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Personal profile
Contact Details
Phone:+44(0)121 204 3558
Email: o.rodriguez-espindola@aston.ac.uk Room: ABS279
Biography
Oscar Rodríguez-Espíndola is a reader in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Aston University and the Deputy Director of the Aston Crisis Management 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 (BN3352)
- Effective project Delivery (BN3385)
Postgraduate modules
- Crisis Management and Decision-Making (BNM502)
- Humanitarian Supply Chain Management (BNM893)
- Global Risk and Resilience (BNM895)
PhD Supervision
- Ms. Asma Jdaitawi - Analysis of the role of social media in promoting resilience in post-disaster recovery (Awarded)
- Ms Saita Al Sadoon - The role of national culture in supply chain disruption through its impact on supplier relationships and supply chain disruption orientation (Write-up)
- Ms. Ayesha Aldoghan - How supply chains can remain resilient in term of social sustainability? Evidence from Saudi SMEs.
Oscar is interested in supervising projects related to disaster management, sustainable supply chains and use of operational research in supply chain management
Media Contributions
Beltagui, A., Rodríguez-Espíndola, O. and Chowdhury, S. (2020). Coronavirus: How AI, 3D printing and blockchain can help overcome supply problems in a crisis. The Conversation, UK.
Dey, P. and O. Rodríguez-Espíndola (2019) Mexico is being held to ransom by oil thieves and systemic corruption. The Conversation UK
Education/Academic qualification
PG Cert
Jan 2017 → Oct 2017
Award Date: 13 Dec 2017
PhD, 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
1 Oct 2012 → 27 Sept 2015
Award Date: 24 Mar 2016
MSc, Methodology for the location of shelters, distribution centres and for relief distribution for flood management in Mexico, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
1 Sept 2009 → 31 Aug 2011
Award Date: 14 Nov 2011
BSc, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
1 Sept 2003 → 31 Aug 2008
Award Date: 6 Oct 2008
External positions
New programme examiner, University of Essex
28 Jan 2022 → 28 Apr 2022
Module external examiner, University of Essex
12 Nov 2020 → …
Warehouse Supervisor, Genomma Lab
Oct 2011 → Jan 2012
Research assisstant, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
17 Aug 2009 → 1 Sept 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
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Humanitarian logistics optimization models: An investigation of decision-maker involvement and directions to promote implementation: An investigation of decision-maker involvement and directions to promote implementation
Rodríguez-Espíndola, O., Ahmadi, H., Gastélum-Chavira, D., Ahumada-Valenzuela, O., Chowdhury, S., Dey, P. K. & Albores, P., Oct 2023, In: Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 89, 26 p., 101669.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Sustainability and intermodality in humanitarian logistics: A two-stage multi-objective programming formulation: a two-stage multi-objective programming formulation
Rodríguez-Espíndola, O., Dey, P., Albores, P. & Chowdhury, S., 28 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annals of Operations Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Two-stage stochastic formulation for relief operations with multiple agencies in simultaneous disasters
Rodríguez-Espíndola, O., Jun 2023, In: OR Spectrum. 45, 2, p. 477-523Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unlocking the value of artificial intelligence in human resource management through AI capability framework
Chowdhury, S., Dey, P., Joel-Edgar, S., Bhattacharya, S., Rodríguez-Espíndola, O., Abadie, A. & Truong, L., Mar 2023, In: Human Resource Management Review. 33, 1, 21 p., 100899.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of the adoption of emergent technologies for risk management in the era of digital manufacturing
Rodríguez-Espíndola, O., Chowdhury, S., Dey, P. K., Albores, P. & Emrouznejad, A., May 2022, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 178, p. 31-49 121562.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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