Davide Luzzini
Full Professor & Deputy Director of Research | EADA Business School Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain • dluzzini@eada.edu • +34 622 3 266 47 • LinkedIn • ORCID • Google Scholar
Summary
I earned my PhD in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering from Politecnico di Milano (2010) and I am currently Full Professor and Director of Research at EADA Business School Barcelona. My research focuses on sustainable supply chains, approached through the lenses of complexity, social impact, systems thinking, and post-growth. My work has been published in leading international journals and is supported by competitive funded research projects and applied collaborations. Alongside research, I have extensive teaching experience across BSc, MSc, MBA, DBA, PhD, and executive education programs since 2007. I have been serving the academic community as reviewer, senior journal editor, and board member. I currently act as co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Supply Chain Management.
National accreditations (Spanish system)
- Habilitation equivalent to Full Professor (Catedrático) AQU/ANECA n. 0233/1324/2018.
- Research evaluation periods (Sexenios): (1) 2010-2015 PXWF6KG35; (2) 2016-2021 LH3WBNFZD.
Academic appointments
- 2017-present — Full Professor & Deputy Director of Research, EADA Business School, Barcelona, Spain.
- 2016-2017 — Associate Professor & Director of the PhD Summer Academy, Zaragoza Logistics Center (MIT-SCALE), Zaragoza, Spain.
- 2014-2016 — Associate Professor, Audencia Nantes School of Management, Nantes, France.
- 2010-2014 — Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano School of Management, Milan, Italy (also Director of the Executive Program in Strategic Purchasing and Short Courses in Purchasing).
Visiting appointments
- 2023-2026 — Visiting Professor, LUT University, hosted by Prof. Anni-Kaisa Kahkonen, Finland.
- 2017 — Visiting, Oregon State University and Portland State University, hosted by Prof. Zhahoui Wu and Prof. Mellie Pullman, USA.
- 2009 — Visiting Research Fellow, CAPS Research & W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), project Achieving Environmental Sustainability Through Effective Supplier Collaboration, supervisors Prof. Phillip Carter and Prof. Joseph Carter, USA.
Editorial roles and professional leadership
- 2025-2027 — Journal of Supply Chain Management (JSCM), Co-editor-in-chief.
- 2016-present — Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (JPSM), Associate Editor.
- 2013-2024 — Operations Management Research (OMR) journal, Area Editor.
- 2013-2025 — IPSERA, Executive Committee member; Conference Chair (2023); Organizer of the annual Doctoral Workshop.
- Memberships: Academy of Management (AoM); IPSERA; EurOMA.
Education
- 2010 — PhD in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Thesis: Creating value through purchasing. Supervisors: Prof. Gianluca Spina and Prof. Stefano Ronchi.
- 2006 — MSc in Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Final grade: 110/110 cum laude. Award: “Pier Daniele Melegari” prize (Milan Chamber of Commerce).
- 2003 — BSc in Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Final grade: 110/110 cum laude. Award: named among the best students for the “Emilio Massa” prize.
Additional education & training
- 2004 — Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia — overseas exchange program; top grades in attended courses; “Excellent Student Award” in Business Finance and Financial Markets.
- 2003-2007 — Collegio di Milano, Milan, Italy — excellence program for best international students of the seven Milan universities.
- 2000 — Liceo Scientifico G. Aselli, Cremona, Italy — High school diploma, final grade: 100/100.
Research areas (selected)
Note: the topics are ordered from the most recent to the oldest.
- Post-growth supply chain management Supply-chain implications of business models where endless economic growth is no longer the default assumption, rethinking goals, metrics, and governance accordingly.
- Systemic change through supply chains Multi-actor pathways (including social enterprises and meta-organizations) through which supply networks contribute to system change beyond firm boundaries.
- Social impact supply chains and hybridity Supply chains involving social enterprises and hybrid organizations, focusing on institutional complexity, tension management, and the creation of social value while remaining economically viable.
- Supply chain complexity Structural and dynamic complexity in supply bases and networks, including evidence synthesis on performance effects and conceptual work that clarifies dimensions and management approaches.
