Key details
Professor Petros Ieromonachou
Associate Dean, Research & Knowledge Exchange
Prof Ieromonachou is the Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Exchange for the Greenwich Business School. He previously led the Department for Systems Management and Strategy since 2012. He is an experienced educator and curriculum designer, capable in managing large teaching and research teams; a successful organiser of projects and budgets, and skilled mentor of students and staff. He is also the founder of Connected Cities Research Group and co-director of Networks and Urban Systems Centre of Excellence. Backed by several years of experience, he has been involved in externally funded projects in the UK, Europe and Asia. With a research specialisation in urban systems management, he focuses invariably on urban business ecosystems and operations and utilises a variety of theories and knowledge including strategic niche management, transitions, system dynamics and neo-institutional theory. Regularly invited as speaker to international urban forums, he serves as member of various journal and conference boards and has influenced learning and research at several international institutes.
Prof Ieromonachou has written, managed and delivered various courses on business, transportation and logistics management. He is a research active academic with wide ranging interests and experience ‐ transportation policy and management, green logistics and supply chains, energy and sustainable development, strategic niche analysis, urban studies, manufacturing ecosystems and smart cities. Previously, he worked at the Open University, where he also served for several years as visiting Research Fellow in the Design Group of the Faculty of Mathematics, Computing & Technology.
Prof Ieromonachou established 'Connected Cities', a multi‐disciplinary research group which builds on a variety of theories and knowledge, including system dynamics, discrete choice analysis, neo‐institutional theory, strategic niche management, social network theory and decision analysis. The mission of this group is to bring together different expertise to explore the expanding urban challenges and opportunities to improve quality of life, competitiveness and sustainability of cities. He extended his network by establishing an international research forum between the University of Greenwich and collaborative partner Universities in China, Vietnam and Malaysia, and through organising an annual research workshop on 'Smart Urban Policy Futures'. Since 2018 he became co-director of the Network and Urban Systems Centre of research excellence at the University of Greenwich.
Awards
Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Professional Committee of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, since 2016
Vice Chancellor's PhD scholarships (2012-2019) – Award holder and first supervisor for three full scholarships and second supervisor for another three.
Transport Planning Society Bursaries (2006) – Topic 7, Mentor: Martin Richards OBE, Title: When might we see congestion charging in British cities outside London?
ESRC / Atkins Consultancy research scholarship (2001) – Innovative transport demand management
Recognition
- Chartered fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Member of the Transport Planning Society (TPS)
- Board Member and correspondent of the UK's Universities Transport Studies Group (UTSG)
- Associated Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)
- Member of the International Small Islands Studies Association
- Academic member of the National Business Travel Network (NBTN) of UK Travel Plan Companies
- Member of the Network on European Communications and Transport Activity Research (NECTAR)
Research / Scholarly interests
Prof Ieromonachou's main research interest is policy development which focuses among other topics on sustainable urban transport systems – city logistics relating to the movement of passengers and products, transport provision and management, as well as urban infrastructure systems for transport, waste and energy, control theory, innovative technology for transport systems, electric and autonomous vehicles, sustainable agribusiness and greening the supply chain. Backed by several years of experience, he has been involved in a number of funded projects, primarily in the UK and Europe. Regularly invited as speaker to international forums, serves as member of various journal and conference boards and has influenced teaching and learning in several international institutes.
Recent publications
Article
Liu, Zheng , Sun, Wenzhuo, Hu, Bin, Han, Chunjia , Ieromonachou, Petros , Zhao, Yuanjun , Zheng, Jiazhuo (2023), Research on supply chain optimization considering consumer subsidy mechanism in the context of carbon neutrality. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Energies, 16: 3147 (7) . pp. 1-14 1996-1073 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073147).
Yang, Zaoli , Zhang, Weijian, Han, Chunjia, Li, Yuchen , Yang, Mu , Ieromonachou, Petros (2022), A semisupervised classification algorithm combining noise learning theory and a disagreement cotraining framework. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Information Sciences, 622 . pp. 889-902 ISSN: 0020-0255 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2022.11.115).
Taniguchi, Ayako , Enoch, Marcus, Theofilatos, Athanasios, Ieromonachou, Petros (2022), Understanding acceptance of autonomous vehicles in Japan, UK, and Germany. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group. In: , , , . Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group, Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 10 (1) . pp. 514-535 2165-0020 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2022.2135590).
