Dr Kim Hua Tan - Research

Current Research Activities

• Lean Management LeanEA (funded by Tempus EU)
• Supply chain risk management
• Operations strategy implementation
• Decision visibility and Rapid Decision Modeling
• The Application of Management Simulation and Gaming in Classroom Teaching

Previous Projects
• The Unintended and Indirect Effects of Performance Measurement and Regulation on UK Productivity: A Multidisciplinary Overview - Closing the Gap" (with Leeds, Exeter, Loughborough, and Essex Universities), EPSRC (IdeaFactory)
• Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with Fluorocarbon Bakeware Systems Limited on Operations Improvement using Lean Six Sigma (DTI)
• Tool for Action Plan Selection (TAPS)
• Strategic Investment Decisions: A Resource Allocation and Analysis Tool (SIRAT)
• Strategic Decision Modeling : A Framework and Tool
• A Predictive Performance Measurement System
• Strategy Visualisation: Knowing, Understanding, and Formulating
• Exploring Strategies Of Distribution Networks In An Emerging Market
• Promoting the use of quality practices in the manufacturing industry in Malaysia: Initiatives, barriers and solutions