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Developing a systemic program evaluation methodology: A critical systems perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Torres-Cuello, M. A., Pinzón-Salcedo, L., & Midgley, G. (2018). Developing a systemic program evaluation methodology: A critical systems perspective. Systems research and behavioral science, 35(5), 538-547. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2561

In recent years, there has been an increased interest within the program evaluation field for introducing systems thinking concepts. However, most of these attempts have been primarily directed towards supporting the practice of evaluation and not to... Read More about Developing a systemic program evaluation methodology: A critical systems perspective.

Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance (2018)
Journal Article
Cherrafi, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Ghobadian, A., & Elfezazi, S. (2018). Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance. International journal of production economics, 206, 79-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.09.031

This paper investigates the relationship between lean, green and process innovation practices and green supply chain (GSC) performance. Data were collected from 374 manufacturing firms and results analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Th... Read More about Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance.

Decision modeling of risks in pharmaceutical supply chains (2018)
Journal Article
Moktadir, M. A., Ali, S. M., Mangla, S. K., Sharmy, T. A., Luthra, S., Mishra, N., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2018). Decision modeling of risks in pharmaceutical supply chains. Industrial management + data systems, 118(7), 1388-1412. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-10-2017-0465

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Managing risks is becoming a highly focused activity in the health service sector. In particular, due to the complex nature of processes in the pharmaceutical industry, several risks have been associated t... Read More about Decision modeling of risks in pharmaceutical supply chains.

An empirical analysis of supply and manufacturing risk and business performance: a Chinese manufacturing supply chain perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., Bak, O., Guo, R., Shaw, S. L., Colicchia, C., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumari, A. (2018). An empirical analysis of supply and manufacturing risk and business performance: a Chinese manufacturing supply chain perspective. Supply chain management, 23(6), 461-479. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-10-2017-0319

Purpose: This study aims to explore the importance and impact of supply and manufacturing risk management upon business performance within the context of Chinese manufacturing supply chains. Design/methodology/approach: A two-phased multi-method appr... Read More about An empirical analysis of supply and manufacturing risk and business performance: a Chinese manufacturing supply chain perspective.

Exploring environmental sustainability and performance of global logistics hubs (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaw, S., Grant, D., Hassan, S., & Creazza, A. (2018, September). Exploring environmental sustainability and performance of global logistics hubs. Presented at Managing business for policy and integrated sustainable logistics operations: Annual LRN conference 2018, Plymouth, UK

Globalization has had different effects on the world since the concept emerged. Globalization impact on supply chains and logistics has revolutionized global trade. It has resulted in new levels of speed, efficiency, effectiveness and endless options... Read More about Exploring environmental sustainability and performance of global logistics hubs.

Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis and stakeholder interviews (2018)
Journal Article
Mannion, R., Blenkinsopp, J., Powell, M., McHale, J., Millar, R., Snowden, N., & Davies, H. (2018). Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis and stakeholder interviews. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(30), 1-190. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr06300

Background
There is compelling evidence to suggest that some (or even many) NHS staff feel unable to speak up, and that even when they do, their organisation may respond inappropriately.

Methods
The study comprised four distinct but interlocking... Read More about Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis and stakeholder interviews.

Big data cloud computing framework for low carbon supplier selection in the beef supply chain (2018)
Journal Article
Singh, A., Kumari, S., Malekpoor, H., & Mishra, N. (2018). Big data cloud computing framework for low carbon supplier selection in the beef supply chain. Journal of cleaner production, 202, 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.236

Purpose – With the rapid economic development of nations across the globe, there is proportionate increment in corresponding carbon footprint. There are numerous counter measures proposed to mitigate it in terms of legislation and policy framing. How... Read More about Big data cloud computing framework for low carbon supplier selection in the beef supply chain.

Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security: A novel combination of triangulated methods (2018)
Journal Article
Khan, M. N., Akhtar, P., & Merali, Y. (2018). Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security: A novel combination of triangulated methods. Industrial management + data systems, 118(7), 1528-1546. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-09-2017-0449

Purpose –The aim of this study is to investigate the knowledge gaps in the published research on terrorism-related risk in supply chains, and to develop a framework of strategies and effective decision-making to enable practitioners to address terro... Read More about Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security: A novel combination of triangulated methods.

Risk matrix driven supply chain risk management: Adapting risk matrix based tools to modelling interdependent risks and risk appetite (2018)
Journal Article
Qazi, A., & Akhtar, P. (2018). Risk matrix driven supply chain risk management: Adapting risk matrix based tools to modelling interdependent risks and risk appetite. Computers and Industrial Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.08.002

There is a major research gap of developing a supply chain risk management process integrating the risk appetite of a decision maker and all stages of the risk management process within an interdependent network of systemic risks. We introduce an ite... Read More about Risk matrix driven supply chain risk management: Adapting risk matrix based tools to modelling interdependent risks and risk appetite.

A novel TOPSIS–CBR goal programming approach to sustainable healthcare treatment (2018)
Journal Article
Malekpoor, H., Mishra, N., & Kumar, S. (2018). A novel TOPSIS–CBR goal programming approach to sustainable healthcare treatment. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-2992-y

© 2018, The Author(s). Cancer is one of the most common diseases worldwide and its treatment is a complex and time-consuming process. Specifically, prostate cancer as the most common cancer among male population has received the attentions of many re... Read More about A novel TOPSIS–CBR goal programming approach to sustainable healthcare treatment.

