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Supply Chains Research Group

Supply Chains Research Group

Linking our research with business

At WMG, the Supply Chain Research Group (SCRG) is at the forefront of developing and applying innovative supply chain strategies and practical solutions to boost resilience, increase productivity, improve sustainability, create value, and digitally transform the manufacturing supply chain.  

Collaborating with industrial partners and policymakers, SCRG has significantly helped numerous companies to gain a competitive advantage from its cutting-edge, innovative, and applied research and generated economic, environmental, and societal impact. 

SCRG focuses on industry-driven research and addresses challenges such as sustainability and net-zero, resilience, productivity and digital transformation in present and future supply chains. Working directly with industry partners and policymakers, we assess, design, and deliver supply chain strategies, practical tools and digital solutions that help improve supply chain resilience, sustainability, productivity and transparency. 

Focus areas

For more information about the group or to arrange a meeting with them, please email wmgbusiness@warwick.ac.uk.

Developing Resilience in UK Supply Chains

Frameworks and digital tools for stress testing, resilience assessment, and risk mitigation strategies to improve the resilience and agility of the end-to-end supply chain. 

Future Supply Chain Transformation 

Strategic frameworks, guiding principles, and digital tools for the design and configuration of supply chains for emerging sectors, e.g. electric vehicles, hydrogen production, micro-mobility, and connected and autonomous vehicles. 

End-to-end supply chain mapping, analysis and design

Supply chain collaboration, business model innovation, supply chain segmentation, supply chain operating model, supply network configuration and reshoring strategies.  

Digital supply chain innovation 

Data science (AI, machine learning and big data analytics) and digital technologies (Digital twins, decision support systems, blockchain, industry 4.0 and SaaS) to address the challenges of risk, resilience, sustainability and productivity of supply chain. 

Supply Chain Sustainability

Frameworks and digital tools to quantify Net–Zero Supply Chain (Scope 3 emission), Life Cycle Assessment, Carbon footprinting/ accounting, circular supply chain, sustainable procurement, ESG Risk and Sustainability (ESG) assessment.

Application Areas

Collaborating with industrial partners, we seek to resolve complex business and organisational problems across agrochemicals, automotive, defence, FMCG, healthcare, retail and pharmaceuticals. 

Supply Chains Research Group - Recent publications

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