Dr Michael Wang
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Management
- Kingston Business School
- Kingston Hill
Course Director for MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management & Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I am a Course Director for MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management at Department of Management, Kingston University London, UK.
I obtained my first degree in Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Management at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand and my PhD degree from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Over the past years, I have been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, supervising research students and conducting research projects in several universities in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates.
My current main research areas are supply chain management, sustainable operations, innovation management, sustainability, technologies, supply chain risk management, freight transport and international logistics.
Qualifications
- PhD - RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
- Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Massey University, New Zealand
- Bachelor of Commerce - The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- CMBE
- Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- CMILT - UK, Australia, NZ & UAE
- MRSNZ
Domains
- BO5203 International Business Operations (BO5203) (2022-2023)
- BO5204 Global Operations (BO5204) Module leader (2022-2023)
- BO6032 Service Operations Management (BO6032) Module leader (2022-2024)
- BO6203 International Business Operations (BO6203) Module leader (2022-2024)
- BO7668 Strategic Operations and Outsourcing (BO7668) Module leader
Course director
PhD supervision
My current main research areas are logistics and supply chain management, sustainable operations, innovation management, sustainability, supply chain risk management, freight transport and international logistics.
Qualifications
- Supply Chain Management
- Logistics
- Operations Management
Specialisms
- Supply Chain Risk and Uncertainty
- Supply Chain Integration
- Sustainability
- Innovation
I have led business research projects including research and industrial projects in different countries including Australia, New Zealand, UK, UAE, Hong Kong, India, South Africa and China, often in collaboration with international organisations.
I have more than 10 years' business supply chain and logistics experience in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, and United Arab Emirates.
Editorial appointments
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Logistics Management / IJLM
- Editorial board member, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management/IJPDLM
External examiner appointments
- London Metropolitan University
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- PgD Business Administration (Supply Chain) University of Suffolk
- External PhD Examiner
Publications
From supply chain digitalization to resilience: the paradoxical role of supply chain transparency
Wang, Michael, Prajogo, Daniel and Gligor, David M., 2026, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, E-pub ahead of print
Prioritizing vehicle-sharing challenges for disaster relief operations
Islam, Samsul, Abdul Rahman, Noorul Shaiful Fitri, Wang, Michael, Shi, Yangyan and Sharif, Taimur, 2026, International Journal of Emergency Services, Published
Decarbonisation and firm financial performance: the roles of supply chain transparency and resilience
Wang, Michael, Liu, Yang, Geng, Duanyang, Dora, Manoj and Hill, Alex, 2026, International Journal of Production Economics (296)pp 109988, E-pub ahead of print
Supply chain risks in the dairy industry
Wang, Michael, Islam, Samsul and Yang, Wei, 2026, Benchmarking : an international journal (33), 3pp 965-986, Published
Exploring the role of job satisfaction in enhancing logistics performance in the era of industry 5.0
Wang, Michael, Kumar, Mukesh and Tsolakis, Naoum, 2026, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications (29), 6, Published
Innovations in sustainable and resilient supply chain and logistics management
2026, Sustainability, Published
The human side of Industry 5.0: the role of job satisfaction
Wang, Michael and Li, Sihui, 2025, Production Planning and Control, E-pub ahead of print
Identifying and analyzing barriers to ship-based evacuation planning using AIS data
Islam, Samsul, Shi, Yangyan, Nahar, Rezbin, Ahmed, Jashim Uddin and Wang, Michael, 2025, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (203), Published
Analyzing vehicle-sharing challenges in disaster relief operations using the fuzzy DEMATEL method
Islam, Samsul, Rahman, Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul, Ahmed, Jashim Uddin and Wang, Michael, 2025, International Journal of Emergency Services, E-pub ahead of print
The influence of learning orientation on corporate sustainability: serial mediation of supply chain practices
Wang, Michael, Chan, Ricky Y.K., Hwang, Ki Soon and Lim, Ming K., 2025, European Management Journal (43), 2pp 297-308, Published
A machine learning approach to inventory stockout prediction
Liu, Yang, Kalaitzi, Dimitra, Wang, Michael and Papanagnou, Christos, 2025, Journal of Digital Economy (4)pp 144-155, Published
COVID-19 and human resource management research: current status and future directions
Easa, Nasser, Wang, Michael and Abdul-Al, Rayan, 2025, International Journal of Business and Globalisation (41), 3pp 253-260, Published
Logistics for a resilient future: sustainable approaches to supply chain management
2025, Sustainability, Published
Truck-sharing constraints: two case studies
Islam, Samsul, Rahman, Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul, Wang, Michael and Ahmed, Jashim Uddin, 2025, Operations and Supply Chain Management (18), 3pp 393-409, Published
Supply chain digitalization and agility: how does firm innovation matter in companies?
