NTU-CEE Distinguished Speaker Series: Professor Dongping SONG
Organized By
CEE Seminar Committee
Host By
Associate Professor Yan Ran
Topic
Tackling Global Shipping Disruptions
About the Seminar
Global Shipping is frequently disrupted by unforseen events, with the COVID-19 pandemic serving as the most prominent example. In the first part of this talk, I will review the main factors that overwhelmed the global Container Shipping Supply Chain (CSSC) during the pandemic, discuss more sustainable solutions to mitigate these challenges, and highlight the key lessons learned.
In the second part, I will present case studies addressing port disruption and congestion. First I will briefly explain how information sharing enables real-time vessel schedule recovery during disruptions, Second, I will demostrate how machine learning can mitigate port congestion by enhancing operational efficiency. Specifically, we leverage container characteristics to predict containers' out-terminals upon discharge from vessels. An empirical study confirms that our machine learning framework reduces costs by 15-30% and cuts GHG emissions by 22% compared to business-as-usual practices.
About the Speaker
Professor Dongping SONG is Chair in Supply Chain Management at the University of Liverpool Management School. He received his PhD in manufacturing engineering from Newcastle University in 2001. His research focuses on applying mathematical modelling, data anlytics, and artifical intelligence to supply chain, logistics, and transportation systems, with a particular emphasis on maritime transport and logisitics. He was ranked 9th globally by publication impact score in the port, shipping, and maritime fields, according to two independent survey studies (doi.org/10.1504/IJSTL.2018.088340; doi.org/10.1155/2018/6471625).
Professor SONG serves as an Associate Editor for Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (TRE) and the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics (IJSTL). He is the author of several books, including Optimal Control and Optimization of Stochastic Supply Chain Systems (Springer, 2013) and Container Logistics and Maritime Transport (Routledge, 2021).