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Main Research Areas Include:
Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Transport Economics; Performance evaluations and appraisals, military logistics, humanitarian logistics, risk and security in supply chains.
Elizabeth Barber was awarded (together with Dr. E. Lewis, ITEE) a competitive research grant (Level 2) from the DSTO to research the Australian industries supply chain performance indicators and benchmark how both logistics industry and government organizations measured the performance of change. The study was titled Studies Supporting the Defence Logistics Transformation Plan and was for $38,500.00. This grant was administrated under the DSARC.
Selection of Research Publications:
Books:
E. Barber, Ed., Asset Visibility in Military Logistics, Australian Defence Studies Centre, 2001.
Chapters in Books:
E. Barber and K. O'Callaghan, Command and Doctrinal Aspects of the Logistic Continuum, Chapter 1 in E. Barber, Ed., Asset Visibility in Military Logistics, Australian Defence Studies Centre, 2001, pp. 1-14.E. Barber, Benchmarking Asset Visibility in a Military Environment, Chapter 9 in E. Barber, Ed., Asset Visibility in Military Logistics, Australian Defence Studies Centre, 2001, pp. 90-97.
E. Barber, Positioning for the Future, Chapter 10 in E. Barber, Ed., Asset Visibility in Military Logistics, Australian Defence Studies Centre, 2001, pp. 98-103.
Journal Articles:
E. Barber and N. Parsons, (2008) Performance model to optimise the capability choices made in the procurement phase of the ADF, International Journal of Defence Acquisition, Accepted – Forthcoming
E. Barber and E. Lewis, (2008-09) Top Down and Bottom Up Metrics in Supply chains, To be submitted.
E. Barber,(2008) How to measure the 'Value' in value chains International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, vol 38, issue 9, pp 685-698
E. Barber,(2008) Incentive Options for Performance Based Logistics Contracts in Australian Army Journal, Vol 5, Issue 1, pp115-130
E. Barber and J. Warn, (2005) Leadership in Project Management: From Fire Fighter to Fire Lighter, Management Decisions, 43, 7/8, pp. 1032-1040.
Shams, R., Barber, E. and Ray, P.K., (2004) The Use of Third Party Logistic Services by Large Australian Manufacturers: Current Status and Trends, Working Paper for Institute of Transport Studies, University of Sydney.
E. Barber, (2004) Benchmarking the Management of Projects, International Journal of Project Mangement, 22, 4, May, 2004.
S. Daniels, E. Barber, J. Warn,(2003) Impact of Crew and Vessel Readiness on Mission Readiness, Maritime Studies, 133, November/December, 2003. pp.21-31.
E. Barber and S. Daniels, (2003)The Implications of Crewing Strategies on Task Performance in Small Ships at Sea, The Naval Review, vol. 91, February, 2003, pp. 32-40.
Book Reviews
International logistics: Global supply chain management in Interfaces
Introduction to logistics systems planning and control in Interfaces
Strategy and organization in supply chains in Interfaces
Leadership in project management: from firefighter to fire lighter in Management Decisions
Incentive Options for Performance Based Logistic Contracts in Australian Army Journal
Strategic Implications of Dominant Players in Supply Chains: Are you in charge of your own destiny? in Supply Chain Integration
How to measure the 'Value' in value chains in International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,
Aligning Supply Chain Metrics to Achieve Corporate Strategic Goals in 6th ANZAN Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium
Conference Papers - 2008
E. Barber, Strategic Implications of Dominant Players in Supply Chains: Are you in charge of your own destiny? Supply Chain Management Research Symposium, Calgary,Canada
E. Barber, Aligning Supply Chain Metrics to Achieve Corporate Strategic Goals 6th ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium, Gold Coast, Australia
Conference Papers - 2006
22nd ARRB Conference – Paper accepted to be delivered 29/10/2006
Conference Papers - 2005
PMI Research Conference biennial (double blind refereed accepted paper but refused funding to attend on political grounds of insecurity for govt. employees to travel).
Operations and Supply Chain Management Conference – was in Bali 15-16 /12/2005 – Aust. www.oscm.org
E. Barber, Project Driven Organisations: Adapting to Continuous Change, PMOz Conference, August/September, 2005, Brisbane, Australia. (Refereed Paper)
E. Barber, Planning the ‘Right’ Strategy for the ‘Right’ Goal. How much will it cost? What are the Trade-Offs? Invited Speaker, SMART 2005 - Supply Chain Conference, June, 2005, Sydney.