Pre-positioning inventory and service outsourcing of relief material supply chain (2018)
Journal Article
Yao, X., Huang, R., Song, M., & Mishra, N. (2018). Pre-positioning inventory and service outsourcing of relief material supply chain. International Journal of Production Research, 56(21), 6859-6871. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1495853

Service outsourcing is very common in a commercial supply chain, and in humanitarian relief area the transportation service is usually outsourced. To practice relief supply more effectively, it seems essential to enlarge outsourcing from shipping to... Read More about Pre-positioning inventory and service outsourcing of relief material supply chain.

Sensory stimulation for sensible consumption: Multisensory marketing for e-tailing of ethical brands (2018)
Journal Article
Yoganathan, V., Osburg, V.-S., & Akhtar, P. (2019). Sensory stimulation for sensible consumption: Multisensory marketing for e-tailing of ethical brands. Journal of business research, 96, 386-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.06.005

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Amidst strong competition and lack of resources and functional superiority, ethical brands may seek an experiential approach to marketing online. A between-subjects online experiment (N = 308) shows that ethically-congruent visua... Read More about Sensory stimulation for sensible consumption: Multisensory marketing for e-tailing of ethical brands.

Evolutionary Learning in Strategy-Project Systems (2018)
Book
Gardiner, P., Eltigani, A., Williams, T., Kirkham, R., Ou, L., Calabrese, A., & Söderlund, J. (2018). Evolutionary Learning in Strategy-Project Systems. Project Management Institute

Assessment of consumers' motivations to purchase a remanufactured product by applying Fuzzy Delphi method and single valued neutrosophic sets (2018)
Journal Article
Vafadarnikjoo, A., Mishra, N., Govindan, K., & Chalvatzis, K. (2018). Assessment of consumers' motivations to purchase a remanufactured product by applying Fuzzy Delphi method and single valued neutrosophic sets. Journal of cleaner production, 196, 230-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.037

Environmental issues have been worldwide matters of concern especially in the recent decade and have made many firms implement end-of-life strategies such as remanufacturing. In prior studies, the supply side of remanufacturing supply chain has been... Read More about Assessment of consumers' motivations to purchase a remanufactured product by applying Fuzzy Delphi method and single valued neutrosophic sets.

A genetic column generation algorithm for sustainable spare part delivery: Application to the Sydney DropPoint Network (2018)
Journal Article
Dunbar, M., Belieres, S., Shukla, N., Amirghasemi, M., Perez, P., & Mishra, N. (2018). A genetic column generation algorithm for sustainable spare part delivery: Application to the Sydney DropPoint Network. Annals of Operations Research, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-2911-2

Modern-day logistics companies require increasingly shorter lead-times in order to cater for the increasing popularity of on-demand services. There is consequently an urgent need for fast scheduling algorithms to provide high quality, real-time imple... Read More about A genetic column generation algorithm for sustainable spare part delivery: Application to the Sydney DropPoint Network.

Technology upgrading through co-creation of value in developing societies: Analysis of the mobile telephone industry in Bangladesh (2018)
Journal Article
Dey, B. L., Babu, M. M., Rahman, M., Dora, M., & Mishra, N. (2019). Technology upgrading through co-creation of value in developing societies: Analysis of the mobile telephone industry in Bangladesh. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 145, 413-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.05.011

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. The use of various forms of ICTs (information communication technology) such as mobile telephones can foster the socio-economic progression of developing countries. Contextually appropriate design and use are needed for ICTs to d... Read More about Technology upgrading through co-creation of value in developing societies: Analysis of the mobile telephone industry in Bangladesh.

A hybrid approach of VIKOR and bi-objective integer linear programming for electrification planning in a disaster relief camp (2018)
Journal Article
Malekpoor, H., Chalvatzis, K., Mishra, N., & Ramudhin, A. (2018). A hybrid approach of VIKOR and bi-objective integer linear programming for electrification planning in a disaster relief camp. Annals of Operations Research, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-2877-0

© 2018 The Author(s) In this paper, we provide a model which optimizes the allocation of electricity generation systems, in terms of their number and location, in a disaster relief camp. The objectives that this model takes into account are minimizat... Read More about A hybrid approach of VIKOR and bi-objective integer linear programming for electrification planning in a disaster relief camp.

Big data analytics and application for logistics and supply chain management (2018)
Journal Article
Govindan, K., Cheng, T., Mishra, N., & Shukla, N. (2018). Big data analytics and application for logistics and supply chain management. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 114, 343-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2018.03.011

This special issue explores big data analytics and applications for logistics and supply chain management by examining novel methods, practices, and opportunities. The articles present and analyse a variety of opportunities to improve big data analyt... Read More about Big data analytics and application for logistics and supply chain management.

Sustainable resource allocation for power generation: The role of big data in enabling interindustry architectural innovation (2018)
Journal Article
Chalvatzis, K. J., Malekpoor, H., Mishra, N., Lettice, F., & Choudhary, S. (2019). Sustainable resource allocation for power generation: The role of big data in enabling interindustry architectural innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 144, 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.04.031

Economic, social and environmental requirements make planning for a sustainable electricity generation mix a demanding endeavour. Technological innovation offers a range of renewable generation and energy management options which require fine tuning... Read More about Sustainable resource allocation for power generation: The role of big data in enabling interindustry architectural innovation.