Oscar Rodriguez-Espindola

Dr.

Senior Lecturer, Aston Business School

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4889-1565

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Personal profile

General

Oscar Rodríguez-Espíndola is a senior lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Aston University and a member of the Aston CRISIS centre. He has published in the area of humanitarian logistics in a range of high-quality journals. For more information, please visit the ResearchGate Profile

Research Interests

His research is focused on Supply Chain Management, Operational Research, Humanitarian logistics and Project Management. His expertise includes de use of optimisation models, simulation and geographical information systems for the analysis of the supply chain and the development of tools to support logistics decisions

Qualifications

PhD, Aston University, 2015. Subject: Operations and Information Management. Thesis title: A multi-organisational approach for disaster preparedness and response: The use of optimisation and GIS for facility location, stock pre-positioning, resource allocation and relief distribution.
MSc, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 2011. Subject: Transportation Engineering. Thesis title: Metodología para la ubicación de albergues, centros de distribución y determinación de la política de abastecimiento inicial en inundaciones en México
BSc, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 2008. Subject: Mechanical Engineering.

Teaching Activity

Undergraduate modules

Principles of Operations Management (BN1157)
Simulation (BN3324)
Effective project Delivery (BN3385)

PhD Supervision

Ms. Asma Jdaitawi - Analysis of the role of social media in promoting resilience in post-disaster recovery
Ms Saita Al Sadoon - The role of national culture in supply chain disruption through its impact on supplier relationships and supply chain disruption orientation

Oscar is interested in supervising projects related to disaster management, sustainable supply chains and use of operational research in supply chain management

Media Contributions

Dey, P. and O. Rodríguez-Espíndola (2019) Mexico is being held to ransom by oil thieves and systemic corruption. The Conversation UK

Contact Details

Phone:+44(0)121 204 3558

Email: o.rodriguez-espindola@aston.ac.uk Room: ABS279

Education/Academic qualification

PG Cert

Jan 2017 → Oct 2017

Award Date: 13 Dec 2017

PhD

1 Oct 2012 → 27 Sep 2015

Award Date: 24 Mar 2016

MSc

1 Sep 2009 → 31 Aug 2011

Award Date: 14 Nov 2011

BSc

1 Sep 2003 → 31 Aug 2008

Award Date: 6 Oct 2008

External positions

Warehouse Supervisor

Oct 2011 → Jan 2012

Research assisstant

17 Aug 2009 → 1 Sep 2011

Keywords

HD61 Risk Management
Disaster Management
Supply chain management
HE Transportation and Communications
Logistics
Humanitarian
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Operational Research

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Research Output

9 Conference contribution
7 Article
3 Paper
1 Special issue

A shortage risk mitigation model for multi-agency coordination in logistics planning

Rodríguez-Espíndola, O., Alem, D. & Da Silva, L. P., 22 Jul 2020, In : Computers and Industrial Engineering.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

The potential of emergent disruptive technologies for humanitarian supply chains: The integration of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and 3D Printing

Rodríguez-Espíndola, O., Chowdhury, S., Beltagui, A. & Albores, P., 13 May 2020, In : International Journal of Production Research.