Michael Bourlakis
Professor in Supply Chain Management
Contact Details
Brunel University
Uxbridge
UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
Summary
Professor Michael Bourlakis graduated with a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Athens University of Economics and Business and completed MBA and PhD degrees at University of Edinburgh. Michael has produced more than 170 publications (including 40 journal papers) and his papers have appeared in leading supply chain management, marketing and business journals such as, inter alia, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, International Journal of Logistics: Research & Applications, International Journal of Logistics Management, European Journal of Marketing, International Marketing Review, Journal of Marketing Management, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Environment & Planning D, Technological Forecasting and Social Change. He has secured (as a PI or Co-I) more than 20 research grants funded by various leading bodies including the European Union, EPSRC, Food Standards Agency (UK), Technology Strategy Board (UK) and Regional Development Agencies (UK). Michael is the joint Editor-in-Chief of a leading logistics journal (International Journal of Logistics: Research & Applications) and he is on the Editorial Board of six other journals. In addition, Michael is a member of the European Technology Platform (Food for Life, European Union) and the Academic Committee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. In 2013, he became a Member of an Expert Panel for the European Commission (DG Research & Innovation) working with leading retailers and other academics on “Retail Innovation”. Finally, he is a core member of a research team that won substantial funding from EPSRC (£12 million) for a new Centre on “Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains”. The Centre will be supported by 33 partners including seven major food manufacturers (e.g. Kraft, Heineken, Heinz) and four leading retail partners (e.g. Tesco, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer).
Teaching and Research
Teaching
Operations Management (MBA)
Global Outsourcing (MSc)
Marketing Channels & Logistics (UG)
Research Interests
- Retail Logistics & Food Supply Chain Management
- Performance Measurement in Supply Chains
- IT / E-Business & Supply Chain Management
- Food Marketing Channels
Research Centres
Publications
Publications
Journal Papers
(Forthcoming) Papagiannidis, S., Coursaris, C. and Bourlakis, M., Do web sites influence the nature of voting intentions? Exploring the findings from two general elections in Greece, Computers in Human Behaviour Forthcoming
(2012) Bourlakis, M., Maglaras, G. and Fotopoulos, C., Creating a "best value supply chain "? Empirical evidence from the Greek food chain, International Journal of Logistics Management 23 (3) : 360- 382
(2012) Kohtamäki, M. and Bourlakis, M., Antecedents of relationship learning in supplier partnerships from the perspective of an industrial customer: The direct effects model, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing 27 (4) : 299- 310
(2012) Kohtamäki, M. and Bourlakis, M., Antecedents of relationship learning in supplier partnerships from the perspective of an industrial customer: the direct effects model, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 27 (4) : 299- 310
(2012) Kim, S., Son, BG. and Bourlakis, M., Factors affecting successful adoption of ubiquitous computing technology in supply chain contexts: A comparative analysis of UK and Korea, International Journal of Logistics Management 23 (2) : 280- 306
(2011) Bourlakis, M. and Melewar, TC., Marketing perspectives of logistics service providers: present and future research directions, European Journal of Marketing 45 (3)
(2011) Bourlakis, M., Clear, F. and Patten, L., Understanding the UK hospital supply chain in an era of patient choice, Journal of Marketing Management 27 (3-4) : 401- 423
(2011) Papagiannidis, S., Coursaris, CK. and Bourlakis, M., Do websites influence the nature of voting intentions? The case of two national elections in Greece, Computers in Human Behavior
(2011) Matopoulos, A. and Bourlakis, M., Identifying innovation strategies: insights from the Greek food manufacturing sector, International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development 3 (2) : 159- 173
(2010) Matopoulos, A. and Bourlakis, M., Sustainability practices and indicators in food retail logistics: findings from an exploratory study, Journal on Chain and Network Science 10 (3) : 207- 218
(2010) Li, F., Papagiannidis, S. and Bourlakis, M., Living in 'multiple spaces': extending our socioeconomic environment through virtual worlds, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 28 (3) : 425- 446
(2010) Bourlakis, M., Gupta, S. and Melewar, TC., A relational insight of brand personification in business-to-business markets, Journal of General Maanagment 35 (4) : 65- 76
(2010) Grant, DB. and Bourlakis, M., Comment on logistics and SCM doctoral education: the European logistics association doctorate workshop, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 13 (2) : 97- 98
(2010) Papagiannidis, S. and Bourlakis, M., Staging the new retail drama: at a metaverse near you!, Journal of Virtual Worlds Research 2 (5)
(2010) Tzavaras, M., Tzimitra-Kalogianni, I. and Bourlakis, M., Consumer behaviour in the Greek floral market: comparative insights for the food industry, British Food Journal 112 (4) : 403- 415
(2010) Gupta, S., Melewar, TC. and Bourlakis, M., Transfer of brand knowledge in business-to-business markets: a qualitative study, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing 25 (5) : 395- 403
