About the Project
Food supply is a major part of worlds’ economy. As world population is ever increasing, need for food is also increasing. However, to have sustainable food supply it is essential to have reduced carbon footprint in food sourcing, production and distribution. In order to achieve this food sustainability all supply chain players need to come together to adopt a feasible approach to reduce carbon footprint (Ramanathan et al., 2014).
UK food sector has started its journey towards sustainable food supply in the past decade. Retail stores in United Kingdom sell both home-grown food and World food. Leading retailers such as Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrison’s encourage fair-trade products to boost ethical sourcing. There are also other sustainability initiates such as free-range food and home-grown local food in retail food sector. The home-grown local food helps to avoid carbon footprint directly by reducing ‘food miles’. But due to shortage of food supply, UK is also relying on import of food from other countries.
While importing food from outside the UK, it is difficult for the UK retailers to control carbon footprint from global suppliers. Although the UK retail stores take careful measures to maintain sustainability through their suppliers, it is not possible for them to have complete control. Several supply chain management practices such as Vendor Managed Inventory and Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment have been discussed in the literature to improve production and timely replenishment (Sari, 2008). However, to incorporate the idea of sustainability in formal supply chains, it is essential to revise the existing business models especially to food supply chains. In Nottingham Business School, we encourage a new study to incorporate sustainable practices that can enhance food sustainability with reduced carbon footprint.
Research students ready to work in the area of sustainable food supply chain and supply chain collaborations using case studies, survey analysis and modelling are welcome to apply.
Specific qualifications/subject areas required of the applicants for this project
Entrants must have a first/undergraduate Honours degree, with an Upper Second Class or a First Class grade, in Business, Management, Supply chain management, Operations management and food sciences. Entrants with a Lower Second Class grade at first degree must also have a postgraduate Masters Degree at Merit.
For informal enquiries about the studentship, please contact Dr Usha Ramanathan at [Email Address Removed]
Interviews are likely to take place on the following dates: 08/January/2018 to 26/January/2018
This studentship competition is open to applicants who wish to study for a PhD on a full-time basis only. The studentship will pay UK/EU fees (currently set at £4,195 for 2017/18 and are revised annually) and provide a maintenance stipend linked to the RCUK rate (this is revised annually and is currently set at £14,553 for the academic year 2017/18) for up to three years. Applications from non-EU students are welcome, but a successful non-EU candidate would be responsible for paying the difference between non-EU and UK/EU fees. (Fees for 2017/18 are £12,900 for non-EU students and £4,195 for UK/EU students). The studentships will be expected to commence in October 2018.
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