Contact Dr Rick Forster

Background

Rick is a Senior Research fellow at ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÉç working within the centre for business performance. He holds B.Sc, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University Of Liverpool, UK. Prior to joining Cranfield Rick's PhD research was sponsored by the MOD examining complex procurement and contracting strategies, both inside defence and within a number of major UK public institutions such as the NDA and NHS. Rick is currently a member of 'Project X', an ESRC funded research collaboration between government, academia and industry. In this role his research centres on examining viable governance strategies in major public projects. Rick is currently a guest editor for the International Journal of Project Management.

In addition, my scholarly interests include:

Industry 4.0, a subject he is currently co-supervising PhD research into

Programme and Project Management, in which he has lead MSc courses

Logistics and Supply Chain management

Business Performance Management

Defence Management

Operations Management

Publications

Articles In Journals