Stuart Milligan

Stuart Milligan is a Visiting Researcher specializing in Operations Management with a focus on supply chain dynamics and omni-channel retail systems. His active research includes a 2025 publication in the Journal of Operations Management and a 2023 doctoral thesis examining operations-marketing interfaces in retail contexts, demonstrating ongoing scholarly contributions.

His educational background features a Doctor of Philosophy awarded in January 2023 for the thesis "An exploration of the operations-marketing interface in the omni-channel context," supervised by Dr. Yalabik and Dr. Celik.

Milligan's research integrates Systems Theory and Adaptive Systems frameworks to analyze complex retail operations, particularly through in-depth case studies of grocery fulfillment and road freight collaboration. His methodology emphasizes empirical investigation of performance evolution in adaptive supply chain environments, with strong connections to United Kingdom-based industry contexts.

Current research trends show progression from doctoral work on operations-marketing interfaces to contemporary studies of omni-channel fulfillment performance, consistently applying case study approaches to supply chain challenges.

Milligan secured research funding as a collaborator on The British Academy project "The benefits of collaboration in the road freight sector" (2019-2020), working under Principal Investigator Dr. Giannikas with co-investigators including Dr. Yalabik.

Though no formal laboratory affiliation is documented, his collaborative projects indicate active participation in interdisciplinary research teams addressing supply chain optimization and retail operations management.