Sustainability and
Resilience trade-offs |
Fatemeh
Alidoost
PhD
candidate, University of Exeter Business School
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Orchestrating
Absence: Supply Network Emergence in Nascent Industries
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Onyeka
Chukwuka
Senior
Research Associate, University of Bristol Business School
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ORS Members: Free
Non ORS Members: £10 + VAT
Registration
Registration ends 08/07/2026 08:00 GMTDT