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I am now a Highly Ranked Scholar according to ScholarGPS!
ScholarGPS has recently recognised me as a Highly Ranked Scholar in 2022 for my lifetime achievements in the Supply Chain speciality. They ranked me 22nd, in the top 0.
Last updated on Sep 18, 2024 1 min read
A collection of dual sourcing web apps
There have been a number of apps developed for assessing the economics of dual sourcing in global supply chains recently. This web page collects these together for easy reference. Dennis Zhang provides this shiny app to support the paper Boute, R.
Last updated on Aug 11, 2024 1 min read
Visit to Glorious Sun Business School, Donghua University, China
In May 2024 I visited the Glorious Sun Business School at Donghua University. I have been collaborating with Professor Bin Shen, researching the dynamics of some agricultural supply chains.
Last updated on May 15, 2024 1 min read
Research.com lists me in as a Top 100 UK Scientist in Business and Management
I am honoured to be listed in the 2024 Research.com Ranking of the world’s best scientists. I am ranked 77th the UK in the Business and Management category, 497th in the World ranking for Business and Management.
Last updated on May 4, 2024 1 min read
International Society for Inventory Research PhD Summer School
In July 2023 I attended the International Society for Inventory Research PhD Summer School at Cardiff Business School. This was an excellent week, hosted by Aris Syntetos, Moh Naim, Qinyun Li (and his son Robin), and Irina Harris.
Aug 11, 2023 1 min read
Some thoughts on editing and reviewing
At the 2023 POMS conference in Florida I have been invited to be part of the “Editor’s Panel” session in the inventory and logistics management track. So I have given some thought (and asked a few friends for their thoughts and advice) to the editing and review process in scientific publishing.
Last updated on May 14, 2023 5 min read
Operations Analytics Event at the University of Exeter Business School
The Research Methods Centre at the University of Exeter Business School has recently held its first Operations Analysis Event hosted by Professor Justin Tumlinson (Exeter), April 17th-19th, 2023.
Last updated on Apr 20, 2023 1 min read
Email policy
Email is a wonderful tool, but for some people - the really busy ones - it can become overwhelming. When I was the department chair, even if I spent all day on emails, I would never finish the day with less emails in my inbox than I started with.
Last updated on Feb 17, 2023 4 min read
The top 10 papers of the European Management Journal
Bhukya, Paul, Kastanakis and Robinson (2021) recently conducted a bibliometric analysis of papers that have appeared in the European Management Journal, EMJ. Since its inception in 1982, until 2020, EMJ has published 2164 articles.
Last updated on Feb 3, 2023 2 min read
Writing a PhD proposal
I often get emails asking to me to supervise a potential PhD project from prospective students. I love supervising PhD students, it is one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.
Last updated on Jan 26, 2023 5 min read