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Jas Kalra
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Assistant Professor of Operations Management, @msmatambs.bsky.social, @manchester.ac.uk

Researching, teaching, & writing about Collaboration, Technology, & Behaviour in Project-, Service-, & Supply Networks to drive social value.
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Hot off the press! If you care about technology sourcing and governance, this new paper by myself and Professor @opsprof.bsky.social might help!

#TechSourcing #TechGovernance #BehavioralStrategy #Strategy #ProblemSolving #CategoryManagement #SourcingStrategy #Outsourcing #Projects #Orchestration
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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msmatambs.bsky.social
Many thanks to everyone who joined and contributed! Here’s to a productive and inspiring year ahead!

#HigherEducation #AcademicCommunity #AMBS #OriginalThinkingApplied
@manchester.ac.uk
September 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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msmatambs.bsky.social
Yesterday, colleagues from the Management Sciences & Marketing (MSM) Division @alliancembs.bsky.social gathered at the Hyatt Regency Manchester for our Away Day.

Under the leadership of our new HoD, Prof Michelle Carter, we kickstarted the academic year, & reflected on our vision for the future.
September 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Maybe I’m not using this site to its fullest potential, but I do miss the time when I used to engage with #academictwitter in the pre-X days. Twitter used to be my preferred engagement platform, not LinkedIn. I guess BSky hasn’t been adopted on that level. Miss the old close-knit community feeling.
July 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Some interesting stuff around contracts, projects, manufacturing, capability, domestic vs global, supply chains, PPPs, and conflict.

www.ndtv.com/india-news/w...
"Sometimes Unachievable, But We Sign Contract Anyway": Air Chief's Bombshell
India's Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh has raised concerns over delays in major defence procurement projects.
www.ndtv.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
jaskalra.bsky.social
We are living in 'interesting times' for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI); and naturally, recent events (and decisions!) have extended this conversation quite visibly into supply chains.
April 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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ucldiscovery.bsky.social
Open Access UCL Research: Orchestrating governance reconfiguration of inter-organizational project networks to address coordination failures
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Orchestrating governance reconfiguration of inter-organizational project networks to address coordination failures - UCL Discovery
UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.
discovery.ucl.ac.uk
April 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Grateful to share our (w/ Ilias Krystallis & @giorg.bsky.social ) latest publication, "Orchestrating #governance reconfiguration of inter-organisational #project #networks to address #coordination #failures"

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@alliancembs.bsky.social
Orchestrating governance reconfiguration of inter-organizational project networks to address coordination failures
The alignment of governance forms and coordination performance within inter-organizational project networks (IOPN) is increasingly studied in operatio…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Investment in infrastructure development is crucial, especially for a country struggling with productivity. The key issue remains the skills gap in the workforce and supply chains. Visibility of project pipelines and long-term capability development is important.

www.ft.com/content/2885...
Who will build Britain?
The UK needs to develop a pipeline of construction skills and knowledge
www.ft.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Honda takeover proposal for Nissan threatens collapse of merger talks

https://buff.ly/40Jp7f2

#automotive #mergers #acquisition #Honda #Nissan
Honda takeover proposal for Nissan threatens collapse of merger talks
U-turn suggested on plan for joint holding company as Honda pressured to take full control
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February 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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It’s fascinating (my portfolio performance aside) to see how 'replication' continues to serve as a key mechanism in tech competition—shifting from 'manufacturing rivalries' (reshoring/capabilities gap etc.) to 'chip wars,' and now to the ongoing 'AI race.'

www.ft.com/content/e670...
Tech stocks slump as China’s DeepSeek stokes fears over AI spending
Nvidia loses almost $600bn in market value on worries US groups are facing a ‘Sputnik moment’
www.ft.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
jaskalra.bsky.social
Wondering if being a better at comms (inbox zero nirvana!) a good new year resolution!
January 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Just discovered that mendeley doesn’t support macOS Sonoma. Where do I go from here?

#Mendeley #macOS
January 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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mazzucatom.bsky.social
My new Substack, Mission Economics, is where I'll share insights from our work with governments worldwide on moving beyond market-fixing to actively shaping markets that serve people and planet

Subscribe here ➡️ marianamazzucato.substack.com
December 28, 2024 at 10:07 AM
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opsprof.bsky.social
Not sure how replicable some of the 4 lessons really are but def worth a read… worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
How Madrid built its metro cheaply - Works in Progress
Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?
worksinprogress.co
December 8, 2024 at 7:45 AM
jaskalra.bsky.social
Just read this chilling account of #modernslavery & #workerabuse in #sugar #supplychains in a sugar rich state in India.

Distressing to hear how workers are trapped into #bondedlabour & #abuse, with no means of recourse or escape.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...?

#FoodSystems #FoodSupplyChains
To Quit Their Jobs, Sugar Workers Risk Kidnapping, Assault and Murder
Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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toffeeman68.bsky.social
Write without fear. Edit without mercy. Don't do both at the same time.
November 19, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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Hi folks, please check out our latest (w/ Professors Ying Yang and Frank Wiengarten) work: 'Improving Supplier Diversity and Inclusion in Supply Chains' published in the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

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#SupplierDiversity #CSR #EDI #SocialValue
Improving supplier diversity and inclusion in supply chains
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November 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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Is @bsky.app the new academic Twitter? Dare I ask (hope)?
November 18, 2024 at 1:55 AM
jaskalra.bsky.social
Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: how close could Fifa get to corporate manslaughter?

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

#infrastructure
Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: how close could Fifa get to corporate manslaughter?
In a country where thousands of migrant workers have died since 2016 a huge building project lies ahead. December’s coronation will stand as surely the most wretched, bloody, damaging act in the histo...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 11:56 PM
jaskalra.bsky.social
I think X has genuinely tested my limits- however, I have been sticking to it because of the academic community I have engaged with & benefitted from for over 10 years.

I see less & less of that now on X.

LinkedIn is too… well!

I hope @bsky.app becomes that alternative I’ve been looking for.
November 3, 2024 at 3:19 PM
jaskalra.bsky.social
Check out my latest piece on UK's #tea supply disruption due to #RedSeaAttacks.

Time to rethink #SupplyChains before more critical products are at risk.

But really, what's more critical than tea?

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#TeaSupply
Red Sea crisis: with fears of a UK tea shortage, worries are brewing over other crucial commodities
Tea supplies are under threat as a shipping crisis continues in the Red Sea.
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February 28, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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Listening to @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com on podcasts, interviews, YouTube, MasterClass, and audiobooks is the therapy I didn’t know I needed.
December 28, 2023 at 10:34 AM
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Building #trust from the outset can be challenging, especially during the #RFP/Tendering process. In this post, I delve into the critical issue of #fairness, crucial for fostering collaboration and trust among all stakeholders.

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How to embed fairness in your supply chain relationships?
Hi folks, I hope that you had a good week. Last week I talked about trust in supply chain relationships. However, some recent conversations with Construction and IT Project Managers revealed the ch…
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December 28, 2023 at 10:25 AM
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Building trust is crucial for strong and lasting relationships in supply chains. But, what exactly is trust? In this blog post, I break down the different aspects of trust

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#trust #supplychains #srm
Trust in Supply Chain Relationships: Definitions, Dimensions, and Dynamics
Hi folks,  I hope that you had a good week. Last week I talked about supply chain relationships. Continuing this theme, this week I am reflecting on the element that is at the heart of these i…
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December 11, 2023 at 1:32 PM