Ximing Ruan
Senior Lecturer: Strategy＆Operations
FBL - Law
University of West of England
United Kingdom
Biography
After working in IT and the construction industry for 10 years, I pursued degrees at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, including an MBA from the Business School and a PhD in project management from the Built Environment School. I joined the Business and Management department in 2012 after working four years at Robert Gorden University in Scotland. I am a Fellow of APM (Association for Project Management) with both APMP and PQ qualifications from APM. I supervise Masters and PhD students' research relating to SMEs, Project Management, Knowledge Management and Information ​Systems, Cross Culture Management, Supply Chain Management etc. The current research project I am working on is Deconstruction and Recovery Information Modelling (DRIM) funded by EPSRC/Innovate UK, (£800,000; 1/May/2016---30/Apr/2018).
Research Interest
Inter and intra organisational management, coordination in project environment. Knowledge management and knowledge integration, knowledge transfer and the implications in human resource management. Collaborative working and competitive working, strategic partnering.
Publications
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Linh D, Thi N, Kumar V, Ruan X, Loonam J, Gia Thu H. Barriers to supply chain integration: The case of Vietnamese textile and apparel enterprises.
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Ochieng EG, Price AD, Zuofa T, Egbu C, Ruan X. Revitalising energy capital project development and execution strategies: lessons from the energy sector. Production Planning & Control. 2016 Mar 11;27(4):237-48.
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Elsahati K, Elsahati K, Ochieng EG, Ochieng EG, Zuofa T, Zuofa T, Ruan X, Ruan X, Mpofu B, Mpofu B. The effect of internal and external determinants of electricity projects in Libya. International Journal of Energy Sector Management. 2017 Apr 3;11(1):158-76.
