Minchul Sohn

Academic profile

Dr Minchul Sohn

Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Minchul's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 08: SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 09: SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureGoal 10: SDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesGoal 11: SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGoal 12: SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionGoal 13: SDG 13 - Climate ActionGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

About Minchul

My research focuses on sustainability and risk management within logistics and supply chain management, including sustainable supply chain management, sustainable city logistics, and humanitarian supply chain management. My work aims to develop insights and interventions that address complex challenges in these areas. Currently, I am working on projects related to cargo bike logistics and the sustainable sand supply chain.

I have extensive experience in international research projects, collaborating with prominent humanitarian organisations (UNHCR, WFP, Red Cross, etc.) and conducting fieldwork across diverse locations, including Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, and Spain. I also contributed to the DG-ECHO-funded EU project on emergency logistics preparedness.

Before joining the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, I worked as a project researcher at Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland and as a research fellow at Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg, Germany.

Teaching

I currently lead and teach the following modules:

  • Supply Chain Management (BSc)
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management (BSc, MSc)
  • Qualitative Research Methodology

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Contact Minchul

Room 308, Fitzroy Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 585712