Contact Professor Aris Matopoulos
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- Email: Aris.Matopoulos@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background
Aristides (Aris) Matopoulos is a Professor of Supply Chain Design. He joined Cranfield School of Management and the Centre of Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management in 2022. In 2024, he was appointed as the Director of the Agile Supply Chain Research Club. Previously, he worked at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Aston University where he was the Head of the Department of Engineering Systems and Supply Chain Management and Director of the Aston Logistics and Systems Institute. He is a Senior Fellow of Advance UK (Higher Education Academy UK), a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), and Member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (US).
Research opportunities
Aris research is interdisciplinary, applied and actionable aiming to make a real impact. He is particularly interested in the implementation of the concepts of 'Design for Supply Chain/Logistics' and in the impact, mainly economic and environmental, that supply chain design can have on resources and how to best align technology development efforts with manufacturing and supply chain capabilities. In 2016, he led the development of the Supply Chain Readiness Levels Tool to assess the maturity and the capabilities of manufacturing supply chains and he has led as PI several research and consulting projects totalling more than £2million from various funding bodies (e.g. Horizon 2020, Innovate UK, KTP, Advance Propulsion Centre, Royal Society, ERDF). His research has appeared in the major Logistics/Supply Chain Management outlets, focusing on important sectors and topics such as: manufacturing, sustainable supply chains, supply chain relationships, future supply chain scenarios and humanitarian supply chains.
Aris has supervised several PhDs to successful completion and would be keen to supervise enthusiastic and highly motivated PhD candidates in the following areas:
- Design for Supply Chain/Logistics
- Supply Chain Readiness and Upscaling
- Supplier-Buyer Relationships
- Sectors: manufacturing (especially automotive, aerospace), engineering, defence, retail, humanitarian
Current activities
Aris is a Visiting Professor at the University of Lille and at the Vietnam Maritime University. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Logistics: Research & Applications, the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics & Supply Chain Management and has been the Guest Editor for various journal special issues. Aris has acted as an Expert Reviewer and / or Panel Member for various funding bodies such as the European Commission (Horizon 2020 Green Deal call), UKRI (Future Leaders Fellowships call), the British Council, the French National Research Agency and Canada Excellence Research Chairs.
He has also been a Chair, Invited Speaker and Committee Member for several logistics and supply chain management academic and industry conferences such as: the Global Logistics Cluster Meeting, the Annual European Manufacturing Strategies Summit, the Advanced Engineering Conference and the American Supply Chain Management Strategies Summit.
Clients
Throughout his career Aris has worked closely with companies from different sectors. In 2019, he was appointed a Royal Society Short Industry Fellow and collaborated with Williams Advanced Engineering a world-class technical innovation, engineering and specialist low volume manufacturing services provider looking at the development of a tool for assessing suppliers' productionise capability. For 5 years he led the award-winning ERDF project UK-Centric Supply Chains to support approximately 100 companies in the food and other manufacturing sectors with the help of the Supply Chain Readiness Tool to assess and rebuild the capabilities of their supply chains, delivering the maximum UK content, and to grow. His industrial research collaborators include Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, Marks & Spencer, Saietta Group, MCT Reman, AB Vassilopoulos, and many SMEs along with organisations such as Transport for West Midlands, the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Knight L, Tate W, Carnovale S, Di Mauro C, Bals L, .... (2022). Future business and the role of purchasing and supply management: Opportunities for ‘business-not-as-usual’ PSM research. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 28(1)
- Venegas Vallejos M, Matopoulos A & Greasley A. (2022). Collaboration in multi-tier supply chains for reducing empty running: a case study in the UK retail sector. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 25(3)
- Thanou E & Matopoulos A. (2021). Improving efficiency of material flows in an automotive assembly plant: A case study. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 35
- Messina D, Barros AC, Soares AL & Matopoulos A. (2020). An information management approach for supply chain disruption recovery. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 31(3)
- Kalaitzi D, Matopoulos A, Bourlakis M & Tate W. (2019). Supply chains under resource pressure. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 39(12)
- Kalaitzi D, Matopoulos A & Clegg B. (2019). Managing resource dependencies in electric vehicle supply chains: a multi-tier case study. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 24(2)
- Yılmaz Balaman Ş, Scott J, Matopoulos A & Wright DG. (2019). Incentivising bioenergy production: Economic and environmental insights from a regional optimization methodology. Renewable Energy, 130
- Yılmaz Balaman Ş, Wright DG, Scott J & Matopoulos A. (2018). Network design and technology management for waste to energy production: An integrated optimization framework under the principles of circular economy. Energy, 143
- Kalaitzi D, Matopoulos A, Bourlakis M & Tate W. (2018). Supply chain strategies in an era of natural resource scarcity. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 38(3)
- Balaman ŞY, Matopoulos A, Wright DG & Scott J. (2018). Integrated optimization of sustainable supply chains and transportation networks for multi technology bio-based production: A decision support system based on fuzzy ε-constraint method. Journal of Cleaner Production, 172
- Matopoulos A, Bell JE & Aktas E. (2016). The use of modelling in purchasing/supply management research. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 22(4)
- Knight L, Tate WL, Matopoulos A, Meehan J & Salmi A. (2016). Breaking the mold: Research process innovations in purchasing and supply management. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 22(4)
- Selviaridis K, Matopoulos A, Thomas Szamosi L & Psychogios A. (2016). Reverse resource exchanges in service supply chains: the case of returnable transport packaging. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 21(3)
