Vahid Mirzabeiki

Background

Vahid is a Lecturer in Supply Chain Management at the Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management Group at Cranfield School of Management. He is the Deputy Director of the Agile Supply Chain Research Club (ASCRC). Furthermore, he is the Deputy Director of the Cranfield-Michigan Supply Chain Strategy Workshop. 

Vahid has worked as a researcher on several national and European research projects in the areas of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, including:

• ''Intelligent Industrial Goods and ERP Systems'', funded by Swedish Transport Administration (2008-2010).
  
• ''Step Change in Agri-foods Logistics Ecosystems (SCALE)'', part funded by INTERREG IVB North West Europe, EU (2013-2015).
  

He has received his PhD (2013), Licentiate (2010), and MSc (2008) in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. 

Vahid is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Also, he is a Chartered Member of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT). 

Current activities

Vahid is active in research, teaching, supervision and consulting.

His main research themes are ''Inter-Organisational Collaboration'', ''Information Systems (specifically advanced methods for tracking and tracing)'', ''Food Supply Chains'' and ''Sustainability''. Vahid has written four book chapters and his researches are published in a number of academic and industrial journals of Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Operations Management including the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (IJPDLM), the International Journal of Logistics Management (IJLM) and the Logistics and Transport Focus. Vahid is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the IJPDLM and he is member of review boards of several leading journals of the Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management fields. 

The research projects that he is currently leading or researching on are: 

• ''Co-opetition in UK Logistics Industry'', funded by Cranfield University School of Management. 
  
• ''GS1 Standards for Managing the Cost-to-Serve in Apparel Supply Chains'', funded by GS1 UK. 
  
• ''Intelligent Excavation'', funded by Highways England

He has been invited by universities and international conferences for speaking and for organising and chairing workshops about his areas of expertise (e.g. at POMS conference).  

The modules that Vahid is leading at Cranfield School of Management are: 

• ''Information Systems and eBusiness'', on the Full-Time MSc programmes in Logistics and Supply Chain Management; and Procurement and Supply Chain Management.
  
• ''Business Process Outsourcing'', ​on the Full-Time MSc programmes in Logistics and Supply Chain Management; and Procurement and Supply Chain Management.
  
• ''Supply Chain Management'', on MSc programme in Management. 
  

Vahid is graded as an experienced PhD supervisor in Cranfield''s listing. He mentors several full-time and executive MSc students every year. 

Clients

• GS1 UK
  
• KoganPage
  
• Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group
  
• Highways England
  

Publications

• Articles in journals
• Conference papers
• Books

Articles In Journals

• Mirzabeiki V, Humphries A & Wilding R (2017) Co-opetition: the ability to co-operate and compete together, Logistics and Transport Focus (April 2017) 44-46.
• Mirzabeiki V, Roso V & Sjöholm P (2016) Collaborative tracking and tracing applied on dry ports, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 25 (3) 425-440.
• Danloup N, Mirza Beiki V, Allaoui H, Julien D, Mena C & Goncalves G (2015) Reducing transportation greenhouse gas emissions with collaborative distribution: a case study, Management Research Review, 38 (10).
• Mirza Beiki V & Mirza Beiki V (2014) Last mile: Benefits on board, Automotive Logistics Magazine 70-71.
• Mirzabeiki V, Holmström, J & Främling K (2014) Collaborative Tracking and Tracing: The Value of a Composite Design, International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 25 (3) 522-536.
• Ringsberg HA & Mirzabeiki V (2014) Effects on logistic operations from RFID- and EPCIS-enabled traceability, British Food Journal, 116 (1) 104-124.
• Mirza Beiki V & Mirza Beiki V (2013) Effects of Using Auto-Identification Technology and Information Sharing Standards on Quality and Safety on Food Products, Intelligent Logistik.
• Mirzabeiki V (2013) An overview of freight intelligent transportation systems, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 14 (4) 473-489.
• Mirzabeiki V & Sjöholm P (2012) Sharing tracking and tracing data to improve operations of Supply Chain actors, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 13 (1) 81-95.
• Mirzabeiki V, Holmström J & Sjöholm P (2012) Aligning organisational interests in designing rail-wagon tracking, Operations Management Research, 5 (3-4) 101-115.
• Lumsden K & Mirzabeiki V (2008) Determining the value of information for different partners in the supply chain, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 38 (9) 659-673.