(2009) Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M. and Li, F., Editorial: I have an avatar therefore I exist, Electronic Commerce Research 9 (1-2) : 1- 2
(2009) Menachof, DA., Bourlakis, MA. and Makios, T., Order lead-time of grocery retailers in the UK and Greek markets, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 14 (5) : 349- 358
(2009) Bourlakis, M., Papagiannidis, S. and Li, F., Retail spatial evolution: paving the way from traditional to metaverse retailing, Electronic Commerce Research 9 (1-2) : 135- 148
(2009) Spence, L. and Bourlakis, M., The evolution from corporate social responsibility to supply chain responsibility: the case of Waitrose, Supply Chain Management 14 (4) : 291- 302
(2008) Mavrogiannis, M., Bourlakis, MA., Dawson, PJ. and Ness, MR., Assessing export performance in the Greek food and beverage industry: An integrated structural equation model approach, British Food Journal 110 (7) : 638- 654
(2008) Martin, K., Papagiannidis, S., Li, F., Bourlakis, M., Cook, S. and Hansell, A., 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 28 (1) : 68- 75
(2008) Bourlakis, M. and Papagiannidis, S., E-consumer behaviour: past,present and future trajectories of an evolving retail revolution, International Journal of E-Business Research 4 (3) : 64- 76
(2008) Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M. and Li, F., E-fulfilling the e-supply chain of digital print, International Journal of Information Technology and Management 7 (1) : 98- 112
(2008) Woerndl, M., Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M. and Li, F., Internet-induced marketing techniques: Critical factors in viral marketing campaigns, International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management 3 (1) : 33- 45
(2008) Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M. and Li, F., Making real money in virtual worlds: MMORPGs and emerging business opportunities, challenges and ethical implications in metaverses, Technological Forecasting and Social Change 75 (5) : 610- 622
(2008) Vlachos, IP., Bourlakis, M. and Karalis, V., Manufacturer-retailer collaboration in the supply chain: Empirical evidence from the Greek food sector, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 11 (4) : 267- 277
(2008) Francis, M., Simons, D. and Bourlakis, M., Value chain analysis in the UK beef foodservice sector, Supply Chain Management 13 (1) : 83- 91
(2007) Hubbard, C., Bourlakis, M. and Garrod, G., Pig in the middle: farmers and the delivery of farm animal welfare standards, British Food Journal 109 (11) : 919- 930
(2006) Bourlakis, M. and Bourlakis, C., Integrating logistics and information technology strategies for sustainable competitive advantage, Journal of Enterprise Information Management 19 (4) : 389- 402
(2006) Vlachos, IP. and Bourlakis, M., Supply chain collaboration between retailers and manufacturers: do they trust each other?, Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal 7 (1) : 70- 81
(2006) Bourlakis, MA., Ness, MR. and Priporas, C-V., The Greek food shopper: segmentation on the basis of attitudes to store features, EuroMed Journal of Business 1 (2) : 29- 49
(2005) Bourlakis, M., Mamalis, S. and Sangster, J., An in-depth investigation of consumer behaviour during planned and unplanned grocery purchasing, WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications 2 (10) : 1697- 1704
(2005) Bourlakis, C. and Bourlakis, M., Information technology safeguards, logistics asset specificity and fourth-party logistics network creation in the food retail chain, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing 20 (2) : 88- 98
(2005) Mamalis, S., Ness, M. and Bourlakis, M., Tangible and intangible store image attributes in consumer decision making: the case of fast food restaurants, WSAES Transactions on Information Science and Applications 2 (10) : 1705- 1714
(2004) Bourlakis, M. and Bourlakis, C., Food retail logistics operations: efficient co-operatives and less efficient multiples?, International Journal of Co-operative Management 1 (2) : 9- 14
(2003) Bourlakis, M., Factors affecting European food retailers' internationalisation: an eclectic paradigm application in the Greek market, Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing 13 (2-3) : 7- 28
(2003) Simmons, DW., Francis, M., Bourlakis, M. and Fearne, A., Identifying the determinants of value in the UK red meat industry: a value chain analysis approach, Journal on Chain and Network Science 3 (2) : 109- 121
(2003) Bourlakis, M. and Allinson, J., The aftermath of the foot and mouth crisis in agricultural logistics: the case of the UK fat lamb supply chain, International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications 6 (4) : 211- 228
(2002) Bourlakis, M., Change in U.K. food retailing and consumer behaviour, Journal of Rural Economics 191- 193
(2001) Bourlakis, MA. and Bourlakis, CA., Deliberate and emergent logistics strategies in food retailing: a case study of the Greek multiple food retail sector, Supply Chain Management An International Journal 6 (4) : 189- 200
(1998) Bourlakis, M., Transaction costs, internationalisation and logistics: The case of European food retailing, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 1 (3) : 251- 264
(Accepted) Jraisat, L., Gotsi, M. and Bourlakis, M., Drivers of information sharing and export performance in the Jordanian agri-food export supply chain: A qualitative study, International Marketing Review
(Accepted) Alamanos, E., Bourlakis, M. and Tzimitra-Kalogianni, I., Segmenting Greek tomato consumers: policy and marketing insights towards a healthy diet, British Food Journal 115 (4) : 488- 507
Books
(2011) Bourlakis, M., Vlachos, I. and Zeimpekis, V., Intelligent agrifood chains and networks. Wiley-Blackwell
(2004) Bourlakis, MA. and Weightman, PWH., Food supply chain management. Blackwell Publishing Ltd