Bai, Shizhen , Bi, Xinrui, Han, Chunjia, Zhou, Qijun , Shang, Wenlong , Yang, Mu , Wang, Lin , Ieromonachou, Petros , He, Hao (2022), Evaluating R&D efficiency of China’s listed lithium battery enterprises. Springer. In: , , , . Springer, Frontiers of Engineering Management, 9 (3) . pp. 473-485 2096-0255 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-022-0213-5).
Gu, Xiaoyu , Zhou, Li, Huang, Hongfu, Shi, Xiutian , Ieromonachou, Petros (2021), Electric vehicle battery secondary use under government subsidy: a closed-loop supply chain perspective. Elsevier B.V.. In: , , , . Elsevier B.V., International Journal of Production Economics: 108035 ISSN: 0925-5273 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108035).
Zheng, Qi , Zhou, Li, Fan, Tijun, Ieromonachou, Petros (2019), Joint procurement and pricing of fresh produce for multiple retailers with a quantity discount contract. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 130 . pp. 16-36 ISSN: 1366-5545 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.08.013) NB Item availability restricted.
Chen, Wenting , Han, Chunjia, Wang, Lei, Ieromonachou, Petros , Lu, Xiaochen (2019), Recognition of entrepreneur’s social ties and firm innovation in emerging markets: explanation from the industrial institutional environment and survival pressure. Springer US. In: , , , . Springer US, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 38 (2) . pp. 491-518 ISSN: 0217-4561 (Print), 1572-9958 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-019-09680-2).
Gu, Xiaoyu , Ieromonachou, Petros, Zhou, Li (2019), Subsidising an electric vehicle supply chain with imperfect information. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, International Journal of Production Economics, 211 . pp. 82-97 ISSN: 0925-5273 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.01.021) NB Item availability restricted.
Gu, Xiaoyu , Ieromonachou, Petros, Zhou, Li, Tseng, Ming-Lang (2018), Developing pricing strategy to optimise total profits in an electric vehicle battery closed loop supply chain. Elsevier Ltd.. In: , , , . Elsevier Ltd., Journal of Cleaner Production, 203 . pp. 376-385 ISSN: 0959-6526 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.209) NB Item availability restricted.
Lin, Yong , Luo, Jing, Ieromonachou, Petros, Rong, Ke , Huang, Lin (2018), Strategic orientation of servitization in manufacturing firms and its impacts on firm performance. Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Industrial Management & Data Systems, 119 (2) . pp. 292-316 ISSN: 0263-5577 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-10-2017-0485) NB Item availability restricted.
Ieromonachou, Petros , Gu, Xiaoyu, Zhou, Li, Tseng, Ming Lang (2018), Optimising quantity of manufacturing and remanufacturing in an electric vehicle battery closed-loop supply chain. Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Industrial Management & Data Systems, 118 (1) . pp. 283-302 ISSN: 0263-5577 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-04-2017-0132).
Nguyen, Truong , Zhou, Li, Spiegler, Virginia, Ieromonachou, Petros , Lin, Yong (2017), Big data analytics in supply chain management: A state-of-the-art literature review. Elsevier Ltd.. In: , , , . Elsevier Ltd., Computers & Operations Research, 98 . pp. 254-264 ISSN: 0305-0548 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2017.07.004) NB Item availability restricted.
Han, Chunjia , Thomas, Stephen Rhys, Yang, Mu, Ieromonachou, Petros , Zhang, Hongru (2017), Evaluating R&D investment efficiency in China's high-tech industry. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of High Technology Management Research, 28 (1) . pp. 93-109 ISSN: 1047-8310 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hitech.2017.04.007).
Stanciu, Monica Diana , Manikas, Ioannis, Ieromonachou, Petros (2017), Interaction between the transport of dangerous goods and soft law. ISTIEE (Istituto per lo studio dei trasporti nell’integrazione economica europea, Institute for the Study of Transport within the European Economic Integration). In: , , , . ISTIEE (Istituto per lo studio dei trasporti nell’integrazione economica europea, Institute for the Study of Transport within the European Economic Integration), European Transport \ Trasporti Europei, 63 (7) . pp. 1-14 ISSN: 1825-3997 (Print), (doi: http://www.istiee.org/).
