1. Leeds University Business School
  2. Centres and institutes
  3. Centre for Technology, Operations and Supply Chain Analysis
  4. Research themes

Research themes

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Our research themes bring together our diverse expertise to address the complex technological, operational and supply‑chain challenges facing modern organisations.

Technology and digitalisation

  • Digital transformation, responsible digitisation, AI human interaction, AI and future of work, information systems, technology & strategy practices, innovation and adoption, and ethics

Sustainable supply chains

  • Circular economy, climate change, managing supply chain technology, inter-organisational relationships, supply chain resilience, and operations management and performance

Operations and analytics

  • Supply chain intelligence, disaster management, healthcare management, humanitarian aid, optimisation, mathematical modelling, and algorithms

Example sectors: Humanitarian contexts, healthcare, policing, social housing, and textiles.

Visit our research projects and read our blog posts to find out more about how our research is addressing these challenges.