Dear Colleagues and Friends,
The Department of Operations and Supply Chain Management and the Centre for Supply Chain Research at the University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) are pleased to host the 4th PhD Summer School on Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) from 8-12 June 2026. Below are some highlights of this year’s Summer School. Further details can be found at https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/management/conferences-and-events/phd-summer-school-on-operations-and-supply-chain-management-26/ . Thanks.
· Seven OSCM professors at ULMS, as well as Professor Tony Cui from the University of Minnesota and Professor Zhaohui Wu from Oregon State University, will deliver sessions covering a wide range of OSCM research topics and methodologies.
· Each speaker will also serve as a mentor, engaging in research discussions with assigned mentees throughout the Summer School.
· The 1st OSCM Early Career Researcher (ECR) Conference will be held on the final day of the Summer School, enabling participants to present their research and compete for presentation awards. Summer School students are not required to register separately to attend the OSCM ECR Conference.
· Students who successfully complete the Summer School may apply for credit transfer under the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).
· Students interested in attending the Summer School need to submit their applications via https://forms.gle/H6yBgxvcHnAdsiKw7 (a Google account is required for application submission) by Sunday, 29 March 2026.
Regards,
Hugo
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Professor Hugo K.S. Lam
Chair in Operations Management and Director of Research
Department of Operations and Supply Chain Management
University of Liverpool Management School
Chatham Street, Liverpool L69 7ZH, United Kingdom
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