Florian Lücker

Florian Lücker is a Reader (equivalent to Associate Professor) in Supply Chain Management at Bayes Business School, City, University of London, where he also serves as Course Director for the M.Sc. International Business. He holds a PhD from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, and has held visiting roles at the Kellogg School of Management. His research focuses on supply chain resilience, risk management, and finance, with a particular emphasis on mitigating disruptions through inventory, pricing flexibility, and collaborative strategies. His work has been supported by grants and presented globally.

Dr. Lücker’s research interests include supply chain risk mitigation, multi-stage supply chain design, and digital financing solutions. He has contributed to high-impact journals such as Production and Operations Management and European Journal of Operational Research, with recent articles addressing anticipatory orders, disruption ripple effects, and product lifecycle management. He currently serves as an academic director for the UK Industrial Excellence Award and reviews for leading journals including International Journal of Production Research and Decision Sciences.

His publications span resilience-efficiency trade-offs, pharmaceutical supply chain strategies, and mathematical physics (earlier work). Grants and industry collaborations have enabled his empirical studies on supplier behavior in digital financing. No formal awards are listed, but his role in the Industrial Excellence Award highlights his industry engagement. He advises no listed students but contributes to academic leadership through editorial roles and course direction.