Michael Bourlakis

Profile:

Dr Michael Bourlakis is a Senior Lecturer. He sits on the Editorial Board of 5 Journals and edits the International Journal of Business Science & Applied Management (www.business-and-management.org). Michael has received funding from various bodies such as, inter alia, the European Union, the Food Standards Agency, the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. He is a Member of the European Technology Platform “Food for Life” (E.U.) program and a Member of the Academic Committee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT). He has published more than 125 papers in various outlets.

Research Interests:

Food Supply Chain Management
Food Marketing
Retail & Third Party Logistics
E-business operations / E-supply chain

Teaching:

Marketing Channels & Logistics (UG)
Logistics & Supply Chain Management (PG)
Operations Management (MBA)

Selected Publications (from 2008 onwards):

Li, F., Papagiannidis, S. & Bourlakis, M. "Living in multiple-spaces: MMORPGs and their business implications" Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, (in press).

Bourlakis, M., Clear, F. & Patten, L. "The UK hospital supply chain in a patient choice era" Journal of Marketing Management, (in press).

Bourlakis, M. & Melewar, T.C. "Marketing perspectives of logistics service providers: Present and future research directions" European Journal of Marketing, (in press).

Gupta, S. Melewar, T.C. & Bourlakis, M. "Personification of the brand in business-to-business markets: A qualitative study", Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, (in press)

Menachof, D., Bourlakis, M. & Makios, T. (2009) "Tracing the order lead-time of grocery retailers in the UK and Greek markets", Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 14. No. 5, pp. 349-358.

Spence L. & Bourlakis, M. (2009) "The Evolution from corporate social responsibility to supply chain responsibility: The case of Waitrose" Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 14. No. 4, pp. 291-302.

Vlachos, I., Bourlakis, M. & Karalis, V. (2008) "Manufacturer-retailer collaboration in the supply chain: Empirical evidence from the Greek food sector" International Journal of Logistics: Research & Applications, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 267-277.

Francis, M., Simmons, D. & Bourlakis, M. (2008) "Value chain analysis in the U.K. beef foodservice sector" Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 83-91.

Martin, K., Papagiannidis, S., Li, F., Bourlakis, M., Cook, S., & Hansell, A. (2008) "Early challenges of implementing an e-commerce system in a medical supply company: A case experience from a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP)" International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 68–75.

Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M.A. & Li, F. (2008) "Making real money in virtual worlds: MMORPGs and emerging business opportunities, challenges and ethical implications in metaverses", Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 75, pp. 610-622.