Eoin Plant
eoin plant

Dr Eoin Plant

Associate Professor

 0131 455 4255

  E.Plant-O'Toole@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Dr Eoin Plant-O’Toole is an Associate Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Edinburgh Napier University Business School. Eoin is Head of Research Degrees in the Business School and programme lead for the MSc Global Logistics and Supply Chain Analytics. He is theme lead for Circular Economy, Sustainable Consumption and Supply Chains at the Centre for Business Innovation and Sustainable Solutions. Eoin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Ireland, and UK. He is also a member of the Governing Council, and chairs CILT Ireland’s Policy Committee.

Eoin has held a number of academic positions in the UK and Ireland. Including head of the National Institute for Transport and Logistics (NITL), and Assistant Head - School of Transport Engineering, Environment and Planning at Technological University Dublin. Eoin has been on national expert advisory panels for logistics and supply chains. He has also published in a variety of international journals. His research is not only focused on the policy level, but also the practical elements for industry.

Eoin was previously head of the Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) programme at the University of Glamorgan. He has supervised PhD and DBA researchers to completion and examined in a number of UK and Irish institutions. He is open to supervising new PhD students.

Research Interest/Agenda:
Decoupling negative externalities of transport-logistics from economic growth,
Transport Policy,
Urban Logistics,
Physical Internet,
Supply Chain Technology Adoption,
Sustainable Supply Chain Management,
Modelling Business Decision-making.
The Theory of Planned Behaviour,
Structural Equation Modelling.

School

Research Groups

Themes

Research Areas

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • The Heavy Duty Vehicles Zero emissions working group by the Department of Transport, Government of Ireland
  • Port of Holyhead Task Force established by the Welsh Government
  • National Sustainable Mobility Policy development forum by Department of Transport, Government of Ireland
  • Chair Policy Committee; Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport (Ireland)
  • Addressing the skills needs arising from the potential trade implications of Brexit. Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation (Ireland)
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Engagement Group, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Ireland)
  • Steering committee for project: Identifying, reviewing and testing the factors that drive the sustainable behaviour and transition of communities, groups and individuals: 2015-SE-DS-3 (Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland)

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • Chaired: ARE WE ON THE ROAD TO SUSTAINABLE FREIGHT TRANSPORT?, CILT Ireland Webinar

 

External Examining/Validations

  • External Examiner Aberystwyth University: Exec MMan and Exec Global MBA
  • External Academic Validation Panel Assessor- Exe Global MBA and Exe MMan -Aberystwyth University
  • External Academic Validation Panel Assessor- MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management (University of Westminster)
  • External Academic Validation Panel Assessor- BA (Hon’s) Logistics and Supply Chain (University of Derby)
  • External Examiner: Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Social Research Methods (structured PhD- Cardiff Met)
  • External Examiner: Foundation Degree in Express Logistics (Hull College-Leeds Met)
  • External Examiner: Supply Chain and Logistics undergraduate programmes (University of Huddersfield)

 

Grant Reviewer

  • Proposal reviewer Environment Protection Agency research programmes

 

Invited Speaker

  • Invited Panellist-availability of supports that can help to close the skills gap in industry: Data Management as a Competitive Advantage, Amazon HQ Dublin , January 2024
  • Offsite Manufacturing, Onsite Placement , Assembly & Logistics (Construction Wales Innovation Centre)
  • Offsite Ready: Estimating/Commercial and Logistics (Construction Scotland Innovation Centre)
  • Nilai University, Brickfields Asia College, University of Indonesia, Jakarta o Institute of Technology Bandung, Maranatha University, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK)
  • Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Ireland)
  • Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK)
  • Fellow of Advance HE (Higher Education Academy)
  • Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Ireland)

 

Non-executive Directorship

  • Non-Executive Director, The Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport
  • Governing Council and Policy Committee Chair; Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport Ireland

 

Public/Community Engagement

  • Chaired Public Consultation; Haulage Strategy Webinar. Department of Transport, Government of Ireland
  • Dublin City Centre Sustainable Deliveries Working Group, Dublin City Council

 

Research Degree External Examining

  • External Examining PhD, University of Sheffield
  • External Examining Professional Doctorate, Aberystwyth University
  • External Examiner PhD, Visvesvaraya Technological University
  • External Examining Professional Doctorate, Aberystwyth University
  • External Examining Professional Doctorate, Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • External Examining PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • External Examiner of DBA, Edinburgh Napier University
  • External Examiner: research masters. ( Institute of Technology, Carlow.)
  • Internal Examiner for 6 doctorates: (University of South Wales, Technological University Dublin, Edinburgh Napier University)

 