Wang, Michael, Hill, Alex, Liu, Yang, Hwang, Ki Soon and Lim, Ming K., 2025, Journal of Business Logistics (46), 1, Published
Barriers to shippers' resistance to adopting truck-sharing services
Islam, Samsul, Uddin, Mohammad Jasim, Wang, Michael, Shi, Yangyan and Venkatesh, V. G., 2024, International Journal of Logistics Management, E-pub ahead of print
Supply chain integration capability: a three-stage circular model of visibility, agility, and flexibility
Wang, Michael, Wang, Bill, Kim, Namwoon, Chan, Ricky, Wang, Mengmeng and Shi, Yangyan, 2024, Journal of General Management, E-pub ahead of print
Introduction to couriers
Wang, Michael, 2024, CILTA Newsletter, Published
Global logistics and supply chain integration in the digital era: a focus on China's belt and road initiative
Wang, Michael, Childerhouse, Paul and Abareshi, Ahmad, 2024, Journal of International Logistics and Trade (22), 2pp 58-79, Published
Does increasing supply chain flexibility contribute to the enhancement of a firm's sustainability performance?
Wang, Michael, Chan, Ricky Y.K., Kumar, Mukesh and Tsolakis, Naoum, 2024, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, E-pub ahead of print
The effect of supply chain digitalisation on a firm's performance
Wang, Michael and Prajogo, Daniel, 2024, Industrial Management and Data Systems, E-pub ahead of print
Measuring supply chain agility during the COVID-19 pandemic: empirical evidence from the firms in UAE
Wang, Michael, Jie, Ferry and Frederico, Guilherme F., 2024, International Journal of Agile Systems and Management (IJASM) (17), 1pp 1-14, Published
Coping with supply chain uncertainty post covid-19
Wang, Michael, 2024, RBV Quarterly, 1pp 24-27, Published
Barriers to vehicle-sharing among NGOs during disaster relief operations: findings from a developing country's perspective
Islam, Samsul, Wang, Michael, Uddin, Jasim, Venkatesh, V. G. and Sakalayen, Quazi, 2023, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (98), Published
Measuring corporate sustainability: measurement scale development based on the stakeholder theory
Wang, Michael and Easa, Nasser Fathi, 2023, International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Accepted/In press
A measurement model for assessing the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the supply chains
Wang, Michael, 2023, International Journal of Agile Systems and Management (IJASM) (16), 4pp 537-551, Published
Supply chain agility as the antecedent to firm sustainability in the post COVID-19
Wang, Michael and Wang, Bin (Bill), 2023, International Journal of Logistics Management, E-pub ahead of print
A study of the role of guanxi for value-added supply chain innovation
Wang, Michael, Lee, Paul Tae Woo and Chan, Ricky Y.K., 2023, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications (26), 1pp 20-36, Published
Towards forest supply chain risks
Wang, Michael, Radics, Robert, Islam, Samsul and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2023, Operations and Supply Chain Management : An International Journal (16), 1pp 97-108, Published
Russian invasion of Ukraine and supply chains
Wang, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2022, Focus, Published
Transportation capacity shortage influence on logistics performance: evidence from the driver shortage
Wang, Michael, Wood, Lincoln C. and Wang, Bill, 2022, Heliyon (8), 5, Published
Applying blockchain technology to ensure compliance with sustainability standards in the PPE multi-tier supply chain
Wang, Bill, Lin, Zhiyu, Wang, Michael, Wang, Fangyi, Xiangli, Peng and Li, Zhi, 2022, International Journal of Production Research, E-pub ahead of print
Impacts of environmental uncertainty on firms' innovation capability and stakeholder value: evidence from the Australian courier industry
Wang, Michael, Kim, Namwoon and Chan, Ricky Y.K., 2022, International Journal of Innovation Management (26), 01, Published
A new human capital development framework in logistics and supply chain incorporating Industry 4.0
Rahman, Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul, Hamid, Abdelsalam Adam, Sahin, Bekir, Wang, Michael and Islam, Samsul, 2022, International Journal of Applied Logistics (12), 1, Published
Pandemic turned into pandemonium: the effect on supply chains and the role of accounting information
Velayutham, Ajantha, Rahman, Asheq Razaur, Narayan, Anil and Wang, Michael, 2021, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (34), 6pp 1404-1415, Published
Reverse logistics uncertainty in a courier industry: a triadic model
Wang, Michael, Wang, Bill and Chan, Ricky, 2021, Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications (3), 1pp 56-73, Published
