Logistics & supply chain management
Sponsored by International Journal of Logistics Management

Winner

Marc van den Berg

Dissertation title: Managing Circular Building Projects
Institution: University of Twente
Doctoral mentors: Hans Voordijk and Arjen Adriaanse

“My PhD thesis helps to rethink the way building projects can be managed: it develops actionable knowledge for demolition and design managers’ challenges to reduce, reuse and/or recycle building materials. I am very honored that Emerald Publishing, EFMD and the editorial team of International Journal of Logistics Management chose to reward this work with an Outstanding Doctoral Research Award. Thanks go to Hans Voordijk and Arjen Adriaanse for helping me with many research challenges and brightening the way."

Highly commended

Devendra Kumar Pathak

Dissertation title: Performance Management of Sustainable Freight Transportation: A Study of Select Issues
Current institution:  Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur
PhD obtained at: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Department of Management Studies
Doctoral mentor: Prof. Ravi Shankar

Dung H. Nguyen

Dissertation title: Order fulfilment and consumer behavior in online retailing
Institution: VU University Amsterdam
Doctoral mentors: Prof. Dr. Wout Dullaert and Prof. Dr. Ir. Sander de Leeuw (promoters), Dr. Jelle de Vries (co-promoter)

"I am honored to be Highly Commended in the 2020 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the Logistics and supply chain management category. I would like to express my gratitude to Emerald Publishing, EFMD, and the editorial team of International Journal of Logistics Management for this international recognition of my PhD research. This prestigious award will motivate me to continue pursuing my research interests and producing high-quality research. I am especially thankful to my promoters, Prof. Dr. Wout Dullaert and Prof. Dr. Ir. Sander de Leeuw, and my co-promoter, Dr. Jelle de Vries, for their extraordinary guidance and support. This work would not have been possible without them."

Ricardo Augusto Zimmermann

Dissertation title: Innovation and supply chain management: strategies, capabilities, and the effect of fit on business performance
Institution: University of Aveiro
Doctoral mentors: Luís Miguel Domingues Ferreira and Antonio Carrizo Moreira

"I am very happy and honored to have my doctoral research recognized as highly commended in the area of Logistics and Supply Management by Emerald and EFMD Global at the 2020 Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards. Thank you very much Luís Miguel D. F. Ferreira and António Carrizo Moreira for the guidance and support and thank you Emerald, EFMD and International Journal of Logistics Management for the recognition".