Reviewing

  • Reviewer, Measuring Business Excellence
  • Asia Pacific Management Review
  • Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance
  • Irish Journal of Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability
  • International Journal of Logistics Research and Application
  • Strategic Change
  • Transport Policy (The official journal of the World Conference on Transport Research Society)
  • International Journal of Transport and Logistics
  • Academy of Management-Annual Meeting

 

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The Future of Global Supply Chains: Resilience and Sustainability in a Disrupted World

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Plant-O'Toole, E. (2025, April)
The Future of Global Supply Chains: Resilience and Sustainability in a Disrupted World. Presented at European Supply Chain Day 2025, Dublin & Online
This session will explore the critical challenges faced by global supply chains, including infrastructure vulnerabilities and the impacts of disruption. Dr. Plant-O'Toole will...

Biomethane for Sustainable Heavy Goods Transport: Exploring Attitudes of Freight Operators in Europe

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Plant-O’Toole, E. (2025, April)
Biomethane for Sustainable Heavy Goods Transport: Exploring Attitudes of Freight Operators in Europe. Presented at InSPIRE Sustainability Webinar, Online
The presentation effectively addresses the highly relevant and crucial issue of decarbonising heavy goods transport, a significant contributor to overall emissions. By concent...

Charting a Course: A Roadmap for Sustainable Urban Mobility and Logistics Planning in Ireland

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Plant-O’Toole, E. (2025, April)
Charting a Course: A Roadmap for Sustainable Urban Mobility and Logistics Planning in Ireland. Presented at CILT Ireland Webinar: Charting a Course – A Roadmap for Sustainable Urban Mobility and Logistics Planning in Ireland, Online
This webinar, hosted by CILT Ireland, will explore and discuss practical, actionable strategies for developing and implementing a comprehensive roadmap for sustainable urban m...

Storm Darragh Brings Disruption To Irish Sea Ferry Crossings

Newspaper / Magazine
Potter, A., Whittaker, M., Plant-O'Toole, E., Ferris, T., & Ozoani, C. (2025)
Storm Darragh Brings Disruption To Irish Sea Ferry Crossings
The Irish Sea has long been a critical corridor for commerce, travel, and cultural exchange between the UK and Ireland, reflecting a longstanding history of economic and cultu...

An Evaluation of Ireland’s Transport Planning Policies’ Alignment to the EU’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) and Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning (SULP)

Report
Plant, E., Ozoani, C., Hayes, T., & Kenny, J. (2025)
An Evaluation of Ireland’s Transport Planning Policies’ Alignment to the EU’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) and Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning (SULP). Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport
this policy study to assess Ireland’s transport planning framework and its alignment with Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and Sustainable Urban Logistics Plans (SULPs...

The Irish Government is Updating its National Policy Framework for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport

Newspaper / Magazine
Ozoani, C., & Plant, E. (2024)
The Irish Government is Updating its National Policy Framework for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport. Dublin, Ireland
The Policy Committee of the Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport examine one of the key questions. What are the key and most pressing barriers to the deployment a...

Biomethane for Heavy Goods Transport: Exploring attitudes of freight operators in Europe

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Valantasis, N., Plant, E., & Zhang, X. (2024, June)
Biomethane for Heavy Goods Transport: Exploring attitudes of freight operators in Europe. Paper presented at 36th NOFOMA Conference, Stockholm, Sweden
Purpose This study investigates the attitudes and perceptions of European freight operators towards adopting biomethane-fuelled heavy goods vehicles (BM-HGVs), to support deca...

Biomethane for Heavy Goods Transport: Exploring attitudes of freight operators in Europe

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Valantasis, N., Plant, E., & Zhang, X. (2024, June)
Biomethane for Heavy Goods Transport: Exploring attitudes of freight operators in Europe. Paper presented at 36th NOFOMA Conference, Stockholm, Sweden

Navigating the Future: Innovations and Challenges in the Unmanned Aircraft Industry

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Plant, E., Drysdale, J., Dooly, G., & MacCriostail, C. (2024, May)
Navigating the Future: Innovations and Challenges in the Unmanned Aircraft Industry. Presented at CILT Ireland, Online
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Ireland Policy Research Committee presents the policy research framework they have developed for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (...

Update to the National Policy Framework for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport

Report
Plant, E., Ozoani, C., Zhang, X., Ivers, R., Hayes, T., & Kenny, J. (2024)
Update to the National Policy Framework for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport. Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport
Submission to the Department of Transport Ireland on Public Consultation National Policy Framework for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport.

Current Post Grad projects

Previous Post Grad projects

Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions

  • Supervised 2 PhD Students to Completion as Director of Studies
  • Supervised 5 doctoral students to completion