New Zealand forest supply chain risks following Covid-19
Wang, Michael and Radics, Robert, 2021, New Zealand Tree Grower (Feb 2021), Published
Blockchain and supply chain management: a new paradigm for supply chain integration and collaboration
Wang, Michael, Wu, Yong, Chen, Bruce and Evans, Melissa, 2021, Operations and Supply Chain Management : An International Journal (14), 1pp 111-122, Published
Understanding rural supply chain resilience: a synthesis from the literature
Duong, Linh Nguyen Khanh, Wang, Michael and Radics, Robert I., 2021, International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development (13), 1pp 8-21, Published
Blockchain technology and its role in enhancing supply chain integration capability and reducing carbon emission: a conceptual framework
Wang, Michael, Wang, Bill and Abareshi, Ahmad, 2020, Sustainability (12), 24, Published
Managing supply chain uncertainty and risk in the pharmaceutical industry
Wang, Michael and Jie, Ferry, 2020, Health Services Management Research (33), 3pp 156-164, Published
Logistics innovation capability and its impacts on the supply chain risks in the Industry 4.0 era
Wang, Michael, Asian, Sobhan, Wood, Lincoln C. and Wang, Bill, 2020, Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications (2), 2pp 83-98, Published
China's wood market overview
Wang, Michael, Cheeseman, Bruce, Bayne, Karen, Kingi, Tanira, Barnard, Tim and Clinton, Peter, 2020, New Zealand Tree Grower (May 2020), Published
Assessing logistics capability for the Australian courier firms
Wang, Michael, 2020, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (37), 4pp 576-589, Published
Impacts of supply chain uncertainty and risk on the logistics performance
Wang, Michael, 2018, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics (30), 3pp 689-704, Published
Improving logistics performance for one belt one road: a conceptual framework for supply chain risk management in Chinese third-party logistics providers
Wang, Michael, Jie, Ferry and Abareshi, Ahmad, 2018, International Journal of Agile Systems and Management (11), 4pp 364-380, Published
Logistics capability, supply chain uncertainty and risk, and logistics performance: an empirical analysis of Australian courier industry
Wang, Michael, Jie, Ferry and Abareshi, Ahmad, 2018, Operations and Supply Chain Management : An International Journal (11), 1pp 45-54, Published
The role of innovation capability in the Australian courier industry
Wang, Michael, 2016, International Journal of Innovation Management (20), 07, Published
Logistics in the publishing industry
Wang, Michael, 2015, CILTA Newsletter, Published
Business logistics performance measurement in third-party logistics: an empirical analysis of Australian courier firms
Wang, Michael, Jie, Ferry and Abareshi, Ahmad, 2015, International Journal of Business & Information (10), 3pp 323-336, Published
Evaluating logistics capability for mitigation of supply chain uncertainty and risk in the Australian courier firms
Wang, Michael, Jie, Ferry and Abareshi, Ahmad, 2015, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics (27), 3pp 486-498, Published
A conceptual framework for mitigating supply chain uncertainties and risks in the courier industry
Wang, Michael, Jie, Ferry and Abareshi, Ahmad, 2015, International Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Resilience (1), 4pp 319-338, Published
The measurement model of supply chain uncertainty and risk in the Australian courier industry
Abareshi, Ahmad, Wang, Michael and Jie, Ferry, 2014, Operations and Supply Chain Management : An International Journal (7), 3pp 89-96, Published
Sustainability in innovation and supply chain development
(2024). (MDPI) [E-pub ahead of print]
Future opportunities in supply chain management 4.0
(2023). London, U.K.: (SAGE) [Published]
Managing a steady base flow of log supply to Northland mills and other supply constrained regions, through warehousing models
Radics, Robert I, Hall, Peter, Bayne, Karen, Palmer, David J., Dowling, Leslie and Wang, Michael (2019). Christchurch, New Zealand.: [Published]
Leveraging guanxi to enhance supply chain integration
Wang, Michael (2026). In: Tsan-Ming, Choi (Jason), (eds.), London, U.K.:pp 262-272 [Published]
Business use of blockchain in New Zealand organisations an exploratory study
Wang, Michael and Chow, Geoffrey (2023). In: Thuan, Nguyen Hoang, Nguyen, Hung, Pham, Hiep Cong, Halibas, Alrence, (eds.), Singapore, Republic of Singapore:pp 61-73 [Published]
Business use of blockchain in New Zealand organisations: an exploratory study