- Sustainable supply chain management Upstream and network-level practices that translate sustainability commitments into environmental, social, and economic performance, including capability building across purchasing and suppliers.
- Supply chain transparency and structure Links between supply chain structure, disclosure, and transparency at scale, addressing how network configuration affects visibility and accountability.
- Public procurement Organizational forms, strategies, and performance management of procurement in public bodies, including cross-country comparisons and social-value creation through public buying.
- Supply chain finance Financial arrangements and SCF instruments that support working capital and resilience across interdependent supply-chain partners.
- Digital procurement Adoption trajectories, value assessment, and organizational implications of e-procurement/e-sourcing tools and digital practices in purchasing processes.
- Innovation in supply networks Supplier involvement and purchasing interfaces in new product development and broader innovation outcomes, including network-level innovation configurations.
- Supply chain performance measurement and vendor evaluation Design and use of supplier evaluation systems and inter-organizational performance measurement architectures that regulate behaviors, manage risk, and drive improvement across dyads and networks.
- Buyer–supplier relationship orchestration Governance mechanisms (e.g., collaboration, incentives, monitoring, relational capabilities) that shape supplier commitment, innovation outcomes, and supply-network performance.
- Purchasing and supply management strategy Creating value through purchasing via category-level decisions on sourcing, portfolio management, and the organizational design and maturity of the purchasing function.
- International Purchasing Survey (IPS) Longitudinal, multi-country survey infrastructure enabling comparative analysis of purchasing and supply management practices, capabilities, and performance across institutional and cultural contexts.
- Offshoring and global service sourcing Drivers, location factors, governance models, and risk–performance trade-offs in service offshoring decisions using international comparative data from the Offshoring Research Network (ORN).
- SCM–HRM interface Cross-functional alignment between human resource management and supply chain management, including how green HRM mediates stakeholder pressures into environmental performance.
- Food networks and local–global governance Governance mechanisms and supply-chain configurations in food systems, addressing tensions between local embeddedness and global sourcing/markets.
- Sector-specific purchasing models Purchasing organization and practices in distinctive contexts such as luxury industries and IT purchasing categories, highlighting contingencies in governance and capability requirements.
Grants and funded projects (selected)
Public competitive funding
- 2025–2027 | ExpWork — Sponsor: GENERACIÓN DE CONOCIMIENTO 2023 – Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Grant Ref. PID2023-150698NB-I00; Amount: €62,250; Pre-doctoral contract: 1 (€125,200); Duration: 01/01/2025–31/12/2027; Principal Investigators: Annachiara Longoni, Frank Wiengarten; Eliminación de la explotación laboral en las cadenas de suministro: el efecto mitigador de la regulación y la atención pública.
- 2025–2026 | Sociotechnical Systems for Decent Work in the Era of Aging and Technology — Sponsor: Center for the Future of Active Aging – La Caixa Foundation; Amount: €36,000; Duration: 01/09/2025–31/08/2026; Principal Investigator: Annachiara Longoni.
- 2016–2020 | AGROinLOG — Sponsor: European Union (EU), Grant Ref. 727961; Amount: €359,060; Duration: 01/11/2016–30/04/2020; Lead researcher: Susana Val; Website: https://www.agroinlog-h2020.eu; Integrated biomass logistics centers for the agro-industry sector.
- 2015–2019 | LEARN — Sponsor: European Union (EU), Grant Ref. 723984; Amount: €136,000; Duration: 01/09/2015–31/03/2019; Lead researcher: Susana Val; Website: https://www.learn-logistics.eu; Emissions measurement, reporting and verification in global supply chains.
- 2007-2008 — FIRST — EU-funded project on furniture industry restructuring (new product development and SCM); Lead researcher: Alessio Marchesi.
Private projects
- 2023 | IPSERA Conference — Sponsor: Several private sponsors; Amount: ~€25,000; Lead researcher: Davide Luzzini.
- 2013–2015 | Supply Chain Finance Observatory — Sponsor: Several private sponsors; Amount: ~€50,000 per year; Duration: 2013–2015; Lead researchers: Alessandro Perego, Stefano Ronchi.
