This seminar discussion would center on the study taken on The Impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies on Supply Chains: An Empirical Investigation amid COVID-19 Pandemic which investigated the impacts of Industry 4.0’s technologies and interoperability on the processes performance and strategic outcomes of supply chains amid COVID-19. The research explores a clear cause-and-effect relationship between these technologies and the supply chain processes, having interoperability as a moderator, and consequently the effects over the profitability as the main strategic outcome.
Speaker: Professor Vikas Kumar
Vikas Kumar is a Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management and Director of Research at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK. He holds a PhD degree in Management Studies from Exeter Business School, University of the Exeter, UK and a Bachelor of Technology (first class distinction) degree in Metallurgy and Material engineering from National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT), Ranchi University, India. He has over 15 years of experience working in the area of operations and supply chain excellence. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles in leading international journals and international conferences including the Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Production Research, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal, Expert System with Applications, International Journal of Production Economics, Computers & Industrial Engineering, and Production Planning & Control. He has also co-authored five books on quality management systems, innovation, operations and sustainability. He has guest-edited several special issues in high impact peer reviewed international journals including ABS4*/3*/2* journals. Prof. Kumar serves on the editorial board of several international journals and is a regular reviewer for many high impact international journals and conferences as well as research funding bodies. He is also regularly invited as keynote speaker at major international conferences. Prof. Kumar has successfully secured funding in the excess of £1 million from various research agencies including EPSRC, Innovate UK, British Academy, British Council, and Newton Fund. He has worked on several international projects with Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Taiwan, and EU. His current research interests include Operational Excellence, Industry 4.0, Sustainability, Circular Economy, and Food Supply Chains.
Organised by Innovative Logistics and Supply Chains (ILSC), DMU