
Dr Sunil Tiwari
BSc (Hons), MSc, MPhil, PhD
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Senior Lecturer in Operations Management
University of Bristol Business School
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Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at the University of Bristol Business School and Programme Director of the MSc Business Analytics programme. Before joining Bristol, I held academic and research positions at the National University of Singapore, ESSCA School of Management, and the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge.
My research focuses on responsible digital operations: how digital technologies, governance mechanisms, and analytical decision models can make supply chain and healthcare operations more observable, accountable, and resilient.
My work spans three areas: responsible supply chain governance, including ESG, forced-labour risk, sourcing, and supplier governance; digital healthcare operations, including teleconsultation, healthcare data sharing, hospital automation, and privacy-preserving AI; and platform and financial technologies, including open banking, platform financing, algorithmic transparency, and digital market design.
My work combines analytical modelling, empirical analysis, and industry-engaged research and has appeared in journals including the Journal of Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research Part E, International Journal of Production Economics, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of the Operational Research Society, and Computers & Operations Research.
Over the years, I have led and contributed to industry-engaged research projects with organizations including Procter & Gamble, National Healthcare Group Singapore, SingHealth, ST Logistics, Micron Technology, SATS Ltd., Singapore Post, POS Indonesia, Lazada, and Huawei.
Research interests
My research focuses on responsible digital operations: how digital technologies, governance mechanisms, and analytical decision models can make supply chain and healthcare operations more observable, accountable, and resilient.
My work spans three areas: responsible supply chain governance, including ESG, forced-labour risk, sourcing, and supplier governance; digital healthcare operations, including teleconsultation, healthcare data sharing, hospital automation, and privacy-preserving AI; and platform and financial technologies, including open banking, platform financing, algorithmic transparency, and digital market design.
PhD supervision
I welcome PhD applications related to responsible digital operations, particularly in supply chains and healthcare. I am especially interested in projects using analytical modelling, empirical analysis, or field-based research to study digital governance, resilience, platforms, and algorithmic decision-making.
Prospective students should send a CV, a short research proposal, and a brief statement explaining the fit with my research interests.
Publications
Recent publications
24/02/2026Blockchain-enabled transparency in low-carbon supply chains: a dynamic Stackelberg differential game approach
International Journal of Production Research
Bridging Fragmentation in Digital Transformation Research: Building an Interface Between Operations Management and Information Systems
Journal of Operations Management
Closed-loop decision-making framework for electric vehicle battery recycling: Synchronizing reverse logistics network optimization with disassembly line design
International Journal of Production Economics
Ex ante incentives versus ex post penalties in partner selection under commitment uncertainty: a strategic perspective
Journal of the Operational Research Society
Influencer selection under budget constraints: a learning approach
Journal of the Operational Research Society