Minelle E. Silva

Minelle Silva is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Sustainability and the Director of Sustainability at the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba.

He earned his PhD from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and his habilitation to direct research from the Université Grenoble Alpes (France) in 2023. Minelle's research examines how sustainability can be internalised in organisations and inter-organisational relationships. 

Dr. Silva's research outputs have been published in journals such as International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Business Strategy and the Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production. He currently serves as guest editor of the International Journal of Operations and Production Management and acts as board member of the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA).

• Supply Chain Management
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Sustainability

• Supply Chain Sustainability
• Sustainable Purchasing
• Supply Chain Justice
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

Silva, M.E.; Ruel, S. & Sousa-Filho, J.M. (2024). Measuring supplier diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI): scale development and empirical validation. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.

Carmagnac, L.; Silva, M.E. & Fritz, M.M.C. (2024). Exploring sustainable development goals adoption in supply chain management: A typology of coexisting institutional logics. Business Strategy and the Environment.

Silva, M.E.; Pereira, M.O. & Hendry, L. (2023). Embracing change in tandem: Resilience and sustainability together transforming supply chains. International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 43(1), 166-196.

Silva, M.E.; Pereira, M.O. & Boffelli, A. (2023). Bridging sustainability knowledge management and supply chain learning: evidence through buyer selection. International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 43(6), 947-983.

Santos, K.A.; Silva, M.E. & Pereira, S.C.F. (2023). (Un)Learning sustainability practice in a multi-tiered supply chain: an interpretive study. International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 43(8), 1226-1249.

Dias, G.D.; Silva, M.E. & Gold, S. (2023). Microfoundations of supply chain sustainability practices: A social capital perspective. International Journal of Production Economics. 263, 108947,

Ponte, R.C.D.V.; Viana, F.E.L. & Silva, M.E. (2023). Diving into the business strategy: The strategy tripod's influence on supply chain sustainability orientation. Business Strategy and the Environment. 32(4), 2155-2174.

Pereira, M.O., Silva, M.E., & Hendry, L. (2023). Developing global supplier competences for supply chain sustainability: The effects of institutional pressures on certification adoption. Business Strategy and the Environment. 32(7), 4244-4265.

Sauer, P.; Silva, M.E. & Schleper, M. (2022). Supply chains’ sustainability trajectories and resilience: A learning perspective in turbulent environments. International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 48(8), pp.1109-1145.

Silva, M.E. & Ruel, S. (2022). Inclusive purchasing and supply chain resilience capabilities: Lessons for social sustainability. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. 28(5), 100767.

Silva, M.E. & Nunes, B. (2022). Institutional logic for sustainable purchasing and supply management: Concepts, illustrations, and implications for business strategy. Business Strategy and the Environment. 31(3), pp.1138-1151.

León-Bravo, V.C.; Jaramillo-Villacres, M. & Silva, M.E. (2022). Analysing competing logics for sustainable supplier management. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal. 27(7), pp.49-63.