Professor Mark Stevenson
Cross-Faculty Associate Dean Global Engagement & Professor of Operations ManagementMy Role
Professor of Operations Management
Qualifications
BSc, Ph.D (Lancaster)
Research Interests
Interests include: supply chain flexibility; social sustainability; supply chain risk; the resilience of supply chains; and production planning and control in low-volume/high-variety contexts.
PhD applications are welcomed in all of the above areas.
PhD Supervision Interests
Supply Chain Flexibility; Supply Chain Risk and Resilience; Socially Sustainable Supply Chain Management; Modern Slavery; High-Variety Production Planning and Control.
Selected Publications
Inventory Diagnosis for Flow Improvement – A Design Science Approach
Land, M., Thurer, M., Stevenson, M., Fredendall, L., Scholten, K. 13/07/2021 In: Journal of Operations Management. 67, 5, p. 560-587. 28 p.
Journal article
Supplier Initiating Risk Management Behaviour and Supply-Side Resilience: The Effects of Interpersonal Relationships and Dependence Asymmetry in Buyer-Supplier Relationships
Fan, Y., Stevenson, M., Li, F. 30/11/2020 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 40, 7/8, p. 971-995. 25 p.
Journal article
Material Flow Control in High-Variety Make-to-Order Shops: Combining COBACABANA and POLCA
Thurer, M., Fernandes, N., Stevenson, M. 1/09/2020 In: Production and Operations Management. 29, 9, p. 2138-2152. 15 p.
Journal article
Dealing With the Unpredictable: Supply Chain Resilience
Scholten, K., Stevenson, M., van Donk, D.P. 19/12/2019 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 40, 1, p. 1-10. 10 p.
Journal article
Implementing socially sustainable practices in challenging institutional contexts: Building theory from seven supplier cases
Huq, F., Stevenson, M. 1/01/2020 In: Journal of Business Ethics. 161, 2, p. 415-442. 28 p.
Journal article
Non-linear effects of relational capital on supply-side resilience: The moderating role of boundary spanners’ personal ties
Fan, Y., Stevenson, M. 6/12/2019 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 39, 9/10, p. 1053-1075. 23 p.
Journal article
Horizontal Collaboration in Response to Modern Slavery Legislation: An Action Research Project
Benstead, A.V., Hendry, L.C., Stevenson, M. 3/12/2018 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 38, 12, p. 2286-2312. 27 p.
Journal article
Supply chain flexibility in dynamic environments: The enabling role of operational absorptive capacity and organisational learning
Gallego-Burin, A.R., Stevenson, M., Llorens-Montes, J., Perez-Arostegui, M.N. 03/2018 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 38, 3, p. 636-666. 31 p.
Journal article
Concerning workload control and order release: the pre-shop pool sequencing decision
Thurer, M., Land, M., Stevenson, M., Fredendall, L., Filho, M. 07/2015 In: Production and Operations Management. 24, 7, p. 1179-1192. 14 p.
Journal article
Lean control for make-to-order companies: integrating customer enquiry management and order release
Thurer, M., Stevenson, M., Silva, C., Land, M., Fredendall, L., Melnyk, S.A. 03/2014 In: Production and Operations Management. 23, 3, p. 463-476. 14 p.
Journal article
Socially responsible sourcing: reviewing the literature and its use of theory
Zorzini, M., Hendry, L., Huq, F., Stevenson, M. 2015 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 35, 1
Journal article
Social sustainability in developing country suppliers: an exploratory study in the readymade garments industry of Bangladesh
Huq, F., Stevenson, M., Zorzini, M. 2014 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 34, 5, p. 610-638. 29 p.
Journal article
The design of simple subcontracting rules for make-to-order shops: an assessment by simulation
Thurer, M., Stevenson, M., Qu, T., Filho, M. 16/12/2014 In: European Journal of Operational Research. 239, 3, p. 854-864. 11 p.
Journal article
Workload control: Successful implementation taking a contingency-based view of production planning & control
Hendry, L., Huang, Y., Stevenson, M. 2013 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 33, 1, p. 69-103. 35 p.
Journal article
Workload control (WLC) and order release: a lean solution for make-to-order companies
Thurer, M., Stevenson, M., Silva, C., Land, M., Fredendall, L. 09/2012 In: Production and Operations Management. 21, 5, p. 939-953. 15 p.
Journal article
Customer enquiry management and product customization: an empirical multi-case study analysis in the Italian capital goods sector
Zorzini, M., Hendry, L., Stevenson, M., Pozzetti, A. 2008 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 28, 12, p. 1186-1218. 33 p.
Journal article
Supply chain flexibility: an inter-firm empirical study
Stevenson, M., Spring, M. 2009 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 29, 9, p. 946-971. 26 p.
Journal article
Flexibility from a supply chain perspective: definition and review
Stevenson, M., Spring, M. 2007 In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 27, 7, p. 685-713. 29 p.
Journal article
All Publications
Sustainability-oriented supplier development in Global Supply Chains
01/10/2018 → …
Research
Modern Slavery Legislation: Investigating the impact on the supply chain practices of the textile industry
01/01/2016 → …
Research
Webinar for Primark Global Suppliers
Business Course/Training
Bin Ding
Hosting an academic visitor
Martin Land
Hosting an academic visitor
EurOMA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EurOMA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
POMS Conference
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POMS Conference
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EurOMA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EurOMA
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POMS Conference
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Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)
Publication peer-review
POMS Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
POMS Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International Working Seminar on Production Economics
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
POMS Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Production Planning and Control (Journal)
Editorial activity
POMS Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Matthias Thurer
Hosting an academic visitor
World Operations Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EurOMA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
World Operations Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International Working Seminar on Production Economics
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International Journal of Production Economics (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Production Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Operations and Production Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal (Journal)
Publication peer-review
EurOMA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
POMS Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
POMS Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EurOMA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EurOMA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International Working Seminar on Production Economics
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
POMS Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
POMS Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International Working Seminar on Production Economics
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International Working Seminar on Production Economics
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EurOMA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EurOMA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Best Paper by a PhD Student - International Journal of Production Research
Prize (including medals and awards)
Harry Boer Highly Commended Paper Award
Prize (including medals and awards)
Highly Commended Paper Award 2021
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Highly Commended Paper Award 2019
Prize (including medals and awards)
Outstanding Paper Award
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IJOPM Associate Editor of the Year Award
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Harry Boer Best Paper Award
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SCMIJ Highly Commended Paper
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Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award
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Pentland Centre, Supply Chain Management
Pentland Centre, Supply Chain Management
- Centre for Productivity & Efficiency
- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK
- Pentland Centre
- Supply Chain Management