Research Centre for supply chain management launches
Leeds University Business School is launching a research centre to focus on developing the latest practices in supply chain management and to provide practical advice to support businesses throughout the UK.
The Centre for Operations and Supply Chain Research (COSCR) will be officially launched by its director, Professor Chee Yew Wong at an event on 9 December. The event will feature a guest lecture by Dr Tomas Hult from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, who will also launch his latest book, Global Supply Chain Management.
Supply chain management is growing in its sophistication and its influence on business strategies. Every resource we use goes through some kind of supply chain, which can involve a variety of activities from operations to manufacturing, innovation and customer relations. The COCSR will provide a range of educational and research opportunities to grow the skills, competencies and confidence of business leaders and managers, enabling them to integrate these functions and ensure the long-term sustainability of their companies.
Speaking about the new centre, Professor Wong stressed the value it will bring to both businesses and students: “The COSCR is a multi-disciplinary research centre that focuses on developing and disseminating knowledge in operations and supply chain management, as well as advancing managerial practices. Our research aims to benefit policy and decision makers, management consultants, public and business managers, students, academic researchers and the wider societies.”
Leeds University Business School has recently formed a strategic relationship with the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University which will provide a foundation for the two organisations to work together on collaborative research projects and programmes for business and will create opportunities for students at both universities.
The association between the two universities leverages the skills of both to position the COSCR within the context of the global supply chain market. It enables Leeds to build on its current capability and gives the Broad College of Business, which is already top ranked in the US for supply chain management education, a stronger presence in Europe.
