RESEARCH & TEACHING

RESEARCH:

• In progress:  Off the radar or right on target? academic research opportunities in logistics and supply chain management that align with industry identified trends.

• In progress: A taxonomy of greenhouse gas reduction actions through an end-to-end supply chain lens.​

• Panas, G., Zhang, B., Kaul, A. (2025). Harvesting Resilience: SecondBite’s strategy for managing unpredictability in agricultural supply chains.  Sage Business Cases

• Faculty Research Grant (2024) Melbourne Supply Chain Conference 3.0 2025. ($27,000 awarded). Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne

• Panas, G. (2022). I didn’t see that coming: Waste and psychological distance in online grocery shopping. Monash University. (PhD Thesis) https://doi.org/10.26180/21614802.v1

• Simpson, D., Segrave, M., Quarshie, A., Kach, A., Handfield, R., Panas, G., & Moore, H. (2021). The role of psychological distance in organizational responses to modern slavery risk in supply chains. Journal of Operations Management, 67( 8), 989– 1016. https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1157

• Simpson, D., Segrave, M., Kach, A., Handfield, R., Quarshie, A., Moore, H., & Panas, G, (2020).  Modern Slavery and Global Supply Chains: Agency and Psychological Distance. Proceedings, 2020, https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13657abstract

• ORCID

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​​CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

• ANZAM OM (2025).  Organising committee responsible for industry guest speakers. 

• IEOM Melbourne (2025). Global engineering education panel.

• CECE Circular Economy for Climate & Environment (2025). Keynote: Overcoming barriers and challenges for a circular economy.

• Conference organiser and Chair of opening panel session. Melbourne Supply Chain Conference 3.0 (2025)

• EurOMA (2025) Chair & presenter of education track session.

• EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum (2025 - Online. Keynote on GHG reduction along the end-to-end supply chain.

• ​IEOM Sydney (2024). Chair and keynote address: Global Business Management and Project Management Education track.

• Conference organiser and Chair of opening panel session. Melbourne Supply Chain Conference 2.0 (2024)

• FIIB Research Conference (2024), Panel discussion on SDG Reporting vs SDG Washing

• Australian Food and Grocery Council Breakfast (2024) panel discussion.

• Korber Elevate (2023).  Panel on Driving Positive Change: How Sustainability & Diversity are transforming supply chains.

• Conference organiser and Chair of opening panel session. Melbourne Supply Chain Conference (2023)

• ANZAM Operations Management (OM) Symposium (2020).  Paper presentation, waste in online retail shopping.

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BROADER IMPACT:

• Circular Advantage Report (2025): Research from PhD included in Department of Climate Change, Energy,  the Environment and Water Report​

• Company Director Magazine (2025): How to build an adaptable board to serve evolving organisational needs 

• Q3 Consulting Blog (2020): Australia's food supply chain is robust (> 500 views)

• ABC News (2020): Coronavirus isn't causing Australia to run out of food — but why are shelves still bare?

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WEBINARS / SEMINARS

• SCLAA (2023) Presenter, Thought Leadership Webinar - the future of supply chain planning.

• LaTrobe University (2023) Invited to participate in the Roundtable Discussion on Sustainable Transport, Logistics, and Supply Chains

• Co-facilitated Journal of Supply Chain Management, Asia Pacific (2021) Virtual Methods Series on experiments in SCM research. 

• RMIT (2020): Industry panel on supply chain and COVID 19

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SERVICE:

• Director of Engagement (2024+) and member of department executive committee, Management & Marketing, Faculty of Business & Economics, University of Melbourne

• Member of Faculty of Business & Economics Engagement Committee (2025+)

• Member of Faculty of Business & Economics Research Editorial Committee (2025+)

• Initiator and convenor (2023+), Operations & Supply Chain Management Advisory Board, University of Melbourne

• Member, Editorial Review Board (2022+). Journal of Supply Chain Management

• Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia - SCLAA): Member, National Marketing Committee

• Reviewer, submissions for 2020+ conferences (Operations and Supply Chain Management section), Academy of Management

• Global Ambassador (2016 - 2022), Melbourne, Northwestern University (Chicago USA)

• Student Representative, Research Degrees Committee of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University (2019)

• Member, Dean's student forum, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University (2019)

OTHER:

Research Assistant (2018 - 2022),

Monash University (Melbourne, Australia)

• Modern slavery in supply chains

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Research Assistant (1999-2000), Transportation Center,

Northwestern University (Chicago, USA)

• Economic impact of general aviation airports

• Human factors in aviation maintenance outsourcing

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