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Within our Research Centre we have a wide range of research areas and attract funding through research council, government and industrial sources. Our variety of research ranges from long-term research council funded projects which focus on the generation of new knowledge to dedicated, industrially funded work that addresses specific needs. With the Centre we also have our long standing Agile Supply Chain Research Club which currently has 20 member companies.

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Current and Past Projects

Research Future trends in logistics and supply chain management We were commissioned to identify the major logistics and supply chain management trends which will have an impact on specific sectors in the next five years
Research Cranfield investigates ways to improve platelet distribution NHS Blood and Transplant has teamed up with Cranfield to improve nation-wide distribution of these very short shelf life products
Research Leadership and Performance Behaviours in Next Generation Supply Chains Supply Chain Leadership in the executive boardroom receives increased emphasis in order to gain competitive advantage
Research How E-Commerce is Transforming the World of B2B DHL Express and Cranfield School of Management release a joint white paper which reveals how e-commerce is transforming the world of B2B

Research Service Parts Inventory Management The project focuses on inventory optimisation of service parts to increase availability and reliability of the system
Research Co-opetition Co-opetition takes place where rival companies come together
Research The Influence of Circular Economy Principles on Value Proposition Development in Business Markets In this research, we explore the influence of an emerging trend toward 'circular economy' on your customer value proposition design and how the principles of a circular economy influence both your business development practice as well as the customer value.
Research Cost to serve Measuring cost-to-serve in clothing omnichannel supply chains and exploring the ways to reduce it by using data standards