Professor Afshin Mansouri
Professor - Operations and Supply Chain Management’
- Innovation and Sustainability
Topics
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the the broad areas of (a) sustainable operations and logistics, (b) humanitarian operations and crisis management, and (c) supply chain resilience and disruptions using analytical and data-driven methodologies. Interested candidates are welcome to get in touch to discuss specific topics.
Research supervision
Current PhD students:
- Marjan Olfati (Started October 2023). Research topic: Making Fashion Circular through Reverse Logistics and Policy Interventions.
PhD completions as first supervisor:
- Dr Ruoqi Geng (Completed June 2017), Winner of Vice-Chancellor's Prize for Doctoral Research, and Dean's Prize for Innovation and Impact in Doctoral Research. Thesis topic: An Investigation of the Adoption of Green Supply Chain Management Practices in the Manufacturing Sector in Asian Emerging Economies: Guanxi, Antecedents and Performance. First job after PhD: Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Operations Management, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK.
- Dr Jennifer Bealt (Completed March 2017), Thesis topic: Investigating Alternative Logistics Structures in Times of Crisis: An Exploration of Collaborative Aid Networks and their Impacts on Humanitarian Operations in Post-Earthquake Nepal. First job after PhD: Research Associate in the Humanitarian and Conflict Research Institute, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK.
- Dr Salman Ali Shehab (Completed February 2017). Thesis topic: Enhancing Environmental Sustainability of Healthcare Facilities: A System Dynamics Analysis Approach. First job after PhD: (Promoted to) Head of District Maintenance, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain.
- Dr Mohammed Nashar (Completed February 2016). Thesis title: Mitigating Demand Uncertainty through Supply Chain Strategies: The Case of Food SMEs in the Hajj Phenomenon. First job after PhD: Assistant Professor, University of Business and Technology, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Dr Can Eksoz (Completed June 2014). Thesis title: Improving Collaborative Forecasting Performance in the Food Supply Chain. First job after PhD: Demand & Supply Planning Lead, Transmed, UAE.
- Dr Wael Hadid (Completed May 2014), Winner of Vice-Chancellor's Prize for Doctoral Research. Thesis title: The Relationship between Lean Service, Activity-Based Costing and Business Strategy and Their Impact on Performance. First job after PhD: Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Management Accounting, Sheffield University Management School, The University of Sheffield, UK.