At Cranfield School of Management we are fortunate to have a research active faculty with a very broad range of research interests. The majority of whom are active doctoral supervisors who welcome discussions with potential doctoral researchers. This page contains potential doctoral research topics and project ideas which are relevant to the current research interests of our faculty. Please note that none of these currently have funding attached to them.
Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management
- Collaborative Business-to-Business Relationships
- Competitive Supply Chain Resilience
- Developing Supply Chain Strategy
- Manufacturer-Retailer Relationship for Sustainability
- Omni-channel Supply Chain Management
- Procurement and Supply Management
- Procurement Maturity Model
- Simulation of Supply Chains for Perishable Products
- The Network Paradigm in Supply Chain Research
Strategic Marketing and Sales
- Big Data and Marketing
- Customer Experience Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- IT-Led Marketing Change
- Retail Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
- Sustainability and Customer Behaviour
Economic Policy and Performance
- Health, Human Capital and Economic Development in Emerging Economies
- Impact of FDI Flows on Economic Growth
- Causes & Consequences of Income Inequality in 21st Century
