Professor Kostas Selviaridis
Personal ChairResearch Overview
My current research focusses on public contracting and its role in promoting innovation, resilience, and sustainability in supply chains. It is directly relevant for the UN Sustainable Development Goals No. 3, 9 and 12. Specific themes in my research programme include: (a) contracting for R&D and innovation to address societal challenges such as accessible and affordable healthcare, and national security, (b) contracting for resilience in pharmaceutical supply chains to curb shortages of medicines, and (c) procurement for sustainability and social value in the public sector. Through such work I cultivated an interest, more broadly, in the interplay between supply chain management and public policy. My research recently won the prestigious "Harold E. Fearon Best Paper Award" of the Journal of Supply Chain Management.
External Roles
Board Member, European Operations Management Association (EurOMA)
Associate Editor, Journal of Supply Chain Management (Wiley)
Associate Editor, International Journal of Operations and Production Management (Emerald)
Associate Editor, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Elsevier)
Research Grants
Selected grants
UKRI Innovation & Research Caucus (2025). Understanding the impact of innovation policy on UK supply chains. (Project Co-I; collaboration with the University of Manchester Institute of Innovation Research).
UKRI (EPSRC) Impact Accelerator Account Award (2025). Service business model innovation for SMEs and procurement. (Project Co-I).
The Research Council of Norway (2020-2024). Measures for Improved Availability of medicines and vaccines (MIA). International collaborative project (PI for Lancaster University). Grant No.: 300867.
The British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants (2017-2019). Developing contracting capabilities for innovation-oriented public procurement (Project PI). Grant No.: SG161483.
Research Interests
Supply chain management; contracting; innovation-oriented public procurement; contracting for resilience; sustainability-oriented procurement; innovation policy; health policy
Current Teaching
MSCI 579 Global Sourcing; CEMBA 502 Global Operations and Marketing Management in the Cyber Context
Profile
Kostas Selviaridis is Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Department of Management Science, LUMS. He previously lived in Sweden and worked for Lund University (2010-2014). Kostas has held visiting positions at the Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University; Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University; Tilburg University; BI Norwegian Business School; Stockholm School of Economics; EADA Business School; Aix-Marseille University; and the International Hellenic University.
Kostas holds a Ph.D. in Management Science from LUMS, with his work being co-awarded the 2008 Kingsman Prize for the best doctoral dissertation. He also received a M.Sc. in Operations Management from Manchester School of Management, UMIST, and a B.Sc. in Economics from the Department of Economics, Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki.
Kostas' engaged research with firms and public sector organisations is internationally recognised and has attracted external funding. His award-winning work has appeared in leading outlets including the Journal of Operations Management, Research Policy, Journal of Supply Chain Management, and Decision Sciences.
Kostas is an elected Board Member of the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA). He also serves as Associate Editor in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, and the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. In April 2025, Kostas received the "Outstanding Associate Editor" Award for his services to the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. Kostas is a regular speaker and organiser of special sessions at multiple international conferences.
Selviaridis is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. He has designed and taught undergraduate, postgraduate and Executive MBA courses in the UK, Sweden, France, and Greece. He has successfully supervised to completion four PhD candidates in the recent past.
PhD Supervision Interests
I am interested in supervising PhD projects in the following areas: supply chain management; buyer-supplier relationships; innovation-oriented procurement; social value procurement; sustainable sourcing; pharmaceutical supply chains; healthcare supply chains; defence supply chains
Selected Publications
Innovation intermediation in supply networks: Addressing shortfalls in buyer and supplier capabilities for collaborative innovation
Selviaridis, K., Spring, M. 31/01/2025 In: Journal of Operations Management. 71, 1, p. 40-80. 41 p.
Journal article
Riding the Waves of Uncertainty: Towards Strategic Agility in Medicine Supply Systems
Dube, N., Selviaridis, K., Van Oorschot, K., Jahre, M. 10/12/2024 In: Journal of Operations Management. 70, 8, p. 1234-1260.
Journal article
Facilitating Public Procurement of Innovation in the UK Defence and Health Sectors: Innovation Intermediaries as Institutional Entrepreneurs
Selviaridis, K., Hughes, A., Spring, M. 31/03/2023 In: Research Policy. 52, 2, 20 p.
Journal article
Fostering SME supplier-enabled innovation in the supply chain: The role of innovation policy
Selviaridis, K., Spring, M. 31/01/2022 In: Journal of Supply Chain Management. 58, 1, p. 92-123. 32 p.
Journal article
How strategic public procurement creates social value: Evidence from UK anchor institutions
Selviaridis, K., Luzzini, D., Mena, C. 7/11/2023 In: Public Management Review. p. 1-29. 29 p.
Journal article
Drug shortages: A systems view of the current state
Van Oorschot, K., Van Wassenhove, L., Jahre, M., Selviaridis, K., de Vries, H. 31/12/2022 In: Decision Sciences. 53, 6, p. 969-984. 16 p.
