Programme title and organiser(s)

Automation for Hong Kong E-commerce Logistics

Date, Time and Venue

February 8, 2018 (Thu), 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the HKIE HQ 9F – Chan Yat Mei Sophie Room

Speaker(s) (if applicable)

Prof. George Huang  

Head of Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering of the University of Hong Kong

Prof George Q. Huang joined Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at HKU in late 1996 and currently serves as Head of Department. With substantial financial supports from various funding sources, Professor Huang has conducted research in physical internet (IoT) for industrial parks focusing on smart manufacturing and logistics. Professor Huang has published extensively in these areas. His publications have been widely cited, making him a Top 1% Most Cited scholar in the field. Professor Huang serves as regional / area / senior editors, associate editors and editorial board members of a number of international journals. Professor Huang is Chartered Engineer, Fellow of ASME, HKIE, IET and CILT.

Programme highlight

Ecommerce has developed dramatically over the years. No matter it is online or offline or O2O, ecommerce logistics has become a bottleneck. The large quantity and variety demands high operational efficiency that is not easy to achieve with manual handling. However, the period of typical warehouse leases is in the range of 2 to 5 years. It is impossible for a logistics operator to invest in automation within less than 5 years of warehouse tenancy. This talk discusses a game theoretic business model for ecommerce warehouse automation game. We shall discuss if there is an equilibrium in the proposed new business model, what are the conditions for this new business model to succeed, and what factors that determine and affect the efficiency of the automation game.

Registration details (e.g. contact and fee)

This seminar is free-of-charge and prior registration is required. The number of participants is limited to 80 and applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. For registration, please enroll to charles.so@aecom.com with our standard reply form.

Enquiry details

Ir Charles So, (Tel: 3922 9870)