Simon Okwir

Simon Okwir is a researcher and lecturer at Uppsala University. He holds a dual Ph.D. in Industrial Management and Economics from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in Spain. His research focuses on technology and operations. Simon also integrates artistic interventions (such as poetry, podcasting, and other symbolic forms of expression) into engineering classrooms to foster the development of a sustainability mindset among students.

Simon Okwir is a researcher and lecturer at Uppsala University. He holds a double Ph.D. in Industrial Management and Economics from KTH-Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan in Sweden and UPM - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in Spain. Prior to joining Uppsala University, Simon served as an assistant professor at Stockholm University.

Simon’s research interests focus on operations & supply chain strategy, sustainability, and technology.

Simon integrates artistic interventions into engineering classrooms, creating opportunities to incorporate artistic pedagogy into learning activities such as poetry, podcasting, and other symbolic forms of expression.

Simon has collaborated with industry, such as SWEDAVIA, AENA, and IBERIA airlines, on the implementation of Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) in Sweden and Spain. In 2019, Simon collaborated with ICA Supermarket on the feasibility of blockchain in food supply chains.

Current research activities

1. From doing to being; Developing a sustainability mindset within higher education, funded by TUFF grant 2024-2025

2. Supply chain immaginaries : How supply chain professionals conceptualize future challenges and opportunities?

3. How do suppliers respond to institutional pressures on supplier carbon transparency

Teaching

1TE764; Operations and Supply Chain Management; 5 credits Course, Master's level.

1TS351; Technology, Business Development and Management; 10 credits, Master's level.

• Operations Management & Supply Chain; manufacturing, airport operations etc
• Philosophy of Technology
• Performance Measurement & Performance Management
• Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) Facilitated by Blockchain Technologies
• Developing a Sustainable Mindset through Artistic Interventions