Dr. Aseem Kinra serves as the Professor for Systems Transition Engineering at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland and as a research Professor at the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) in Germany. He has previously worked as a tenured Professor at the Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). In 2019 he was appointed as Professor for Global Supply Chain Management at the University of Bremen (Germany) where he also led the International Graduate School (IGS) within Log Dynamics, the Bremen Research Cluster on Logistics.

Prof. Kinra’s research spans global supply chain management with a focus on value, barriers and complexity in cross- border value chains, especially in relation to logistics and transportation systems. Moreover, he researches the applicability and adoption of various digital and transportation technologies in this context, both within private and public-sector management. His work has been a recipient of numerous Emerald and Log Dynamics research awards, the prestigious Hedorf Foundation grants, and he has previously held a Mitsui fellowship within transportation and trade. His research has previously appeared in leading journals such as the International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Business Logistics, Transport Policy and Journal of International Business Studies. He is the founding Associate Editor of the new Taylor & Francis Journal Sustainable Transport and Livability, Guest Editor for the International Journal of Production Economics, and serves on the editorial boards of International Journal of Operations and Production Management and Cyber Physical Systems. He is also the co-chair of the WCTRS Special Interest Group (SIG) B1 on Supply Chain Management and sits on the WCTRS scientific and steering committees.

Session

• Spotlight on Research: Harnessing Innovation and Digital Solutions

         Friday 23, May 9:00-10:30