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​Dr Anil Kumar

Anil joined the Guildhall School of Business and Law in August 2020 as Senior Lecturer in Operations, Supply Chain and Business Analytics area.

His role at the University covers teaching and research, plus a range of other activities associated with academic work.

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Dr Anil Kumar

For the last ten years, Anil has been associated with teaching and research. Prior to joining London Met, he was a post-doctoral research fellow in the area of decision sciences at the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement, University of Derby.

Before joining the University of Derby, he held the positions of Assistant Professor at the School of Management, BML Munjal University in India and Assistant Professor at the Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Noida affiliated to Symbiosis International University in India and Assistant Professor at the School of Management, CBS Group of Institutions in India.

Anil earned his PhD in Management Science from ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India. Both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees are from Kurukshetra University in India, with a BA (Mathematics-Hons) and an MSc in Mathematics. He also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a qualified National Eligibility Test (NET).

Anil's teaching philosophy is based on a 'learning by doing' concept. His areas of teaching cover a range of topics, including:

  • Operations and technology management 
  • Problem solving and business insights
  • Management science
  • Supply chain management and supply chain analytics
  • Circular economy and sustainability strategies
  • Sustainability in global companies
  • Business analytics using R programming
  • Business analytics – decision making using data
  • Operations management
  • Synthesising and analysing data
  • Operation research
  • Business statistics
  • Research methodology
  • Business research methods
  • Quantitative techniques
  • Machine learning 
  • Marketing and consumer analytics 

His courses gain good feedback from students, scoring high for teaching in previous universities. He has done live projects with his students that have been published in many Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) and Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) ranking journals.

Anil has been proactively involved in developing new courses in response to compliance needs and industry demands. He believes his academic-based experience and expertise can provide a valuable contribution to achieving high-quality module feedback from students. Training in artificial intelligence using Python, computer intelligence, machine learning with business applications and text analysis have enhanced Anil's analytical skills.

Working on interdisciplinary research is something that Anil loves, and he's published many articles in this area. His approach to research supervision is to ensure that students develop themselves as well-rounded academics, rather than focusing solely on their theses. Anil actively encourages his students to join professional associations as early in their studies as possible, to go to summer schools and conferences, and to build a network. He has extensive experience supervising undergraduate, postgraduate and executive students and has supervised more than 95 research projects. The outcomes of these projects have been accepted or published in ABS, ABDC and Science Journal Impact Factor (SCI) indexed journals.

To be passionate about impactful research, Anil's research focuses on sustainability, sustainable supply chains, sustainable development, circular economy, industry 4.0 (the fourth industrial revolution) and human capital in supply chain and operations. He also contributes to the teaching and supervision of students in their various research projects and scholarly activities.

Anil has contributed to more that 95 research articles in CABS, ABDC and SCI indexed journals. He's been awarded the best research papers at various international conferences including the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in 2020, the European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in 2019 and the National Conference at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee in 2013.

He's also published eight books in the areas of sustainable procurement, circular economy and business analytics. On top of this, Anil's Research Gate score is significantly higher than other members' scores.

In his current position, he's responsible and accountable for contributing high quality and impactful research, building industry partnerships, as well as significantly contributing to help build the University's reputation of excellence in operations, supply chain management and business analytics. His main responsibilities include:

  1. Providing excellent teaching
  2. Performing world-leading impactful research in the areas of operations and supply chain management, which includes sustainability, sustainable supply chain management, sustainable manufacturing, industry 4.0, sustainable development, circular economy, sustainability and SMEs
  3. Publishing research findings in top-ranked international journals eg 3* and 4* CABS and ABS listed journals, or in other formats such as reports and book chapters
  4. To enhance national and international research network and collaborations

 

  • Principal Investigator (PI) awarded £5,000 by QR Strategic Priorities Fund - Research England in 2021.
  • Co-PI on the 'Exploration of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Tools for the Sustainability of Socio-Economic Development of Fishing Community of Odisha State' project under the Impactful Policy Research in Social Science of Ministry of Human Resource Development (IMPRESS) scheme by the Government of India, New Delhi. 
  • PI-awarded £2,500 by Seedcorn Fund - Research England in 2019.
  • PI-awarded £2,000 by Earlier Career Reacher Fund - University of Derby in 2019.
  • Research Links Workshops UK-Brazil awarded £1,100 by Newton Fund (UK) and Brazil in 2019.

