Tram Nguyen

Dr Tram Nguyen is a Lecturer in Supply Chain Management at RMIT University, Melbourne, with over a decade of experience in teaching, research and industry engagement across Vietnam, the UK and Australia. She completed her PhD in Management Studies at the University of Liverpool (2019), fully sponsored by the Vietnamese Government, the British Council, and the European Commission.

Her research centres on global food supply chains, food safety management systems, and supply chain sustainability and resilience, with a growing focus on digital transformation—including AI-enabled procurement and Industry 4.0/5.0 applications. She has published in leading journals such as the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Operations Management Research and British Food Journal, and co-authored the Springer book Towards Safer Global Food Supply Chains.

As Course Coordinator for Strategic Procurement Management at RMIT, Tram is known for research-informed teaching innovation—including simulation-based assessment, industry-engaged learning and AI-resilient assessment design. She has led and contributed to research projects funded by the Victoria Government, Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, the British Council Newton Fund, and the EU's Horizon 2020 MSCA RISE scheme. She continues to work closely with industry as a consultant, bridging academic research with real-world supply chain and procurement practice.