Wen Li

How have lean supply chains coped with the COVID-19 pandemic? A normal accidents theory perspective

Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Giuliano Marodin, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin, Wen Li, Jo Staines

Journal article  |  2022  |  PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL

This research aims to empirically examine how Lean Supply Chains (LSC) have coped with the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pand..

A physical allocation method for comparative life cycle assessment: A case study of repurposing Australian electric vehicle batteries

Nicholas Wilson, Ella Meiklejohn, Brodrick Overton, Finlay Robinson, Shahjadi Hisan Farjana, Wen Li, Jo Staines

Journal article  |  2021  |  RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

As the World's dependence on lithium battery technology continues its rapid growth, reserves of key manufacturing minerals are not..

Reliability of internal logistics distribution in a hospital

Guilherme Tortorella, Guillermo Moliner Farjas, Wen Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  TQM JOURNAL

Purpose: The main objective of the research is to propose a method to assess the reliability of hospitals' internal logistics dist..

What does operational excellence mean in the Fourth Industrial Revolution era?

Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Paulo A Cauchick-Miguel, Wen Li, Jo Staines, Duncan McFarlane

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH

Although the term Operational Excellence (OE) has been widely applied over the past few decades, its meaning is still ill-defined...

Australian manufacturing industry: a 20-year scoping study on barriers, opportunities and trends for its strategic development

G Tortorella, W Li, J Staines, R Vassolo

Journal article  |  2021  |  Production

Paper aims: This study aims at identifying the barriers, opportunities and trends for the strategic development of the Australian ..

Integrated LCA-MFA Framework for Gold Production from Primary and Secondary Sources

SH Farjana, W Li

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  Procedia CIRP

Secondary production of non-ferrous metals produced from waste can reduce the environmental burdens associated with primary produc..

Dynamic life cycle quantification of metallic elements and their circularity, efficiency, and leakages

P Wang, W Li, S Kara

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Cleaner Production

The global consumption of metals is tremendously high and growing, a problem that calls for immediate action. This paper presents ..

An Integrated Simulation Optimisation Decision Support Tool for Multi-Product Production Systems

Samira Alvandi, Wen Li, Sami Kara

Journal article  |  2017  |  Modern Applied Science

Over the past decades, the rising energy prices and imposing environmental regulations have motivated manufacturers to improve the..

Cradle-to-cradle modeling of the future steel flow in China

Peng Wang, Wen Li, Sami Kara

Journal article  |  2017  |  RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

China is the biggest steel producer and consumer in the world. Therefore, it is important to understand the dynamic mechanisms of ..

Methodology for Monitoring Manufacturing Environment by Using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and the Internet of Things (IoT)

W Li, S Kara

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Procedia CIRP

Manufacturing currently faces tremendous potentials with the rapid development of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and Internet of T..