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The development of a performance measurement system for indirect procurement: a Delphi study (2020)
Journal Article
Darom, M., & Plant, E. (2023). The development of a performance measurement system for indirect procurement: a Delphi study. Measuring Business Excellence, 27(4), 579-601. https://doi.org/10.1108/MBE-05-2019-0047

Purpose
This study aims to address the current gap in knowledge of indirect procurement performance management. It attempts to argue the need for a specific and tailored performance management approach for the indirect procurement function that inco... Read More about The development of a performance measurement system for indirect procurement: a Delphi study.

Offsite Ready Booklets (2020)
Report
Duncheva, M., Calcagno, C., Henquel, V., Leitch, K., Stinson, J., Plant O'Toole, E., Bros-Williamson, J., Livingstone, A., De Saint-Sernin, A., Hairstans, R., Hillier, J., Bentley, A., Barran, R., Avins, L., Setiati, D., Richards, L., & Ferriz-Papi, J. A. (2020). Offsite Ready Booklets. Edinburgh: Construction Industry Training Board

Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland Stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Plant, E., & Zhang, X. (2020, September). Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland Stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors?. Paper presented at e-LRN 2020 Special Web Conference: Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains During Times of Crises, Cardiff [Online]

Purpose - In response to the increasing climate disruption and global effort to the low-carbon transition, the Irish Government has set out the national carbon emissions reduction target. The transport sector in Ireland is the second-largest contribu... Read More about Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland Stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors?.

Submission to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport for Public Consultation on Sustainable Mobility Policy: Climate Change Challenge (2020)
Report
Plant, E., Zhang, X., Ivers, R., Hayes, T., Henry, J., & Curran, M. (2020). Submission to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport for Public Consultation on Sustainable Mobility Policy: Climate Change Challenge. Dublin: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Ireland)

This submission is to share insights on the transport policies towards climate change challenge and low-carbon transition in Ireland.

CILT welcomes the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport’s (DTTAS) commissioning of a Review of Ireland’s Sus... Read More about Submission to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport for Public Consultation on Sustainable Mobility Policy: Climate Change Challenge.

Environmental Sustainability of Logistics Service Providers: a systematic literature review on indicators for city logistics (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, X., Plant, E., & Valantasis Kanello, N. (2019, July). Environmental Sustainability of Logistics Service Providers: a systematic literature review on indicators for city logistics. Presented at 24th International Symposium on Logistics, Wurzburg, Germany

Purpose: United Nations reported that currently in Europe, 70% of the population lives in urban and metropolitan areas, this number is expected to reach 85% by 2050 (Russoand Comi, 2016). The increasing logistics and transport activities in the city... Read More about Environmental Sustainability of Logistics Service Providers: a systematic literature review on indicators for city logistics.

Doing a doctorate in business administration: The case for critical reflexivity (2018)
Journal Article
Oerton, S., Farrell, C., & Plant, E. (2018). Doing a doctorate in business administration: The case for critical reflexivity. International Journal of Management Education, 16(3), 370-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2018.06.002

This paper focuses upon the value of critical reflexivity in illuminating practice-based management inquiry. Drawing upon contributions to debates in the field, the paper demonstrates how critical reflexivity permits interrogation of the dynamic tens... Read More about Doing a doctorate in business administration: The case for critical reflexivity.

An investigation of the benefits and barriers of e-business adoption activities in Yemeni SMEs (2018)
Journal Article
Abdullah, A., Thomas, B., Murphy, L., & Plant, E. (2018). An investigation of the benefits and barriers of e-business adoption activities in Yemeni SMEs. Strategic Change, 27(3), 195-208. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2195

Yemeni small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the early stages of e‐business adoption and their owners and managers need to be supported to gain an understanding of the benefits that their business can achieve from adopting e‐business. Yem... Read More about An investigation of the benefits and barriers of e-business adoption activities in Yemeni SMEs.

Self-Driving Vehicles in Road Freight Transport (2016)
Other
Sing Muddhar, A., Valantasis-Kanello, N., & Plant, E. (2016). Self-Driving Vehicles in Road Freight Transport. http://linklinejournal.com/self-driving-vehicles-road-freight-transport/

The advent of self-driving vehicles is gearing up to be a major game changer across all transport industries. The freight and supply chain industry, in particular, could see radical changes if the new technology becomes widely implemented. This artic... Read More about Self-Driving Vehicles in Road Freight Transport.

The welfare effects of nationalization in a mixed duopoly public transport market (2016)
Journal Article
Qin, F., Zhang, X., & Plant, E. (2017). The welfare effects of nationalization in a mixed duopoly public transport market. Operational Research, An International Journal, 17(2), 593-618. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-016-0241-1

Recently, many cities have launched new rail transit lines. Once these new rail transit lines start commercial operation, they will play important roles as competitors to conventional bus services. In this paper, the effects of nationalization on equ... Read More about The welfare effects of nationalization in a mixed duopoly public transport market.

