Contact Professor Melvyn Peters
- Email: m.peters@cranfield.ac.uk
Background
Melvyn has a BTech in Non-metallic Materials Technology and Management from Brunel University. His early career was in the third-party logistics industry before he studied for his MSc in Transport Management at Cranfield. He then spent four years working at the University of Westminster, where he developed his interest in European logistics and logistical systems, before returning to Cranfield as an academic in 1989.
He was the recipient of the Plowman Award in 2000 for the best educator's paper at the Council of Logistics Management conference and subsequently published in the Journal of Business Logistics.
As the former Director of Education at Cranfield School of Management Melvyn was responsible for ongoing academic quality and governance of the School's taught degree programmes (MBA and MScs). In his role, Melvyn was responsible for the development and launch of the first level 7 Senior Leaders (MBA) apprenticeship in the UK and oversaw the redesign to ensure compliance with the revised standard. Using this experience selected MScs were also mapped against new apprenticeship standards.
Melvyn has significant postgraduate teaching experience as a lecturer, external examiner and external programme validator.
Melvyn is a Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
Research opportunities
Melvyn's early research focused on freight transportation and logistics outsourcing, both areas in which he maintains an interest.
Current activities
Cranfield's Council Member - Executive MBA Consortium for Global Business Innovation - https://embaconsortium.org/
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Payne T & Peters MJ. (2004). What Is the Right Supply Chain For Your Products?. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 15(2)
- Edwards P, Peters M & Sharman G. (2001). THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN SUPPORTING THE EXTENDED SUPPLY CHAIN. Journal of Business Logistics, 22(1)
- van Laarhoven P, Berglund M & Peters M. (2000). Third‐party logistics in Europe – five years later. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 30(5)
- PETERS M, COOPER J, LIEB RC & RANDALL HL. (1998). The Third-Party Logistics Industry in Europe: Provider Perspectives on the Industry's Current Status and Future Prospects. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 1(1)
- Lieb RC, Peters MJ & Randall HL. (1997). L’externalisation des services logistiques dans le secteur industriel au Royaume-Uni et en Europe continentale. Logistique & Management, 5(2)
- Forster M & Peters M. (1994). An Assessment of Air cargo Service Costs and Capacity for Electronic Manufacturers in Scotland. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 5(2)
- Black IG & Peters M. (1994). Why are UK manufacturing inventory-output ratios falling?. International Journal of Production Economics, 35(1-3)
- Peters MJ. (1991). Safely trailing behind: road safety and drawbar combinations. Transport Reviews, 11(4)
- Cooper J, Browne M & Peters M. (1990). Logistics Performance in Europe: The Challenge of 1992. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 1(1)
