Dr Avril Sun

About me:

Dr. Hui (Avril) Sun joined the University of Exeter Business School in 2023 as a Lecturer in operations and supply chain management. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield. Her research area is strategic operations and Supply chain management with particular focus on risk management and resilience, sustainability supply chain management, digitalization, and technology innovation in supply chain management. Her research has been supported by a wide range of qualitative (e.g., case study) and quantitative methods (e.g., optimization, game theory).

She has a proven research record in top-tier journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Technological Forecasting & Social Change.

Interests:

• Supply chain resilience and risk management
• Sustainable supply chain management
• Digital supply chain
• Technology innovation in supply chain management

Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Operations and Supply Chain Management (University of Sheffield)

MSc in Marketing (University of Leicester)