About

Matthieu LAURAS is a senior professor of Supply Chain Management at KEDGE Business School (France). He is also adjunct professor at the Physical Internet Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology (United States). He was previously a full professor and director of the Industrial Engineering Center at IMT Mines Albi (France). During his career, he has held several industrial chairs and joint research laboratories in Supply Chain. He also founded and directed an international master's program in Supply Chain and Lean Management for more than ten years. Finally, he is a scientific consultant for the Supply Chain Management consulting and training company AGILEA (France), which he co-founded in 2009.

His research helps industrial players make better decisions in uncertain and/or disrupted environments. His research activities focus on both industrial management systems and crisis management systems, such as humanitarian supply chains. His main scientific expertise lies in optimization, flow simulation, business modeling, and data analysis. He works at the intersection of industrial engineering, operational research, computer science, artificial intelligence, and management science. His research is systematically field-oriented and focuses on the application of the following scientific paradigms: Physical Internet, Physics of Decisions, and Digital Twin. Finally, he has solid experience in entrepreneurship and collaborative research with industry. He has worked with dozens of industrial partners in various sectors such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, automotive, aeronautics, healthcare, humanitarian aid, transportation, consulting, etc.