題目：(1): E-waste Recycling Chains for Improving Sustainability: Research Opportunities and Challenges
(2): Supply Chain Management and Entrepreneurship: A Necessary Duo for Successful New Business Ventures
主講人：Amy Zeng教授（Worcester Polytechnic Institute）
時間：2014年4月22日 （星期二）(1) 09:00~11:00 (2) 14:00~16:00
地點：主樓216會議室
主講人簡介：
Prof. Amy Zeng is currently Full Professor, Assistant Dean and Director of Operations and Industrial Engineering Program at the School of Business of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University, an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from University of Washington, and a B.S. in Industrial Management Engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Her research interests center on coordination mechanisms and decision-making under risk in supply chain and logistics processes in various industry sectors. Dr. Zeng has published over ninety articles in academic journals, conference proceedings and books, delivered nearly hundred speeches at a wide range of occasions, and led numerous research and teaching innovation projects. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Zeng has consulted companies with respect to global supply chain and logistics management, lean principles implementation, quality management, inventory and materials management, and process analysis and capacity planning. She has also provided training workshops for executives and senior managers in the areas of lean enterprise architecting, supply chain management, and leadership and management skills.
內容簡介：
報告（1）This talk first clarifies the definition of e-waste and sustainability, discusses the challenges in e-waste recycling, and presents a framework that is helpful for understanding how e-waste recycling systems are designed and operated. Based on a general overview of various e-waste recycling practices, possible research areas for Operations Management professionals are identified and presented. The second part of the talk describes my research interests in this area, which examine ink cartridge and second-hand mobile and smart phone reverse supply chains. Specific research questions, modeling examples, and preliminary results are presented, and on-going research projects as well as future efforts are discussed.
報告（2）Supply chain management and entrepreneurship classes are usually taught separately in business classrooms, and yet the two subjects are inseparable and complementary to each other when it comes to launching new businesses. This talk first describes the course project I have designed in my global logistics class to enable both undergraduate and graduate students to experience how to design supply chain and logistics channels for bringing new products or technologies to potential global markets. Possible ways for integrating the core elements of supply chain management and entrepreneurship into one course are then discussed.
