Professor Vikas Kumar

Associate Dean for Research Innovation and Enterprise

Email:: Vikas.Kumar@bcu.ac.uk

Prof Vikas Kumar is an Associate Dean for Research Innovation and Enterprise at the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University, UK. He is also a Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management. Prof Kumar has over a decade of teaching and research experience. Prof Kumar holds the title of Chartered Management Business Educator (CMBE) and is fellow of HEA. Prior to joining BCU, he was Director of Research and Scholarship at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. Prof Kumar has also worked in India, Ireland and Hong Kong.

Prof Kumar is a leading researcher in the operations and supply chain management field. He has published more than 250 papers in leading journals and international conferences of high repute. Prof Kumar serves on the editorial board of several international journals, including the Journal of Business Logistics, the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, and the International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management. He has guest-edited special issues in high-impact ABS 4/ 3* journals.

Prof Kumar works very closely with industries and has generated over £1 million in research funding from various research agencies such as Innovate UK, EPSRC, British Council, British Academy, Newton Fund, and Science Foundation of Ireland. He has worked on several international collaborative projects with researchers from UK universities and from Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Mexico, Taiwan, Jordan, Columbia, Peru, Costa Rica, and Turkey.

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B. Y., Ekren, N., Stylos, J., Zwiegelaar, E. E., Turhanlar, & V. Kumar, (2023). Additive manufacturing integration in E-commerce supply chain network to improve resilience and competitiveness. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 122, 102676 (ABS 2*)
G. Frederico, V. Kumar, J.A. Garza-Reyes and R.A. Martins, (2023), Managing Maturity of Global Supply Chains: Learning from COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing (Editorial) https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JGOSS-11-2022-110/full/html
N. Fares, J. Lloret, V. Kumar, G.F. Frederico, A. Kumar, & J.A. Garza-Reyes, (2022). Enablers of post-COVID-19 customer demand resilience: evidence for fast-fashion MSMEs. Benchmarking: An International Journal, (ahead-of-print) https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BIJ-11-2021-0693/full/html (ABS 2*)
B., Shah, G., Frederico, V. Kumar, J. A., Garza-Reyes, & A. Kumar, (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://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHLSCM-10-2022-132/full/html
F. Goodarzian, V. Kumar, & P. Ghasemi, (2022). Investigating a citrus fruit supply chain network considering CO2 emissions using meta-heuristic algorithms. Annals of Operations Research, 1-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-05005-7 (ABS 3*)
S. Shukla, R. Kapoor, N. Gupta, J.A. Garza-Reyes, and V. Kumar, (2022), Role of Information and Communication Technology in Mitigating Risks in Indian Agricultural Supply Chains, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SCM-08-2021-0386/full/html (ABS3*)
T. Phenrat, K. Soratana, V. Kumar, S. R. Kanel, A. E. Landis, (2022), Technological and policy innovations toward cleaner development, Clean Technology and Environment Policy, https://doi.org/10.1007 (ABS 1*)
S. Luthra, A. Kumar, M. Sharma, J. A. Garza-Reyes, & V. Kumar, (2022). An analysis of operational behavioural factors and circular economy practices in SMEs: An emerging economy perspective. Journal of Business Research, 141, 321-336. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296321009280 (ABS 3*)
D. K. Srivastava, V. Kumar, B. Y. Ekren, A. Upadhyay, M. Tyagi, & A. Kumari, (2022). Adopting Industry 4.0 by leveraging organisational factors. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 176, 121439. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040162521008702 (ABS 3*)
Amin-Tahmasbi, H., Sadafi, S., Ekren, B.Y., Kumar, V. (2022), A multi-objective integrated optimisation model for facility location and order allocation problem in a two-level supply chain network, Annals of Operations Research https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10479-022-04635-1 (ABS 3*)
