Andrew Greasley is Lecturer in Supply Chain Analytics and Modelling at the Department of Engineering Management at Aston University, Birmingham, UK. He has 150 publications, including numerous books, and is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. He has taught at a number of institutions in the UK, Europe and Africa and he has been recognised by the University of Warwick for his outstanding contribution to the postgraduate programmes through excellent teaching.