Raymond Obayi works as a researcher and assistant professor in Operations, Project, and Supply Chain Management at the Alliance Manchester Business School. He holds a Master’s degree in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management from Aberdeen and a doctorate in Operations and Supply Chain Management from Sheffield. Prior to joining academia, Raymond worked in retail and investment banking operations and has extensive experience in project risk management. He is currently involved in multi-disciplinary research projects in the agri-food sector in the UK exploring varieties of federated supply chain governance models and smart contracts in food quality management, supply chain risk management, and value stream management.