PhD Courses in Denmark

Welcome to Developing advanced research in Operations and Supply Chain Management

Description: 

Objectives

The course is about “Developing advanced research in Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM)”. It aims to provide a platform for PhD students to learn different research methodologies and research frontiers in the OSCM context. It will include several sessions delivered by six leading scholars from Aalborg University, University of Oklahoma, University of London, Leeds University, and Linköping University. PhD students will have an opportunity to present their research in the course and to seek advice from relevant faculty members. The course will also enable PhD students to meet and network with each other and to explore future research collaborations.

Target Students

The course will target PhD students in the fields of Operations/Production and Supply Chain Management from all the Danish universities and ideally from the universities all over the world. Maximum 30 students will be selected to attend the course.

Preliminary Programme

The course will be organised in terms of three sections. Students need to attend all the sections in order to receive an attendance certificate, which will be given in the last section of the course. Free coffee and tea will be provided on each day of the course.

Section 1 (20 August): The design and implementation of operations and supply Chain Management research

In this section, lectures will be given to introduce how to design and conduct Operations/Production and Supply Chain Management related research by applying various methods. Specifically,

• Associate Professor Cheng will elaborate research design and implementation based on case study;
• Professor Wong will introduce research design and implantation based on survey.

 Section 2 (21 August): The design and implementation of operations and supply Chain Management research

In this section, lectures will be given to introduce how to design and conduct Operations/Production and Supply Chain Management related research by applying various methods. Specifically,

• Associate Professor Li will teach research design and implantation based on experiment;
• Professors Wæhrens will elaborate research design and implementation based on design science or action research.

Section 3 (22 August): Publication and project application

In this section, six lecturers will introduce their experience in how to publish journal papers and apply research projects. Among six lecturers,

• Associate Professor Li is Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Supply Chain Management and an Associate Editor for Data Science and Management Journal.
• Dr. Son is the managing editor of International Journal of Operations & Production Management;
• Professor Wong is the past Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Physical and Distribution Management and senior associate editor of International Journal of Logistics Management;
• Professor Sundin is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Remanufacturing;
• Associate Professor Cheng is the associate editor of Production Planning & Control and Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
• Professor Wæhrens is advisory board member of Industrial PhD program under Innovation fond Denmark, who have been granted dozens of Danish research projects with the funding of more than 20 million DKK.

This section will be organised as a seminar. At the beginning, Dr. Son and Professor Sundin will give talks about their journals and publication tips. Afterwards, students will be organized in groups (depending on the number of participants). Students will firstly introduce their research in brief (3-5 mins each) and then have the opportunity to have dialogues with the lecturers.

Prerequisites

The students need to have taken relevant courses related to operations and supply chain management. In addition, they are requested to read the following course materials:

For Dr. Cheng’s lecture:

• Voss, C., Tsikriktsis, N., & Frohlich, M. (2002). Case research in operations management. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 22(2), 195-219.
• Wu, Z., & Jia, F. (2018). Toward a theory of supply chain fields–understanding the institutional process of supply chain localization. Journal of Operations Management, 58, 27-41.

For Prof. Wong’s lecture:

• Forza, C. (2002). Survey research in operations management: a process‐based perspective. International journal of operations & production management, 22(2), 152-194.
• Wong, C. Y., Boon-Itt, S., & Wong, C. W. (2011). The contingency effects of environmental uncertainty on the relationship between supply chain integration and operational performance. Journal of Operations management, 29(6), 604-615.

For Dr. Li’s lecture:

• Eckerd, S., DuHadway, S., Bendoly, E., Carter, C. R., & Kaufmann, L. (2021). On making experimental design choices: Discussions on the use and challenges of demand effects, incentives, deception, samples, and vignettes. Journal of Operations Management, 67(2), 261-275.
• Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (2015). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Ravenio books. (Chapter 5).

For Prof. Wæhrens’s lecture:

• Coughlan, P. and Coghlan, D. (2002), “Action research for operations management”, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 22(2), 220-240.
• Gregor, S., & Hevner, A. R. (2013). Positioning and Presenting Design Science Research for Maximum Impact. MIS Quarterly, 37(2), 337–355.
• Hevner, A. R. (2007). A three cycle view of design science research. Scandinavian journal of information systems, 19(2), 4.

Learning objectives: 

The course is about “Developing advanced research in Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM)”. It aims to provide a platform for PhD students to learn different research methodologies and research frontiers in the OSCM context. It will include several sessions delivered by five leading scholars from Aalborg University, Oregon State University, Lancaster University, and Leeds University. PhD students will have an opportunity to present their research in the course and to seek advice from relevant faculty members. The course will also enable PhD students to meet and network with each other and to explore future research collaborations.

Form of evaluation:

Students need to present their studies during the course and have dialogues with the lecturers. After the course, they need to link what they learn in the course with their own studies, update their research designs, and deliver reports. Online exams, lasting for half an hour each, will be arranged with students, where they can further elaborate their reports and get feedbacks.  

Organizer: 

Associate Professor, Yang Cheng, cy@mp.aau.dk

Lecturers: 

• Associate Professor, Yang Cheng, Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University
• Professor, Brian Vejrum Wæhrens, Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University
• Associate Professor, Mei Li, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma
• Reader, Byung-Gak, Son, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London.
• Professor, Chee Yew Wong, Business School, Leeds University
• Professor, Erik Sundin, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University

ECTS: 3

Time: 20,21,22 August 2025

Place: Aalborg University

City: Aalborg

Maximal number of participants: 30

Deadline: 29 July 2025

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at aauphd@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.