       

      1. Published article 'Industry 4.0 as an enabler of sustainability diffusion in supply chain: an analysis of influential strength of drivers in an emerging economy' is the top-cited 2020 article in the International Journal of Production Research.
      2. Published article 'Measuring the impact of renewable energy, public health expenditure, logistics and environmental performance on sustainable economic growth' is the top-cited 2019-20 article in the Sustainable Development Journal.
      3. Awarded the International Excellent Researcher Award in education by Saksham Society Jaipur Rajasthan in India on 25 April 2021.
      4. Paper entitled 'Study of Key Enablers of Industry 4.0 Practices Implementation Using ISM-Fuzzy MICMAC Approach' selected best research paper in operation management track in the tenth Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 10-12 March 2020.
      5. Paper entitled 'Lean Readiness Level of the Azerbaijan Construction Industry' selected best research paper in lean track in the tenth Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 10-12 March 2020.
      6. Awarded the best research paper in the third European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Pilsen, Czech Republic on 23-26 July 2019.
      7. Honored the Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, International Journal of Production Economics (January 2019), Journal of Cleaner Production (November 2018), Resources, Conservation & Recycling (June 2018) by Elsevier.
      8. Honored the outstanding reviewer, Resources, Conservation & Recycling in July 2018 by Elsevier.
      9. Awarded the best researcher in 2017 by BML Munjal University, India.
      10. The best research paper at the National Conference at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee on 8-9 March 2013.
      11. National Eligibility Test (NET) in Management, June 2011.
      12. Positions (2002 - third, 2003 - first, 2004 - third) in the annual examination of University College, Kurukshetra University in India.
      13. Topper Inter University in Mathematics (Hons) in 2004.

      Anil is serving many scientific journals as an editor, advisory board member and handles special issues of various reputed international journals. He has significant experience in organising and delivering industry executive-based and faculty development programmes. Anil has also delivered many expert talks and taught in several development programmes.

      • Chaired and organised the two-day workshop 'Roadblocks of Circular Economy (CE) practices in the Indian manufacturing industry' for extending the reach of research with policy-maker engagements from industry and academia, 20-21 March 2021.
      • Chaired and organised an international conference on 'Innovations in Business Management' on 16-17 January 2020. In collaboration with ICFAI Business School and ICFAI University-Dehradun in India, with the University of Derby.
      • Organised the seminar 'How to get published papers in ABS/ABDC/High Ranking Journals' on 10 December 2019 at the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement (CSCI), University of Derby.
      • Analytics Society of India (ASI)
      • International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (ISMCDM)
      • Society of Information Sciences (SIS)
      • INFORM Society of Multiple Criteria Decision Making
      • Couse leader for International Business Management MSc at London Met from 2021-22 academic year.
      • Module leader for Problem Solving and Business Insights at London Met from 2020-21 academic year.
      • Area chair: Decision Science and Information System at BML Munjal University in India from 2015 to 2018.
      • Course leader for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) at BML Munjal University in India from 2015 to 2018.
      • PhD research committee member at BML Munjal University from 2015 to 2018.
      • Developed a proposal of Behaviour Economics Analytics and Experiments Laboratory and Remarkable Contribution to Set the Lab and the Vision, Mission and Objectives of the Lab in 2014.
      • Developed Faculty Development Programme (FDPs) course contents.
      • Developed Electronic Faculty Development Programme (EFDPs) course contents.