S.K. Mangla, G. Soni, M. Bourlakis, and V. Kumar, (2022), Operational excellence in the supply chain of perishables at the time of the outbreak (Editorial), International Journal of Logistics Management, https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJLM-08-2022-571/full/html (ABS1*)
N. Ullah, W. M. Al-Rahmi, O. Alfarraj, N. Alalwan, A. I. Alzahrani, T. Ramayah, & V. Kumar, (2022). Hybridising cost saving with trust for blockchain technology adoption by financial institutions. Telematics and Informatics Reports, 6, 100008, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772503022000068
A. Sutrisno, and V. Kumar (2022). Supply chain sustainability risk assessment model using integration of the preference selection index (PSI) and the Shannon entropy, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-06-2021-0191 (ABS 2*)
A. Sutrisno, and V. Kumar (2022). Supply Chain Sustainability Risk Decision Support Model Using Integrated Preference Selection Index (PSI) Method and Prospect Theory, Journal of Advances in Management Research, https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JAMR-06-2021-0193/full/html
Y. Kazancoglu, M. Ozbiltekin-Pala, M. D. Sezer, B. Y. Ekren, & V. Kumar, (2022). Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Food Supply Chains. Sustainability, 14(1), 143, https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/1/143
N. Fares, J. Lloret, V. Kumar, G.F. Frederico, A. Kumar and J.A . Garza-Reyes, (2022), An integrated waterfall–DEMATEL–fuzzy TOPSIS approach to post-COVID-19 customer demand resilience: Evidence from fast-fashion MSMEs, Benchmarking: an International Journal (ABS 1*)
G. Nguyen, and V. Kumar (2021), Impact of Different Conflict Levels on Culturally Diversified Japanese Organisations’ Performance under a Collaborative Conflict Management Style, International Journal of Organizational Business Excellence, 4(2), 71-94.
F. Mustafa, S. Lodh, Nandy, M., & V. Kumar (2021) Coupling of cryptocurrency trading with the sustainable environmental goals: Is it on the cards?. Business Strategy and the Environment (ABS 3*) https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2947 *
L. Jraisat, A. Upadhyay, T. Ghalia, M. Jreissat, V. Kumar and D. Sarpong (2021), Triads in Sustainable Supply-Chain Perspective: Why is a Collaboration Mechanism Needed?, International Journal of Production Research, 1-17 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207543.2021.1936263 (ABS 3*)
G.F. Frederico, V. Kumar, and J.A. Garza-Reyes, (2021), Impact of the strategic sourcing process on the supply chain response to the COVID-19 effects, Business Process Management Journal, 27 (6), 1775-1803. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-01-2021-0050 (ABS2*)
G.F. Frederico, V. Kumar, and J.A. Garza-Reyes, A. Kumar, and R. Agrawal, (2021), Impact of I4.0 technologies and their interoperability on performance: future pathways for supply chain resilience post-COVID-19, The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-03-2021-0181 (ABS 1*)
S. Pongsakornrungsilp, P. Pongsakornrungsilp, T. Pusaksrikit, P. Wichasin, & V. Kumar, (2021). Co-Creating a Sustainable Regional Brand from Multiple Sub-Brands: The Andaman Tourism Cluster of Thailand. Sustainability, 13(16), 9409. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/9409 (Q1)
A. Jucyte, V. Kumar, & X. Ruan, (2021). Examining the Impact of Brexit on Supply Chain Risk Management: Evidence from the UK Manufacturing Sector. International Journal of Organizational Business Excellence, 4(1), 41-62.
A. Upadhyay, A. Kumar, V. Kumar, & A. Alzaben, (2021). A novel business strategies framework of do‐it‐yourself practices in logistics to minimise environmental waste and improve performance. Business Strategy and the Environment https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bse.2846 (ABS 3*)
G. F. Frederico, V. Kumar, J. A. Garza-Reyes (2021), Impact of the Strategic Sourcing Process on Supply Chain Response to the COVID-19 effects, Benchmarking: an International Journal, https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BPMJ-01-2021-0050/full/html (ABS 1*)