Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management and Director of Research at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, United Kingdom
Vikas Kumar holds a PhD degree in Management Studies from Exeter Business School, United Kingdom. He has published more than 200 articles in leading international journals including the International Journal of Production Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal, Expert System with Applications, Journal of Business Research, Computers & Industrial Engineering, and Production Planning & Control.
He serves on the editorial board of several journals and is a regular keynote speaker at international conferences. Vikas has successfully secured funding in the excess of £1 million and is involved in several international collaborative projects in Southeast Asia, South America, Middle East and Europe. His current research interests include Sustainable Supply Chains, Industry 4.0, Circular Economy, Food Supply Chains, and Operational Excellence.