Professor Michael Bourlakis is the Director of Research for Cranfield School of Management and the Director of the Centre of Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management. With his extensive experience, industrial impact, multidisciplinary research work and impactful thought leadership, Michael has received considerable attention from media including BBC News, ITV News, BBC Radio 4 Today, The Guardian, The Scotsman, Wall Street, Sky News. In the past, he had served as a member of the European Technology Platform (Food for Life, European Commission) and he has also been a member of an Expert Panel for the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation), working with leading retailers (Tesco, Carrefour, Metro, Sonae etc.) on “Retail Innovation”. He has worked with/consulted most leading retailers in the world as well as numerous multinational organisations.
Professor Michael Bourlakis is a recognised thought leader in logistics and supply chain management and has generated more than 270 publications including 75 journal papers and 5 edited books. Some of these include:
Bourlakis M & Weightman P (2004) Introduction to the UK Food Supply Chain. In: Food Supply Chain Management, Oxford: Blackwell Publications, p. 1-10.