University of Glamorgan

Dr Kath Ringwald

Senior Lecturer, International Supply Chain Management & Logistics

Tel 01443 482374
Room: H107

Qualifications

DBA, MBA (with Distinction), MCIPS, MCILT

About

Main Teaching Areas

• International Supply Chain Management
• International Management
• Operations Management
• Strategy

Duties & Responsibilities

• Head of Undergraduate Programmes
• Module Leader, Future Landscapes in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Module Leader, International Business & Export Management
• GBS Representative on University Retention & Progression Working Group

Experience

12 years at University of Wales, Newport, teaching International Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management and Strategy. Developed and managed Newport Business School’s operations in Hong Kong and P.R.China and acted as a moderator for University of Wales in Greece, Romania, Singapore and China.

Career as a buyer and supply chain manager for the NHS and local government in Wales (particularly developing information systems to support supply chain operations) and also as a packaging buyer for Johnson and Johnson.

Research

• Anglo-Sino supply chain relationships.
• Sourcing and outsourcing – UK, PRC and India
• UK Higher Education collaboration with P R China
• Social capital in buyer/supplier networks and social network analysis
• Steel Industry

Selected Publications

Recent work includes:

October 2008 ‘Transferring management knowledge in Anglo-Chinese Higher Education Collaboration. Are we speaking the same language’ Industry & Higher Education. Vol 22 No 5, pp315-326

June 2006 “Trust in anglo-sino relationships – paradox or paradigm? The role of trust in inter-organisational partnerships and collaboration” Paper presented at the 2nd Conference of the International Association of Chinese Management Research, Nanjing, P.R.China.

April 2006 “Trust in Anglo-Sino Buyer-Supplier Relationships.
Pre-requisite or oxymoron?” Paper presented at the 4th Worldwide Symposium on Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, San Diego, CA, USA.

November 2005 “Realising innovation potential through trust. A study of SMEs in South East Wales” Paper presented at the 28th ISBE Conference, Blackpool. Kath Ringwald, Susan Davies and Laura Luo Nov 2005

May 2005 “The role of relationships management in Anglo-Sino partnerships. Are we speaking the same language?”, paper presented at the 9th International Conference on International Management and Global Development, Seoul, S.Korea, Kath Ringwald

November 2003 , “Knowledge through Networking – The Value of Social Capital for SMEs – A Comparison of China and South Wales”, paper presented at the 26th ISBA Conference, University of Surrey, Kath Ringwald & Luo Xinanghua

September 2003, “Towards a model for relationships management in an international Higher Education context”, paper presented to the British Academy of Management Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, Harrogate. Kath Ringwald

Professional Memberships

• Member of the International Academy for Chinese Management Research
• Member of the Academy of Management
• Member of the Institute of Welsh Affairs.

External representation

Academic Advisor (MBA Programme) Hainan University P R China

Consultancy

Projects for Welsh Assembly Government, Welsh Development Agency, Newport City Council and SMEs in South East Wales.