Green Supply Chain Management in Chinese Electronic Manufacturing Organisations: An Analysis of Senior Managements' Perceptions (2015)
Journal Article
Plant, E., Xu, Y., & White, G. R. (2015). Green Supply Chain Management in Chinese Electronic Manufacturing Organisations: An Analysis of Senior Managements' Perceptions. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, 6(3), 21-30. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2015070102

Green supply chain management and reverse logistics has emerged as a key area of research interest. Recent environmental regulations have also stimulated interest in this field. However, information sharing is a prerequisite to efficient and effectiv... Read More about Green Supply Chain Management in Chinese Electronic Manufacturing Organisations: An Analysis of Senior Managements' Perceptions.

Measuring Outsourcing Efficacy: An Examination of Performance in the Aerospace Sector (2015)
Journal Article
Davies, L., White, G. R., Plant, E., & Lee, C. (2015). Measuring Outsourcing Efficacy: An Examination of Performance in the Aerospace Sector. Strategic Change, 24(4), 339-350. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2014

On‐site outsourcing can be an effective strategy for organizations but operational performance may be temporarily hindered and recovery from this can take many months.
This study explores an instance of outsourcing in an aerospace maintenance and re... Read More about Measuring Outsourcing Efficacy: An Examination of Performance in the Aerospace Sector.

Challenges and practices in Halal meat preparation: a case study investigation of a UK slaughterhouse (2015)
Journal Article
Thomas, A. M., White, G. R., Plant, E., & Zhou, P. (2017). Challenges and practices in Halal meat preparation: a case study investigation of a UK slaughterhouse. Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, 28(1-2), 12-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2015.1044892

Consumer concerns over the provenance of food that has been prepared in accordance with religious requirements has risen in importance. Instances of improper identification and sale of Halal meat-based products in particular have given rise to questi... Read More about Challenges and practices in Halal meat preparation: a case study investigation of a UK slaughterhouse.

The future of sustainable urban freight distribution: a Delphi study of the drivers and barriers of electric vehicles in London (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ablola, M., Plant, E., & Lee, C. (2014, November). The future of sustainable urban freight distribution: a Delphi study of the drivers and barriers of electric vehicles in London. Presented at 5th IET Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Conference (HEVC 2014), London, UK

The use of electric delivery vehicles in urban applications is a viable solution proposed by government and academic research to enable the logistics industry to achieve the carbon emissions reduction targets set in the UK for 2050. This paper examin... Read More about The future of sustainable urban freight distribution: a Delphi study of the drivers and barriers of electric vehicles in London.

Challenges to the Adoption of E-commerce Technology for Supply Chain Management in a Developing Economy: A Focus on Nigerian SMEs (2014)
Book Chapter
White, G. R. T., Afolayan, A., & Plant, E. (2014). Challenges to the Adoption of E-commerce Technology for Supply Chain Management in a Developing Economy: A Focus on Nigerian SMEs. In E-commerce Platform Acceptance (23-39). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06121-4_2

The evolution of Information Technology has enhanced consumers' and organisations’ ability to gather information along with purchasing goods and services. Information Technology offers businesses increased competition, lower prices of goods and servi... Read More about Challenges to the Adoption of E-commerce Technology for Supply Chain Management in a Developing Economy: A Focus on Nigerian SMEs.

Sustainable Six Sigma – An Organisational Learning Perspective (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thomas, A., Plant, E., & Paul, B. (2012, September). Sustainable Six Sigma – An Organisational Learning Perspective. Presented at 10th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, Birmingham

Abstract not available.

Behavioural Antecedents of Inter-firm Linkages in the Irish Road Freight Industry (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Plant, E., & McGovern, J. (2011, January). Behavioural Antecedents of Inter-firm Linkages in the Irish Road Freight Industry. Presented at The 43rd Annual Conference of the Universities’ Transport Studies Group, Milton Keynes

The Irish road haulage industry exhibits a structure dominated by single-vehicle owner-managed operators. This has implications for the Irish economy through reduced efficiency. It is crucial that Ireland’s transport policies sustain its trade-depen... Read More about Behavioural Antecedents of Inter-firm Linkages in the Irish Road Freight Industry.

Submission to Public Consultation: Development of a Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Report
Plant, E., Ozoani, C., Zhang, X., Ivers, R., Hayes, T., & Kenny, J. Submission to Public Consultation: Development of a Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Ireland

In line with the rapid adoption of UAS technology across the global arena, The Irish government is now looking to actively develop and embed UAS technology in various aspects of our economy and society. The development of UAS in Ireland is seen as a... Read More about Submission to Public Consultation: Development of a Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.