Dr. Hung Nguyen
The Business School, RMIT University Vietnam, Vietnam
Senior Program Manager, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
https://academics.rmit.edu.au/hung-nguyen
Dr. Hung Nguyen is a Senior Program Manager for Logistics & Supply Chain Management at RMIT University Vietnam. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (Australia) and specializes in green knowledge management, blockchain adoption, and supply chain analytics. Bridging the gap between academic research and regional policy, Dr. Nguyen acts as an expert and moderator for high-level multilateral frameworks; this includes leading initiatives for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to optimize cross-border last-mile delivery logistics, as well as facilitating high-level dialogues for APEC focused on advancing green logistics and eco-efficient infrastructure. Backed by over a decade of corporate training experience for Vietnam Airlines, Petro Vietnam, VinaCoal, Shell, Diethelm, Vifon, alongside development consulting for UNESCAP-GTZ, his insights are widely published in elite academic journals including the Journal of Cleaner Production and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.
Qualifications:
- PhD in Operations Management
- Master of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering
Key projects:
- Waste in Humanitarian Operations: Reduction and Minimisation (WORM) – EU Horizon
- Buyer-driven sustainable packaging industry: Mapping plastic waste standards in the Vietnamese food processing supply chains – CSIRO Australia
- Global Manufacturing Research Study – RMIT University
Selected Publications:
Binh, A.D.T, Thang, D. T, Hung Nguyen, Huy Truong, Food safety 4.0 platform and sustainable performance: A moderated multilevel approach, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 228, 2026, 124693, ISSN 0040-1625, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124693
Yang, Y., Yang, B., Onofrei, G., Nguyen, H., & Hlaciuc, E. (2025). The role of employees in continuous improvement: a study on employee participation. European Journal of Training and Development, 49(5/6), 493-515. doi:10.1108/ejtd-10-2023-0167
Binh, A. D. T., Duc, T. T., Nguyen, H., Hoang, T. G., Quang, H. T., & Akbari, M. (2025). Strategic insights into geosustainable Excellence: Unveiling a Resource-Based dynamic approach in global food supply chains for carbon neutrality and economic performance. Gondwana Research, 145, 155-169. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2025.03.011
Yang, Y., Yang, B., Nguyen, H., & Onofrei, G. (2025). Developing analytics-driven maintenance data mining processes: a design science approach. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 42(6), 1706-1729. doi:10.1108/ijqrm-06-2023-0191
Nguyen, H., George, M., Nguyen, L., & Akbari, M. (2025). Environmental Pressures and Plastic Packaging Reduction Practices: An Exploratory in the Vietnamese Food Industry. In W. L. Filho, J. Barbir, N. H. Nguyen, & R. Saborowski (Eds.), World Sustainability Series (Vol. Part F409, pp. 237-255). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-84959-6_12
Akbari, M., Halibas, A., Nguyen, H. M., & Panchal, J. (2025). Sustainable Supply Chains: Implications for Tourists and Residents in Tropical Destinations. In Business of Low Carbon Tourism the Case of the Tropics (pp. 120-135). doi:10.4324/9781032648064_10
Kok, S. K., Tran, T., Ha, M., Nguyen, H., Opon, S., Tuomala, V., . . . Mellem, N. (2024). Local Humanitarian Waste Management Business Models. Switzerland: Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14536749
Yang, Y., Barnes, H., Yang, B., Onofrei, G., & Nguyen, H. (2024). Food waste management for the UK grocery retail sector—a supply chain collaboration perspective. Production Planning and Control, 35(15), 1961-1974. doi:10.1080/09537287.2023.2226622