      Papers published or accepted in international journals

      1. Kumar, A., Choudhary, S., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Vikas, K., Khan, S. A. R., and Mishra, N. (2021), An Analysis of Critical Success Factors for Implementing Industry 4.0 Integrated Circular Supply Chain - A Step towards Sustainable Supply Chain Operations, Production Planning & Control (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 7.044, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      2. Anosike, A., Alafropatis, K., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, A., Luthra, S. (2021), Lean Manufacturing and Internet of Things: A Synergetic or Antagonist Relationship?, Computer in Industry, Vol.129, pp.103464 (3* in ABS, Category 'A’'in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 7.635, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      3. Benabdellah, A. C., Zekhnini, K., Cherrafi, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., and Kumar, A. (2021), Design for environment Ontology-based knowledge management model for green product development, Business Strategy and the Environment (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 10.302, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      4. Shayganmehr, M., Kumar, A., and Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2021), A Framework for Assessing Trust in E-government Services under Uncertain Environment, Information Technology & People (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 3.879).
      5. Betuel Sawe, F., Kumar, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., and Agrawal, R. (2021), Assessing people-driven factors for circular economy practices in SME supply chains: business strategies and environmental perspectives, Business Strategy and the Environment (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 10.302, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      6. Virmani, V., Salve, U. R., Kumar, A., and Luthra, S. (2021), Analyzing Roadblocks of Industry 4.0 Adoption Using Graph Theory and Matrix Approach, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 6.146, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      7. Upadhyay, A., Kumar, A., Kumar, V., and Alzaben, A. (2021), A Novel Business Strategies Framework of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Practises in Logistics to Minimize Environmental Waste and Improve Performance, Business Strategy and the Environment (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 10.302, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      8. Agrawal, R., Wankhede, V. A., Kumar, A., and Luthra, S. (2021), Analysing the roadblocks of circular economy adoption in the automobile sector: Reducing waste and environmental perspectives, Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol.30 No.2, pp.1051-106 (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 10.302, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      9. Kumar, A. (2021), Analysing the drivers of customer happiness at authorized workshops and improving retention, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Vol.62, pp.102619 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 7.135, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      10. Shayganmehr, M., Kumar, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., and Luthra, S., (2021), A Framework for Assessing Sustainability in Multi-tier Supply Chains using Empirical Evidence and Fuzzy Expert System, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.317, pp.128302 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      11. Sharma, S., Luthra, S., Joshi, S. and Kumar, A. (2021), Analysing the Impact of Sustainable Human Resource Management Practices and Industry 4.0 Technologies Adoption on Employability Skills, International Journal of Manpower (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 1.750, SSCI and Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      12. Sharma, M., Luthra, S., Joshi, S., and Kumar, A. (2021), Accelerating retail supply chain performance against pandemic disruption: adopting resilient strategies to mitigate the long-term effects, Journal of Enterprise Information Management (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 5.396, SSCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      13. Narula, S., Puppala, H., Kumar, A., Frederico, G. F., Dwivedy, M., Prakash, S., and Talwar, V. (2021), Applicability of industry 4.0 technologies in the adoption of global reporting initiative standards for achieving sustainability, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.305, pp.127141 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      14. Jamwal, A., Agrawal, R., Sharma, M., Kumar, A., Kumar, V., and Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2021), Machine learning applications for sustainable manufacturing: a bibliometric- based review for future research, Journal of Enterprise Information Management (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 5.396, SSCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      15. Sharma, S., Prakash, G., Kumar, A., Mussada, E. K., Antony, J., and Luthra, S. (2021), Analysing the relationship of adaption of green culture, innovation, green performance for achieving sustainability: mediating role of employee commitment, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.303, pp.127039 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      16. Kazancoglu, Y., Pala, M. O., Sezer, M. D., Luthra, S., and Kumar, A. (2021), Drivers of implementing Big Data Analytics in food supply chains for transition to a circular economy and sustainable operations management, Journal of Enterprise Information Management (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 5.396, SSCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      17. Kazancoglu, Y., Sanak, M., Luthra, S., and Kumar, A. (2021), A framework for evaluating information transparency in supply chains, Journal of Global Information Management (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 1.373, SSCI and Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      18. Dhoopar, A., Sihag, P., Kumar, A., and Sihag, A. (2021), Organizational resilience and employee performance in COVID-19 pandemic: the mediating effect of emotional intelligence, International Journal of Organizational Analysis (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      19. Tarei, P. K., Chand, P., Gangadhari, R. K. and Kumar, A. (2021), Analysing the inhibitors of complexity for achieving sustainability and improving sustainable performance of petroleum supply chain, Journal of Cleaner Production (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      20. Sindhwani, R., Kumar, R., Behl, A., Singh, P., Kumar, A., and