Centre for Transport and Logistics (CENTRAL)
Where world-leading researchers collaborate to provide cutting-edge solutions in the area of transport and logistics.
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Welcome to the Centre for Transport and Logistics (CENTRAL), one of Lancaster University Management School’s research centres. We work with colleagues across the University and with a network of international researchers and students on CENTRAL’s world-leading research portfolio.
Our work focuses on finding new, sustainable solutions to supply chain and transport and logistics problems for companies, organisations, NGOs and policymakers around the world. Our research centre is making significant contributions to improving the movement of people and goods globally.
Real-world problems are increasingly complex and challenging so we are committed to an inter-disciplinary approach. The result is cutting-edge solutions that help organisations and societies to thrive. They include improving capacity and reducing delays at airports, increasing urban mobility through car-sharing, advancing urban goods distribution, and bettering community resilience and response to natural disasters.
We use predictive, descriptive and prescriptive analytics to improve the performance of transportation and logistical systems. Our approach provides huge opportunities for understanding and managing such systems.
Some of our research attracts funding from a range of public and private sources. Recently, this has included funding from the EU, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and private funding (from Rolls-Royce as part of the pioneering STOR-i doctoral training programme).
Our Mission
We address problems in four areas: aviation and air transport; freight transport logistics; public and shared transport systems; and, emergency response logistics. We work closely with industry stakeholders, including governments, NGOs, policymakers, businesses and other academics to provide insights and solutions that support critical decision-making.
Research Themes
Research Projects
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OR-MASTER
Improving airport capacity utilisation
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OptiFrame
An optimisation framework for trajectory based operations
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OPTRAK
Providing end-to-end vehicle routing and route optimisation software
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RESPOND-OR
Emergency response for large scale disaster
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CREST-OR
Developing capacity in Operational Research for universities in South East Asia
News and Events
Discover the latest updates including our latest research papers, news, events and blogs. For our activities to date, please visit our Events Archive.
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People
Centre Director
Professor Konstantinos Zografos
Distinguished ProfessorCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK , DSI - Foundations, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Smart Cities and Mobility, Mathematical Models and Algorithms for Allocating Scarce Airport Resource (OR-MASTER), Optimisation, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Members
Dr Alp Arslan
International Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Logistics and Supply Chain ManagementCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Optimisation, Simulation and Stochastic Modelling, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Dr Burak Boyaci
Senior Lecturer in Management ScienceCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK , DSI - Foundations, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Fundamentals, LIRA - Smart Cities and Mobility, Optimisation, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Professor Monika Buscher
ProfessorCeMoRe - Centre for Mobilities Research, Centre for Alternatives to Social and Economic Inequalities, Centre for Science Studies, Evaluation, Imagination Lancaster, Institute for Social Futures Fellow, Mobilities.Lab, Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Law,Policy,Ethics), Security Lancaster (Sociology)
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Dr Trivikram Dokka Venkata Satyanarayana
Visiting ResearcherCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), DSI - Foundations, Health Systems, Optimisation, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
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Dr Thu Dang
Lecturer in Management ScienceLancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Fundamentals
Professor Richard Eglese
Emeritus ProfessorCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Health Systems, Optimisation, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
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Professor Matthias Ehrgott
ProfessorCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), DSI - Foundations, Health Systems, Optimisation, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Dr Jamie Fairbrother
Lecturer in Operational Research (Optimisation)Centre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Mathematical Models and Algorithms for Allocating Scarce Airport Resource (OR-MASTER), STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Professor Kevin Glazebrook
Distinguished Professor in Operations Research, Professor EmeritusCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), DSI - Foundations, Gulf One Lancaster Centre for Economic Research, Optimisation, Simulation and Stochastic Modelling, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Dr Kamyar Kargar Mohammadinezhad
Senior Research Associate / Research Associate - (Mathematical Modelling, Integer Programming, Exact and Heuristic Algorithms)
Dr Ahmed Kheiri
Senior Lecturer in Management Science (Operations Research)Centre for Health Futures, Centre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), DSI - Foundations, DSI - Health, Health Systems, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Fundamentals, Optimisation, Security Lancaster, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
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Professor Adam Letchford
Professor of Analytics and OptimisationCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), DSI - Foundations, Optimisation, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Dr Xishu Li
Lecturer in Management ScienceCentre for Marketing Analytics & Forecasting, Centre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Simulation and Stochastic Modelling, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Professor Guglielmo Lulli
Professor in Network AnalyticsCentre for Health Futures, Centre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK , DSI - Foundations, Optimisation
Dr Allahyar Montazeri
LecturerCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Advanced Manufacturing, LIRA - Extreme Environments, Nuclear
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Dr Lucy Morgan
Visiting ResearcherCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), DSI - Foundations, Simulation and Stochastic Modelling, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Professor Stefanos Mouzas
ProfessorCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Networks, Knowledge and Strategy
Elizabeth Mullis
Partnerships and Business Engagement Manager
Professor Keivan Navaie
Professor in Intelligent Networks,Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, SCC (Communication Systems)
Aleksandr Pirogov
Research Associate (RESPOND -OR),Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Fundamentals
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Dr Kostas Selviaridis
Senior LecturerCentre for Health Futures, Centre for Productivity & Efficiency, Centre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK , Health Systems, Pentland Centre, Supply Chain Management
Dr Robert Shone
Lecturer in Operational ResearchCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Security Lancaster, Simulation and Stochastic Modelling, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
PhD Students
Ke Fang
PhD studentCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Fundamentals, Optimisation, Simulation and Stochastic Modelling
Theodoti Kerama
PhD student, Associate LecturerCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Optimisation
Jing Lyu
PhD studentCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Optimisation
Matthew Randall
PhD studentCentre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Visiting Research Fellows
- Konstantinos N Androutsopoulos, Athens University of Economics and Business
- Veronica Dal Sasso, Optrail
- Paolo Dell'Olmo, Sapienza University of Rome
- Franklin Djeumou Fomeni, CIRRELT - Montreal, Canada
- Kasmaruddin Che Hussin
- Yu Jiang, DTU Management
- Toby Kingsman, Microlise
- Nikolaos Korfiatis, Norwich Business School
- Michael Madas, University of Macedonia
- Ramin Raeesi, University of Kent
- Chrissy Wright
- Sofoclis Zambirinis