The Dynamically Adaptable Supply Chain Logistics (DASHlog) project started in March 2017 and continued DIAL’s research with YH Global Supply Chain Co., Ltd. The vision of the project was to enable YH Global to improve organisational performance by adapting quickly to new requirements, adapting to requirements from a greater number of projects/clients, and systematically supporting project variations more closely in IT and operations.

This was achieved by investigating to what extent the company could operate in “different modes” for both the current operations and IT systems. Switching between modes was guided by an evaluation engine and a data analytics component (the latter was also used to provide advanced reporting to clients). 

Overall, the project aimed to deliver a demonstrator prototype software system showing how and when to switch between modes, and documented operational procedures showing how operations could be modified to take advantage of the new modes. It also aimed to support YH Global in the development and implementation of their new IT architecture, which was designed as part of the previous ITALI project with YH Global.

People

Prof. Duncan McFarlane

Dr Philip Woodall

Dr Vaggelis Giannikas

Jorge Merino

Shuya Zhong

Project partner

YH Global Supply Chain Co. Ltd