Gupta, T. (2021), Modelling enablers of efficiency and sustainability of health care: a m-TISM approach, Benchmarking: An International Journal (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      21. Narula, S., Kumar, A., Puppala, H., Prakash, S., Dwivedy, M., and Talwar, V. (2021), Modeling and analysis of challenges for industry 4.0 implementation in medical device industry to post COVID-19 scenario, International Journal of Supply and Operations Management (Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      22. Agrawal, R., Wankhede, V. A., Kumar, A., Upadhyay, A., and Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2021), Nexus of circular economy and sustainable business performance in the era of digitalization, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      23. Wang, M., Kumar, V., Ruan, X., Saad, M., Garza-Reyes, J. A., and Kumar, A. (2021), Sustainability concerns on consumers attitude towards short food supply chains: an empirical investigation, Operations Management Research (1* in ABS, Category 'C' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 2.706, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      24. Shanker, S., Barve, A., Muduli, K., Kumar, A. Garza-Reyes, J. A., and Joshi, S. (2021), Enhancing resiliency of perishable product supply chains in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 5.661, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      25. Agrawal, R., Wankhede, V. A., Kumar, A., and Luthra, S. (2021), A systematic and network based analysis of data driven quality management in supply chains and proposed future research directions, TQM Journal (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      26. Upadhyay, A., Kumar, A. and Akter, S. (2021), An analysis of UK retailers initiatives towards circular economy transition and policy-driven directions, Clean Tech- nologies and Environmental Policy (Impact Factor: 3.636, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      27. Vimal, K. E. K., Kandasamy, J., Nadeem, S. P., Kumar, A., aparauskas, J., Garza- Reyes, J. A., and Trinknien, E. (2021), Developing a strategic sustainable facility plan for a hospital layout using ELECTRE and Apples procedure, International Journal of Strategic Property Management, Vol.25 No.1, pp.17-33 (2* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 2.093, SCI & Scopus Indexed).
      28. Shayganmehr, M., Kumar, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., and Moktadir, M. A. (2021), Industry 4.0 enablers for a cleaner production and circular economy within the context of business ethics: a study in a developing country, Journal of Cleaner Pro-duction, Vol.281, pp.125280 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      29. Kumar, A., Prakash, G., and Kumar, G. (2021), Does environmentally responsible purchase intention matter for consumers? A predictive sustainable development model through an empirical study, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Vol.58, pp.102270 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 7.135, Scopus Indexed).
      30. Sharma, S., Luthra, S., Joshi, S. and Kumar, A. (2021), Managing disruptions and risks amidst COVID-19 outbreaks: Role of blockchain technology in developing resilient food supply chains, Operations Management Research (1* in ABS, Category 'C' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 2.706, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      31. Nair, R., S., Agrawal, R., Domnic, S. and Kumar, A. (2021), Data Driven Techniques of Underwater Environment Cleaning: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis and Future Research Directions, International Journal of Information Management Data Insights. [Accepted]
      32. Yadav, G., Kumar, A., Luthra, S., Garza-Reyes, Vikas.K., and Batista., L (2020), ‘Framework to achieve sustainability in manufacturing organisations of developing economies using Industry 4.0 technologies enablers, Computer in Industry, Vol.122, pp.103280 (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 7.635, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      33. Moktadir, M. A., Kumar, A., Ali, S. M., Paul, S., K., Sultana, R., and Rezaei, J. A. (2020), Analysis of critical success factors for circular economy: implications in waste minimization, Vol.29 No.8, pp.3611-3635 Business Strategy and the Environment (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 10.302, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      34. Garza-Reyes, J.A., Christopoulos, C., Bernardo., V., Maldonado-Guzmn, G, Kumar, A., Kumar, V., and Lutra., S. (2020), Deploying Kaizen Events in the Manufacturing Industry: An Investigation into Managerial Factors, Production Planning & Control (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 7.044, SCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      35. Thanigai, A. M., Manavalan, E., Kandasamy, J., Vimal, K. E. K., Nadeem, S. P., and Kumar, A. (2020), Business strategies for avoiding disruption and negative environmental impact of supply chains by analysing the risks of adopting circular economy initiatives, Vol.30 No.1, pp.204-236, Business Strategy and the Environment (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 10.302, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      36. Pamucar, D., Yazdani, M., Obradovic, R., Kumar, A., and Torres-Jimnez, M. (2020), A Novel fuzzy hybrid Neutrosophic decision-making approach for the resilient supplier selection problem, Vol.35 No.12, pp.1934-1986, International Journal of Intelligent System, (Impact Factor: 8.709, 8/134 Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      37. Choudhary, S., Kumar, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Nadeem, S. P. and Luthra, S. (2020), The adoption of environmentally sustainable supply chain management: Measuring the relative effectiveness of hard dimensions, Vol.29 No.8, pp.3104-3122, Business Strategy and the Environment (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 10.302, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      38. Kumar, A., Moktadir, A., Khan, S. A. R., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Tyagi., M and Kazanolu., Y. (2020), Behavioural factors on the adoption of sustainable supply chain practices, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Vol.158, pp.1104818 (Impact Factor: 10.204, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      39. Sharma., R., Kamble., S., Gunasekaran, A., Kumar., V. and Kumar, A. (2020), A Systematic Literature Review on Machine Learning Applications for Sustainable Agriculture Supply Chain Performance, Computers & Operations Research, Vol.119, pp.104926 (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 4.008, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      