- 2009–2014 | International Purchasing Survey — Sponsor: Several private sponsors; Amount: ~€50,000; Duration: 2009–2014; Lead researchers: Davide Luzzini, Stefano Ronchi.
- 2007–2012 | eProcurement and eSourcing Trends — Sponsor: IBM; Amount: ~€70,000 per year; Duration: 2007–2012; Lead researcher: Stefano Ronchi.
Doctoral theses
Supervision
- 2017 | Supply chain performance measurement systems: a lifecycle perspective on the relationship with performance improvement Doctoral candidate: Vieri Maestrini; Institution: Politecnico di Milano; Role: Co-supervisor (with F. Caniato, P. Maccarrone); Date of defence: 07/02/2017.
- 2014 | Creating public value through procurement: organizational levers for improving public procurement performance Doctoral candidate: Andrea Patrucco; Institution: Politecnico di Milano; Role: Co-supervisor (with S. Ronchi, F. Cagliano); Date of defence: 16/12/2014.
Defenses
- 2025 | Social Enterprises at a Crossroads: Balancing Social and Commercial Missions through Business Models, Supplier Selection, and Impact Scaling Doctoral candidate: Xiying Zhang; Institution: University of Groeningen; Supervisors: Prof. D.P. van Donk, Prof. M. Pullman.
- 2025 | Sustainability risks in multi-tier supply chains Doctoral candidate: Lisa Heldt; Institution: Lund University; Supervisors: Prof. Philip Peck (IIIEE), Johan Olausson (Tetra Pak AB), Julian Fox (Tetra Pak AB).
- 2024 | Digital Technologies and Supply Chain Sustainability: How Buyers and Suppliers Value Emerging Solutions Doctoral candidate: Sukrit Vinayavekhin; Institution: City University of London; Supervisors: Prof. Feng Li, Dr. Aneesh Banerjee.
- 2020 | Exploration & Exploitation: Reconciling Product Innovation and Supply Chain Performance in Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Doctoral candidate: Leonardo Laranjeira Gomes; Institution: University of Zaragoza; Supervisors: Dr. Desirée Knoppen, Dr. Yasel Costa Salas.
Evalution activities
- 2022 | Tenure review — Candidate: Max Finne; Institution: Aalto University School of Business.
- 2016 | Invited expert panel — Invited expert for the 2011-2014 Italian research system evaluation (VQR) conducted by the Italian Research and University Evaluation Agency (ANVUR).
Consulting activities (selected)
- 2022–2025 Product development of supply chain mapping software. Client: Vizzuality.
- 2020–2022 System change and social enterprises. Client: Ashoka.
- 2018–2020 Supply chain innovation and distant capabilities. Client: ABB.
- 2016–2017 AGROinLOG. Client: European Union.
- 2016–2017 LEARN. Client: European Union.
- 2013–2015 Supply Chain Finance Observatory. Client: Politecnico di Milano.
- 2013–2014 Vendor evaluation system design. Client: Mediolanum Bank.
- 2013–2014 Training program and capability assessment. Client: Siram.
- 2012–2015 CPO Innovation Community. Client: Politecnico di Milano.
- 2012 Procurement professionals and social media. Client: IBM.
- 2010–2011 E-Procurement internal value assessment. Client: IBM.
- 2009 E-Procurement external value assessment. Client: IBM.
- 2008–2009 Leading eProcurement into the public sector. Client: IBM.
- 2007–2009 E-Procurement & e-Sourcing Trends. Client: IBM.
- 2007–2008 Furniture industry restructuring: solutions and tools – FIRST. Client: European Union.
- 2006 Multi-project management. Client: Italcementi.
Teaching
Teaching summary
- BSc/MSc/MBA/PhD and executive education in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Project Management, and Business Management (since 2006).
Bachelor (BSc)
- 2006–2015 Politecnico di Milano Business Management (about 50 out of 100 hours) - 9 editions - about 150 students.
- 2011 and 2012 Politecnico di Milano Business Process Reengineering (about 50 out of 70 hours) - 2 editions - about 20 students.
Master (MSc)
- 2017–2025 EADA Business School Sustainable Operations (30 hours) - about 30 students - Master in Sustainable Business & Innovation.
