Dr Vahid Mirzabeiki

Senior Lecturer in Operations Management

BSc, MSc, Tekn.Lic., PhD, MCMI, SFHEA

v.mirzabeiki@surrey.ac.uk

13 MS 02

Academic and research departments

Business Analytics and Operations, Institute for Sustainability.

About

Biography

Dr. Vahid Mirzabeiki is a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management.

Vahid’s research has been published in several world-leading journals, including the International Journal of Operations & Production Management (ABS 4), International Journal of Production Research (ABS 3), International Journal of Production Economics (ABS 3), Journal of Business Research (ABS 3) and Production Planning & Control (ABS 3) 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 (ABS 4) and regularly reviews for several 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. He has been invited as a guest speaker by leading universities including the University of Bristol and the University of Lyon.

Vahid is the recipient of the Surrey Business School Mid-Career Researcher of the Year Award (2021/22). He has been a Member of the Harry Boer Best Paper Award committee of EurOMA — the most prestigious and recognised community and conference in Operations Management in Europe. He has presented the outcomes of his research on the impact of Central Bank Digital Currencies and asset tokenisation on SMEs and their supply chain financial transactions to the APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group) for Digital Money and Digital Markets at the House of Lords – for members of Parliament, lords, and industry leaders.

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 is a Visiting Lecturer at Bayes Business School (City St George's, University of London). He has had supervision roles at Trinity College Dublin and served as an External Examiner at Middlesex University Business School. Vahid has served as PhD dissertation external examiner at the 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

2013

PhD in Supply Chain Management

Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

2017

PGCert in Academic Practice

Cranfield University, UK

Affiliations and memberships

SFHEA

Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy

MCMI

Member of Chartered Management Institute

News

19 JAN 2024

Surrey researcher receives funding to support SME adoption of digital currencies

Research

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

Saghiri, Soroosh, Mirzabeiki, Vahid (2021) “Buyer-led environmental supplier development: can suppliers really help it?”, International Journal of Production Economics (ABS 3*), Vol. 233, p.107969.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid, Saghiri, Soroosh (2020) "From ambition to action: How to achieve integration in omni-channel?", Journal of Business Research (ABS 3*), Vol. 110, pp. 1-11

Mirzabeiki, Vahid; Humphries, Andrew, Wilding, Richard (2017) “Co-opetition in UK Logistics Industry”, Logistics and Transport Focus (CILT’s magazine), April.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid, Roso, Violeta, Sjöholm, Per (2016) “Collaborative tracking and tracing applied on dry ports”, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (ABS 1*), Vol. 25, No. 3, 425-440.

Danloup, Nicolas, Mirzabeiki, Vahid, Allaoui, Hamid, Goncalves, Gilles, Julien, Denyse Mena, Carlos (2015) “Reducing transportation greenhouse gas emissions with collaborative distribution: A case study”, Management Research Review (ABS 1*), Vol. 38 No. 10, pp.1049 - 1067.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid (2014) “Last mile: Benefits on board”, Automotive Logistics, Vol. January-March 2014, p. 70.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid, Holmström, Jan, Främling, Kary (2014) “Collaborative Tracking and Tracing: The Value of a Composite Design”, International Journal of Logistics Management (ABS 1*), Vol.25 No.3, pp. 522 - 536.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid and Ringsberg, Henrik (2014) “Effects on logistic operations from RFID- and EPCIS-enabled traceability”, British Food Journal (ABS 1*), Vol. 116, No. 1, pp. 104-124.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid (2013) “An Overview of the Freight Intelligent Transportation Systems”, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (ABS 1*), Vol. 14, No. 4, pp.473-489.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid, Holmström, Jan, Sjöholm, Per (2012) “Aligning Organizational Interests in Rail Wagon Tracking”, Operations Management Research (ABS 1*), Vol. 5, No. 3-4, pp. 101-115.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid and Sjöholm, Per (2012) “Sharing, tracking and tracing data to improve operations of Supply Chain actors”, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (ABS 1*), Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 81-95.

Lumsden, Kenth and Mirzabeiki, Vahid (2008) "Determining the value of information for different partners in the supply chain", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (ABS 2*), Vol. 38 No.9, pp. 659-673.

Mena, Carlos, Julien Denyse, Mirzabeiki, Vahid (2016) ‘Chapter 15: Collaboration for sustainability in food supply chains’, in ‘A Stakeholder Approach to Managing Food’ by Lindgreen, A., Hingley, M. K., Angell, R. J., & Memery, J. (Eds.), Routledge.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid (2016) ‘Data Sharing Between Supply Chain Actors’, in ‘Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management Case Study Collection’ by David Grant, Kogan Page Publishing, UK.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid (2016) ‘Collaborative Distribution Considering Economic and Environmental Performance’, in ‘Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management Case Study Collection’ by David Grant, Kogan Page Publishing, UK.

Mirzabeiki, Vahid (2016) ‘Supply Chain Design for E-Retailers’, in ‘Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management Case Study Collection’ by David Grant, Kogan Page Publishing, UK.

Saghiri, Soroosh, Mirzabeiki, Vahid (2021) "Omni-channel integration: the matter of information and digital technology", International Journal of Operations and Production Management (ABS 4), Vol. 41 No. 11, pp. 1660-1710

Mirzabeiki, Vahid, He, Qile, Sarpong, David (2022) Sustainability-driven co-opetition in supply chains as strategic capabilities: Drivers, facilitators, and barriers, International Journal of Production Research (ABS 3*), Accepted/Forthcoming

Mirzabeiki, Vahid; Aitken, James (2023) “Panarchy-based transformative supply chain resilience: The role of supply chain capital”, International Journal of Operations and Production Management (ABS 4), Vol. 43 No. 1, pp. 99-139

Soroosh Saghiri; Maryam Mohammadipour; Vahid Mirzabeiki (2024) Revisiting operations agility and formalizing digitalization in response to varying levels of uncertainty and customization, Production Planning & Control (ABS 3*), Forthcoming DOI:
10.1080/09537287.2024.2321290