ABOUT EXPERT

Peter Wells has an MSc in Planning and a PhD on the socio-economic
consequences of military R&D. He is Director of the Centre for Automotive
Industry Research and Head of Logistics and Operations Management at Cardiff
Business School. His research and publishing interests are focused on the global
automotive industry, mobility studies including electric bicycles and car-
sharing, and on sustainable business models in the circular economy. He has 74
academic journal papers, 6 books, 32 book chapters, 5 edited books, 81 reports
in the public domain, 180 academic and industry conference papers, 270
industry journal and website papers, and 68 other Internet papers. He has
conducted or participated in over 70 research projects. He is currently engaged
in two major research projects: A H2020 study on car sharing called STARS
(http://stars-h2020.eu/) and an EPSRC study on recycling car batteries called
ReLib (https://faraday.ac.uk/recycle-reuse/).
In terms of academic disciplines his work has ranged across spatial industrial
development, economics, organisational theory, industrial ecology,
technological change, socio-technical transitions theory, business model
innovation and sustainability. His research and consulting on the automotive
industry has involved companies throughout the value chain, national and
international government bodies, and NGOs.
Cardiff Business School
Cardiff University
Aberconway Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff
CF10 3EU
UK
wellspe@cardiff.ac.uk • Phone: +44 (0)2920 875717
http://business.cardiff.ac.uk/people/staff/peter-wells