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Erik Sandberg

Professor

Logistics has in recent years become a competitive weapon for many companies. My research is focused on how to better understand the strategic role of logistics.

Presentation

I am professor in logistics. My research concerns mainly the supply chain management, strategy and organisation of logistics operations.

Logistics from a strategic perspective

My research concerns the strategic role of logistics in the strategy of the firm. Logistics can contribute to cost reductions and improved delivery service, but also to improved profitability and growth for the company as a whole. In that case logistics becomes part of top management’s daily agenda.

Teaching

I teach and supervise master’s students and doctoral students in a wide range of logistics courses provided at the university. To teach future generations of logisticians is indeed a great source of inspiration!

Brief facts

Education

  • M.Sc. Industrial Economics, Linköping, 2003
  • Licentiate, Linköping, 2005
  • PhD., 2007
  • Docent 2012
  • Professor 2022

Academic assignments

  • Affiliated Associate Professor Textile Management, Swedish School of Textile, University College of Borås, 2016-

  • Member of Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 2015 -

  • Member of the Editorial Reviewer Board, Journal of Inter-Organizational Relationships, 2022-

  • Member of the PhD Education advisory board, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, 2018-

  • Leader of the career programme for assistant professors at Department of Management and Engineering

Academic awards

  • 2019 by Swedish magazine Fokus ranked No 78 most cited Swedish researchers in category ”social sciences”

  • Post Doctoral scholarship Swedish Retail and Wholesale Council,2011-2013

  • Best paper award Bildsten, L., A. Björnfot, and E. Sandberg "Value-driven v Market-driven Purchase of Kitchen Cabinets", 18th annual IGLC conference, Haifa, 14-16 July, 2010

  • Citation of Excellence, Emerald,  Kindström, Kowalkowski och Sandberg (2013), Enabling service innovation: A dynamic capabilities approach”, Journal of Business Research

Collaboration with society

  • Retail Awards, member jury committee, 2018-

  • Moderator “Challenge Groups”, KTH Executive School, 2015-2018

  • Action research project with H&M, 2019-

  • External consultant and teacher, 2006-

Publications

2023

Promporn Wangwacharakul, Erik Sandberg (2023) Value Creation in Textile Circular Supply Chains - a Systematic Literature Review
Erik Sandberg (2023) Supply chain capabilities in textile-to-textile recycling supply chains
Erik Sandberg (2023) Orchestration capabilities in circular supply chains of post-consumer used clothes - A case study of a Swedish fashion retailer Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 387, Article 135935 Continue to DOI
Rudrajeet Pal, Kanchana Dissanayake, Erik Sandberg (2023) Dynamic capabilities for supply network configuration in textile-to-textile recycling value chain
Erik Sandberg, Promporn Wangwacharakul (2023) Developing dyadic collaboration in second hand fashion retail - A dynamic capabilities perspective Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Logistics

Research

Research projects

Distributionscentral i Norrköping

Competitive and dynamic business

The aim of our research is to contribute to business growth and profitability and to create value for customers and shareholders.
Sorting through hundreds of tons of clothing in an abandoned factory

Circular logistics in the textile industry

As one of the most polluting industries in the world, the transition from linear to circular economy is vital for the textile and fashion industry. The purpose of the project is to explore the role of logistics in a circular textile ecosystem.
Packets on shelves.

Retail supply chain management

Our research focuses on the entire supply chain from manufacturer to end customer in order to maintain a competitive position in the market

Supervision of PhD students

Finn Meidem
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Mårten Fristedt

Lecturer

David Mindus

Co-workers at the division Logistics and Quality Management

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Mats Abrahamsson
Professor
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Maria Björklund
Professor
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Magnus Blinge
Adjunct Professor
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Peter Cronemyr
Senior Associate Professor
Jens Jörn Dahlgaard
Helene Degerman
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Mattias Elg
Professor
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Mårten Fristedt
Lecturer
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Henrik Gillström
Assistant Professor
Jorge Gutierrez Chiriboga
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Linnea Haag
Assistant Professor
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Maria Huge-Brodin
Professor
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My Jobrant
PhD student
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Daan Kabel
PhD student
Maria Lindgren
Adjunct Assistant Lecturer
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Mikael Malmgren
Associate Professor
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Jason Martin
Associate Professor, Docent
Finn Meidem
David Mindus
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Björn Oskarsson
Associate Professor
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Mary Catherine Osman
PhD student
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Bonnie Poksinska
Adjunct Professor
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Uni Sallnäs
Associate Professor, Head of Division, Docent
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Niklas Simm
Lecturer
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Magdalena Smeds
Assistant Professor
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Fredrik Stahre
Lecturer
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Promporn Wangwacharakul
Assistant Professor
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Malin Wiger
Associate Professor

Organisation

Railway over the river in Latvia.

Logistics and Quality Management (LOGQ)

The Division of Logistics and Quality Management strives to be the most demanded experts and to educate the country's most popular students in logistics and quality management.
A-building in autumn

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.
Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

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