This research explores the operations and supply chains of charities, focusing on how these organizations manage resources, logistics, and partnerships to deliver services efficiently and effectively. The study examines key challenges such as sourcing, distribution, transparency, and sustainability in charitable supply chains, aiming to identify strategies that enhance operational effectiveness and maximize impact in local and global contexts.
BIO
Mark Pagell holds a Chair in Global Leadership and is a Full Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management. Dr Pagell does research on topics such as sustainable supply chain management and human resource issues - including providing decent work and protecting employee safety - in supply chain environments.
Since receiving his PhD in Operations and Sourcing Management from Michigan State University in 1997, he has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles in a number of premier outlets including: Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Operations Management, Management Science, Production and Operations Management, Sloan Management Review, Journal of Product Innovation Management and Journal of Management Studies.
He was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Supply Chain Management from 2016-2022, was named a Distinguished Scholar for the OSCM Division at the Academy of Management (2020) and spent the 2009-2010 academic year at University College Dublin on a Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship studying sustainable supply chain management.
Dr. Pagell’s research has won a number of awards, including best papers published in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, and Journal of Operations Management as well as multiple Emerald Citations of Excellence.