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Prof. Huynh Trung Luong

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Professor – Head of Department & Academic Program Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Program
Unit
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE)
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Dr. Huynh Trung Luong is a Professor in the Industrial Systems Engineering Program, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. His research interests include establishing emergency inventory policies and inventory policies for perishable products, supply chain design, measures of bullwhip effect in supply chains, development of supply contracts, availability-based and reliability-based maintenance, and network flow-related problems.

  1. D.Eng., Industrial Systems Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, (2000)
  2. M.Eng., Industrial Systems Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, (1995)
  3. B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, HoChiMinh City University of Technology, Vietnam, (1992)
  • establishing emergency inventory policies and inventory policies for perishable products
  • supply chain network design
  • supply contracts
  • measures of bullwhip effect in supply chains
  • measures of resilience in supply chains
  • availability-based and reliability-based maintenance
  1. AT72.01:  Deterministic Optimization Models
  2. AT72.03:  Statistical Models & Design of Experiments
  3. AT72.05:  Quality Control and Management
  4. AT72.08:  Stochastic Decision Models
  5. AT72.19:  Applied Data Analytics
  1. Putthakosa, S., and Luong, H.T. (2023). Evaluating Resilience in Supply Chain under Disruptions – An Integrated Markov Chain Modelling Approach.  International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (accepted DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2023.10054390)
  2. Joshi, S., and Luong, H.T. (2023). A Two-Stage Capacity Reservation Contract Model with Backup Sourcing Considering Supply Side Disruptions.  Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering (accepted DOI: 10.1080/21681015.2023.2264288)
  3. Shafiq, M., and Luong, H.T. (2021). Optimal Quantity Allocation Decision in Revenue Sharing Contract. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, Vol. 28(6), 644-664. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2021.28.6.6847)
  4. Wettasinghe, J, and Luong, H.T. (2020).  A Vendor Managed Inventory Policy with Emergency Orders.  Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering. Vol. 37(2-3), 120-133.
  5. Saithong, C. and Luong, H.T. (2019). Effect of supply disruption on inventory policy.  European Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol 13(2), 178-21.
  6. Sirikasemsuk, K. and Luong, H.T. (2017).  Measure of bullwhip effect in supply chains with first-order bivariate vector autoregression time-series demand model. Computers & Operations Research, Vol. 78, 59-79. 
  7. Thien, N.P., Luong, H.T., Khang, D.B. and Sukhotu, V. (2015). Revenue Sharing Contract with Two-Way Penalties. International Journal of Operational Research, Vol 23(1), 63-93. 
  8. Hien Duc, T.T., Luong, H.T., and Kim, Y-D. (2010). Effect of the Third-Party Warehouse on Bullwhip Effect and Inventory Cost in Supply Chains.  International Journal of Production Economics, Vol 124(2), 395-407.
  9. Hien Duc, T.T., Luong, H.T., and Kim, Y-D. (2008). A Measure of Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chain with a Mixed Autoregressive Moving Average Demand Process.  European Journal of Operational Research, Vol 187(1), 243-256. 
  10. Hien Duc, T.T., Luong, H.T., and Kim, Y-D. (2008). A Measure of Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chain with Stochastic Lead Time.  The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 38, 1201-1212. 
  11. Luong, H.T., and Phien, N.H. (2007). Measure of Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chain: The Case of High Order Autoregressive Process.  European Journal of Operational Research, Vol 183(1), 197-209. 
  12. Luong, H.T. (2007). Measure of Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chain with Autoregressive Demand Process.  European Journal of Operational Research Vol. 180 (3), pp 1086-1097.
  13. Luong, H.T., and Nagendra N. Nagarur (2005).  Optimal Maintenance Policy and Fund Allocation in Water Distribution Networks.  Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol 131(4), pp. 299-306. 
  14. Luong, H.T., and O. Fujiwara, (2002). Fund Allocation Model for Pipe Repair Maintenance in Water Distribution Networks. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 136 (2), pp 403-421. 
  15. Luong, H.T., and Nagendra N. Nagarur (2001).  Optimal Replacement Policy for Single Pipe in Water Distribution Networks. Water Resources Research, Vol. 37(12), pp 3285-3294

Completed Project:

Serving as the Principal Investigator for

  1. PMIEM&ISCM (Project Serial Number: SET-2014-A004):
    Project duration: January 2015 – May 2016
  2. PMIEM&ISCM (Project Serial Number: SET-2012-A001):
    Project duration: January 2012 – May 2013
  3. PMIEM&ISCM (Project Serial Number: SET-2011-A001):
    Project duration: January 2011 – May 2012
  4. PMIEM (Project Serial Number: SET-2009-005):  6,181,200 Baht
    Project duration: January 2009 – December 2009
  5. Flow Modeling in Hard Disk Drives – Extension:
    Project duration: January 2011 – June 2011
    Total project value: 300,000 Baht

Serving as the co-PI for

  1. Flow Modeling in Hard Disk Drives:  1,000,000 Bath
    Project duration: December 2009 – December 2010
  2. PMIEM (Project Serial Number: SET-2008-051):
    Project duration: August 2008 – December 2009

Serving as a work package leader for

  1. MSIE 4.0 project:
    Project duration: January 2018 – December 2020
    Funding: Erasmus + Programme – EU

Ongoing Project:

Serving as a member for

  1. RECAP 4.0 project: 1,000,000 EUR (start on January, 2021)
    Funding: Erasmus + Programme – EU



  1. The best paper award at the 18th Asia Pacific Inductrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference (Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2017)
  2. The James A. Linen III Memorial Prize for the most outstanding academic performance (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 1995)
  3. Gold medal for the best academic performance (HoChiMinh City University of Technology, Vietnam, 1992)

  1. Member of Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  2. Board member of Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society (APIEMS)
  3. Area Editor – Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (from 2015)
  4. Advisory Committee – CGC Journal of Exploration in Science & Technology
  5. Member of Advisory Board – Industrial Engineering Journal
  • Supply Contracts,
  • Bullwhip Effect,
  • Emergency Inventory Policies,
  • Vendor-Managed Inventory,
  • Supply Chain Resilience,
  • Preventive Maintenance