{"id":319,"date":"2021-08-10T17:01:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-system-equality\/?page_id=319"},"modified":"2022-11-17T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T13:40:42","slug":"michael-bourlakis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-systems-equality\/michael-bourlakis\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bourlakis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-320\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-system-equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2021\/08\/Professor-Michael-Bourlakis-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-systems-equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2021\/08\/Professor-Michael-Bourlakis-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-systems-equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2021\/08\/Professor-Michael-Bourlakis.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">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 \u201cRetail Innovation\u201d. He has worked with\/consulted most leading retailers in the world as well as numerous multinational organisations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">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: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/13675567.2020.1740660?journalCode=cjol20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Aktas E, Bourlakis M &amp; Zissis D. (2020) Collaboration in the Last Mile: Evidence from Grocery Deliveries, <em>International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications<\/em>, Available online 12 March (3).<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0925527313005884?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bourlakis M, Maglaras G, Aktas E, Gallear D &amp; Fotopoulos C (2014) Firm size and sustainable performance in food supply chains: Insights from Greek SMEs, <em>International Journal of Production Economics<\/em>, 152 (June) 112-130.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bourlakis M &amp; Weightman P (2004) Introduction to the UK Food Supply Chain. In: <em>Food Supply Chain Management, <\/em>Oxford: Blackwell Publications, p. 1-10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/13675560310001627007?journalCode=cjol20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bourlakis M &amp; Allinson J (2003) The Aftermath of the Foot and Mouth Crisis in Agricultural Logistics: The Case of the UK Fat Lamb Chain, <em>International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications<\/em>, 6 (4) 211-228.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #24a81d\"><strong><a style=\"color: #24a81d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cranfield.ac.uk\/som\/people\/professor-michael-bourlakis-841715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find more at Cranfield University&#8217;s website\u00a0 \u2192<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 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. 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