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Dr. Stanislav Milkov Chankov

Sustainable Supply Chain Management
School of Business, Social & Decision Sciences
Constructor University Bremen gGmbH
Campus Ring 1 | 28759 Bremen | Germany
Phone number
+49 421 200-3076
Email Address
schankov@constructor.university
Office
South Hall, Office 211
Research Interests

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Goal 12 is to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Encouraging more sustainable behaviour is vital for both environmental and social sustainability. This is a challenge that governments, businesses and NGOs have constantly sought to address. In general, sustainable consumption comes along with sacrifices in other areas such as comfort, time and money. However, the factors that influence sustainable consumption are not yet fully understood. It remains unclear how much consumers value sustainability and what trade-offs they are willing to make between sustainability factors (e.g. CO2 emissions) and other factors (e.g. comfort, money and time). Moreover, for consumers to be able to make informed decisions, they need to have transparent information on the sustainability impact of the product or service they are purchasing. Thus, it is important to understand which sustainability visualization is the best in terms of inspiring more sustainable consumer behaviour.

One aspect that seems to be ignored in the last-mile delivery research and practice is the customer perspective on sustainable delivery. When E-commerce customers place online orders nowadays, they get the chance of choosing between different last-mile delivery options only based on economic factors. Information on the environmental and social impact of the different delivery options are currently not provided. Thus, even if E-commerce customers wanted to choose a more sustainable delivery, they are simply choosing the most convenient delivery in economic terms and ignoring any environmental and social impacts, as there is no transparent information on those.

The research of Stanislav Chankov builds on the theory of planned behaviour, which indicates that people can change their behaviour when a certain intervention occurs. Thus, the purpose of the research is to investigate if E-commerce customers change their preferred last-mile delivery, when they are provided with additional information on the sustainability impact of the available options. A stated preference survey (see image below) was conducted in which participants choose between last-mile delivery options before and after obtaining information on their environmental and social impact.

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The obtained results clearly showed that transparent information sharing makes E-commerce customers more likely to choose a more sustainable last-mile delivery.

Crowdsourced delivery refers to the crowdsourcing of package delivery to a network of individuals who deliver packages along their routes while using their underutilized assets such as the empty space in their cars or luggage. The crowdsourced last-mile delivery concept appears to be a sustainable solution to the last-mile problems as it can benefit all stakeholders involved in the delivery processes: (1) better customer service, extra revenue for crowd carriers, (2) profits for platform providers, (3) lower pressure on urban traffic system, and (4) lower environment footprint for the society.

In his research, Stanislav Chankov examined the performance of crowdsourced delivery by conducting an agent-based simulation study for package deliveries in Washington DC (see Image below). Two main parameters are studied: (1) supply/demand ratio, the ratio between the number of crowd couriers delivering packages and the number of packages and (2) maximum detour time accepted by crowd couriers. The findings suggest that high supply/demand ratio enables the crowd to achieve high service level with very little time spent on detour. Moreover, high levels of maximum detour time accepted by the crowd can increase service level when the supply/demand ratio is comparatively low.

Selected Publications

2023

  • Crowdsourced Local Delivery in Developing and Developed Countries: A Comparison of Stakeholder Expectations
    Aiyoob Jaward Mohamed, Stanislav Chankov
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, May 2023
    Link to paper

2022

  • The perceived value of environmental sustainability for consumers in the air travel industry: A choice-based conjoint analysis
    Valeria Núñez Alfaro, Stanislav Chankov
    Journal of Cleaner Production, Dec 2022
    Link to paper
  • Are Consumers Ready for Flying Taxis? A Choice-based Conjoint Analysis of eVTOLs in Germany
    R. Zaps, Stanislav Chankov
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Dec 2022
    Link to paper
  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on E-commerce Consumers' Pro-environmental Behavior
    Simona Koleva, Stanislav Chankov
    International Conference on Dynamics in Logistics, 2022
    Link to paper

2021

  • How Much Value Do Consumers Put On Environmental Sustainability When Choosing Last-Mile Delivery?
    Ermira Salihu, Stanislav Chankov
    2021 BVL International Scientific Symposium on Logistics, Dresden, Germany
    Link to paper
  • Towards a taxonomy of crowdsourced delivery business models
    Georgiana Ciobotaru, Stanislav Chankov
    International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, May 2021
    Link to paper
  • What inspires us to “share”? Motives to provide goods and services in the sharing economy
    Patricia Quirós, Stanislav Chankov
    Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2021
    Link to paper

2020

  • Drone Delivery Using Public Transport: An Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation Approach
    Raheen Khalid, Stanislav Chankov
    International Conference on Dynamics in Logistics, 2020
    Link to paper
  • How to Design a Successful Digital Product? An Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Analysis of Expert Opinions from the Berlin Start-up Scene
    Muhammad Yusuf Azka, Stanislav Chankov
    Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2020
    Link to paper
  • Do e-commerce customers change their preferred last-mile delivery based on its sustainability impact?
    Bianca Ignat, Stanislav Chankov
    The International Journal of Logistics Management, 2020
    Link to paper
  • Towards a European Hyperloop Network: An Alternative to Air and Rail Passenger Travel
    D.V. Merchant, Stanislav Chankov
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Dec 2020
    Link to paper

