Dr Irina Harris

Reader in Logistics and Operations Modelling, Deputy Section Head - Research, Innovation and Engagement

: HarrisI1@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 29208 74447
: Aberconway Building, Room C14, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU

: Available for postgraduate supervision

Irina Harris is Deputy Section Head - Research, Innovation and Engagement and a Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Modelling within the Logistics and Operations Management Section at the Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University.

Irina's background is Computer Science and her PhD focused on multi-objective optimisation for strategic and tactical network design from economic and environmental perspectives as part of the Green Logistics project. Irina has gained extensive knowledge of logistics modelling, transportation and optimisation through a partnership with industry and other academic partners.

2023

Sheveleva, L., Jones, M. and Harris, I. 2023. It does not matter how hard you work: The importance of task allocation for worker productivity. Economics Letters 227, article number: 111115. (10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111115)
Naim, M. M. and Harris, I. 2023. Selected papers from the Logistics Research Network Conference 2021 [Editorial]. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 26(5), pp. 521-523. (10.1080/13675567.2023.2193002)

2022

Flynn, A. and Harris, I. 2022. Media reporting on public procurement: an analysis of UK press coverage, 1985-2018. Journal of Public Procurement 22(2), pp. 89-108. (10.1108/JOPP-09-2021-0059)
Lotfi, M., Kumar, M., Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Naim, M. and Harris, I. 2022. A relational view of horizontal collaboration among micro and small enterprises: a study of the brewery sector in Wales. British Food Journal 124(4), pp. 1254-1273. (10.1108/BFJ-03-2021-0266)

2021

Haider, J., Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Pettit, S. J., Harris, I., Beresford, A. K. C. and Shi, Y. 2021. Economic and environmental impacts of alternative routing scenarios in the context of China's belt and road initiative. Maritime Transport Research 2, article number: 100030. (10.1016/j.martra.2021.100030)
Zepeng, W., Mohammed, A. and Harris, I. 2021. Food waste management in the catering industry: enablers and interrelationship. Industrial Marketing Management 94, pp. 1-18. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2021.01.019)
Mohammed, A., Harris, I., Soroka, A., Naim, M., Yazdani, M. and Ramjaun, T. 2021. Gresilient supplier assessment and order allocation planning. Annals of Operations Research 296, pp. 335-362. (10.1007/s10479-020-03611-x)
Kumar, M. and Harris, I. 2021. Enterprise-wide diagnostic in the UK SME: focus beyond tools and techniques. Production Planning and Control 32(9), pp. 730-746. (10.1080/09537287.2020.1758822)

2020

Trapp, A. C., Harris, I., Sanchez Rodrigues, V. and Sarkis, J. 2020. Maritime container shipping: does coopetition improve cost and environmental efficiencies?. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 87, article number: 102507. (10.1016/j.trd.2020.102507)
Wontner, K. L., Walker, H., Harris, I. and Lynch, J. 2020. Maximising “community benefits” in public procurement: tensions and trade-offs. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 40(12), pp. 1909-1939. (10.1108/IJOPM-05-2019-0395)

2019

Mohammed, A., Harris, I. and Govindan, K. 2019. A hybrid MCDM-FMOO approach for sustainable supplier selection and order allocation. International Journal of Production Economics 217, pp. 171-184. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.02.003)
Mohammed, A., Harris, I., Soroka, A. and Nujoom, R. 2019. A hybrid MCDM-fuzzy multi-objective programming approach for a G-Resilient supply chain network design. Computers and Industrial Engineering 127, pp. 297-312. (10.1016/j.cie.2018.09.052)
Mohammed, A., Harris, I. and Dukyil, A. 2019. A trasilient decision making tool for vendor selection: A hybrid-MCDM algorithm. Management Decision 57(2), pp. 372-395. (10.1108/MD-04-2018-0478)
Lotfi, M., Kumar, M., Rodrigues, V. S., Naim, M. and Harris, I. 2019. Preconditions and motivations for collaboration in the microbrewery industry. Presented at: 26th EurOMA Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 15 - 19 June 2019.
Lotfi, M., Kumar, M., Rodrigues, V. S., Harris, I. and Naim, M. 2019. Depicting collaborations in microbrewery supply chains. Presented at: POMS 2019 International Conference, Brighton, UK, 2 - 4 September 2019.

2018

Mohammed, A., Setchi, R., Filip, M., Harris, I. and Li, X. 2018. An integrated methodology for a sustainable two-stage supplier selection and order allocation problem. Journal of Cleaner Production 192, pp. 99-114. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.131)
Yang, Z. et al. 2018. Risk and cost evaluation of port adaptation measures to climate change impacts. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 61(Part B), pp. 444-458. (10.1016/j.trd.2017.03.004)
Kim, J., Pettit, S., Beresford, A. and Harris, I. 2018. An exploration of horizontal supply chain integration for humanitarian and disaster relief. In: Tatham, P. and Christopher, M. eds. Humanitarian Logistics: Meeting the challenge of preparing for and responding to disasters. Kogan Page, pp. 113-141.
Harris, I., Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Pettit, S., Beresford, A. and Liashko, R. 2018. The impact of alternative routeing and packaging scenarios on carbon and sulphate emissions in international wine distribution.. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 58, pp. 261-279. (10.1016/j.trd.2016.08.036)
Pettit, S., Abouarghoub, W., Harris, I., Walker, H. and Veskova, B. 2018. Theoretical developments in humanitarian aid supply chain management. Presented at: 9th European Decision Science Institute Conference, Udine, Italy, 3-6 June 2018.
Mohammed, A. and Harris, I. 2018. Gresilient purchasing: A MADM approach. Presented at: International Conference on Applied Analysis and Mathematical Modeling, Gelişim University, Istanbul, 20-24 June 2018.