40. Luthra, S., Kumar, A., Zavadskas. E. K., Garza-Reyes, J. A. and Mangla, S. K. (2020), Industry 4.0 to diffuse sustainability in supply chain: An empirical evidence of drivers in emerging economies perspectives, International Journal of Production Research, Vol.58 No.5, pp.1505-1521 (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 8.568, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      41. Kaviani, M. A., Tavana, M., Kumar, A., Michnik, J., Nikna, R., and Regiani de Campos, E. A. (2020), An integrated framework for evaluating the barriers to successful implementation of reverse logistics in the automotive industry, Vol.272, pp.122714 Journal of Cleaner Production (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      42. Kumar, A., Moktadir, A., Liman, Z. R., Gunasekaran, A., Hegemann, K., and Khan, S. A. R. (2020), Evaluating sustainable drivers for implementation corporate social responsibility based sourcing of ready-made garments supply chain, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.248, pp.119231 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      43. Frederico, G., Garza-Reyes, J. A. Kumar, A., and Kumar, V. (2020), Performance Measurement for Supply Chains in the Industry 4.0 Era: A Balanced Scorecard Approach, Vol.70 No.4, pp.789-807, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      44. Rathee, S. K., Kumar, A., Kaushik, S., Zavadskas, E., Banaitis, A. and Garza- Reyes, J. A. (2020), An MCDA cause-effect factors model for the implementation of Greenstone digital library software, Vol. 58 No. 11, pp. 2543-2564 Management Decision (2* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 4.957, SSCI and Scopus Indexed).
      45. Salazar-Reyna, R., Gonzalez-Aleu, F., Granda-Gutierrez., Diaz-Ramirez., J., Garza- Reyes, J. A., and Kumar, A. (2020), Systematic literature review of data science, data analytics and machine learning applied to healthcare engineering systems, Management Decision (2* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 4.957, SSCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      46. Khan, S. A. R., Zhang, Y., Kumar, A., Zavadskas, E. and Streimikiene, D. (2020), Measuring the impact of renewable energy, public health expenditure, logistics, and environmental performance on sustainable economic growth, Vol.28 No.4, pp.833- 843 Sustainable Development (Impact Factor: 6.159, SSCI and Scopus Indexed).
      47. Panda, T., Kumar, A., Luthra, S., Jakhar, S., Mangla, S. K., Garza-Reyes, J. A., and Nayak, S. (2020), Social and environmental sustainability model on consumers altruism, green purchase intention, green brand loyalty, and evangelism, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.243, pp.118575 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      48. Mangla, S. K., Luthra, S., Jakhar, S., Gandhi, S., Muduli, K., and Kumar, A., (2020), A step to clean energy - sustainability in energy system management in an emerging economy context, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.242, pp.118462 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      49. Khan, S. A. R., Sharif, A., Golpra, H., and Kumar, A. (2020), Khan, S. A. R., Sharif, A., Golpra, H., Kumar, A. (2019). A green ideology in Asian emerging economies: From environmental policy and sustainable development, Vol.27 No.6, pp.1063-1075 Sustainable Development (Impact Factor: 6.159, SSCI and Scopus Indexed).
      50. Kumar, S., Panda, T. K., Behl, A., and Kumar, A. (2020), A mindful path to the COVID-19 pandemic: an approach to promote physical distancing behavior, International Journal of Organizational Analysis (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, ESCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      51. Singh, R. K., Kumar, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A. and M., Marcelo (2020), Managing operations for circular economy in the mining sector: an analysis of barriers intensity, Resources Policy, Vol.69, pp.101752 (2* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 5.634, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      52. Narula, S., Kumar, A., Puppala, H., Dwivedy, M., Prakash, S., and Talwar, V. (2020), Learning factories of Industry 4.0: a mind map-based empirical investigation of the challenges related to its implementation, International Journal of Business Excellence (Category 'C' in ABDC List and Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      53. Narula, S., Kumar, A., Puppala, H., Dwivedy, M., Prakash, S., Singh, R., and Talwar, V. (2020), Restarting Manufacturing Industries Post Covid-19: A Mind Map-Based Empirical Investigation of the Associated Challenges in Business Continuity, Vol.11 No.2, pp.46-65, International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List).
      54. Upadhyay, A., Ayodele, J. O., Kumar, A., and Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2020), A review of challenges and opportunities of blockchain adoption for operational excellence in the UK automotive Industry, Vol.14 No.1, pp.7-60, Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing (Category 'C' in ABDC List and Scopus Indexed).
      55. Kumar, A., Bhaskar, P., Nadeem, S. P., Tyagi, M., and Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2020), Sustainability Adoption through Sustainable Human Resource Management: A Systematic Literature Review and Conceptual Framework, International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, Vol.5 No.6 pp.1014-1031 (ESCI and Scopus Indexed).
      56. Kumar, A., and Yadav, G. (2020), Sustainable Practices of Circular Economy in Operations Management, International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, Vol.5 No.6 pp.1013-1013 (ESCI and Scopus Indexed).
      57. Sharma, M., Luthra, S., Joshi, S., and Kumar, A. (2020), Developing a framework for enhancing survivability of sustainable supply chains during and post-COVID- 19 pandemic, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 5.661, SSCI and Scopus Indexed). [Early Access]
      58. Kumar, A., Sindhwani, P., and Trivedi, S. K (2020), Combined fuzzy theory and Delphi method for instruments designing framework of online marketing flexibility dimensions, International Journal of Services Technology and Management, Vol.26 No.4, pp.341-356 (Scopus Indexed and Category 'C' in ABDC List).