Wang, Michael and Chow, Geoffrey (2022). [Published]
Reverse logistics capability for sustainable development in a pharmaceutical industry: a conceptual framework from a logistics management perspective
Wang, Michael, Shi, Peter, Wang, Bill and Chow, Geoffrey (2020). [Published]
Towards a conceptual framework for managing supply chain uncertainty and risk in the Australian red meat industry: a resource-based view approach
Wang, Michael and Jie, Ferry (2019). [Published]
The relationship between logistics capabilities and supply chain uncertainties and risks in the third party logistics: a conceptual framework
Wang, Michael, Jie, Ferry and Abareshi, Ahmad (2014). [Published]
Logistics and supply chain uncertainty
Wang, Michael(2026). [Published]
Guerrilla supply chain: a new supply chain approach
Wang, Michael and Minner, Stefan(2025). [Accepted/In press]
Beyond artificial intelligence: human-centred operations in supply chains
Wang, Michael(2025). [Published]
From decarbonisation to financial gains
Wang, Michael, Liu, Kurt, Hwang, Ki-Soon and Hill, Alex(2025). [Published]
Human-centred operations in industry 5.0
Wang, Michael(2025). [Published]
How can employee job satisfaction enhance supply chain capabilities?
Wang, Michael and Gligor, David(2024). [Published]
Influence of supply chain agility on firm performance: moderating impact of extreme weather events
Wang, Michael, Islam, Samsul, Duong, Linh, Gyarmathy, Andrea and Prajogo, Daniel(2024). [Published]
Job satisfaction, supply chain agility and firm sustainability post COVID-19
Wang, Michael, Hill, Alex and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2023). [Published]
How can logistics digitalisation influence international trade logistics performance? Evidence from the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
Wang, Michael, Hwang, Ki-Soon and Hill, Alex(2023). [Published]
Interdependence relationships among supply chain uncertainty in transport operations: conceptual framework
Wang, Michael, Hwang, Ki-Soon, Tsolakis, Naoum and Kumar, Mukesh(2023). [Published]
Digitalisation for African smallholder farmers: literature review
Akpan-Etuk, Enobong, Wang, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2023). [Published]
Measuring firm's digitalisation in the supply chains
Wang, Michael, Hill, Alex and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2022). [Published]
Business use of blockchain in New Zealand organisations: an exploratory study
Wang, Michael and Chow, Geoffrey(2022). [Published]
The impacts of firm digitalisation on the supply chain agility: the mediating role of innovation capability
Wang, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2022). [Published]
Supply chain agility as the antecedent to firm sustainability in the post COVID-19
Wang, Michael and Wang, Bill(2022). [Published]
Understanding supply chain uncertainty in the reverse logistics
Wang, Michael(2021). [Published]
Reverse logistics capability for sustainable development in a pharmaceutical industry: a conceptual framework from a logistics management perspective
Wang, Michael, Shi, Peter, Wang, Bill and Chow, Geoffrey(2020). [Published]
Blockchain improves supply chain visibility to mitigate supply chain uncertainty and risk in the pharmaceutical supply chain
Wang, Michael(2020). [Published]
Blockchain and supply chain integration
Wang, Michael(2019). [Published]
A conceptual framework for understanding the impacts of driver shortage in the logistics service providers
Wang, Michael and Radics, Robert(2019). [Published]
Towards a conceptual framework for managing supply chain uncertainty and risk in the Australian red meat industry: a resource-based view approach
Wang, Michael and Ferry, Jie(2019). [Published]
The supply chain uncertainty and risk measurement development
Wang, Michael, Jie, Ferry and Abareshi, Ahmad(2014). [Published]
Mitigating supply chain uncertainty and risk through logistics innovation capability
Wang, Michael, Abareshi, Ahmad and Jie, Ferry(2014). [Published]
The relationship between logistics capabilities and supply chain uncertainties and risks in the third party logistics: a conceptual framework
Wang, Michael, Jie, Ferry and Abareshi, Ahmad(2014). [Published]
The role of innovation capability and operation capability in logistics performance of transport firms: a conceptual framework
Jie, Ferry, Abareshi, Ahmad and Wang, Michael(2014). [Published]
Logistics capability, supply chain uncertainty and risk, and logistics performance: an empirical analysis of the Australian courier industry
Wang, Michael (2016), PhD thesis [Accepted/In press]