Journal article
All Publications
UKRI Innovation & Research Caucus-funded project: Understanding the impact of innovation policy on UK supply chains
01/05/2025 → 31/10/2025
Research
IAA: Innovating Service Business Models for SMEs
27/01/2025 → 31/07/2025
Research
Measures for improved availability of medicines and vaccines (MIA TRE)
01/03/2020 → 31/12/2024
Research
Developing contracting capabilities for innovation-oriented public procurement
27/03/2017 → 06/09/2019
Research
Public procurement of innovation in the UK: Understanding the gap between policy and practice (Funded by Lancaster University Research Committee, Early Career Small Grants Scheme 2015).
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2017
Other
IPSERA Annual Conference 2025
Participation in conference - Academic
PhD external examiner at Warwick Business School
Examination
International Journal of Operations and Production Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Royal Pharmaceutical Society-hosted event: A collaborative approach to managing access to medicines: Challenges, responses and impacts
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Journal of Supply Chain Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
31st EurOMA Annual Conference
Participation in conference - Academic
Invited seminar at Bayes Business School, City University of London
Invited talk
"Discover, Engage, Innovate - Ensuring Availability of Medicines and Vaccines" - MIA project workshop
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
PhD external examiner at Strathmore University, Kenya
Examination
Invited panel in "Public Procurement as a Catalyst for Innovation: Exploring Impacts, Measurement, and Best Practices", Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and IPEC
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) (External organisation)
Membership of board
30th EurOMA Annual Conference
Participation in conference - Academic
Invited research seminar at BI Norwegian Business School
Invited talk
BI Norwegian Business School
Visiting an external academic institution
POMS Annual Conference - Special Session on "Procurement and supply of pharmaceuticals"
Participation in conference - Academic
33rd Annual POMS Conference
Participation in conference - Academic
IPSERA 2023 Professional Development Workshop: Procurement of innovative solutions to societal problems
Participation in conference - Academic
Annual IPSERA Conference 2023
Participation in conference - Academic
Hosting Dr Sangho Chae, LUMS Visiting Scholar 2023
Types of External academic engagement - Hosting an academic visitor
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation interview on medicine shortages
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
IPSERA Workshop on Procurement & Innovation
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Invited talk on social value procurement, Morecambe Bay Anchor Collaborative
Invited talk
Purchasing and Commissioning for Social Value Group, Morecambe Bay Anchor Collaborative (External organisation)
Membership of network
29th EurOMA Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Research seminar at Warwick Business School
Invited talk
Member of Doctoral Thesis Examination Committee at Rotterdam School of Management
Examination
Pre-examination of PhD thesis, School of Science at Aalto University, Finland
Examination
Pre-examination of PhD thesis, RSM at Erasmus University, Netherlands
Examination
MIA project research seminar on UK medicines supply and shortages
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Annual IPSERA Conference 2021
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Pre-examination of PhD thesis, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu, Finland
Examination
Rotterdam School of Management-LUMS joint research workshop in Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Seminar at EADA Business School
Invited talk
EADA Business School
Visiting an external academic institution
Seminar at the Department of Marketing & SCM, Maastricht University
Invited talk
Seminar at the Department of Management, Tilburg University
Invited talk
Tilburg University
Visiting an external academic institution
Rotterdam School of Management
Visiting an external academic institution
Departmental seminar, Fisher College of Business, OSU
Invited talk
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business
Visiting an external academic institution
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
POMS International Invited Panel on 'Performance-based Contracting Research'
Invited talk
POMS International 2019 Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
26th EurOMA Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Centre for Productivity and Efficiency - Seminar on Productivity
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
28th IPSERA Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International Journal of Operations and Production Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Contracting for innovation in public services: Capabilities, institutions and intermediation
Invited talk
University of Bath School of Management
Visiting an external academic institution
49th Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting (2018)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International Journal of Operations and Production Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Operations and Production Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Production Planning and Control (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Business Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Fabian Nullmeier
Hosting an academic visitor
International seminar on "Innovation and coordination in inter-organisational networks", CRET-LOG, Aix-Marseille University
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Spring Servitization Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
27th IPSERA Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Stimulating innovation through public procurement: The role of the Small Business Research Initative (SBRI)
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
National Science Foundation, Science of Science and Innovation Policy Program (Event)
Membership of committee
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal (Journal)
Publication peer-review
24th EurOMA Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International workshop on "Inter-organisational relationships in temporary and permanent networks", CRET-LOG, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Governing inter-organisational relationships in supply chains and the role of contracting
Invited talk
University of Aix-Marseille
Visiting an external academic institution
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Scandinavian Journal of Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Scandinavian Journal of Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Production Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review
National Science Foundation (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Coventry University (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Supply Chain Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
23rd EurOMA Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
25th Annual IPSERA Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Production Planning and Control (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
22nd EurOMA Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
The Ohio State University
Visiting an external academic institution
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Supply Chain Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Manchester Business School
Visiting an external academic institution
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Election to learned society
Board Member, European Operations Management Association (EurOMA)
Election to learned society
Harold E. Fearon Best Paper Award, Journal of Supply Chain Management
Prize (including medals and awards)
Outstanding Associate Editor Award, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
Prize (including medals and awards)
- Centre for Health Futures
- Centre for Productivity and Innovation
- Centre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL)
- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK
- Health Systems
- Pentland Centre
- Supply Chain Management