- 2017–2025 EADA Business School Supply Chain Management (35 hours) - about 90 students - Master in Management.
- 2017–2019 EADA Business School Service Operations (30 hours) - about 30 students - Master in Hospitality Management.
- 2015–2016 Audencia Nantes Purchasing Management (about 50 hours) - 1 edition - about 30 students - MSc in Purchasing & SCM (MASC).
- 2009–2015 Politecnico di Milano Supply Chain Management (about 20 out of 100 hours) - 7 editions - about 100 students - MSc in Management Engineering.
- 2009–2013 Politecnico di Milano Purchasing Management (about 50 out of 100 hours) - 5 editions - about 100 students - MSc in Management Engineering.
- 2006–2014 Politecnico di Milano Project Management (about 40 out of 60 hours) - 8 editions - about 40 students - MSc in Real Estate Management.
- 2006 and 2008 Politecnico di Milano Airport Management - 2 editions - University Masters.
- 2006 Politecnico di Milano Easylog (logistics) - 1 edition - University Masters.
- 2005–2006 Politecnico di Milano Business Process Reengineering (about 20 out of 50 hours) - 2 editions - about 20 students - MSc in Management Engineering.
MBA
- 2017–2025 EADA Business School Operations Management core module (30 hours) - 2 editions - about 60 students - Full time MBA.
- 2016 Operations and Supply Chain Management core module (online program) - 1 edition - about 30 students - EuroMBA (www.euromba.org).
- 2015 Audencia Nantes Sustainable Operations Management core module (24 hours) - 1 edition - about 40 students - Full time MBA.
- 2015 Audencia Nantes Sustainable Purchasing & SCM elective (24 hours) - 1 edition - about 20 students - Full time MBA.
- 2013–2015 Knowledge foundation Reutlingen Operations and SCM module (1 week) - 2 editions - about 30 students - MBA for German officers (http://www.mba-fuer-offiziere.eu).
PhD
- 2024-2025 EIASM Sustainability in Supply Chains (30 hours) - about 20 students - EDEN seminar.
- 2025-2026 EADA Research methods (5 hours) - about 10 students - DBA.
Executive courses
- 2019–2021 Executive Online Master in Dirección de Logistica (1 year, part time).
- 2017–2018 Global Executive Master in Operations and Supply Chain Management (GEMOS) (1 year, part time).
- 2013–2015 International Master in Luxury Management (IMLUX) (1 year, full time).
- 2013–2015 Executive MBA (several formats).
- 2012–2015 Executive Program in Strategic Purchasing (1 year, part time).
- 2012–2015 Short courses in Purchasing (1–2 days).
- 2010–2016 International Master in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (MSc. SCPM) (1 year, full time).
- 2007–2015 Short courses in Decision Making & Consensus Building (2–3 days).
- 2007–2015 Short courses in Project Management (1–2 days).
Custom corporate programs
Since 2009 I have been involved in the design and execution of custom programs for many companies from the manufacturing and service industry, normally taking the responsibility of contents related to the area of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Sample of companies: IBM, Cisco Systems, Finmeccanica (Leonardo), Unicredit, Mediolanum Bank, Reale Mutua, Vodafone, Luxottica.
Tutoring
Since 2007, I have tutored and supervised individuals and groups on a wide range of projects within the scope of activities described above. I particularly value supervision because it enables close, one-to-one engagement and a tangible impact on candidates’ career development, helping them achieve their goals.
Awards and recognitions
- 2021-2022 — Paper download/citation awards noted in publication list (e.g., JOM most downloaded/most cited; JSCM most downloaded/most cited).
- 2013 — Best paper award, IPSERA Conference (as listed in conference proceedings).
- 2012 — Best paper award, EurOMA Conference (as listed in conference proceedings).
- 2006 — “Pier Daniele Melegari” prize (Milan Chamber of Commerce) — MSc final grade 110/110 cum laude.
- 2004 — “Excellent Student Award” (Business Finance and Financial Markets), RMIT exchange program.
- 2003 — “Emilio Massa” prize (named among best students) — BSc final grade 110/110 cum laude.