Seminar | How to make smart decisions in offshore wind supply chains
Welcome to Monash Energy Seminar Series. We look forward to seeing you participating in informative seminars that are held monthly for the presentation and discussion of various energy and climate change topics with light refreshments and networking to follow.
We aim to bring together Monash and external energy and climate experts to promote a cross-disciplinary understanding of challenges and opportunities rising during the global energy crisis. Building and growing the Monash Energy community is the priority of the Monash Energy Institute. By offering the Monash Energy Seminar Series, we are enabling the opportunity for all passionate and interested in energy, including academics,, students, practitioners, professionals and volunteers to congregate in one space.
We aim to create a collaborative environment that helps to share research, expertise, practice and innovative ideas for developing a clean and sustainable energy future. Monash Energy Seminars are open and free events, but do require registration.
Abstract
Offshore wind energy, as a significant renewable in the UK’s Net Zero strategy, is planned to meet a 40GW target by 2030. This brings opportunities, also challenges in making decisions for different processes along the offshore wind supply chain – from manufacturing to assembly, installation, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning. Any inefficiency in operating the offshore wind supply chains could downgrade the success of decarbonisation, which would also lead to increased costs. Motivated by this, an overarching supply chain vision for offshore wind decisions is shaped.
This talk will walk you through a series of strategic and operational decision problems in offshore wind supply chains, involving the coordination and integration between single or multiple processes, resources, and infrastructures. Smart solutions are proposed based on mathematical modelling, optimisation, or simulation methods supported by digital technologies to achieve the highest cost-effectiveness.
Speaker
Dr Shuya Zhong, Lecturer, Engineering Department, University of Exeter
Dr Shuya Zhong is a lecturer in the Engineering Department of the University of Exeter. Her research focuses on applying mathematical modelling and optimisation methods to improve the operations efficiency and sustainability of logistics and supply chain systems. Currently, she is interested in logistics and supply chain decisions in two contexts – renewables like offshore wind or hydrogen, and warehousing and transportation in B2B or B2C markets. Dr Zhong holds a PhD in Management Science and Engineering from Shanghai University. Prior to joining Exeter, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge (2018-20) and The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific, National University of Singapore (2016-18). Dr Zhong is invited by Prof Athanasios Pantelous to visit Monash Business School in Aug 2022 to collaborate on an offshore wind supply chain project.
Event host
Professor Ariel Liebman Director, Monash Energy Institute
Event Details
- Date:
- 11 August 2022 at 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- Venue:
- 407, New Horizons, 20 Research Way, Clayton
- Campus:
- Clayton Campus
- Cost:
- Free
Description
Welcome to Monash Energy Seminar Series. We look forward to seeing you participating in informative seminars that are held monthly for the presentation and discussion of various energy and climate change topics with light refreshments and networking to follow.
We aim to bring together Monash and external energy and climate experts to promote a cross-disciplinary understanding of challenges and opportunities rising during the global energy crisis. Building and growing the Monash Energy community is the priority of the Monash Energy Institute. By offering the Monash Energy Seminar Series, we are enabling the opportunity for all passionate and interested in energy, including academics,, students, practitioners, professionals and volunteers to congregate in one space.
We aim to create a collaborative environment that helps to share research, expertise, practice and innovative ideas for developing a clean and sustainable energy future. Monash Energy Seminars are open and free events, but do require registration.
Abstract
Offshore wind energy, as a significant renewable in the UK’s Net Zero strategy, is planned to meet a 40GW target by 2030. This brings opportunities, also challenges in making decisions for different processes along the offshore wind supply chain – from manufacturing to assembly, installation, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning. Any inefficiency in operating the offshore wind supply chains could downgrade the success of decarbonisation, which would also lead to increased costs. Motivated by this, an overarching supply chain vision for offshore wind decisions is shaped.
This talk will walk you through a series of strategic and operational decision problems in offshore wind supply chains, involving the coordination and integration between single or multiple processes, resources, and infrastructures. Smart solutions are proposed based on mathematical modelling, optimisation, or simulation methods supported by digital technologies to achieve the highest cost-effectiveness.
Speaker
Dr Shuya Zhong, Lecturer, Engineering Department, University of Exeter
Dr Shuya Zhong is a lecturer in the Engineering Department of the University of Exeter. Her research focuses on applying mathematical modelling and optimisation methods to improve the operations efficiency and sustainability of logistics and supply chain systems. Currently, she is interested in logistics and supply chain decisions in two contexts – renewables like offshore wind or hydrogen, and warehousing and transportation in B2B or B2C markets. Dr Zhong holds a PhD in Management Science and Engineering from Shanghai University. Prior to joining Exeter, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge (2018-20) and The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific, National University of Singapore (2016-18). Dr Zhong is invited by Prof Athanasios Pantelous to visit Monash Business School in Aug 2022 to collaborate on an offshore wind supply chain project.
Event host
Professor Ariel Liebman Director, Monash Energy Institute
Event Contact
- Name
- energy-institute@monash.edu
- Phone
- Organisation