2019

  • Environmental Impact of Last Mile Deliveries and Returns in Fashion E-Commerce: A Cross-Case Analysis of Six Retailers
    R. Velazquez, Stanislav Chankov
    IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Dec 2019
    Link to paper

2018

  • Drone-delivery Using Autonomous Mobility: An Innovative Approach to Future Last-mile Delivery Problems
    Hojoon David Yoo, Stanislav Chankov
    IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Dec 2018
    Link to paper

2017

  • Crowdsourced delivery for last-mile distribution: An agent-based modelling and simulation approach
    Ping Chen, Stanislav Chankov
    IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Dec 2017
    Link to paper
  • The Influence of Manufacturing System Characteristics on the Emergence of Logistics Synchronization: A Simulation Study
    Stanislav Chankov, Giovanni Malloy, Julia Bendul
    Dynamics in Logistics: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference LDIC, 2016 Bremen, Germany
    Link to paper
  • Synchronization of Manufacturing Systems: Definition, Measurement, Triggers and Effects
    Stanislav Chankov
    Jacobs University Bremen, 2017
    Link to thesis

2016

  • Synchronization in manufacturing systems: quantification and relation to logistics performance
    Stanislav Chankov, Marc-Thorsten Hütt, Julia Bendul
    International Journal of Production Research, Oct 2016
    Link to paper
  • What is Really “On-Time”? A Comparison of Due Date Performance Indicators in Production
    Ricarda Schäfer, Stanislav Chankov, Julia Bendul
    Procedia CIRP, 2016
    Link to paper
  • Synchronization Emergence and its Effect on Performance in Queueing Systems
    Manuel A. Schipper, Stanislav Chankov, Julia Bendul
    Procedia CIRP, 2016
    Link to paper

2015

  • Restructuring distribution networks in humanitarian logistics: the concept of “freight villages”
    Georgiana Ciobotaru, Stanislav Chankov, Julia Bendul
    The Proceedings of the 20th International Symposium for Logistics (ISL 2015)
    Link to paper

2014

  • Towards definition of synchronization in logistics systems
    Stanislav Chankov, Till Becker, Katja Windt
    Procedia CIRP, 2014
    Link to paper

2013

  • Synchronization Measures in Job Shop Manufacturing Environments
    Till Becker, Stanislav Chankov, Katja Windt
    Procedia CIRP, 2013
    Link to paper
Teaching Positions

Bachelor’s Courses:

  • Introduction to Logistics & Supply Chain Management
  • Logistics Lab
  • Integrated Decision Making in Supply Chain Management
  • Circular Economy & Closed-Loop Supply Chains
  • BSc Thesis Seminar

Master’s Courses:

  • Supply Chain Management & Logistics
  • Supply Chain Engineering
Awards
  • Teacher of the Year Award 2022 for the Mobility Focus Area at Jacobs University
  • Teacher of the Year Award 2018 for the Mobility Focus Area at Jacobs University
  • Staff Member of the Year Award 2018 at Jacobs University
  • TOP 100 Finalist at the RAHM 2018 Global LGBT+ Leadership Contest, London, UK
  • Honourable Mention Award at the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Singapore, Singapore
University Education

Postgraduate Certificate

Academic Practice, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Queen Mary University of London, UK

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

Ph.D. in International Logistics

Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

Sep 2011 – Dec 2016

M.Phil. in Management Science and Operations

University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Cambridge, UK

Oct 2010 – Jun 2011

B.Sc. in International Logistics Engineering

Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany

Sep 2007 – Aug 2010

B.A. in International Logistics Management

Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany

Sep 2007 – Jun 2010

Work Experience
Dates Experience
Sep 2023 – Present Distinguished Lecturer in Supply Chain Management
Company: Constructor University
Location: Bremen, Germany
Jan 2017 – Aug 2023 University Lecturer in Supply Chain Management
Company: Jacobs University
Location: Bremen, Germany
Sep 2011 – Dec 2016 Research Associate
Company: Jacobs University
Location: Bremen, Germany
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. oec. J. Bendul
Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 B.Sc. Thesis
Company: Daimler AG
Location: Sindelfingen
Mar 2010 - May 2010 B.A. Thesis
Company: Airbus Operations GmbH
Location: Bremen
Mar 2008 - May 2010 Student and Teaching Assistant
Company: Jacobs University
Location: Bremen, Germany
Workgroup: Prof. Dr.-Ing. K. Windt, Global Production Logistics
Jul 2009 – Dec 2009 Internship
Company: Airbus Operations GmbH
Location: Bremen
Jun 2008 – Aug 2008 Internship
Company: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Location: Stuttgart
Other Professional Activities
Chair of the BSc Program Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM)
Faculty Council Member
Member and Former Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EQ Committee)