Speaker: Professor Michael Howard
Time: 17.00 – 18.30
Date: Friday, 25th February 2022
Location: Seminar via Teams
Agenda:
- 17.00 -17.40: Sustainable supply chain management & the circular systems implementation challenge
- 17.40 – 18.30: Research mentoring session
Speaker:
Michael Howard is Professor in Sustainable Supply Chain Management at the University of Exeter Business School. He has previously worked at the University of Bath, School of Management, and has 10 years industrial design experience.
His research examines how circular business models and closed loop systems create value for business and society while protecting the environment. He has published in academic journals including British Journal of Management, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, International Journal of Production Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.
He is the author of several books: the ACA-Bruel award winning ‘Purchasing & Supply Chain Management: A Sustainability Perspective’ (2014, 2018) Routledge UK, and ‘Procuring Complex Performance’ (2011) Routledge NY. He has served as Director of Research at Exeter and co-founded the Circular Economy Business Forum.
Research interests:
- Sustainable supply chain management
- Circular economy implementation
- Procuring complex performance
Mentee:
MSc. Ho Le Thu Huong
Presentation:
- Factors determining cashew supply chain