2017

Kim, J., Pettit, S., Harris, I. and Beresford, A. 2017. Understanding humanitarian and disaster relief supply chain integration. In: Kovacs, G., Spens, K. and Moshtari, M. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Palgrave McMillan

2016

Alamri, A. A., Harris, I. and Syntetos, A. A. 2016. Efficient inventory control for imperfect quality items. European Journal of Operational Research 254(1), pp. 92-104. (10.1016/j.ejor.2016.03.058)
Kim, J., Pettit, S. J., Harris, I. and Beresford, A. K. C. 2016. An exploration of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Supply Chain Integration (HDR-SCI) for different types of aid organisation. Presented at: Nineteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Innsbruck, Austria, 22-26 February 2016.
Wang, Y., Harris, I. and Wang, H. 2016. ICT in multimodal transport and technological trends. In: Wang, Y. and Pettit, S. eds. E-logistics: Manage your digital supply chains for competitive advantage. Kogan Page, pp. 463-494.
Kim, J., Pettit, S. J., Harris, I. and Beresford, A. K. C. 2016. A literature review for partnerships in humanitarian and disaster relief supply chain management: a content analysis approach. Presented at: Preparedness and Emergency Response Logistics Conference (PERL), Oslo, Norway, 2-3 November 2016.

2015

Roh, S., Pettit, S., Harris, I. and Beresford, A. 2015. The pre-positioning of warehouses at regional and local levels for a humanitarian relief organisation. International Journal of Production Economics 170(Part B), pp. 616-628. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.01.015)
Harris, I., Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Beresford, A. K. C., Pettit, S. J. and Liashko, R. 2015. Carbon footprint and sulphate emissions for international wine distribution using alternative packaging scenarios. Presented at: IFSPA Conference, Hong Kong, China, 30 November 2015- 3 December 2015.
Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Harris, I. and Mason, R. 2015. Horizontal logistics collaboration for enhanced supply chain performance: an international retail perspective. Supply Chain Management 20(6), pp. 631-647. (10.1108/SCM-06-2015-0218)
Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Pettit, S., Harris, I., Beresford, A., Piecyk, M., Yang, Z. and Ng, A. 2015. UK supply chain carbon mitigation strategies using alternative ports and multimodal freight transport operations. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 78, pp. 40-56. (10.1016/j.tre.2014.12.013)
Wontner, K., Walker, H. L., Harris, I. and Lynch, J. 2015. Barriers and enablers to "living wage" in public sector contracts. Presented at: 24th Annual IPSERA Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30 March - 2 April 2015.
Harris, I., Wang, Y. and Wang, H. 2015. ICT in multimodal transport and technological trends: unleashing potential for the future. International Journal of Production Economics 159, pp. 88-103. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.09.005)
Yang, Z., Ng, A. K. Y., Tae-Woo Lee, P., Wang, T., Sanchez Rodrigues, V. A., Pettit, S. J. and Harris, I. 2015. Modelling risk based cost analysis of port adaptation measures to climate change. Presented at: International Conference of Asian Logistics Roundtable, Taipei, Taiwan, 31 August - 1 September 2015.
Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Harris, I., Pettit, S. and Beresford, A. 2015. Towards mitigating climate change and traffic congestion in the UK - the role of ports in the next two decades. Presented at: Westminster Environment, Energy and Transport Forum Conference, Westminster, September 2015.

2014

Harris, I., Mumford, C. L. and Naim, M. M. 2014. A hybrid multi-objective approach to capacitated facility location with flexible store allocation for green logistics modeling. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 66, pp. 1-22. (10.1016/j.tre.2014.01.010)
Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Beresford, A., Pettit, S., Bhattacharya, S. and Harris, I. 2014. Assessing the cost and CO2e impacts of rerouteing UK import containers. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 61, pp. 53-67. (10.1016/j.tra.2013.12.002)
Harris, I. and Disney, S. M. 2014. Levelling products mix in a Heijunka board with Dijkstra shortest path algorithm. Presented at: International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Innsbruck, Austria, 26-28 February 2014.
Sanchez Rodrigues, V. A., Vasco, A., Pettit, S., Harris, I., Beresford, A. and Piecyk, M. 2014. UK supply chain carbon mitigation strategies using alternative ports and multimodal freight transport operations. Presented at: LRN Annual Conference and PhD Workshop 2014, Huddersfield, England, 3-5 September 2014.
Harris, I., Sanchez Rodrigues, V. A., Farahani, R. Z. and Syntetos, A. 2014. Horizontal logistics collaboration in the retail sector: myth or reality?. Presented at: LRN Annual Conference and PhD Workshop 2014, Huddersfield, England, 3-5 September 2014.
Sanchez Rodrigues, V. A., Harris, I., Mason, R. J. and Syntetos, A. 2014. A horizontal logistics collaboration framework from a holistic supply chain perspective. Presented at: 19th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Innsbruck, Austria, 24-28 February 2014.
Pettit, S. J., Beresford, A., Harris, I. and S, R. 2014. The prepositioning of warehouses at regional and local levels for a humanitarian relief organisation. Presented at: 18th International working seminar on production economics, Inssbruck, Austria, 24 - 28 February 2014.

