Personal profile
Education information
Doctor of Philosophy, Other or Unknown Field, Brunel University, , 2008Research and teaching information
RESEARCH
Associate Editor: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Reviewer:
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
Production and Operations Management
Journal of Global Information Technology Management
Principal Investigator: Cash and/or carry: The challenges and modalities of delivering aid in conflict zones
TEACHING
Supervision: MSc, PhD (Hanken)
Examination: MSc (Hanken)
External positions
Member of the Advisory Board, Humanitarian Logistics Association
Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Logistics Management (Emerald)
Principal Investigator, Supply Chain and Procurement Programme, The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
External Examiner - PhD Examiner, University of Economics, Prague
External Examiner - MBA Examiner, University of Oxford
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cash interventions
Piotrowicz, W. & Schiffling, S., 2025, A Research Agenda for Humanitarian Logistics. Altay, N. & Kovács, G. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 111-130Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Collaborative implementation framework for building trust in software robots: Case of Posti Group
Kedziora, D., Modliński, A., Smolander, K., Piotrowicz, W. & Syed, R., 2025, Trust and Artificial Intelligence: Development and Application of AI Technology. Paliszkiewicz, J. & Gołuchowski, J. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 284-294 11 p. (Routledge studies in trust research).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Supply chain disruption and mitigation strategies: insights from humanitarian operations in a complex environment
Maghsoudi, A., Falagara Sigala, I., Piotrowicz, W. & Allahi, F., 19.04.2025, In: International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications : A Leading Journal of Supply Chain Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus) -
Supply chain resilience and critical dynamic capabilities: a balanced scorecard approach
Kaneberg, E., Piotrowicz, W. D., Jensen, L.-M., Hertz, S. & Kedziora, D., 01.07.2025, In: Production & Manufacturing Research. 13, 1, 2523957.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Tackling the stakeholders’ requirements for the delivery of cash and voucher assistance in a conflict setting
Maghsoudi, A. & Piotrowicz, W., 01.2025, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 116, 105088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Datasets
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Relief organising in Ukraine in response to Russian invasion to Ukraine in 2022
Dziuba, A. (Creator) & Piotrowicz, W. (Creator), Fairdata Qvain Metadata, 2025
Dataset
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HealthCrisNet: Nordic health crises university network
Kovacs, G. (CoI) & Piotrowicz, W. (Project participant)
01.01.2025 → 31.12.2026
Project: Externally funded project
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Self-organization, Support and Integration. Case of Displaced Ukrainians in Finland
Piotrowicz, W. (PI) & Dziuba, A. (Project participant)
01.02.2023 → 31.01.2025
Project: Externally funded project
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DigCBA: Responsible Use of Digital Cash-based Assistance in Refugee Crises
Maghsoudi, A. (Project manager, academic), Piotrowicz, W. (Project participant), Harpring, R. (Project participant), Hamid Abakar, A. (Project participant), John, L. (Project participant) & Tuomala, V. (Project participant)
01.11.2021 → 31.10.2024
Project: Externally funded project
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CORE: CORE: sCience & human factOr for Resilient sociEty
Piotrowicz, W. (Project participant), Ruggiero, A. (Project participant), Sarker, S. (Project participant) & John, L. (Project participant)
01.09.2021 → 30.09.2024
Project: Externally funded project
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Cash and/or Carry: The challenges and modalities of delivery in Covid-19 crisis
Piotrowicz, W. (Project manager, academic) & Maghsoudi, A. (Project participant)
01.06.2020 → 31.12.2021
Project: Externally funded project
Activities
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Humanitarian Logistics and its Imperative in the Era of COVID19
Piotrowicz, W. (Speaker)
14.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Geopolitics (Journal)
Piotrowicz, W. (Reviewer)
08.2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Scientific journal
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Decentralised logistics - lessons from Ukraine
Piotrowicz, W. (Speaker)
25.06.2025 → 26.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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HUMLOG - The Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute, Helsinki (Organisational unit)
Piotrowicz, W. (Board member)
06.2025 → …Activity: Membership › Membership in academic committee, council, board
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Planning and logistics for UAV application. Lessons from Ukraine.
Piotrowicz, W. (Speaker)
29.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Prizes
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Letter of Appreciation for service as editorial board members of International Journal of Logistics Management (IJLM)
Piotrowicz, W. (Recipient), 14.12.2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Ministerial Award for contribution to healthcare.
Piotrowicz, W. (Recipient), 05.2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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Ukraine crisis: why you should donate money rather than supplies (IT: Ucraina: soldi non prodotti difficili da distribuire)
Schiffling, S. & Piotrowicz, W.
14.03.2022 → 11.04.2022
3 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Jak najlepiej pomóc uchodźcom z Ukrainy (How to support refugees from Ukraine)
20.03.2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Ukraine crisis: why you should donate money rather than supplies (IT: Crisi umanitaria in Ucraina, perché il modo migliore per aiutare è donare soldi)
Schiffling, S. & Piotrowicz, W.
09.03.2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media