Dr Vahid Mirzabeiki
About
Biography
Dr. Vahid Mirzabeiki is a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at the Department of Business Analytics & Operations, Surrey Business School. He also serves as the Research Liaisons Coordinator for the department and is a Sustainability Fellow with the Institute for Sustainability.
Vahid’s research has been published in several world-leading journals, including the International Journal of Operations & Production Management, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of Business Research, Production Planning & Control, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, The International Journal of Logistics Management, British Food Journal, and other top scientific and industrial outlets. He has authored numerous book chapters, articles for industry publications, white papers, and teaching cases. Vahid is a member of the Editorial Review Board of the International Journal of Operations and Production Management and regularly reviews for leading journals in operations and supply chain management. He has secured funding and served as Principal Investigator on several research projects, including those funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Additionally, he has organized and chaired workshops and sessions at prestigious international conferences, including the DSI, EurOMA and POMS annual meetings.
Vahid is the recipient of the Surrey Business School Mid-Career Researcher of the Year Award (2021/22).
Before joining Surrey, Vahid held the position of Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in Supply Chain Management at Cranfield University School of Management (2013–2018). Between 2018 and 2020, he was a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management and Director of the Executive MBA Apprenticeship Programme at Coventry University Business School, where he played a key role in securing a £0.5 million contract from the Ministry of Justice in the UK.
Vahid holds an MSc and PhD in Supply Chain Management from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. He also holds a Post Graduate Certificate (PGCert) in Academic Practice from Cranfield University. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI).
Through various research and consulting projects, Vahid has worked with leading organizations in Sweden and the UK, including DHL, Volvo, Nestlé, Pladis, GS1, and the Swedish Transport Administration. His research is consistently aligned with practical, real-world challenges in collaboration with innovative organizations.
In addition to his research, Vahid has over fifteen years of experience in advanced teaching and successful module and programme leadership. He has been invited as a guest speaker by leading universities and is a Visiting Lecturer at Bayes Business School (City, University of London). He has also supervised at Trinity College Dublin and served as an External Examiner at Middlesex University Business School. Vahid has served as PhD dissertation external examiner at University of Sussex.
Vahid leads the Supply Chain Design, Planning and Analysis module in the Business Analytics MSc programme at Surrey Business School.
My qualifications
Affiliations and memberships
ResearchResearch interests
Vahid's research aims to create a meaningful impact on real-world supply chains, primarily focusing on two key areas: digitalization and inter-organizational collaboration. His work in digitalization explores how companies adopt advanced technologies and the resulting implications for supply chain relationships. His research on inter-organizational collaboration includes researching coopetition within supply chains, where competitors work together to drive innovation or enhance operational efficiency.
A detailed list of his research areas is outlined below:
- Digitalization of supply chains, with an emphasis on traceability and blockchain applications
- Omnichannel integration, including data management aspects
- Collaboration-led sustainability in supply chains, covering procurement and supplier performance management
- Co-opetition within supply chains
- Resilience in supply chains
- Food supply chain management
Currently, Vahid leads four research projects related to these areas.
As Principal Investigator, he heads the project, ‘Retail Central Bank Digital Currency for Businesses and Households: Opportunities and Challenges’, funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account.
He has also served as project lead and co-investigator on several research and consulting projects funded by major industrial clients. A few of his previous projects include:
- 'Co-opetition in UK Logistics Industry' (2016-2017), funded by Cranfield University School of Management (project lead).
- 'GS1 Standards for Managing the Cost to Serve in Apparel Supply Chains' (2016), funded by GS1 UK (project lead).
- ‘Project Step Change in Agri-Food Logistics Ecosystems (SCALE) (2013-2015), funded by Interreg NWE, EU, in collaboration with DHL Supply Chain (Vahid worked as a full-time Senior Research Fellow at Cranfield University for two years on this project).
- ‘Intelligent Industrial Goods and ERP Systems’ (2008-2010), funded by Swedish Transport Administration (Vahid's PhD studies were mainly funded through this project).
- ‘Intelligent Excavation’ (2017-2018), funded by Highways England (co-investigator).
Research interests
Vahid's research aims to create a meaningful impact on real-world supply chains, primarily focusing on two key areas: digitalization and inter-organizational collaboration. His work in digitalization explores how companies adopt advanced technologies and the resulting implications for supply chain relationships. His research on inter-organizational collaboration includes researching coopetition within supply chains, where competitors work together to drive innovation or enhance operational efficiency.
A detailed list of his research areas is outlined below:
- Digitalization of supply chains, with an emphasis on traceability and blockchain applications
- Omnichannel integration, including data management aspects
- Collaboration-led sustainability in supply chains, covering procurement and supplier performance management
- Co-opetition within supply chains
- Resilience in supply chains
- Food supply chain management
Currently, Vahid leads four research projects related to these areas.
As Principal Investigator, he heads the project, ‘Retail Central Bank Digital Currency for Businesses and Households: Opportunities and Challenges’, funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account.
He has also served as project lead and co-investigator on several research and consulting projects funded by major industrial clients. A few of his previous projects include:
- 'Co-opetition in UK Logistics Industry' (2016-2017), funded by Cranfield University School of Management (project lead).
- 'GS1 Standards for Managing the Cost to Serve in Apparel Supply Chains' (2016), funded by GS1 UK (project lead).
- ‘Project Step Change in Agri-Food Logistics Ecosystems (SCALE) (2013-2015), funded by Interreg NWE, EU, in collaboration with DHL Supply Chain (Vahid worked as a full-time Senior Research Fellow at Cranfield University for two years on this project).
- ‘Intelligent Industrial Goods and ERP Systems’ (2008-2010), funded by Swedish Transport Administration (Vahid's PhD studies were mainly funded through this project).
- ‘Intelligent Excavation’ (2017-2018), funded by Highways England (co-investigator).
Supervision
Postgraduate research supervision
I am currently supervising Dr Nikolai Kazantsev, postdoctoral Research Fellow on the 'Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) for small and medium-sized businesses and supply chains project' funded by ESRC IAA
Teaching
- Supply Chain Design, Planning and Analysis (MANM532) (module leader)
- Supply Chain Management (MAN3101)
- Executive Convenience Leadership Programme
- Operations Management (MAN1059)
Publications
10.1080/09537287.2024.2321290