      59. Kumar, A., Mangla. S. K., Luthra, S, and Ishizaka, A. (2019), Evaluating the human resource related soft dimensions in green supply chain management implementation, Production Planning & Control, Vol.30 No.9, pp.699-715 (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 7.044, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      60. Kumar, A., Zavadskas. E. K., Mangla. S.K., Varun, A., Kartik, S., and Divyanshu, G. (2019), Risk Analysis in Implementing Green Supply Chain: Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective, International Journal of Production Research, Vol.57 No.11, pp.3554-3576 (3* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 8.568, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      61. Kumar, A., Kabra, G., Krishna, M. E., Dash, M. K., and Rana, P. (2019), Combined Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm and Machine Learning Techniques for prediction of online consumer repurchase intention, Neural Computing and Application, Vol.31 No.2, pp.877-890 (Impact Factor: 5.606, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      62. Bhatia, J.,Panda, T., Luthra, S., Kumar, A., Choudhary. S., and Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2019), Human critical success factors in adoption of sustainable manufacturing: An analysis of multi-companies perspectives, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.239, pp.117981 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      63. Prakash, G., Choudhary. S., Kumar, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A. and Khan, S. A. R. (2019), Do altruistic and egoistic values influence consumers attitude and purchase intention towards eco-friendly packaged products? An empirical investigation, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Vol.50, pp.163-169 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 7.135, Scopus Indexed).
      64. Zhang, Y., Khan, S. A. R., Kumar, A., Golpra. H., and Sharif, A. (2019), Is Tourism really affected by logistical operations and environmental degradation? An empirical study from the perspective of Thailand, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.227, pp.158-166 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      65. Khan, S. A. R., Sharif, A., Golpra. H., and Kumar, A. (2019), A Green Ideology in Asian Emerging Economies: From Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development, Vol.27 No.6, pp.1063-1075 (Impact Factor: 6.159, SSCI and Scopus Indexed).
      66. Yadav, M., Kumar, A. Mangla. S. K., Luthra, S., Bamel, U. and Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2019), Mapping the human resource focused enablers for sustainability in Indian power sector, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.210, pp.1311-1323 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      67. Khan, S. A. R., Jian. C., Zhang, Y., Golpra. H., and Kumar, A. (2019), Environmental, Social and Economic Growth Indicators Spur Logistics Performance: In the Perspective of SAARC Countries, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.214, pp.1011- 1023 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 9.297, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      68. Ocampo, L. A., Himang, C. M., Kumar, A., Brezocnik, M. (2019), A novel multiple criteria decision-making approach based on fuzzy DEMATEL, fuzzy ANP and fuzzy AHP for mapping collection and distribution centers in reverse logistics, Advances in Production Engineering & Management, Vol.14 No.3, pp.297322 (Impact Factor: 3.382, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      69. Kumar, A., Mangla. S. K., Luthra, S., Rana. P., and Dwivedi, Y. (2018), Predict- ing Changing Pattern: Building Model for Consumer Decision Making in Digital Market, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol.31 No.5, pp.674-703 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 5.396, SSCI and Scopus Indexed).
      70. Kumar, A., Kaviani. M. A., Bottani. E., Dash, M. K., and Zavadskas. E. K. (2018), Role of Social Media in Polio Prevention: An Integrated Delphi and DE- MATEL Method, Kybernetes, Vol.47 No.5, pp.1053-1072 (1* in ABS, Impact Factor: 2.235, SCI Indexed and Scopus Indexed).
      71. Kumar, A., Pal, A., Vohra, A., Gupta, S., Manchanda, S., and Dash, M. K. (2018), Construction of Capital Procurement Decision Making Models to Optimize Supplier Selection Using Fuzzy Delphi and AHP-DEMATEL, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol.25 No.5, pp.1528-1547 (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, Scopus Indexed).
      72. Kumar, A., Dash, M. K., and Sahu, R. (2018), Using DEA Comparative Performance Efficiency Measurement of Indian Airports, Vol.9 No.2, pp.19-37 International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List).
      73. Trivedi, S. K, Dey, S., and Kumar, A. (2018), Sentiment Analysis of Indian Movie Reviews Using Machine Learning, The Electronic Library, Vol.36 No.4, pp.677- 695 (Category 'B' in ABDC List, SCI and Scopus Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.453).
      74. Kumar, A., Luthra, S., Khandelwal, D. K., Mehta, R., Chaudhary, N. and Bhatia, S. (2017), Measuring and Improving Customer Retention at Authorized Automobile Workshops after Free Services, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Vol.39, pp.93-102 (2* in ABS, Category 'A' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 7.135, Scopus Indexed).
      75. Kumar, A., Kaviani. M. A., Hafezalkotob A., and Zavadskas. E. K. (2017), Evaluating Innovation Capabilities of Real Estate Firms: A Combined Fuzzy Delphi and DEMATEL Approach, International Journal of Strategic Property Management, Vol.21 No.4, pp.401-416 (2* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List, Impact Factor: 2.093, SSCI and Scopus Indexed).
      76. Kumar, A., Krishna, M. E., Ashif, M., Tyagi, D., and Srivastava, A. K. (2017), Fuzzy Delphi and Hybrid AH-MATEL Integration for Monitoring of Paint Utilization, Advances in Production Engineering & Management, Vol.12 No.1, pp.41-50 (Impact Factor: 3.382, SCI and Scopus Indexed).
      77. Kumar, A., and Dash, M. K. (2017), Causal Modelling and Analysis Evaluation of Online Reputation Management Using Fuzzy Delphi and DEMATEL, International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences, Vol.8 No.1, pp.27-45 (1* in ABS, Category 'B' in ABDC List).
      78. Kumar, A., and Dash, M. K. (2017), Using Fuzzy Delphi and Generalized Fuzzy TOPSIS to Evaluate Technological Service Flexibility Dimensions of Internet Malls, Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Vol.18 No.2, pp.153-161 (Scopus Indexed and Category 'C' in ABDC List) (Springer).
      79. Kumar, A., Dash, M. K., and Seharawat, R. (2017), Using Entropy and AHP- TOPSIS for Comprehensive Evaluation of Internet Shopping Malls (ISMs) and Solution Optimality, International Journal of Business Excellence, Vol.11 No.4, pp.487- 504 (Scopus Indexed and Category 'C' in ABDC List).
      80. Gupta, R., Karteek, P., Kumar, A., and Trivedi, S. K. (2017), Factors Identification of Online Reputation and Relationship with Trust: A study of Generation Y, International Journal of Business Information Systems, Vol.26 No.2, pp.151-165 (Scopus Indexed and Category 'C' in ABDC List).

