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Gu Pang

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5929-7051

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Gu welcomes PhD applications in: livestream commerce; digital technologies in supply chains (blockchain, AI, machine learning, explainable AI); sustainable and circular operations (remanufacturing, closed-loop supply chains, reverse logistics); food systems, food safety, and traceability; healthcare operations; and transportation.<br/><br/>Completed PhD supervision (lead supervisor)<br/><br/>-Keru Duan awarded 2026<br/>-Yeun Soo Park awarded 2025<br/>-Supanan Phantratanamongkol awarded 2020

20102026

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Biography

Dr Gu Pang is Associate Professor in Procurement and Operations Management at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. She also serves as Deputy Head of the Department of Management.

Gu’s research brings together operations management, digital transformation and sustainability. She examines how organisations use digital technologies, share information and coordinate decisions to build more circular, resilient and responsible supply chains. Her work spans remanufacturing, automotive circularity and sustainable food systems, with an emerging focus on healthcare operations. A central concern is understanding the organisational conditions under which artificial intelligence, blockchain and advanced analytics create lasting commercial, environmental and social value.

In 2026, Gu co-edited Food Safety in the Digital Age, bringing together 30 contributors from 13 countries. She works with industry and public-sector partners to connect research with organisational priorities and policy discussion.

A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Gu teaches across undergraduate, postgraduate and executive programmes. Her educational work emphasises responsible managerial judgement, practical problem-solving and the application of research to organisational challenges. She also supervises doctoral researchers in digital operations, circular supply chains and sustainability.

Research interests

Blockchain technology, remanufacturing, reverse logistics, closed-loop supply chains, sustainable supply chains, sustainability of food value chains, food waste management, transportation network design, optimisation, modelling, time series econometrics, machine learning.

Research Projects

  • EU Horizon 2020 Project VALUMICS on understanding food value chains and network dynamics Proposal No. 727243-2 VALUMICS, 48 months duration, €318,555, completed in May 2020.
  • ESRC Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Byker Community Trust on sustainable and strategic marketing strategy, brand development and management of change, 24 months duration, £130,000, completed in July 2020.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  6. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  7. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  8. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  9. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  10. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  11. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning for predictive food safety

    Pang, G., 28 Jul 2026, Food Safety in the Digital Age: Fundamentals to Applications. Pang, G. & Onyeaka, H. (eds.). 1st ed. Wiley, p. 107-126 20 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  • Big data analytics in food safety

    Pang, G., 28 Jul 2026, Food Safety in the Digital Age: Fundamentals to Applications. Pang, G. & Onyeaka, H. (eds.). 1st ed. Wiley, p. 127-146 20 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  • Blockchain and Food Supply Chains: Insights from Detailed Case Studies

    Duan, K., Pang, G. & Onyeaka, H., 19 May 2026, Agri-Chain Innovation: Leveraging Blockchain for Sustainable Food Systems. Kaliji, S. A., Pakseresht, A. & Camanzi, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Springer, Cham, p. 37-48 12 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  • Blockchain integration for cost-effective EV battery remanufacturing in closed-loop supply chains

    Duan, K., Pang, G., Govindan, K. & Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., 8 Oct 2026, In: International Journal of Production Research. 64, 20, p. 8639-8671

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Blockchain’s Role in Preventing Food Fraud and Contamination

    Duan, K., Pang, G. & Onyeaka, H., 19 May 2026, Agri-Chain Innovation: Leveraging Blockchain for Sustainable Food Systems. Kaliji, S. A., Pakseresht, A. & Camanzi, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Springer, Cham, p. 103-114 12 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

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