Joakim Kembro is an Associate Professor, awarded the distinction of Excellent Teaching Practitioner at Lund University, Sweden. Prior to joining academia, he worked as a logistician in various positions with the United Nations. His research interests include circular economy, retail logistics, warehouse operations, automation technologies, information sharing, preparedness, and humanitarian logistics.

Joakim has received multiple Emerald Awards as well as the prestigious Bernard J. LaLonde best paper runner-up award and the Impact Innovation Award at the Journal of Business Logistics. His research has appeared in top-ranked journals such as Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Production Economics, and International Journal of Production Research.

Joakim is a member of the Royal Physiographic Society of Lund. He serves as Senior Associate Editor at International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management and supports Journal of Business Logistics in the role as Senior Editor. He is also a member of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Editorial Advisory Board.