Conference Papers - 2004
E. Barber and F. Miley, Evaluation of Project Management using the BSC and EVM Approaches, to be presented at the NZ Project Management Institutes 10 year celebratory annual Conference, Wellington, 13-17th October, 2004.
S.Rahman, E. Barber, Pardeep Kanta Ray, The Use of Third Party Logistics Services by large Australian Manaufacturers: curren status and trends, 27th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29/9-1/10, 2004. (Double Blind Refereed)
E. Barber, Agile and ‘second best strategies’ are the best for uncertain supply chains, Scientific Forum of the International IPSI (Internet, Processing, Systems for e-education/e-business and inter-disciplinary) – 2004 PESCARA Conference, Venice, Italy, 11-14th November, 2004. (Invited as an elite researcher in supply chain management field) – Received Best Presentation Award.
E. Barber and F. Miley, Extending Earned Value to incorporate the Human and Risk Factors of Projects, 8th Australian International Performance Management Symposium, Canberra, 18-20 February, 2004. (Refereed Paper)
Conferences Prior to 2004
E. Barber, Benchmarking the Management of Projects, (Double Blind Refereed Paper) Australasian Evaluation Conference, Canberra, 2001.
E. Barber, The Adoption of the Principles of Benchmarking and other Evaluative Tools as Part of the Management Process, (Double Blind Refereed Paper) Australasian Evaluation Conference, Canberra, 2001.
Consultancies:
Expert Witness Case on Maritime Transport and Shipping Ports
Logistics studies on warehousing and a picking and shelving study
Containerisation Issues
Military Distribution reviews
Supply Chain Efficiency studies
Awards:Transport Economics and Logistics Management:
2006 Emerald Literati Network, Highly Commended Award, for “Leadership in project management: from firefighter to firelighter, Management Decision, 43, 7/8, 2005.
2004 Best Conference Paper Presentation Award, IPSI Conference, 2004 Venice, For “Agile and ‘Second Best Strategies’ are the best for Uncertain Supply Chains”.
During 1995 Elizabeth was awarded a Research Fellowship with the Bureau of Transportation and Communications Economics where she researched rail transport in Australia.
From 1996-1998 she was employed as a Senior Researcher in the Bureau of Industry Economics and then the Productivity Commission researching multi-modal transportation supply chains in Australia.
Publications in this area include:
Performance Evaluation of Rail Freight Terminals in Australia, Transport Research, 1996, 5 (4).
Quality Issues in Rail Services, presented at The 25th Annual Conference of Economists, ANU, Canberra, 1996, 58.
Some Theoretical Aspects of Excess Capacity: Some Considerations for Australia's Newly Created National Rail Network, Transportation Planning and Technology, 1994, 18, 283-292.
Impact Analysis of the Structural Reforms to the Australian Rail Networks, Australasian Transport Research Forum, 1994, 19, 558-580.
Performance Evaluations and Appraisals:
In 1996-97 Elizabeth was awarded a DEETYA's EIP Grant of $45,000 to research the Australian Academic Performance Measurements. The research was successfully completed and resulted in a National Data Base of Australian Academic Performance Evaluations (NDBAAPE):
Benchmarking in Academia - Non Existent - Or Is It? Presented at The Australasian Evaluation Society, 1998 International Conference, Melbourne, 1998, 33.
Teaching Areas:
Undergraduate, Post graduate, Distance Education in Logistics and Project Management.
Her university appointments involved her lecturing in the following areas:
Micro Economics, Macro Economics - Undergraduate and Post Graduate - at all levels
Public Finance - Undergraduate level
Public Policy - Undergraduate and Post Graduate
Project Evaluation - Undergraduate and Post Graduate
Cost Benefit Analysis - Undergraduate
Transport Economics - Undergraduate
Supply Chain Management - Post Graduate
Elizabeth was previously employed in the following institutions:
University of Queensland,
Queensland University of Technology
University of Southern Queensland (Toowoomba campus)
Australian National University
University of Canberra
University of Sydney
Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics (BTCE) Productivity Commission
Department of Industry and Technology
Publications in the Teaching and Education area include:
An Appraisal of Extensive Use of Multiple Choice Assessment, published in Teaching First Year Economics at Australian Universities Conference Papers, University of Canberra, 1994, 107-128.
Appraising Teaching Performance In Large Introductory Courses, published in Doing More With Less - Teaching in the New (Van)Stone Age, Sixth Annual Teaching Economists Conference, Macquarie University, Macquarie University Press, June, 1999.