MSCA Doctoral Networks Application Portfolio
Data-driven optimisation for port equipment supply chains.
Zhe Wang connects transport academic training with front-line commercial tender analysis at ZPMC, focusing on decision support for cranes, industrial logistics, procurement risk, and sustainable freight systems.
Research Positioning
Industry observation, translated into researchable optimisation questions.
The portfolio is built around AI-Driven Optimisation in Port Equipment Supply Chains. It uses authentic, non-confidential observations from port equipment tender work and links them to logistics optimisation, machine learning, procurement analytics, and sustainable port operations.
Sustainable City Logistics and Urban Consolidation Centres
Analysed sustainable city logistics strategies, focusing on Urban Consolidation Centres, electric freight vehicles, night-time delivery, Freight Quality Partnerships, and Sustainable Urban Logistics Plans.
Net Zero Freight Pathways and Intermodal Logistics
Evaluated net-zero freight pathways by linking intermodal terminal development, road-to-rail modal shift, and logistics decarbonisation strategies around the Eastern Creek Intermodal Terminal case.
Sydney Cycling Infrastructure Audit using PIE and IQS
Conducted a comparative audit of Oxford Street and Glebe-Ultimo cycleways using the Policy-Infrastructure-Experience framework and an Infrastructure Quality Score rubric.
Transport Demand Modelling and Cost-Benefit Appraisal
Developed scenario-based transport demand models in OmniTRANS using origin-destination matrices, skimmed travel times, car/public transport trip matrices, and vehicle-kilometre outputs.
Urban Accessibility Analysis using Python and API Data
Used Python and Google Distance Matrix API outputs to compare driving and public transport travel times from Barangaroo to ten Sydney destinations.
Application Materials