Dr Gu Pang

Department of Management
Associate Professor in Procurement and Operations Management

Contact details

Telephone: +44 (0) 121 414 9251
Email: g.pang.1@bham.ac.uk

Address: Birmingham Business School
University House
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Gu is the Head of the Procurement and Operations Management Group. She joined Birmingham Business School in January 2018.

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Qualifications

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
PhD, Nottingham University Business School
MSc, Operations Management, Nottingham University Business School
BSc, Management Science, Lancaster University Management School

Biography

The role as an educator enables Gu to promote a student-centred learning environment promoting self-sufficient learners. Gu believes the experience of teaching and the journey of learning enrich educators and learners to explore countless opportunities.

As a researcher, Gu has established a close working relationship with colleagues in operations, marketing, systems and economics. This has enabled her to conduct multi-disciplinary research and to explore new research areas, including big data analysis, digital transformation, and blockchain technology.

Teaching

Exec MBA (UK) Operations Management
BSc Business Management Managing Operations and Projects (Year 2)

Postgraduate supervision

Gu welcomes PhD applicants who are interested in: machine learning, blockchain technology, remanufacturing, reverse logistics, closed-loop supply chains, food value chains, optimisation.

For informal discussion, please forward your email to g.pang.1@bham.ac.uk

Research

Blockchain technology, remanufacturing, reverse logistics, closed-loop supply chains, sustainable supply chains, sustainability of food value chains, food waste management, transportation network design, optimisation, modelling, time series econometrics, machine learning.

Research Projects

EU Horizon 2020 Project VALUMICS on understanding food value chains and network dynamics Proposal No. 727243-2 VALUMICS, 48 months duration, €318,555, completed in May 2020.
ESRC Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Byker Community Trust on sustainable and strategic marketing strategy, brand development and management of change, 24 months duration, £130,000, completed in July 2020.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Onyeaka, H, Akinsemolu, A, Miri, T, Nnaji, ND, Duan, K, Pang, G, Tamasiga, P, Khalid, S, Al-Sharify, ZT & Chineye, U 2025, 'Artificial Intelligence in Food System: Innovative Approach to Minimizing Food Spoilage and Food Waste', Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101895

Lin, Y, Sun, Y, Shi, Y, Pang, G & Luo, J 2025, 'Developing Resilience with Modular Logic for the Internationalization of Platform MNCs', Long Range Planning, vol. 58, no. 3, 102530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2025.102530

Chen, R, Liu, H, Tan, KH, Pang, G & Duan, K 2025, 'Enhancing Order Fulfilment Services on Social Livestreaming Commerce: An Evaluation of Logistics Experience Scores', International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 287, 109698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109698

Li, W, Kang, J, Sun, H & Pang, G 2025, 'Impact of Carbon Abatement Policies on Cross-Border Supply Chain Remanufacturing: the Role of Import Quotas', IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 72, pp. 1281-1296. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2025.3555392

Lin, Y, Pang, G, Duan, K, Luo, J, Wang, S & Qu, J 2025, 'The Impacts of Digital and Learning Orientations on Supply Chain Resilience', Industrial Management & Data Systems, vol. 125, no. 2, pp. 535-574. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-04-2024-0379

Duan, K, Pang, G, Lin, Y & Lonsdale, C 2025, 'Unlocking Blockchain’s Potential in Collaborative Remanufacturing and Data Sharing: A Case Study on Electric Vehicle Batteries', Industrial Management & Data Systems. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-11-2024-1137

Onyeaka, H, Akinsemolu, A, Miri, T, Nnaji, ND, Emeka, C, Tamasiga, P, Pang, G & Al-Sharify, ZT 2024, 'Advancing food security: The role of machine learning in pathogen detection', Applied Food Research, vol. 4, no. 2, 100532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2024.100532

Man, LC, Lin, Y, Pang, G, Sanderson, J & Duan, K 2024, 'Digitalization to achieve greener healthcare supply chain', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 463, 142802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142802

Duan, K, Pang, G & Lin, Y 2024, 'Exploring the current status and future opportunities of blockchain technology adoption and application in supply chain management', Journal of Digital Economy, vol. 2, pp. 244-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdec.2024.01.005

Duan, K, Onyeaka, H & Pang, G 2024, 'Leveraging blockchain to tackle food fraud: Innovations and obstacles', Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, vol. 18, 101429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101429

Duan, K, Onyeaka, H, Pang, G & Meng, Z 2024, 'Pioneering food safety: Blockchain's integration in supply chain surveillance', Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, vol. 18, 101281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101281

Gorton, M, Marek-Andrzejewska, E, Pang, G, Andrzejewski, W & Lin, Y 2024, 'Users’ processing of online marketplace listings for high and low involvement goods', Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, vol. 65, 101382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elerap.2024.101382

Other contribution

Sharma, A & Pang, G 2024, How is AI being used in the travel industry. BBC. <https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5zc2 >

Review article

Duan, K, Pang, G, Duan, Y, Onyeaka, H & Krebs, J 2025, 'Current research development on food contaminants, future risks, regulatory regime and detection technologies: a systematic literature review', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 381, 125246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125246

Onyeaka, H, Duan, K, Miri, T, Pang, G, Shiu, E, Pokhilenko, I, Ögtem-Young, Ö, Jabbour, L, Miles, K, Khan, A, Foyer, C, Frew, E, Fu, L & Osifowora, B 2024, 'Achieving fairness in the food system', Food and Energy Security, vol. 13, no. 4, e572. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.572

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