Oscar Rodríguez-Espíndola is a reader in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Aston University and the Deputy Director of the Aston Crisis Management Centre. He has published in the area of humanitarian logistics in a range of high-quality journals. For more information, please visit the ResearchGate Profile

His research is focused on Supply Chain Management, Operational Research, Humanitarian logistics and Project Management. His expertise includes de use of optimisation models, simulation and geographical information systems for the analysis of the supply chain and the development of tools to support logistics decisions

• PhD, Aston University, 2015. Subject: Operations and Information Management. Thesis title: A multi-organisational approach for disaster preparedness and response: The use of optimisation and GIS for facility location, stock pre-positioning, resource allocation and relief distribution.
• MSc, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 2011. Subject: Transportation Engineering. Thesis title: Metodología para la ubicación de albergues, centros de distribución y determinación de la política de abastecimiento inicial en inundaciones en México
• BSc, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 2008. Subject: Mechanical Engineering.

Undergraduate modules

• Principles of Operations Management (BN1157)
• Simulation (BN3352)
• Supply Chain Management (BN3357)

Postgraduate modules

• Crisis Management and Decision-Making (BNM502)
• Humanitarian Supply Chain Management (BNM893)
• Global Risk and Resilience (BNM895)

• Ms. Asma Jdaitawi - Analysis of the role of social media in promoting resilience in post-disaster recovery (Awarded)
• Ms Saita Al Sadoon - The role of national culture in supply chain disruption through its impact on supplier relationships and supply chain disruption orientation (Corrections)
• Ms. Ayesha Aldoghan - How supply chains can remain resilient in term of social sustainability? Evidence from Saudi SMEs (Second year)
• Ms. Laxmi Thapa - Intelligent disaster management in smart cities (First Year)
• Mr. Nazeer Qutub - Develop a cooperative model between public and charitable sectors in providing humanitarian relief services during large gatherings in a disaster (First year)

Oscar is interested in supervising projects related to disaster management, sustainable supply chains and use of operational research in supply chain management

Beltagui, A., Rodríguez-Espíndola, O. and Chowdhury, S. (2020). Coronavirus: How AI, 3D printing and blockchain can help overcome supply problems in a crisis. The Conversation, UK.

Dey, P. and O. Rodríguez-Espíndola (2019) Mexico is being held to ransom by oil thieves and systemic corruption. The Conversation UK