Dr Anna Bian

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Lecturer in Supply Chain Management
Faculty:
Faculty of Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Location:
ARU Peterborough
Areas of Expertise:
Accounting and Finance , Business Management
Research Supervision:
Yes

Dr Anna Bian is a dedicated academic with a strong background developed through years of research and teaching. She has significant experience in delivering modules on supply chain management and accounting. Her research interests include supply chain finance, the circular economy, closed-loop supply chains, and operations management. In addition, Anna is an ACCA-qualified accountant.

Email: [email protected]

Background

Before joining ARU Peterborough, Anna worked at Northumbria University, where she was awarded a PhD scholarship. She is passionate about teaching and research, with her work published in several academic journals. Additionally, Anna holds a Master's degree in Financial Management from The Australian National University.

Spoken Languages
  • English
  • Chinese
Research interests
  • Sustainable supply chain
  • Supply chain finance
  • Closed-loop supply chain management
  • Circular economy
  • Servitization
  • Operation Research
Areas of research supervision
  • Sustainable supply chain
  • Supply chain finance
  • Closed-loop supply chain management
  • Circular economy
  • Servitization
  • Operation Research
Teaching
  • Course Director for supply chain degree apprentice
  • Contemporary supply chains
  • Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management
  • Operational Design & Management
Qualifications
  • PhD in Operations, Marketing and Systems, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK
  • Master in Financial Management, The Australian National University, Australia
  • Bachelor in Accounting, La Trobe University, Australia
Memberships, editorial boards
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange
  • PhD research funding
Recent presentations and conferences
  • How does capital shortage affect the market strategy in a supply chain? Bian Y.., Reimann, M. Working paper.
  • Can direct finance within a servitizing supply chain reduce the moral hazard associated with the servitized user’s care of the product? Bian Y.., Reimann, M. and Zhang, W., 2023. published in Central European Journal of Operations Research, pp.1-22.
  • Psychological health status evaluation of the public in different areas under the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia. Zhang, W., Song, N., Zhang, C. and Wu, X. Bian Y., 2021. published in International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 14(1), pp.978-990.