      Books published or accepted book proposals for publication

      1. Kumar, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., and Khan, S. A. R. (2020). Circular Economy for the Management of Operations (Ed.), CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), under book series: Mathematical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Management Sciences. [ISBN 9780367422516]
      2. Mangla, S. K., Luthra, S., Jakhar, S., Kumar, A., and Rana, N. (2019). Sustainable Procurement in Supply and Operations Management: Strategy and Planning (Ed.), CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), under book series: Mathematical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Management Sciences [ISBN-9781138608153].
      3. Kumar, A., Dash, M. K., and Trivedi, S. K. (2017). Handbook of Research on Intelligent Techniques and Modeling Applications in Marketing Analytics (Ed.), IGI Global, USA (Scopus Indexed). [ISBN-9781522509974]
      4. Kumar, A. and Dash, M. K. (2015). Fuzzy Optimization and Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Digital Marketing (Ed.), IGI Global, USA (Scopus Indexed). [ISBN-9781466688087]
      5. Trivedi, S. K, Dey, S., and Kumar, A. (2016). Handbook of Research on Advanced Data Mining Techniques and Applications for Business Intelligence (Ed.), IGI Global, USA (Scopus Indexed). [ISBN-9781522520313]
      6. Yadav, M., Trivedi, S. K., Kumar, A., and Rangnekar, S (2018). Harnessing Human Capital Analytics for Competitive Advantage (Ed.), IGI Global, USA (Scopus Indexed). [ISBN-9781522520313]
      7. Sahu, R., Dash, M. K., and Kumar, A. (2017). Applying Predictive Analytics within the Service Sector (Ed.), IGI Global, USA (Scopus Indexed). [ISBN- 9781522521488]
      8. Singh, D. and Kumar, A. (2014). The Economics of Small Scale Industries in India: The Role of Private Equity and Debt Market, LAMBERT Academic Publishing. [ISBN-9783659549243]

      Book chapters published

      1. Sihag, P., Dhoopar, A., Kumar, A., and Suhag, A. K. (2020), The Conceptual Model Framework for the Role of Human Resources in the Adoption of the Circular Economy: A Content Analysis Approach. In Circular Economy for the Management of Operations (pp. 3-22). CRC Press.
      2. Luthra, S., Mangla, S. K., Garg, D. and Kumar, A. (2018), Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture Supply Chain Management: A Developing Country Perspective. In Emerging Markets from a Multidisciplinary Perspective, Springer, Berlin, Germany, pp.209-220 (Scopus Indexed).
      3. Kumar, A., Balaji, M., Krishna, U. and Yadav, M. (2018), Jio-Bharti Airtel Data War and Strategy. In Harnessing Human Capital Analytics for Competitive Advantage, IGI Global, USA, pp.171-179 (Scopus Indexed).
      4. Jena, S. K., Kumar, A. and Dwivedy, M. (2017), Banking Credit Scoring Assessment Using Predictive K-Nearest Neighbour (PKNN) Classifier. In Intelligent Techniques and Modeling Applications in Marketing Analytics, IGI Global, USA, pp.332-350 (Scopus Indexed).
      5. Kumar, A. and Dash, M. K. (2016), Sustainability and Future Generation Infras- tructure on Digital Platform:  A Study of Generation Y. In Business Infrastructure for Sustainability in Developing Economies, IGI Global, USA, pp.124-142 (Scopus Indexed).
      6. Jena, S. K., Dwivedy, M. and Kumar, A. (2017), Using Functional Link Artificial Neural Network (FLANN) for Bank Credit Risk Assessment. In Applying Predictive Analytics within the Service Sector, IGI Global, USA, pp.220-242 (Scopus Indexed). [Accepted]
      7. Kumar, A. and Dash, M. K. (2016), Consumers’ Perception and Behavioral Reaction- Qualitative Analysis on Viral Marketing. In Handbook of Research on Promotional Strategies and Consumer Influence in the Service Sector, IGI Global, USA, pp.406- 420 (Scopus Indexed).
      8. Kumar, A., and Dash, M. K. (2015), Fuzzy Structural Models and Based Applications in Digital Marketplace. In Fuzzy Optimization and Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Digital Marketing, IGI Global, USA, pp.59-70 (Scopus Indexed).
      9. Yadav, A., Kumar, A. and Dash, M. K. (2015), Using DEMATEL to Build Decision Model of Online Reputation Management for Improving the Services of Marketing. In Fuzzy Optimization and Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Digital Marketing, IGI Global, USA, pp.127-146 (Scopus Indexed).

