Newcastle University

Introduction

John Mangan joined from the University of Hull in September 2008 where he held the Peter Thompson Chair in Logistics. Prior to this he held academic posts at University College Dublin and at The Irish Management Institute / Trinity College Dublin. A native of Ireland, John held a number of roles prior to embarking upon an academic career: he worked as a freight clerk with Aer Lingus, as an analyst with the Irish airports authority, as a graduate trainee in the Irish Civil Service (in both the Marine and Treasury departments), and as company secretary of a seaweed harvesting company.

Research Interests

Primarily in marine transport (port governance and management, port-centric logistics, and port route choice) and global logistics (international trade, international transport, and global logistics and supply chain strategies).
I also have a keen research interest in management and skills development in logistics and transport, and in research philosophy and methodological triangulation.

I am co-editor of the International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications (www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13675567.asp)and Principal Investigator on the EPSRC funded project 'Low Carbon Shipping' (www.lowcarbonshipping.co.uk)

Postgraduate Supervision

Logistics and regional economic development
Performance measurement in supply chain management
Humanitarian logistics
Relationship management in supply chains

Esteem Indicators

Co-editor of the International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications.

Member of the research coordination committee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT); conference co-chair of the institute’s annual logistics research network conference in 2007.

Visiting Professor at the University of Hull Business School.

Currently external examiner at The University of Liverpool, The University of Southampton, and at National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

Member of the editorial advisory boards of the International Journal of Logistics Management and the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management.

Extensive international teaching experience (up to PhD level) on both accredited and executive programmes in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, the US, the Middle East and Asia.

Wide range of consulting experience in transport / logistics / procurement / supply chain management for a range of clients across a variety of sectors.

Vice-Chair (2006/2007) of the High Level Expert Panel reviewing the EU’s COST programme (European Cooperation in Scientific and Technical Research).

Research detailed in the prestigious Sloan Management Review (2006) 47 (2) (p8).

Taught the international logistics course on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MLog programme in 2004.

Paper on research methodology in logistics (Mangan et al (2004) in the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 34 (565-578)) is now one of the most downloaded papers in that journal.

Chaired, at the request of Ireland’s Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, the Task Force on Transport Logistics in Relation to Ports (final report launched by the Minister in April 2002).

Ph.D. thesis ranked fifth worldwide in the biannual competition hosted by the International Journal of Maritime Economics (2002).

Winner of both the 1999 European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) European Case Writing Competition (Public Sector Management Category) and the European Case Clearing House (ECCH) Irish Case Writing Competition (Public Sector Management Category).

Fulbright Scholar to Boston College (1997).

Awarded the Kersten Hunik medal by the Chartered Institute of Transport in Ireland (1994).

Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) travelling scholarship for MSc. Thesis (1991).

Projects

• Low Carbon Shipping: A Systems Approach
  Project Leader(s): Melanie Landamore and John Mangan

• Shaw S, Grant D, Mangan J. Developing environmental supply chain performance measures. Benchmarking: an International Journal 2010, 17(3), 320-339.
• Xie Y, Bruce G, Mangan J. Role of professional reverse logistics in China's shipping sector and shipyards: a case study of shipyards in Zhejiang China. Logistics and Sustainable Transport 2010, 2(1), 3-15.
• Mangan J, Lalwani C, Fynes B. Port-centric logistics. International Journal of Logistics Management 2008, 19(1), 29-41.
• Fynes B, de Burca S, Mangan J. The effect of relationship characteristics on relationship quality and performance. International Journal of Production Economics 2008, 111(1), 56-69.
• Mangan D, Christopher M. Management development and the supply chain manager of the future. International Journal of Logistics Management 2005,16 2 178-191.
• McDermott E, Mangan DJ, O'Connor M. Graduate development programmes and satisfaction levels. Journal of European Industrial Training 2006,30 6 456-471.
• O'Connor M, Mangan DJ, Cullen J. Management development in Ireland: justifying the investment. Journal of Management Development 2006,25 4 325-349.
• Mangan DJ, Lalwani C, Gardner B. Combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies in logistics research. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 2004,34 7 565-578.
• O'Connor M, Mangan J, Cullen J. IMI Handbook of Management. Cork, Ireland: Oak Tree Press, 2004.
• Cullen J, O'Connor M, Mangan J. Matching management tools and techniques with management challenges. Strategy & Leadership 2004, 32(3), 27-30.
• Mangan J, Lalwani C, Gardner B. Modelling port/ferry choice in RoRo freight transportation. International Journal of Transport Management 2002, 1(1), 15-28.
• Mangan DJ, Lalwani CS, Gardner B. Identifying relevant variables and modelling the choice process in freight transportation. International Journal of Maritime Economics 2001, 3(3), 278-297.
• Hannigan K, Mangan DJ. The role of logistics and supply chain management in determining the competitiveness of a peripheral economy. Irish Marketing Review 2001, 14(1), 35-42.
• Mangan DJ, Cunningham J. Irish Ports: commercialisation and strategic change. Business Strategy Review 2000, 11(3), 51-60.
• Mangan DJ. Logistics and Transport in a Fast-Growing Economy. United Kingdom: Blackhall Publishing, 2000.
• Mangan and Furlong. Strategies for developing port administration in Ireland. Maritime Policy and Management 1998, 25, 349-360.
• Feng MY, Mangan DJ, Lalwani CS. A Comparison of Factors Influencing Port Performance Between The Humber Estuary and Xiamen Ports. In: Logistics Research Network (LRN). 2011, Southampton, UK.
• Mangan J, Lalwani C, Butcher T, Javadpour R. Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Chichester: Wiley, 2011.
• Feng MY, Lalwani CS, Mangan DJ. Port Performance Comparison: Analysis of The Humber Estuary UK and Xiamen China. In: 25th British Academy of Management (BAM). 2011, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
• Karamperidis S, Mangan J, Jackson EL. Developing an index of maritime costs and connectivity for the UK. In: 15th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference. 2010, Harrogate, UK.
• Smith T, Bucknall R, Dinwoodie J, Gibbs D, Mangan D, Turan O. Low carbon shipping - A systems approach. In: Ship Design and Operation for Environmental Sustainability. 2010, London, UK: RINA.
• Mangan J, Proctor A, Gibbs D. External influences on the Humber Estuary ports, the largest concentration of activity in the UK. In: Notteboom, T; Ducret, C; de Langen, P, ed. Ports in Proximity: Competition and Coordination among Adjacent Seaports. Surrey: Ashgate, 2009, pp. 225-233.
• Feng MY, Lalwani CS, Mangan DJ. Supply Chain Excellence and Its Impact on the Regional Economy. In: North American Research and Teaching Symposium 19th Annual NARTS Conference. 2008, Tempe, Arizona, America.
• Feng M, Lalwani C, Mangan J. Comparing port performance: Western European vs Eastern Asian ports. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 2012, 42(5). In Press.