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Do fast fashion sustainable business strategies influence attitude, awareness and behaviours of female consumers? (2023)
Journal Article
Hageman, E., Kumar, V., Duong, L., Kumari, A., & McAuliffe, E. (in press). Do fast fashion sustainable business strategies influence attitude, awareness and behaviours of female consumers?. Business Strategy and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3545

In recent years, the fashion and textile industries have come under pressure to manage customer expectations. Previous research has shown that female consumers tend to buy more clothing than male consumers and are understood to care more about fashio... Read More about Do fast fashion sustainable business strategies influence attitude, awareness and behaviours of female consumers?.

The mediating role of planned behaviour in the religiosity and nascent entrepreneurship nexus (2023)
Journal Article
Emmanuel Onjewu, A., Anosike, P., & Godwin, E. S. (in press). The mediating role of planned behaviour in the religiosity and nascent entrepreneurship nexus. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-08-2022-0771

Purpose: Increasingly, there is scholarly recognition that individuals' faith constitutes a background factor much like other antecedents conditioning entrepreneurial inclination. Yet, there is room to expand knowledge on how faith interrelates with... Read More about The mediating role of planned behaviour in the religiosity and nascent entrepreneurship nexus.

Guest editorial: Modelling the business and societal decisions under the impact of COVID-19 (2023)
Journal Article
Shah, B., Kumar, V., Ekren, B. Y., & Frederico, G. (2023). Guest editorial: Modelling the business and societal decisions under the impact of COVID-19. Journal of Modelling in Management, 18(4), 1017-1021. https://doi.org/10.1108/JM2-10-2022-0237

A recent literature base shows that the researchers (Roda et al. 2020) have addressed multiple healthcare issues during the lockdowns and unlock periods (between March 2020-March 2021) to mitigate the effects of Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) t... Read More about Guest editorial: Modelling the business and societal decisions under the impact of COVID-19.

Blockchain in supply chain management: A synthesis of barriers and enablers for managers (2023)
Journal Article
Kafeel, H., Kumar, V., & Duong, L. (2023). Blockchain in supply chain management: A synthesis of barriers and enablers for managers. International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, 8(1), 15-42. https://doi.org/10.33889/IJMEMS.2023.8.1.002

Blockchain is an emerging and disruptive technology and has the potential to change how supply chains manage their information. However, Blockchain is accompanied by challenges, such as increased information technology complexity, issues of scalabili... Read More about Blockchain in supply chain management: A synthesis of barriers and enablers for managers.

Circular supply chain management: A bibliometric analysis-based literature review (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, A., Duong, L., Seuring, S., & Hartley, J. L. (in press). Circular supply chain management: A bibliometric analysis-based literature review. International Journal of Logistics Management, The, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-04-2022-0199

Purpose: Supply chain management (SCM) research has contributed to the transition to a circular economy (CE). Still, confusions exist on the related terms, and no review has mapped out the development trends in the domain. This research clarifies the... Read More about Circular supply chain management: A bibliometric analysis-based literature review.

Deconstructing gender inequality: Implications for women leadership and COVID-19 recovery in Nigeria (2023)
Journal Article
Anosike, P., Ekeh, P., & Firth, J. (in press). Deconstructing gender inequality: Implications for women leadership and COVID-19 recovery in Nigeria. International Journal of Management Practice, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMP.2024.10056961

Evidence suggests that the COVID-19 crisis has affected women more severely than their male counterparts. Thus, impeding the progress towards achieving gender equality and inclusion in society. The pandemic has the potential to undo more than decade-... Read More about Deconstructing gender inequality: Implications for women leadership and COVID-19 recovery in Nigeria.

Additive manufacturing integration in E-commerce supply chain network to improve resilience and competitiveness (2023)
Journal Article
Ekren, B. Y., Stylos, N., Zwiegelaar, J., Turhanlar, E. E., & Kumar, V. (2023). Additive manufacturing integration in E-commerce supply chain network to improve resilience and competitiveness. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 122, Article 102676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2022.102676

In light of recently increased e-commerce, also a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study examines how additive manufacturing (AM) can contribute to e-commerce supply chain network resilience, profitability and competitiveness. With the recent co... Read More about Additive manufacturing integration in E-commerce supply chain network to improve resilience and competitiveness.

Impact of digital technology on supply chain efficiency in manufacturing industry (2022)
Book Chapter
Wang, X., Kumar, V., Kumari, A., & Kuzmin, E. (2022). Impact of digital technology on supply chain efficiency in manufacturing industry. In V. Kumar, J. Leng, V. Akberdina, & E. Kuzmin (Eds.), Digital Transformation in Industry: Digital Twins and New Business Models (28). Springer (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94617-3

With the advancement of digital technologies, supply chain management is changing dramatically. However, the practice and application of digital supply chains are complex and challenging. Some studies claim that technology is the core element, while... Read More about Impact of digital technology on supply chain efficiency in manufacturing industry.

Managing maturity of global supply chains: Learning from COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Frederico, G., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Martins, R. A., & Kumar, V. (2022). Managing maturity of global supply chains: Learning from COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 15(4), 505-509. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGOSS-09-2022-0098

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought huge challenges for global supply chains to keep their continuity amid this impacting and unexpected event. Several industries and services have faced disruptions and losses. This has created high co... Read More about Managing maturity of global supply chains: Learning from COVID-19 Pandemic.