      Papers presented or conferences/seminars participated in 

      1. Luthra, S., Yadav, G., Kumar, A., Anosike, A., Mangla, S.K. and Garg, D. (2020), Study of Key Enablers of Industry 4.0 Practices Implementation Using ISM-Fuzzy MICMAC Approach, in Third European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 23-26 July 2019, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
        Awarded the best research paper award in operation management track.
      2. Nicha Deesrisak, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Simon Peter Nadeem, Kumar, A., Vikas Kumar, Fernando Gonzlez-Aleu, and Bernardo Villarreal (2020), Transport Operations Optimisation through Lean Implementation A Case Study, in Third European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Man- agement, 23rd - 26th July 2019, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
        Awarded the best research paper award in lean track.
      3. Kumar, A. (2018), Factors Identification of Green Preferences and Relationship with Intention to Repurchase Green Products: A Study of Gen-Y, International Conference on Business, Economics & Sustainable Development at TERI School of Advanced Studies,22-23 February, New Delhi, India.
      4. Kumar, A. (2018), Sustainable Factors of Solar Energy in Determining Consumers Perception and Classification, International Sustainable Development Conference at Fore School of Management, 12-13 January, New Delhi, India.
      5. Zeljko Stevic, Zdravko Nunic, and Kumar, A. (2017), Comparative Analysis of AHP, Fuzzy AHP and Rough AHP in Decision Making Process, VI International Symposium New Horizons 2017 of Transport and Communications at University of East Sarajev, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering Doboj, 17-18 November. 
      6. Kumar, A. (2016), Utilization of Big Data to Enhance Speed of Idea Generation, International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management at Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, 11-13 August, Nashik, India.
      7. Kumar, A., Dash M. K., and Sahu, R. (2015), Using DEMATEL to Build Influential Network Relation Map (INRM) of Online Reputation Management, third international conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence at the Indian Institute of Management, 17-19 December, Bangalore, India.
      8. Kumar, A. and Dash M. K. (2013), Exploration of Differences Groups of Consumers about E-service Dimensions and their E-satisfaction, national conference on Paradigm for Sustainable Business: People, Planet and Profit, held at Indian Institute of Technology, 8-9 March, Roorkee, India. 
        Awarded best research paper.
      1. Workshop on 'Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Using Python' organised by Finland Labs, a unit of Revert Technology Pvt. Ltd. In Association with the National Social Summit, IIT Roorkee, India on 28 May - 6 June 2020.
      2. Faculty development programme on 'Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Using Covid-19 Virus Data Analysis' organised by Finland Labs, a unit of Revert Technology Pvt. Ltd. In Association with the National Social Summit, IIT Roorkee, India on 6 - 7 June 2020.
      3. Faculty development programme on 'Internet of Things' organised by Finland Labs, a unit of Revert Technology Pvt. Ltd. In Association with the National Social Summit, IIT Roorkee, India on 15 - 19 June 2020.
      4. Faculty development programme on 'Blockchain Technology' organised by Finland Labs, a unit of Revert Technology Pvt. Ltd. In Association with the National Social Summit, IIT Roorkee, India on 8 - 12 June 2020.
      5. Faculty development programme on 'Machine Learning with Business Applications' organised by the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore on 20 - 25 May 2019.
      6. International workshop on 'Food Fraud Prevention using Blockchain Technology' in Brazil, 9 - 12 September 2019.
      7. National workshop on 'Computational Intelligence (NWCI-2016)' organised by the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, 26 - 28 May 2016.
      8. Faculty development programme on 'IBM CE-Enablement Program-Learning Business Intelligence using IBM Cognos BI' organised by IBM Software Training under the Career Education programme in November 2015.
      9. One-week short term training program on 'Advanced Engineering Optimisation through Intelligent Techniques (AEOTIT)' organised by the S.V. National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat, 22 - 26 September 2014. 
      10. International workshop on 'Machine Learning and Text Analysis' organised by South Asian University, New Delhi, 15 - 23 December 2013.
      11. Faculty development programme on 'Multivariate and Advance Data Analysis in Marketing' organised by the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, 27 September to 3 October 2013.
      12. Faculty development programme on 'Application of Econometrics for Management Research' organised by the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, 21 - 27 June 2013.
      13. Faculty development programme on 'Multivariate Data Analysis for Management Research' organised by the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, 14 - 20 June 2013.
      14. One week DST sponsored national training programme on 'Soft Computing Techniques for Optimisation' organised by the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, 4 - 9 March 2013.
      15. Faculty development programme on 'Statistics: An Enabling Tool for Understanding Research Methodology' organised by the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, 27 - 29 November 2012.
      16. Faculty development programme on 'Advanced Data Analysis for Management Research' organised by the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, 23 - 29 July 2012.
      17. Faculty development programme on 'Application of Econometrics for Management Research' organised by the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, 16 - 22 July 2012.

      Dr Anil Kumar
      MSc (Math), MBA, PhD (Management Science), PDF (Decision Sciences), UGC-NET
      Senior Lecturer in Operations, Supply Chain and Business Analytics
      Email: A.Kumar@londonmet.ac.uk
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