Contact Nam Vu
- Email: Nam.Vu@cranfield.ac.uk
Background
Nam obtained his bachelor degree in Finance from Washington State University, USA. After graduation, he spent the next 5 years working as a business analyst in one of the largest banks of Vietnam, specializing in Information technology implementation projects. Nam then obtained his Msc in Logistics and Supply chain management with Distinction at Heriot-Watt University. In 2019, he came to Cranfield to pursue a Phd in Leadership and management, and was awarded a full time studentship for his PhD.
Research opportunities
Nam's current research topic is implementing Blockchain in Food supply chain for sustainability. Food supply chain has been a crucial part of today economy and society. One of the current challenges for managing Food chain is to create/maintain its sustainability. Meanwhile, Blockchain is the newest addition to a number of technological innovations employed in SCM. This PhD research therefore will aim to explore blockchain implementation challenges and opportunities associated with disintermediation, incentivisation, and ability to integrate with other technologies such as IoT, smart sensors in Food supply chain in order to make it sustainable.
Current activities
I am currently looking into what is known and what is not known regarding the implementation of Blockchain in managing Food chains. I anticipate to possibly uncover lack of research in certain areas, especially in the area of sustainability development using Blockchain. My subsequent works in the future would then be based on my discoveries, going more in-depth into examining the use of Blockchain in facilitating a more sustainable Food chain.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Vu N, Ghadge A & Bourlakis M (2022) Evidence-driven model for implementing Blockchain in food supply chains, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, Available online 24 August 2022.
- Nam V, Ghadge A & Bourlakis M (2021) Blockchain adoption in food supply chains: a review and implementation framework, Production Planning and Control, Available online 18 June 2021.
Conference Papers
- Vu N, Ghadge A & Bourlakis M (2022) An empirical assessment of the determinants of blockchain implementation in the food industry. In: International Symposium on Logistics Conference 2022, Ireland, 10-13 July 2022.
- Vu N, Ghadge A & Bourlakis M (2022) Impact of blockchain implementation on food supply chain performance. In: 29th EurOMA International Annual Conference, 2022, Berlin, 1-6 July 2022.
- Vu N, Ghadge A & Bourlakis M (2021) Implementing blockchain in the food supply chain: an empirical study. In: Logistics Research Network, Cardiff and Virtual, 8-10 September 2021.
- Vu N, Ghadge A & Bourlakis M (2020) Blockchain implementation in the food supply chain: a systematic literature review. In: EurOMA 2020 Conference, Warwick, 29-30 June 2020.
