Dr Sarah Shaw

Dr Sarah Shaw

Reader in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

+44 (0)1482 464306 | Sarah.Shaw@hull.ac.uk

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Business, Law and Politics
  • Hull University Business School

Related groups

  • Logistics and Management Systems

Qualifications

  • MBA (University of Hull)
  • PhD / DPhil

Summary

Sarah is Director of MBA Programmes for Hull University Business School. She is a Reader in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Hull University Business School, UK. Her PhD thesis investigated and developed key environmental supply chain performance measures and reporting tools for businesses. Previously, she worked full-time for a leading UK Safety Supplier in a variety of senior supply chain management positions (15 years industry experience). Sarah is a Fellow, Board Director & Trustee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Sarah was finalist in the Everywoman Newcomer of the Year Award – Transport & Logistics and a finalist in the Junior Chamber Outstanding Young Person’s Award both in 2008. She was also the winner of the prestigious CILT’s Richard McLeish Award for significant advances in her study and career in 2009. Recently she won ‘Leader of the Year’ in the Women in Logistics Awards, 2017 UK, for her voluntary work within the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK, aimed at encouraging young people to work in the logistics sector. She was also a finalist in the Women in Business Awards - Humber, 2018 in the category of ‘Women Breaking Boundaries’.

Sarah leads on various multi-disciplinary research projects and has published in a variety of scientific journals. One of her publications was selected by Emerald Group Publishing to appear in "A Focus on Sustainable Supply Chains and Green Logistics", part of ‘Emerald Gems’ which brings together some of the most highly cited, read and innovative research in its field.

Sarah is a member of Hull University’s Sustainability Board, with expertise in value chain carbon mapping, reporting and ESG transformation, also a member of the University of Hull Environmental Sustainability Research Concordat Committee.

Sarah took the lead for the university and business school in developing a Supply Chain Leader Professional Degree Apprenticeship (SCLDA) for organisations to take advantage of the UK government’s apprenticeship levy. This is helping to address the logistics skills talent gap in the UK.

Dr Shaw is Director of MBA Programmes at Hull University Business School. She also teaches on the following programmes:

- Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA)

- Global Master of Business Administration (MBA)

- BSc Logistics & Supply Chain Management

- MSc Logistics & Supply Chain Management

- BSc Supply Chain Leader Degree Apprenticeship (SCLDA)

Recent outputs

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Book Chapter

Logistics and Supply Chain Management Performance Measures

Grant, D. B., & Shaw, S. (2021). Logistics and Supply Chain Management Performance Measures. In R. Vickerman (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Transportation (volume 3) (16-23). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102671-7.10210-6

Journal Article

Exploring supply chain sustainability practices in the Gulf Cooperation Council Petrochemical Sector

Alsaif, A., Grant, D., & Shaw, S. (2025). Exploring supply chain sustainability practices in the Gulf Cooperation Council Petrochemical Sector. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2025.2508998

Using mixed methods in logistics and supply chain management research: current state and future directions

Grant, D. B., Shaw, S., Sweeney, E., Bahr, W., Chaisurayakarn, S., & Evangelista, P. (2023). Using mixed methods in logistics and supply chain management research: current state and future directions. The international journal of logistics management, 34(7), 177-198. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-04-2023-0156

A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small–Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Call for Further Research

Bak, O., Shaw, S., Colicchia, C., & Kumar, V. (in press). A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small–Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Call for Further Research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2020.3016988

A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A call for further research

Bak, O., Shaw, S., Colicchia, C., & Kumar, V. (in press). A Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Resilience in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A call for further research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,

Research interests

Sarah's research focuses on the development of sustainable performance measures, dashboards and reporting tools for supply chains. Key areas of interest are: natural environment, performance measurement & reporting, supply chain sustainability and food security.

Sarah leads and co-investigates on a variety of multi-disciplinary research projects, with a number of strategic partners:

1) Wren Kitchens - Innovate UK, Knowledge Transfer Partnership 2023-2025 University-partners with Wren Kitchens to pioneer and drive sustainability within the UK Kitchen sector (Lead).

2) The Royal Mint - Designing & Developing Packaging Materials of the Future, working in collaboration with Chemistry 2023- 2024. Fund match with the HEIF (Lead).

3) Humberside Fire & Rescue - Innovate UK, Knowledge Transfer Partnership 2025-2027. To embed novel carbon mapping capacity and capability and deliver pioneering environmental impact assessment expertise, with machine learning into a blue-light service (Co-Researcher).

4) Developing Low Carbon Agriculture in the Humber Region: A Case Study of Black Grass. 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021, European Regional Development Fund, £50,000 (Lead)

5) Development of a Low Carbon Industry in East Yorkshire by the integration of Geothermal, Solar and Wind Energy Resources. 1 Nov 2020 - 31 Oct 2021, European Regional Development Fund, £50,000 (Co - Researcher)

6) Assessment of the Potential of Geothermal Energy to Enhance Economic Development, Health and Well-being in Malawi . 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Jul 2021. QR-GCRF 20.21.PPF11, £46,000 (Co-Researcher)

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

QR-GCRF 20.21.PPF11 - Assessment of the Potential of Geothermal Energy to Enhance Economic Development, Health and Well-being in Malawi

Funder

University of Hull

Grant

£30,598.00

Started

1 January 2021

Status

Complete

Project

HEIF - Developing an Advanced Generation of Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Polymers as a Replacement for Polyacrylic Plastics

Funder

University of Hull

Grant

£49,000.00

Started

1 August 2023

Status

Complete

Project

HEIF: Carbon Emissions ‘Predictive Analytics’ Dashboard (Carbon BlockChainTM)

Funder

University of Hull

Grant

£35,887.91

Started

1 August 2023

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Shaw is willing to supervise PhD students whose topics relate to her research interests.

1) Abdullah Alsaif, An Investigation into the Impact of Supply Chain Management Practices on Competitive Advantage: The Case of the Saudi Arabian Petrochemical Industry (University of Hull)

2) Wachiraporn Khunjan, Investigating Waste and Sustainability in Thai Restaurant Chains (University of Hull)

3) Sandy Hassan, Exploring Environmental Sustainability and Performance in Global Logistics Hubs (University of Hull)

4) Sama Gad, Operational and Supply Chain Management Dairy Producers’ Performance Assessment Framework: A multiple case study analysis in Egypt

Awards and prizes

Finalist in Women Breaking Boundaries - Hull & Humber

2018 - 2018

Winner of Women in Leadership - Women in Logistics

2017 - 2017

Charity role

Non Executive Director & Trustee of CILT, UK

2021 - 2025

https://ciltuk.org.uk/About-Us/Institute-Structure/Governance/The-Board

Committee/Steering group role

University of Hull Sustainability Board Member

2023 - 2025

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