2013

Mason, R. J., Sanchez Rodrigues, V. A., Harris, I. and Syntetos, A. 2013. Evaluating the feasibility of horizontal coordination in horizontal collaboration in international logistics networks: a grocery retail perspective. Presented at: International Symposium on Logistics, Vienna, Austria, 7-10 July 2013.

2012

Harris, I., Sanchez Rodrigues, V. A., Naim, M. M. and Mumford, C. L. 2012. Restructuring road freight transport networks within supply chains. In: McKinnon, A. et al. eds. Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics. Kogan Page, pp. 103-128.
Harris, I., Mumford, C. L., Helsby, D. and Naim, M. M. 2012. Allocation of stores to depots: how the variability of key factors impacts on allocation. Presented at: Logistics Research Network (LRN) Annual Conference - LRN2012, Cranfield University, Bedford, UK, 5-7 September 2012.
Jermin, D., Harris, I. and Potter, A. T. 2012. Logistics network design for the operation and maintenance of UK wind farms. Presented at: Logistics Research Network (LRN) Annual Conference and PhD Workshop- LRN2012, Bedford, UK, 5-7 September 2012.
Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Harris, I., Tsai, I. T. and Disney, S. 2012. The EU emissions trading scheme and the carbon intensity of supply chains: a UK grocery retail perspective. Presented at: 4th World Production and Operations Management Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1-5 July 2012.

2011

Harris, I., Mumford, C. L. and Naim, M. M. 2011. An evolutionary bi-objective approach to the capacitated facility location problem with cost and CO2 emissions. Presented at: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) 2011, Dublin, Ireland, 12-16 July 2011 Presented at Krasnogor, N. ed.GECCO '11 Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation. New York, NY: ACM pp. 697-704., (10.1145/2001576.2001672)
Harris, I., Naim, M. M., Palmer, A., Potter, A. T. and Mumford, C. L. 2011. Assessing the impact of cost optimization based on infrastructure modelling on CO2 emissions. International Journal of Production Economics 131(1), pp. 313-321. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.03.005)
Harris, I. 2011. Multi-objective optimisation for environmentally friendly logistics network. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

2010

Harris, I., Naim, M. M., Sanchez Rodriguez, V. and Mumford, C. L. 2010. Restructuring of logistics systems and supply chains. In: McKinnon, A. et al. eds. Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics. London: Kogan Page, pp. 101-123.
Harris, I., Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Naim, M. and Mumford, C. 2010. Restructuring of logistics systems and supply chains. In: McKinnon, A. et al. eds. GREEN LOGISTICS Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics. London: Kogan Page Limited, pp. 101-123.

2009

Harris, I., Mumford, C. L. and Naim, M. M. 2009. The multi-objective uncapacitated facility location problem for green logistics. Presented at: IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2009 (CEC '09), Trondheim, Norway, 18-21 May 2009Proceedings of the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2009 (CEC '09). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE pp. 2732-2739., (10.1109/CEC.2009.4983285)

2008

Harris, I., Naim, M. M., Palmer, A., Potter, A. T. and Mumford, C. L. 2008. Assessing the impact of cost optimization based on infrastructure modelling on co2 emissions. Presented at: 15th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Innsbruck, Austria, 3-7 March 2008.

2007

Harris, I., Naim, M. M. and Mumford, C. L. 2007. A review of infrastructure modelling for Green Logistics. Presented at: Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2007, Kingston upon Hull, UK, 5-7 September 2007.

Research interests

Facility location-allocation problem
Heuristics, evolutionary algorithms and multi-criteria decision making
Network design for traditional and green logistics
Sustainable network design for reverse logistics
Technological trends and ICT applications in Logistics.

PhD supervision research interests

Network design, facility location/allocation
Optimization, multi-objective optimization
Sustainable design, reverse logistics
Technology in logistics management and decision making

Teaching commitments

MSc: Logistics and Transport Modelling
MSc: E-Commerce and Information Technology
Dissertation Supervision

Qualifications

PhD (2012). 'Multi-Objective Optimisation for Environmentally Friendly Logistics Network', Cardiff School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (First class), Cardiff University, 2006

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:

Logistics network design (e.g. strategic design), facility location/allocation
Optimization, multi-objective optimization
Collaboration in supply chain/logistics environment
Sharing logistics
Last mile delivery operations
Sustainability in logistics/supply chain/procurement

Improving the logistics of pharmaceutical goods