Management Science

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United Kingdom

Organisation profile

Management Science applies advanced analytical methods to business problems to help managers make better decisions.

The following are major themes of research within the department:

Problem Structuring and Mixing Methods
Strategy Modelling and Management
Operations Management
Risk and Reliability

In addition to the main research themes the department also has a number of research projects. There is a flourishing community of research students in the department, numbering around 40 at any given time.

Eman Bahaaelden Saeid Abdelfattah Abualfadl
- Management Science
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Fahim Ahmed
- fahim.ahmedstrath.acuk
- Management Science - Senior Teaching Fellow
Person: Teaching Only
Kerem Akartunali
- kerem.akartunalistrath.acuk
- Management Science - Professor
- Ocean, Air and Space
Person: Academic

19 Not started
34 Active
239 Finished

Cultures of Collaborative Research in a Socially Progressive Technological University
McDonald, J. (Principal Investigator), Bedford, T. (Co-investigator), Compton-Daw, E. (Co-investigator), Connolly, P. (Co-investigator), Grealy, M. (Co-investigator), Mahn, C. (Co-investigator), McKenna, P. (Co-investigator), Graham, A. (Researcher), Salamon, K. (Researcher), Sin, I. L. (Researcher), Weikum, M. K. (Researcher) & Wells-Holland, C. (Researcher)
Wellcome Trust
1/11/25 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
Learnings and insights from the Accelerated National Innovation Adoption (ANIA) pathway in Scotland
van der Meer, R. (Principal Investigator) & Maguire, R. (Co-investigator)
Health Foundation (The)
17/10/25 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
ESRC/SGSSS AQM Steers Supervisor-led Studentship Competition 2024/25: £120,000
Howick, S. (Academic), Nguyen, L. K. N. (Academic) & Donnachie, C. (Academic)
1/10/25 → 30/09/28
Project: Research - Studentship

A decision support model for efficient garment reprocessing for a sustainable circular business model
Patel, H., Vasantha, G., Corney, J., Quigley, J., El Raoui, H., Sales, R., Cusak, M., Burns, A. & Rough, A., 4 Dec 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A case study integrating scenario thinking with dialysis policymaking in Thailand
Botwright, S., Yongphiphatwong, N., Teerawattananon, Y., Sutawong, J., Chavarina, K. K., Chuanchaiyakul, T., Quigley, J., Megiddo, I. & Colson, A., 1 Dec 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Communications Medicine.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A structured framework for supporting the participatory development of consensual scenario narratives
Seeve, T., Vilkkumaa, E. & Morton, A., 1 Dec 2025, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 327, 2, p. 540-558 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Data for "Implementation barriers and remedial strategies for community-based health insurance in Bangladesh: insights from national stakeholders"
Sheikh, N. (Creator), Tagoe, E. T. (Creator), Akram, R. (Creator), Ali, N. (Creator), Howick, S. (Creator) & Morton, A. (Creator), figshare, 23 May 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6215382.v1
Dataset
Data for: "DECOMPOSITION BASED HEURISTICS FOR A LOT SIZING AND SCHEDULING PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE HETEROGENEOUS PRODUCTION LINES WITH PERISHABLE PRODUCTS"
Soler, W. A. D. O. (Creator), Santos, M. O. (Creator) & Akartunalı, K. (Creator), figshare, 21 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19967754.v1
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Data for "Application of decision analytical models to diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review"
Twumwaa, T. E. (Creator), Justice, N. (Creator), Robert, V. D. M. (Creator) & Itamar, M. (Creator), figshare, 21 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6317394.v1
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Affiliate Member of Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
Gbededo, M. (Recipient), 2 Feb 2021
Prize: Election to learned society
Award For Excellence in Methodology in Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Research
Morton, A. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Beale Medal
Eden, C. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

2nd International Conference of Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards
Ali Agha, M. S. (Participant)
20 Nov 2025
Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Key-note speaker and plenary lectures at conferences
Inequity in the Healthcare Services Utilisation and Public Subsidy Distribution among Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh
Akram, M. R. (Speaker), Morton, A. (Contributor), Sultana, M. (Contributor), Lauer, J. (Contributor) & Buis, A. (Contributor)
12 Nov 2025
Activity: Talk or Presentation › Oral presentation
Data Collaboration for Place-Based Policy Solutions
Davidson, S. N. (Speaker), Nguyen, L. K. N. (Contributor) & Catalano, A. (Contributor)
29 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or Presentation › Invited talk

Enhancing decision-making through new modelling methods of dependent risks to improve engineered systems and complex projects
Quigley, J. (Main contact), Walls, L. (Participant), Howick, S. (Participant), Eden, C. (Participant), Revie, M. (Participant) & Barlow, E. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Professional practice, training and standards

File
Improved group negotiation, problem solving, and strategy making in private and public sector organisations
Eden, C. (Participant) & Ackermann, F. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Professional practice, training and standards

File
Improved patient outcomes through evidence-based decisions by Scottish and global health organisations
Morton, A. (Main contact), van der Meer, R. (Participant), Megiddo, I. (Participant) & Howick, S. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Health and welfare - new products, guidelines and services

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A conceptual model of trust in emergency evacuation : evidence from Indonesian volcano eruptions
Hilya Mudrika Arini, H. (Author), 15 Sept 2018
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
An investigation of estimation performance for a multivariate Poisson-gamma model with parameter dependency
Schwarzenegger, R. (Author), Walls, L. (Supervisor) & Quigley, J. (Supervisor), 5 Oct 2023
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
A scientific exploration of scenario planning, thinking, and cognitive biases
Crawford, M. M. (Author), Wright, G. (Supervisor), 28 Jul 2021
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

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Eman Bahaaelden Saeid Abdelfattah Abualfadl

Fahim Ahmed

Kerem Akartunali

Cultures of Collaborative Research in a Socially Progressive Technological University

Learnings and insights from the Accelerated National Innovation Adoption (ANIA) pathway in Scotland

ESRC/SGSSS AQM Steers Supervisor-led Studentship Competition 2024/25: £120,000

A decision support model for efficient garment reprocessing for a sustainable circular business model

A case study integrating scenario thinking with dialysis policymaking in Thailand

A structured framework for supporting the participatory development of consensual scenario narratives

Data for "Implementation barriers and remedial strategies for community-based health insurance in Bangladesh: insights from national stakeholders"

Data for: "DECOMPOSITION BASED HEURISTICS FOR A LOT SIZING AND SCHEDULING PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE HETEROGENEOUS PRODUCTION LINES WITH PERISHABLE PRODUCTS"

Data for "Application of decision analytical models to diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review"

Affiliate Member of Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

Award For Excellence in Methodology in Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Research

Beale Medal

2nd International Conference of Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards

Inequity in the Healthcare Services Utilisation and Public Subsidy Distribution among Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh

Data Collaboration for Place-Based Policy Solutions

Enhancing decision-making through new modelling methods of dependent risks to improve engineered systems and complex projects

Improved group negotiation, problem solving, and strategy making in private and public sector organisations

Improved patient outcomes through evidence-based decisions by Scottish and global health organisations

A conceptual model of trust in emergency evacuation : evidence from Indonesian volcano eruptions

An investigation of estimation performance for a multivariate Poisson-gamma model with parameter dependency

A scientific exploration of scenario planning, thinking, and cognitive biases

Management Science

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