Prof Vikram Bhakoo

Profile

I am a scholar in Supply Chain Management.

The core question that has guided my research is “how do organisations develop and implement different mechanisms for managing their extended supply chains?”

My work investigates critical themes such as technology adoption and diffusion, governance dynamics, and sustainability practices across diverse sectors including healthcare, retail, seafood, construction, and fashion.

Grounded in qualitative methodologies—particularly case studies, interviews, and discourse analysis—my research aims to uncover the nuanced ways in which supply chains operate and zooms into the importance of external stakeholders, thereby pushing the boundaries of my discipline. My published work, informing both policy and practice, examines how suppliers respond (or fail to respond) to sustainability mandates, as well as the role of government policy in shaping extended supply chain practices.

Prof Vikram Bhakoo

Professor of Supply Chain Management
Area Head in Operations and Supply Chain Management

Current Projects

I am currently leading projects that address two urgent global challenges: modern slavery and biodiversity management.

The first investigates how organisations are identifying and mitigating modern slavery risks in their supply chains, particularly in response to evolving regulatory frameworks. This work supports the development of remediation programs for victims and survivors of modern slavery.

The second project focuses on how organisations measure, report, and reduce their biodiversity footprint—both within their operations and across their supply networks. In line with the global “Nature Positive” goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 (from a 2020 baseline), this research aims to develop new transformation pathways, metrics, and frameworks to support organisations in achieving meaningful biodiversity outcomes.