Zheng, Qi , Ieromonachou, Petros, Fan, Tijun, Zhou, Li (2017), Supply chain contracting coordination for fresh products with fresh-keeping effort. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. In: , , , . Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Industrial Management & Data Systems, 117 (3) . pp. 538-559 ISSN: 0263-5577 (Print), (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-04-2016-0139) NB Item availability restricted.
Xie, JiaPing , Liang, Lang, Liu, LuHao, Ieromonachou, Petros (2016), Coordination contracts of dual-channel with cooperation advertising in closed-loop supply chains. Elsevier B.V.. In: , , , . Elsevier B.V., International Journal of Production Economics, 183 (Part B) . pp. 528-538 ISSN: 0925-5273 (Print), (doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.07.026) NB Item availability restricted.
Zhou, Li , Xie, Jiaping, Gu, Xiaoyu, Lin, Yong , Ieromonachou, Petros , Zhang, Xiaole (2016), Forecasting return of used products for remanufacturing using graphical evaluation and review technique (GERT). Elsevier B.V.. In: , , , . Elsevier B.V., International Journal of Production Economics, 181 (B) . pp. 315-324 ISSN: 0925-5273 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.04.016) NB Item availability restricted.
Manikas, Ioannis and , Ieromonachou, Petros (2016), Do the service priorities of companies outsourcing to 3PL providers vary by industry?. IGI Global. In: , , , . IGI Global, International Journal of Applied Logistics (IJAL), 6 (1) . pp. 64-96 ISSN: 1947-9573 (Print), 1947-9573 (Online) (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/IJAL.2016010105) NB Item availability restricted.
Conference item
Lin, Yong , Luo, Jing, Ieromonachou, Petros, Huang, Lin (2017), Modularity in Platform Competition. In: 7th IEEE International Conference on Logistics, Informatics and Service Sciences (LISS ’2017), 24-27 July, Beijing, China , . , (doi: ).
Huang, Lin , Lin, Yong, Luo, Jing, Ieromonachou, Petros , Zhou, Li (2016), Supply chain collaboration in the pharmaceutical industry: A triadic view. EurOMA. In: 23rd EurOMA Conference, 17-22 June 2016, Trondheim, Norway , The EurOMA 2016 conference. EurOMA, (doi: ).
Conference proceedings
Lin, Huang , Lin, Yong, Ieromonachou, Petros, Wenxian, Sun (2017), Collaboration modes and advantages in supply chain. IEEE. In: , , , Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Logistics, Informatics and Service Sciences. IEEE, . ISBN: 9781509011032 (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LISS.2016.7854362).
Lin, Yong , Ieromonachou, Petros, Sun, Wenxian (2017), Smart manufacturing and supply chain management. IEEE. In: 6th International Conference on Logistics, Informatics and Service Science (LISS’2016), 24-27 July, 2016,, Sydney, Australia, with satellite sessions in Beijing, China , Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Logistics, Informatics and Service Sciences (LISS). IEEE, . ISBN: 9781509011032 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/LISS.2016.7854383).
Huang, L. , Lin, Y., Zhou, L., Ieromonachou, Petros (2016), Supply chain collaboration: A triadic view. IEEE Xplore. In: , , , Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM). IEEE Xplore, 2157-362X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2016.7797846).
Monograph
Chan, Jin , Roskam, Helen, van Maldegem, Ageeth, Ieromonachou, Petros , Sciacca, Angelo , Von Schomberg, Lucien , Coles, Anne-Marie , Witt, Simon , Zavala, Jacqueline , Van Schorisse, Evy (2023), Accelerating the adoption of the circular economy in the tourism and leisure sector: the 3-M framework as the foundation of circular entrepreneurship. Interreg 2 Seas project FACET. In: , , , . Interreg 2 Seas project FACET, Vlissingen, The Netherlands (1st) (doi: https://www.projectenportfolio.nl/images/5/50/White_Paper_3_-_accelerating_circular_economy_in_tourism.pdf).
Coca-Stefaniak, J. Andres , Ieromonachou, Petros, Paschek, Fanny, Papaix, Claire (2018), GO TRADE survey - Preliminary findings presented to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Markets on 13th November 2018. University of Greenwich. In: , , , . University of Greenwich, London (1st) (doi: ).