Hing Kai Chan

Ph.D., University of Hong Kong

M.Sc. in Industrial Management & Industrial Engineering, University of Hong Kong

B.Sc. in Economics & Management, London School of Economics and Political Science

B.Eng. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Hong Kong

Professor Hing Kai Chan joined the College of Business and Public Management at Wenzhou-Kean University in March 2025. Professor Chan has authored over 250 academic articles and 9 monographs/edited volumes. His research has been featured in leading journals such as Production and Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Decision Support Systems, and various IEEE Transactions.

Currently, Professor Chan serves as the Co-Editor of Industrial Management & Data Systems and an Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. Additionally, he is an Editorial Board Member (or similar role) for esteemed journals such as International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics.  Over the years, he has (co-)edited more than 20 special issues for highly regarded international journals. Professor Chan acquired extensive experience in the electronic manufacturing industry prior to joining the academia.

University of East Anglia:

• Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management (9/2007 – 8/2014)
• Postgraduate Research Programme Director (7/2011-6/2013)
• Course Leader of MSc Programme on Supply Chain Management (2012/13)

University of Nottingham Ningbo China:

• Associate Professor and then Professor of Operations Management, (9/2014-2/2025)
• Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience (8/2011-12/2023)

• Production and operations management
• Logistics and supply chain management
• Scheduling
• Process optimization and improvement
• Intelligent and digital manufacturing

Zhan, Y., Xiao, T., Zhang, T., Leung, W. K., Chan, H. K. (2025). Are common directors guilty of corporate fraud contagion from the customer side? International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 45(3), 807-831.

Liu, B., Ju, T., Lu, J., Chan, H. K. (2024). Hide Away from Implication: Potential Environmental Reputation Spillover and Strategic Concealment of Supply Chain Partners’ Identities. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 44(9), 1595-1620.

Irawan, C. A., Starita, S., Chan, H. K., Eskandarpour, M., Reihaneh, M. (2023). Routing in offshore wind farms: A multi-period location and maintenance problem with joint use of a service operation vessel and a safe transfer boat. European Journal of Operational Research, 307(1), 328-350.

A list of full publications can be found at the following Google Scholar page: http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=pPaHcl8AAAAJ

• Listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists
• Listed among the Highly Cited Chinese Researchers
• Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award (宝钢优秀教师奖)
• Silver Medal Award and Paper Competition Honorable Mention Place Award at the 14th International Conference and the Global Competition on Systematic Innovation
• Best Paper First Prize at the Annual International Conference for Digital Intelligence Logistics and Supply Chain Management (DILSCM 2023), Shenzhen China.

• The Higher Education Academy (UK): Senior Fellow (SFHEA)
• The Institution of Electrical Engineers (now the Institution of Engineering and Technology) (UK): Fellow (FIET)
• Engineering Council (UK): Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK): Fellow (FCIM) and Chartered Marketer
• The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (USA): Senior Member (SrMIEEE)
• The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK): Member (MILT)