Guest editorial: The COVID-19 impact on humanitarian operations: Lessons for future disrupting events (2022)
Journal Article
Shah, B., Frederico, G. F., Kumar, V., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumar, A. (2022). Guest editorial: The COVID-19 impact on humanitarian operations: Lessons for future disrupting events. Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 12(4), 473-481. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-10-2022-132

During wide spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it has been recorded that humankind played a responsive role in collaboration with societies, governing authorities and controlling agencies (Haque and Islam, 2018) while managing resources d... Read More about Guest editorial: The COVID-19 impact on humanitarian operations: Lessons for future disrupting events.

Contracts: “Help wanted” to deliver advanced services (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Alves, K., West, S., & Oliver, S. (2022). Contracts: “Help wanted” to deliver advanced services. In Competitive Advantage in the Digital Economy (CADE 2022). https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2022.2057

Technology-supported business models, such as Product-Service Systems, Servitization, and Advanced Services rely on the co-creation of value that emerges during engagements between customers and suppliers. This value must be clearly identified in ord... Read More about Contracts: “Help wanted” to deliver advanced services.

Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable food supply chains (2022)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., Ekren, B., Wang, J., Shah, B., & Frederico, G. (2023). Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable food supply chains. Journal of Modelling in Management, 18(4), 1250-1273. https://doi.org/10.1108/JM2-03-2022-0072

Purpose: The ongoing pandemic has gravely affected different facets of society and economic trades worldwide. During the outbreak, most manufacturing and service sectors were closed across the globe except for essential commodities such as food and m... Read More about Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable food supply chains.

Investigating a citrus fruit supply chain network considering CO2 emissions using Meta-heuristic algorithms (2022)
Journal Article
Goodarzian, F., Kumar, V., & Ghasemi, P. (in press). Investigating a citrus fruit supply chain network considering CO2 emissions using Meta-heuristic algorithms. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-05005-7

According to the increasing carbon dioxide released through vehicles and the shortage of water resources, decision-makers decided to combine the environmental and economic effects in the Agri-Food Supply Chain Network (AFSCN) in developing countries.... Read More about Investigating a citrus fruit supply chain network considering CO2 emissions using Meta-heuristic algorithms.

Potentials and challenges for village health volunteers after COVID-19 Outbreak -Thailand (2022)
Journal Article
Wisaeng, K., Kumar, V., & Sa-ngiamwibool, A. (2022). Potentials and challenges for village health volunteers after COVID-19 Outbreak -Thailand. NeuroQuantology, 20(8), 8110-8126. https://doi.org/10.14704/nq.2022.20.8.NQ44835

The GHS Index 2021 ranked Thailand first in virus detection and rapid reporting of COVID-19. However, the spread still continues across the country. Although more than 1,040,000 Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) are the key to Thailand’s success, no... Read More about Potentials and challenges for village health volunteers after COVID-19 Outbreak -Thailand.

A comparison of managing COVID-19 health services in and outside Bangkok: Effectiveness, strategies and problems (2022)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., Wisaeng, K., & Sa-ngiamwibool, A. (2022). A comparison of managing COVID-19 health services in and outside Bangkok: Effectiveness, strategies and problems. NeuroQuantology, 20(8), 8078-8093. https://doi.org/10.14704/nq.2022.20.8.NQ44833

According to the GHS Index 2021, Thailand was ranked 5th out of 195 countries for health security and 1st in virus detection and rapid reporting. However, there are differences between Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, and places outside it. This stu... Read More about A comparison of managing COVID-19 health services in and outside Bangkok: Effectiveness, strategies and problems.

A cross-country comparison of village health volunteer’s role in managing COVID-19 in Thailand (2022)
Journal Article
Wisaeng, K., Kumar, V., & Sa-ngiamwibool, A. (2022). A cross-country comparison of village health volunteer’s role in managing COVID-19 in Thailand. NeuroQuantology, 20(8), 8094-8109. https://doi.org/10.14704/nq.2022.20.8.NQ44834

The GHS Index 2021 ranked Thailand first in virus detection and rapid reporting of COVID-19. However, the spread still continues across the country. Although more than 1,040,000 Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) are the key to Thailand’s success, no p... Read More about A cross-country comparison of village health volunteer’s role in managing COVID-19 in Thailand.

Enablers of post-COVID-19 customer demand resilience: Evidence from fast- fashion MSMEs (2022)
Journal Article
Fares, N., Lloret, J., Kumar, V., Frederico, G., Kumar, A., & Garza-Reyes, J. (2023). Enablers of post-COVID-19 customer demand resilience: Evidence from fast- fashion MSMEs. Benchmarking, 30(6), 2012-2039. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-11-2021-0693

Purpose: This study aims to analyse the resilience of customer demand management post-coronavirus disease 2019, using fast fashion as an example. The paper provides insights for potential applications to micro-, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).... Read More about Enablers of post-COVID-19 customer demand resilience: Evidence from fast- fashion MSMEs.

Editorial: Operational excellence in the supply chain of perishables at the time of the outbreak (2022)
Journal Article
Kumar, S., Soni, G., Bourlakis, M., & Kumar, V. (2022). Editorial: Operational excellence in the supply chain of perishables at the time of the outbreak. International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 33(3), 737-743. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-08-2022-571

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing widespread disruption in the industrial sector and inducing difficult economic and environmental conditions for businesses around the world. It is a tragedy for human civilization and is increasingly affecting the glo... Read More about Editorial: Operational excellence in the supply chain of perishables at the time of the outbreak.