- McCarthy D, Matopoulos A & Davies P. (2015). Life cycle assessment in the food supply chain: a case study. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 18(2)
- Matopoulos A, Barros AC & van der Vorst JGAJJ. (2015). Resource-efficient supply chains: a research framework, literature review and research agenda. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 20(2)
- Matopoulos A, Kovács G & Hayes O. (2014). Local Resources and Procurement Practices in Humanitarian Supply Chains: An Empirical Examination of Large‐Scale House Reconstruction Projects. Decision Sciences, 45(4)
- Zitz G & Matopoulos A. (2014). Developments and prospects of freight railway transport in Northern Germany: a Delphi survey. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 18(4)
- Matopoulos A & Michailidou L. (2013). Implementing collaborative practices in the healthcare supply chain: insights into hospital-vendor operations. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 15(2/3)
- Matopoulos A. (2012). Guest editorial. Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 14(4)
- Matopoulos A & Bourlakis M. (2011). Identifying innovation strategies: insights from the Greek food manufacturing sector. International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development, 3(2)
- Canavari M, Fritz M, Hofstede GJ, Matopoulos A & Vlachopoulou M. (2010). The role of trust in the transition from traditional to electronic B2B relationships in agri-food chains. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 70(2)
- Kovács G, Matopoulos A & Hayes O. (2010). A community-based approach to supply chain design. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 13(5)
- Matopoulos A & Bourlakis M. (2010). Sustainability practices and indicators in food retail logistics: findings from an exploratory study. Journal on Chain and Network Science, 10(3)
- Matopoulos A, Vlachopoulou M & Manthou V. (2009). Understanding the factors affecting e‐business adoption and impact on logistics processes. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 20(6)
- Matopoulos A, Vlachopoulou M, Manthou V & Manos B. (2007). A conceptual framework for supply chain collaboration: empirical evidence from the agri‐food industry. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 12(3)
- Matopoulos A, Manthou V & Vlachopoulou M. (2007). Integrating supply chain operations in the internet era. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 3(3)
- Matopoulos A, Vlachopoulou M & Manthou V. (2007). Exploring the impact of e-business adoption on logistics processes: empirical evidence from the food industry. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 10(2)
- Kitsiou S, Matopoulos A, Manthou V & Vlachopoulou M. (2007). Evaluation of integration technology approaches in the healthcare supply chain. International Journal of Value Chain Management, 1(4)
- Matopoulos A, Vlachopoulou M & Manthou V. (2006). Exploring chain, network and cluster collaborative practices: implications for SMEs. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 3(2)
- Manthou V, Matopoulos A & Vlachopoulou M. (2005). Internet-based applications in the agri-food supply chain: a survey on the Greek canning sector. Journal of Food Engineering, 70(3)
- Matopoulos A, Vlachopoulou M & Manthou V. (2005). Exploring clusters and their value as types of business networks in the agricultural sector. Operational Research, 5(1)
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Conference Papers
- Vallejos M, Greasley A & Matopoulos A. (2024). A Simulation Analysis of Economic and Environmental Factors in the Design of an Electric Vehicle Battery Reverse Supply Chain
- Venegasa M. (2021). A simulation of an end-of-life reverse supply chain for electric vehicle batteries
- Matopoulos A, Didonet S, Tsanasidis V & Fearne A. (2019). The role of perceived justice in buyer-supplier relationships in times of economic crisis
- Lim M, Metopoulos A & Yu Y. (2012). Investigating the current and future use of it by 3PL providers in europe and the far east
- Matopoulos A, Vlachopoulou M, Folinas D & Manthou V. (2004). Information architecture framework for agri-food networks
Books
- Matopoulos A & Aktas E. (2022). An Exploration of the Influence of Innovations on Organizational Performance: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective In International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (326). Springer International Publishing.
- Matopoulos A & Aktas E. (2022). An exploration of the influence of innovations on organizational performance: a dynamic capabilities perspective In Ilker Topcu Y, Önsel Ekici S, Kabak Ö, Aktas E & Özaydın Ö (eds), New perspectives in operations research and management science: Essays in honor of Fusun Ulengin. Springer.
- Kalaitzi D, Matopoulos A, Fornasiero R, Sardesai S, Barros AC, .... (2021). Megatrends and Trends Shaping Supply Chain Innovation In Fornasiero R, Sardesai S, Barros AC & Matopoulos A (eds), Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer International Publishing.
- Fornasiero R, Sardesai S, Barros AC & Matopoulos A (eds). (2021). Next Generation Supply Chains
- Kovács G, Matopoulos A & Hayes O. (2011). Designing Post-Disaster Supply Chains In Relief Supply Chain Management for Disasters. IGI Global.
- Matopoulos A. (2011). Warehouse Technologies in Retail Operations: The Case of Voice Picking In Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks. Wiley.
- Vlachopoulou M & Matopoulos A. (2010). Adoption of e-business solutions in food supply chains In Delivering Performance in Food Supply Chains. Elsevier.
- Bourlakis M & Matopoulos A. (2010). Trends in food supply chain management In Mena C & Stevens G (eds), Delivering Performance in Food Supply Chains. Elsevier.
- Matopoulos A & Papadopoulou E-M. (2010). The Evolution of Logistics Service Providers and the Role of Internet-based Applications in Facilitating Global Operations In Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing. Springer London.
- Bourlakis M & Matopoulos A. (2010). 24 Trends in food supply chain management In Delivering Performance in Food Supply Chains. Elsevier.
- Vlachopoulou M & Matopoulos A. (2010). 20 Adoption of e-business solutions in food supply chains In Delivering Performance in Food Supply Chains. Elsevier.
- Matopoulos A, Vlachopoulou M & Manthou V. (2009). Supply Chain Management and Knowledge Management In Dwivedi A & Butcher T (eds), Supply Chain Management and Knowledge Management: Integrating Critical Perspectives in Theory and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan UK.
- Kitsiou S, Matopoulos A, Vlachopoulou M & Manthou V. (2009). Integration Issues in the Healthcare Supply Chain In Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare. IGI Global.
