Dr Ming Lim

Faculty: Business, Computing and Law

School: Derby Business School

Subject Area: Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Systems

Research interests

• Radio-Frequency Identification Technology (RFID)
• Responsive & reconfigurable manufacturing/supply chain
• System/cost optimisation
• Distribution network optimisation
• Multi-agent systems
• System modelling and simulation
• Agile Manufacturing/Lean operations
• Heuristic algorithms

Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees

• Adjunct Professor - MIT Center of Transportation and Logistics' Global SCALE center in Malaysia (MISI - Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation)
• Member of IEEE professional association
• Chartered member of CILT(UK)
• Advisory Council Member and Board of Trustees of Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management Society
• Committee Member of IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) WG5.7

Recent Conferences

1. 2012, M K Lim and M Winsper, "Maximising the efficiency of logistics operations with radio frequency identification technology", IEEE RFID - TA, 5-7 Nov 2012, Nice France.
2. 2012 M. K. Lim and H.K. Chan "Optimize resource utilization at multi-site facilities with agent technology", Int. Conf. Advances in Production Management, 24-26 Sept 2012
3. 2012 F, Sai, M Lim and G Rahib, "Green strategies and initiatives in the UK transport network and logistics industry", Int. Conf. on Manufacturing Research, 11-13 Sept 12, Birmingham UK
4. 2012 A Munir, M Lim and L Knight, "Capabilities and competence management in small and medium enterprises", Int. Conf. on Manufacturing Research, Sept 11-13 2012, Birmingham UK
5. 2012 M Alnaeem and M Lim, "The obstacles of Saudi Arabian organisational culture to implement total quality management", Int. Conf. on Manufacturing Research, Sept 11-13 2012, Birmingham, UK
6. 2012, S.C.H. Leung, MK Lim, A. Tan, Y Yu, "Evaluating the use of IT by the third party logistics in South East Asia to achieve competitive advantage and its future trend", 5th IEEE International Conference on Interaction Sciences: IT, Human and Digital Content, 26-28 June, Jeju Island Korea
7. 2012, M Lim and M Winsper, "Exploring value-added applications of RFID systems in industry and service sectors", 5th IEEE International Conference on Interaction Sciences: IT, Human and Digital Content, 26-28 June, Jeju Island Korea
8. 2012 Ha Minh Vu, Hing Kai Chan and Ming K. Lim, "A framework for measuring business sustainability", International Symposium on Business and Management, 30 Mar - 1 Apr, Hong Kong, 204-211
9. 2012, M Lim, A Metopoulos, Y Yu, "Investigating the current and future use of IT by 3PL providers in Europe and the Far East", International Conference on Industrial Logistics, Croatia, 14-16 June 2012, 334-341
10. 2012, R Aggarwal and M Lim, "Advances in decision support systems on the endeavour of supply chain optimality", International Conference on Industrial Logistics, Croatia, 14-16 June 2012, 472-477
11. 2012, Aggarwal, R and Lim, MK, "Improving returnable transport equipment management with an autonomous approach", 2012 3rd International Conference on Dynamics in Logistics, 27 Feb - 1 Mar 2012
12. 2011, Aggarwal, R and Lim, M, "Increasing competitiveness of third party logistics with RFID", Proceedings of the IEEE Int. Conf. on RFID - Technology and Applications, Barcelona, Spain, 437-444
13. 2011, Brierley, I., Tan, K and Lim, M, ''Leanness versus agility revisited: An empirical investigation on an aero engine supply chain delivery performance", 21st International Conference on Production Research, July 31 - August 4, 2011, Stuttgart, Germany, ISBN 978-3-8396-0293-5
14. 2011, Aggarwal, R, Lim, M and Tan, K, ''A three-level automation approach for radio-frequency identification enabled returnable transport equipment to enhance supply chain competitiveness", 21st International Conference on Production Research, July 31 - August 4, 2011, Stuttgart, Germany, ISBN 978-3-8396-0293-5
15. 2011, Munir, A, Lim, M, and Knight, L "Manufacturing Competence management of small and medium enterprises in a developing country" 13th International Conference on Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of industrial enterprises, 22 June - 24 June 2011 Trondheim, Norway, 99-108
16. 2011, Hussain, M, Knight, L, and Lim, M, "RFID in English healthcare supply chains: Where is it?", 13th International Conference on Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of industrial enterprises, 22 June - 24 June 2011, Trondheim, Norway, 71-80
17. 2011, Johal, I, Lim, M "Constructing compact driver areas for short-haul parcel distribution", 13th International Conference on Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of industrial enterprises, 22 June - 24 June 2011, Trondheim, Norway, 11-19
18. 2011, Johal, I, Lim, M "Scheduling short-haul transportation of parcel service requests without rigid structures", 16th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2011), 10-13 July 2011, Berlin, Germany, 689-694
19. 2010, Bahr, W, and Lim, M K, "Maximising the RFID benefits at the tyre distribution centre", Proc. of the 12th Int. Conf. on The Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of the Industrial Enterprise, 30-31 Oct 2010, Aalborg Denmark, 202-209
20. 2010, Aggarwal, R and Lim, M K, "Utilisation of RFID to increase efficiency in the returnable equipment supply chain", Proc. of the 12th Int. Conf. on The Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of the Industrial Enterprise, 30-31 Oct 2010, Aalborg Denmark, 284-292
21. 2010, I. Dukovska-Popovska, M.K. Lim, K. Steger-Jensen, and H.-H. Hvolby, "RFID technology to support environmentally sustainable supply chain management", Proceedings of the IEEE Int. Conf. on RFID - Technology and Applications, Guangzhou, China, 17 - 19 June 2010, 291-295
22. 2010, Izabela Nielsen, Ming Lim, Peter Nielsen, "Optimizing supply chain waste management through the use of RFID technology", Proceedings of the IEEE Int. Conf. on RFID - Technology and Applications, Guangzhou, China, 17 - 19 June 2010, 296 - 301
23. 2009, Aggarwal, R and Lim, M K, "Impact of RFID in reverse logistics", Proc. of the 11th Int. Conf. on The Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of the Industrial Enterprise, 15-16 Oct 2009, Bergamo Italy, 185 - 192
24. 2009, Albrassi, S, Lim, M K, and Knight, L, "RFID: opportunities and challenges within the hospital environment", Proc. of the 11th Int. Conf. on The Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of the Industrial Enterprise, 15-16 Oct 2009, Bergamo Italy, 251-258
25. 2009, Bahr, W, and Lim, M K, "Implementation challenges of RFID in warehouse", Proc. of the 11th Int. Conf. on The Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of the Industrial Enterprise, 15-16 Oct 2009, Bergamo Italy, 235-242
26. 2009, Bahr, W, and Lim, M K, "RFID adoption issues in the warehouse", Proc. of the XIX Int. Conf. on Material Handling, Constructions and Logistics, 15-16 Oct 2009, Belgrade Serbia, 157-160.

Undergraduate qualifications

• BEng(Hons) in Manufacturing Engineering, University of Liverpool (UK)

Research qualifications

• PhD in Manufacturing Systems and Management, University of Exeter (UK)

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