Conference Papers

• Mirza Beiki V (2016) Co-opetition in the Logistics Industry: Drivers and Barriers. In: POMS 26th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, 6-9 May 2016.
• Mirza Beiki & V. (2016) Demands for tracking and tracing in humanitarian supply chains. In: POMS 26th Annual Conference, Orlando, Fl, 6-9 May 2016.
• Mirzabeiki, V, Stephens, C, Mena Madrazo, C, Wilding & R (2015) Co-opetition in the UK logistics industry: drivers and barriers. In: The 20th Annual Conference of The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport, Logistics Research Network (LRN), University of Derby, 9 September 2015.
• Mirzabeiki, Vahid, Danloup, Nicolas, Allaoui, Hamid, Goncalves & Gilles (2015) Collaborative Food Distribution: Considering Economic and Environmental Aspects. In: POMS (Production and Operations Management Society) 26th Annual Conference, Washington DC, 8 May 2015.
• Mirzabeiki, Vahid, Julien, Denyse, Mena, Carlos, Saghiri, Soroosh, Bourlakis & Michael (2015) Inter-organisational Collaboration for Improving Sustainability Performance of Food Supply Chains, POMS 2015, Washington DC, US.. In: POMS (Production and Operations Management Society) 26th Annual Conference, Washington DC, 8 May 2015.
• Mirza Beiki V, Julien D, Mena Madrazo C, Saghiri S, Bourlakis M & Mirza Beiki V (2014) Collaboration for sustainability in food supply chains - A survey. In: POMS Conference, Atlanta, 9-12 May 2014.
• Mirza Beiki V, Julien D, Mena Madrazo C, Saghiri S, Bourlakis M & Mirza Beiki V (2014) Collaborative Relationships for Sustainability Performance of Food Supply Chains - a Conceptual Model. In: Logistics Research Network Conference 2014, Huddersfield, 3 September 2014.
• Mirzabeiki V, Danloup N, Allaoui H, Goncalves G, Julien D & Mena C (2014) Improving Sustainability Performance Through Collaborative Food Distribution. In: International Conference on Green Supply Chain, Arras, 25 June 2014.
• Mirzabeiki V, Julien D, Mena C, Saghiri S & Bourlakis M (2014) The Effects of Collaborative Relationships on Sustainability Performance: A Survey of Food Supply Chains. In: Logistics Research Network Conference 2014, Huddersfield, 3 September 2014.
• Mirzabeiki V, Roso V & Sjöholm P (2013) Collaborative Tracking and Tracing Applied on Dry Ports. In: 18th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference, Birmingham, 4 September 2013.
• Mirzabeiki V, Holmström J & Främling K (2012) Collaborative Tracking: The Value of a Composite Design. In: Nordic Logistics Research Network Conference, Turku, 7 June 2012.
• Mirzabeiki V & Ringsberg H (2012) Demands for Tracking and Tracing Information Standards in Food Supply Chains. In: Logistics Research Network 2012, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Cranfield, 5 September 2012.
• Mirzabeiki V & Sjöholm P (2011) The Effects of RFID-Enabled Tracking and Tracing for Organisations Involved in a Supply Chain - an Automotive Industry Case Study. In: NOFOMA 2011, 9 June 2011.
• Mirzabeiki V, Ringsberg H & Lumsden K (2010) Effects of Using Smart Goods on Traceability Information and Carried out Activities in Supply Chains of Fresh Food - a Cross Case Analysis. In: The Nordic Logistics Research Network, Kolding, 10 June 2010.
• Mirza Beiki V & Mirza Beiki V (2010) Smart Transportation Management Systems to Support the Freight-Related Information. In: 17th Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) World Congress, Busan, 25 October 2010.
• Mirza Beiki V & Mirza Beiki V (2010) A Model for Identification of the Supply Chain Information Gaps to be Reduced by Using the Smart Transportation Management Systems. In: 12th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Lisbon, 11 July 2010.
• Mirzabeiki V, Lumsden K & Stefansson G (2009) Smart Transportation Management Systems to Support Visibility of the Supply Chain Information Types. In: 16th Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) World Congress, Stockholm, 21 September 2009.

Books

• Mena C, Julien D & Mirzabeiki V (2016) Collaboration for sustainability in food supply chains. In: A Stakeholder Approach to Managing Food. Lindgreen A, Hingley M K, Angell RJ, Memery J (ed.), Routledge, p. 214-228.
• Mirzabeiki & Vahid (2016) Data Sharing Between Supply Chain Actors. In: Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management Case Study Collection. David Grant (ed.), Kogan Page, UK, p. 219-228.
• Mirzabeiki & Vahid (2016) Collaborative Distribution Considering Economic and Environmental Performance. In: Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management Case Study Collection. David Grant (ed.), Kogan Page, UK, p. 206-218.
• Mirzabeiki & Vahid (2016) Supply Chain Design for E-Retailers. In: Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management Case Study Collection. David Grant (ed.), Kogan Page, UK, p. 229-236.
• Julien D, Mena C & Mirzabeiki V (2015) C4S Collaboration for Sustainability Framework workbook. Project SCALE. 1-23. (Also available in Dutch, French and Spanish). Sustainable Food Chains Platform.