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Distance Learning Course Design Expectations in China and the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Rees, T., & Xu, J. (2016). Distance Learning Course Design Expectations in China and the United Kingdom. American Journal of Distance Education, 30(4), 250-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/08923647.2016.1235395

© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This article provides insight into different expectations between Chinese and British academic culture for distance learning. The article is based on a pedagogic research project, a case study, and is centered on... Read More about Distance Learning Course Design Expectations in China and the United Kingdom.

Impact of different factors on the risk perceptions of employees in container shipping companies: A case study of Taiwan (2016)
Journal Article
Chang, C. H., Xu, J., & Song, D. P. (2016). Impact of different factors on the risk perceptions of employees in container shipping companies: A case study of Taiwan. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 8(4), 361-388. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSTL.2016.077306

Copyright © 2016 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. This paper attempts to investigate the impact of several factors on the risk perception of the employees in container shipping companies. The investigation is conducted through an empirical study using a... Read More about Impact of different factors on the risk perceptions of employees in container shipping companies: A case study of Taiwan.

Regulation of Ship-source Pollution Through International Convention Regimes (2015)
Book Chapter
Mukerhjee, P. K., & Xu, J. (2015). Regulation of Ship-source Pollution Through International Convention Regimes. In Clean Mobility and Intelligent Transport Systems. , (349-376). The Institution of Engineering and Technology

In this chapter an attempt has been made to provide the reader with an appreciation of the international regulatory regime of the law of ship-source pollution derived from the conventions in the marine pollution spectrum and by reference to the conti... Read More about Regulation of Ship-source Pollution Through International Convention Regimes.

The Use of LNG as a Marine Fuel: The International Regulatory Framework (2015)
Journal Article
Xu, J., Testa, D., & Mukherjee, P. K. (2015). The Use of LNG as a Marine Fuel: The International Regulatory Framework. Ocean Development and International Law, 46(3), 225-240. https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2015.1054744

© 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. While shipping is a carbon efficient transport mode, given that roughly 90% of the world trade is carried by ships, the negative impact of shipping on human health and the natural environment is sign... Read More about The Use of LNG as a Marine Fuel: The International Regulatory Framework.

Risk analysis for container shipping: From a logistics perspective (2015)
Journal Article
Chang, C., Xu, J., & Song, D. (2015). Risk analysis for container shipping: From a logistics perspective. International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 26(1), 147-171. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-07-2012-0068

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the risks in container shipping operations from a logistics perspective. In the paper, risks associated with the three flows in logistics - information, physical, and payment flow are iden... Read More about Risk analysis for container shipping: From a logistics perspective.

A MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas: The PERSEUS experience (2015)
Journal Article
Crise, A., Kaberi, H., Ruiz, J., Zatsepin, A., Arashkevich, E., Giani, M., …Papathanassiou, E. (2015). A MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas: The PERSEUS experience. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 95(1), 28-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.024

PERSEUS project aims to identify the most relevant pressures exerted on the ecosystems of the Southern European Seas (SES), highlighting knowledge and data gaps that endanger the achievement of SES Good Environmental Status (GES) as mandated by the M... Read More about A MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas: The PERSEUS experience.

An analysis of safety and security risks in container shipping operations: A case study of Taiwan (2014)
Journal Article
Chang, C., Xu, J., & Song, D. (2014). An analysis of safety and security risks in container shipping operations: A case study of Taiwan. Safety Science, 63, 168-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.11.008

Safety and security has been an increasing concern in container shipping over the past few decades. In this paper, three major risk categories, namely, risks associated with information flow, risks associated with physical flow, and risks associated... Read More about An analysis of safety and security risks in container shipping operations: A case study of Taiwan.

Integrated inventory management and supplier base reduction in a supply chain with multiple uncertainties (2013)
Journal Article
Song, D., Dong, J., & Xu, J. (2014). Integrated inventory management and supplier base reduction in a supply chain with multiple uncertainties. European Journal of Operational Research, 232(3), 522-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.07.044

This paper considers a manufacturing supply chain with multiple suppliers in the presence of multiple uncertainties such as uncertain material supplies, stochastic production times, and random customer demands. The system is subject to supply and pro... Read More about Integrated inventory management and supplier base reduction in a supply chain with multiple uncertainties.

Assessment of empty container repositioning policies in maritime transport (2013)
Journal Article
Dong, J. X., Xu, J., & Song, D. P. (2013). Assessment of empty container repositioning policies in maritime transport. International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 24(1), 49-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-05-2013-0054

Purpose - Empty container repositioning is an important issue in the liner shipping industry. Generally stated, two groups of mathematical models have been proposed to tackle this issue. The first group aims to derive time-dependent origin-destinatio... Read More about Assessment of empty container repositioning policies in maritime transport.