Dr. Jinan Shao is an Associate Professor in Supply Chain Management at Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) China. He received his PhD degree from the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University. He also completed the Joint PhD Program Leading to Double Degrees in the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and obtained the PhD degree from PolyU. Prior to that, he received his undergraduate degree from the Department of Logistics Management Engineering at Southeast University. His research interests include sustainable operations and supply chain management, supply chain finance, and logistics innovation. He has published papers in decent journals, including Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Transportation Research Part E, and International Journal of Production Economics, among others. He serves as the editorial board member of International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Decision Sciences, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Industrial Management & Data Systems, and International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management. He also serves as the ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Production Economics, and Transportation Research Part E. He is acting as the principal investigator for a NSFC Young Scientists project, and co-investigator for a NSFC Genegral Program.

Postgraduate

Supply Chain Planning and Management

Procurement and Purchasing

• Sustainable supply chain management
• Blockchain technology
• Supply chain finance