Dr Gu Pang

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
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Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

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

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, '', Journal of Agriculture and Food Research.

Lin, Y, Sun, Y, Shi, Y, Pang, G & Luo, J 2025, '', Long Range Planning, vol. 58, no. 3, 102530.

Chen, R, Liu, H, Tan, KH, Pang, G & Duan, K 2025, '', International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 287, 109698.

Li, W, Kang, J, Sun, H & Pang, G 2025, '', IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 72, pp. 1281-1296.

Lin, Y, Pang, G, Duan, K, Luo, J, Wang, S & Qu, J 2025, '', Industrial Management & Data Systems, vol. 125, no. 2, pp. 535-574.

Duan, K, Pang, G, Lin, Y & Lonsdale, C 2025, '', Industrial Management & Data Systems.

Onyeaka, H, Akinsemolu, A, Miri, T, Nnaji, ND, Emeka, C, Tamasiga, P, Pang, G & Al-Sharify, ZT 2024, '', Applied Food Research, vol. 4, no. 2, 100532.

Man, LC, Lin, Y, Pang, G, Sanderson, J & Duan, K 2024, '', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 463, 142802.

Duan, K, Pang, G & Lin, Y 2024, '', Journal of Digital Economy, vol. 2, pp. 244-288.

Duan, K, Onyeaka, H & Pang, G 2024, '', Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, vol. 18, 101429.

Duan, K, Onyeaka, H, Pang, G & Meng, Z 2024, '', Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, vol. 18, 101281.

Gorton, M, Marek-Andrzejewska, E, Pang, G, Andrzejewski, W & Lin, Y 2024, '', Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, vol. 65, 101382.

Other contribution

Sharma, A & Pang, G 2024, . BBC. <>

Review article

Duan, K, Pang, G, Duan, Y, Onyeaka, H & Krebs, J 2025, '', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 381, 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, '', Food and Energy Security, vol. 13, no. 4, e572.