---
title: Cranfield Executive Development Blog | Dr Soroosh Saghiri
description: "Soroosh has BSc and MSc degrees in Industrial Engineering and a PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management from the University of East Anglia. He has published two book chapters and more than 10 articles in international academic journals and conferences, and professional magazines. \n\nSoroosh has been involved in teaching, research and consultancy in universities and companies in the UK and internationally for the last fourteen years. His professional activities include a wide range consultancy projects in fields of supply chain planning and management, supplier evaluation and development, production planning and control, market research, project management, quality management systems, operations strategies, and sustainability."
---

[![Marques-SoM](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Marques-SoM.png?width=85&name=Marques-SoM.png)](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som)

 

- [Home](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge)
- Featured 
    - [CEO Summit](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/ceo-summit-2021)
- Categories 
    - [Changing World of Work](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/changing-world-of-work)
    - [Digital Transformation](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/digital-transformation)
    - [Economics](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/economics)
    - [Entrepreneurship](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/entrepreneurship)
    - [Finance and Accounting](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/finance-and-accounting)
    - [Implementation](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/implementation)
    - [Leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/leadership)
    - [Logistics and Supply Chain](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/logistics-and-supply-chain)
    - [Organisational Behaviour](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/topic/organisational-behaviour)
    - [Organisational Resilience](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/topic/organisational-resilience)
    - [Strategic Marketing and Sales](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/strategic-marketing-and-sales)
    - [Strategy](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/strategy)
    - [Sustainability](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/sustainability)
    - [Executive Development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/executive-development)
- Content 
    - [Articles](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/article)
    - [Whitepapers](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/whitepaper)
    - [eBooks](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/ebook)
    - [Podcasts](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/podcast)
    - [Webinars](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/webinar)
    - [Videos](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/video)
- Programmes 
    - [Open Programmes ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes)
    - [Customised Programmes ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/executive-development/consultancy-and-custom-solutions)
    - [MBA Programmes ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/cranfield-mba-programmes)
    - [Master's Apprenticeships ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/management-and-leadership-masterships)
- [The Blog](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev)

### Subscribe to our blog for exclusive insights.

# The Blog

## Actionable insights from across the Cranfield network

[![BECOME A MEMBER](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/417879/b9b69d4d-7ced-4ee8-bd11-b66d3bd4d1b7.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/417879/b9b69d4d-7ced-4ee8-bd11-b66d3bd4d1b7)

- [Recent Posts](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev)
- [Leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership#topic)
- [Small business](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/small-business#topic)
- [Skills](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/skills#topic)
- [Reflections](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/reflections#topic)
- [Mentoring](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/mentoring#topic)
- [Coaching](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/coaching#topic)
- [Impact](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/impact#topic)
- [Influence](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/influence#topic)
- [Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/management#topic)
- [Conversations](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/conversations#topic)
- [Talent](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/talent#topic)
- [Career](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/career#topic)
- [Back to Knowledge hub](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge#topic)

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/how-the-omnichannel-may-fail>

![How The Omnichannel May Fail](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/OmniChannel_Blog_Image_2_Sept19.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/soroosh.jpeg) By [Dr Soroosh Saghiri](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-soroosh-saghiri)

## [How The Omnichannel May Fail](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/how-the-omnichannel-may-fail)

**It’s hardly news that several years of intense competition have left traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers reeling - in many...**

*( read )*

 Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership),

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/sustainable-supply-management>

![Sustainable Supply Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Sistainable_Supply_Management_Blog_Image_2019.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/soroosh.jpeg) By [Dr Soroosh Saghiri](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-soroosh-saghiri)

## [Sustainable Supply Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/sustainable-supply-management)

**Moving toward a sustainable supply chain largely depends on sourcing and supply management decisions and actions. Sustainability...**

*( read )*

 Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership),

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/supply-chain-innovations>

![Supply Chain Innovations](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Supply_Chain_Innovations_Blog_Image_June_19.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/soroosh.jpeg) By [Dr Soroosh Saghiri](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-soroosh-saghiri)

## [Supply Chain Innovations](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/supply-chain-innovations)

*( read )*

 Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership),

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/creating-organisational-value-in-procurement>

![Procurement – Creating organisational Value](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Creating_Organisational_Value_in_Procurement_blog_MAY_19.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/soroosh.jpeg) By [Dr Soroosh Saghiri](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-soroosh-saghiri)

## [Procurement – Creating organisational Value](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/creating-organisational-value-in-procurement)

**With a wider view than purchasing cost management, procurement is the organisation’s gateway to external resources, which are...**

*( read )*

 Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership),

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/procurement-talent-expanding-portfolio>

![Procurement Talent: an Expanding Portfolio](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/Specialised/SC%20(Supply%20Chain)/LPSBlogImage17.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/soroosh.jpeg) By [Dr Soroosh Saghiri](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-soroosh-saghiri)

## [Procurement Talent: an Expanding Portfolio](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/procurement-talent-expanding-portfolio)

[The procurement profession plays an increasingly strategic role in organisations.](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes/logistics-and-supply-chain-management/leading-procurement-strategy-programme) Today, procurement professionals are involved...

*( read )*

 Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership),

<iframe data-hsv-src="https://play-eu1.hubspotvideo.com/v/417879/id/50394867281?play_button_color=ffffff" referrerpolicy="origin" sandbox="allow-forms allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups" allow="autoplay; fullscreen;" style="position: absolute !important; width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; left: 0; top: 0; border: 0 none; pointer-events: initial" title="HubSpot Video" loading="lazy" data-hsv-id="50394867281" data-hsv-play-button-color="ffffff" data-hsv-width="1920" data-hsv-height="1080" data-hsv-full-width="false"></iframe>

## Talk to us about your world

Call us on [+44 (0)1234 754500](tel:+441234754500)

[Talk to us ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/executive-development/contact-us)

[![cranfieldexecutivedevelopmentlogo](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/cranfieldexecutivedevelopmentlogo.png?width=300&name=cranfieldexecutivedevelopmentlogo.png)](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/executive-development)

 

- <https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/19085091/>
- <https://twitter.com/CranfieldExec>
- <https://www.instagram.com/cranfielduni/?hl=en>
- <https://www.facebook.com/cranfieldmanagement/>
- <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJGJsuQg9tNdWXlzBwbY4pg>

- ©  Cranfield Management Development Ltd
- **[execdev@cranfield.ac.uk](mailto:execdev@cranfield.ac.uk)  ·  [+44 (0)1234 754500](tel:+44%20(0)%201234%20754500)**  ·  [Privacy Policy](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/privacy-policy)

```json
{
  "@context" : "https://schema.org",
  "@type" : "VideoObject",
  "contentUrl" : "https://417879.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/417879/Knowledge%20Hub%20%2B%20Blog/CED_KH_v6.mp4",
  "dateModified" : "2023-05-12T11:14:23.676Z",
  "description" : "",
  "duration" : "PT1M13S",
  "height" : 1080,
  "name" : "CED_KH_v6",
  "thumbnailUrl" : "https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Knowledge%20Hub%20%2B%20Blog/CED_KH_v6.mp4/medium.jpg",
  "uploadDate" : "2021-07-08T10:07:25.171Z",
  "width" : 1920
}
```