H.C.W. Lau

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
202 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

H.C.W. Lau is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, H.C.W. Lau has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Management Information Systems, 75 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 37 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in H.C.W. Lau's work include Quality and Supply Management (33 papers), Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (26 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (25 papers). H.C.W. Lau is often cited by papers focused on Quality and Supply Management (33 papers), Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (26 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (25 papers). H.C.W. Lau collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Australia and China. H.C.W. Lau's co-authors include Felix T.S. Chan, K.L. Choy, Dilupa Nakandala, G.T.S. Ho, C.K.M. Lee, Wing Bun Lee, K.F. Pun, Hing Kai Chan, R.W.L. Ip and Kwai‐Sang Chin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and European Journal of Operational Research.

In The Last Decade

H.C.W. Lau

197 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Global supplier selection: a fuzzy-AHP approach

2008 520 citations Felix T.S. Chan, H.C.W. Lau et al. International Journal of Production Research profile →
Strategic response to Industry 4.0: an empirical investigation on the Chinese automotive industry

2018 240 citations C.K.M. Lee, H.C.W. Lau et al. Industrial Management & Data Systems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H.C.W. Lau Hong Kong	41	1.9k	1.8k	1.8k	1.2k	748	202	5.9k
K.L. Choy Hong Kong	45	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	2.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	571 0.8×	190	7.1k
William Ho United Kingdom	34	2.2k 1.2×	3.0k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	2.2k 1.8×	676 0.9×	90	6.9k
Kuan Yew Wong Malaysia	39	1.8k 1.0×	3.5k 1.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	518 0.7×	183	6.6k
Yang Liu China	50	1.0k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.4×	822 0.7×	538 0.7×	303	7.6k
C.K.M. Lee Hong Kong	45	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	2.3k 1.3×	698 0.6×	460 0.6×	316	7.1k
Graham K. Rand United Kingdom	28	2.6k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	2.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.1×	430 0.6×	125	7.4k
Robert Pellerin Canada	27	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.2×	694 0.6×	490 0.7×	168	4.3k
Prem Vrat India	35	1.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	900 0.8×	331 0.4×	159	5.0k
Eleonora Bottani Italy	34	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	706 0.6×	538 0.7×	193	4.5k
Petri Helo Finland	38	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	519 0.4×	848 1.1×	234	5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by H.C.W. Lau

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H.C.W. Lau

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tsang, Yung Po, Youqing Fan, C.K.M. Lee, & H.C.W. Lau. (2024). Blockchain sharding for e-commerce supply chain performance analytics towards Industry 5.0. Enterprise Information Systems. 18(4). 17 indexed citations

Lau, H.C.W., et al.. (2023). Paving the way to net-zero: identifying environmental sustainability factors for business model innovation through carbon disclosure project data. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 5 indexed citations

Nakandala, Dilupa, Nguyen Dinh Tho, & H.C.W. Lau. (2023). Differential effects of external networks and integrative effects of employee integration on innovation ambidexterity. Creativity and Innovation Management. 33(1). 93–106. 4 indexed citations

Nakandala, Dilupa, Yung Po Tsang, H.C.W. Lau, & C.K.M. Lee. (2022). An Industrial Blockchain-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for Global Freight Management in Agricultural Supply Chains. Mathematics. 10(19). 3550–3550. 8 indexed citations

Lau, H.C.W., et al.. (2022). Case study research of green life cycle model for the evaluation and reduction of scope 3 emissions in food supply chains. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 29(4). 1050–1066. 23 indexed citations

Lau, H.C.W., Yung Po Tsang, Dilupa Nakandala, & C.K.M. Lee. (2021). Risk quantification in cold chain management: a federated learning-enabled multi-criteria decision-making methodology. Industrial Management & Data Systems. 121(7). 1684–1703. 28 indexed citations

Lau, H.C.W., et al.. (2020). Adoption of green supply chain management practices through collaboration approach in developing countries – From literature review to conceptual framework. Journal of Cleaner Production. 276. 124191–124191. 87 indexed citations

Lau, H.C.W., et al.. (2020). A business process decision model for client evaluation using fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering. 35(1). 57–57. 2 indexed citations

Nakandala, Dilupa, H.C.W. Lau, & Paul Shum. (2017). A lateral transshipment model for perishable inventory management. International Journal of Production Research. 55(18). 5341–5354. 37 indexed citations

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Lau, H.C.W., Li Zhao, & Dilupa Nakandala. (2015). An intelligent approach for optimizing supply chain operations. Journal of Economics Business and Management. 3(6). 571–575. 1 indexed citations

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Lau, H.C.W., Felix T.S. Chan, & Ralph W.L. Ip. (2014). Generic methodology for integration of manufacturing information systems.

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Yuen, Kevin Kam Fung & H.C.W. Lau. (2008). Software vendor selection using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process with ISO/IEC 9126. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 35(3). 267–274. 12 indexed citations

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Poon, T.C., et al.. (2008). A RFID case-based logistics resource management system for managing order-picking operations in warehouses. Expert Systems with Applications. 36(4). 8277–8301. 193 indexed citations

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Chan, Felix T.S., Hing Kai Chan, H.C.W. Lau, & Ralph W.L. Ip. (2008). Critical success factors in managing global supply chains. International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management. 15(1). 28–28. 6 indexed citations

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Lee, Wing Bun, H.C.W. Lau, & Andrew Ning. (2006). An Integrated Study Methodology for Learning Strategic Inventory Management. International journal of engineering education. 22(2). 329–342. 6 indexed citations

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Choy, K.L., et al.. (2004). A knowledge-based supplier intelligence retrieval system for outsource manufacturing. Knowledge-Based Systems. 18(1). 1–17. 125 indexed citations

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Wong, T. N., et al.. (2003). Machining process sequencing with fuzzy expert system and genetic algorithms. Engineering With Computers. 19(2-3). 191–202. 56 indexed citations

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Pun, K.F., et al.. (2002). Development of an EMS planning framework for environmental management practices. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management. 19(6). 688–709. 49 indexed citations

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Lau, H.C.W., et al.. (2002). Methodology for monitoring supply chain performance: a fuzzy logic approach. Logistics Information Management. 15(4). 271–280. 28 indexed citations

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Lau, H.C.W., et al.. (1984). Sizing of thermal storage systems for cooling buildings with time-of-use electric rates. ASHRAE winter conference papers. 6 indexed citations

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