Dr Arsalan Najmi
- Lecturer
Biography
Dr Arsalan Najmi is associated with Sunway Business School as a Lecturer in the Department of Management. He holds PhD in Supply Chain Management from Faculty of Business and Economics of Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. He is also a Gold Medallist in Master’s in Business Administration from IQRA University-Pakistan. He started his professional career as an Entrepreneur in a Wholesale and Retail Business in an I.T. Industry in 2006. Since then, he has a keen interest on the role of End-Consumers in the Supply Chain and the other issues pertaining to contemporary supply chain settings and management. His current research is focused on issues related to Halal Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption, and Reverse Logistics. He has published several research articles in Thomson Reuters Web of Science Indexed Journals including Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management; British Food Journal; Operations Management Research; Resources, Conservation and Recycling; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management; Journal of Islamic Marketing and others.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- PhD Supply Chain Management, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, 2022
- Master of Business Administration (Supply Chain Management), IQRA University, Pakistan, 2014
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.com), The University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2009
Research Interests
- Halal Supply Chain
- Reverse Logistics
- Green Supply Chain Management
- Sustainable Supply Chain
- Closed-Loop Supply Chain
- Sustainable Consumption
Teaching Areas
- Supply Chain management
- Operations Management
Courses Taught
- Supply Chain Management
- Operations Management
- Final Year Project
Notable Publications
Najmi, A., Ahmed, W., Uddin, S., Zailani, S. . Enhancing Performance through Total Quality Management in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry in Pakistan. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management. (Accepted). (Scopus-Indexed)
Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Khan, S. A., Khushal, A., & Quartey, J. . A framework for measuring customer loyalty for 3PL industry: a case of evolving market. Benchmarking: An International Journal. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., & Khan, F. . Examining the impact of Institutional Pressures and Green Supply Chain Practices on Firm Performance. Management of Environmental Quality. (Accepted). (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
Huma, S., Ahmed, W., & Najmi, A. . Understanding the impact of supply-side decisions and practices on supply risk management. Benchmarking: An International Journal 27 (5), 1769-1792. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
Khan, F., Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., & Younus, M. . Managing plastic waste disposal by assessing consumers’ recycling behavior: the case of a densely populated developing country. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(32), 33054-33066. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
Khan, M., Najmi, A., Ahmed, W., & Aman, A. . The role of consumer willingness to pay for halal certification in Pakistan. Journal of Islamic Marketing. (Accepted). (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
Khan, F., Ahmed, W., & Najmi, A. . Understanding consumers’ behavior intentions towards dealing with the plastic waste: Perspective of a developing country. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 142, 49-58. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., Faizan, H. M., & Ahmed, S. . Consumer behaviour towards willingness to pay for halal products: an assessment of demand for halal certification in a Muslim country. British Food Journal, 121(2), 492-504. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
Najmi, A., Kanapathy, K., & Aziz, A. A. . Prioritising factors influencing consumers' reversing intention of e-waste using analytic hierarchy process. International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management, 12(1), 58-74. (Scopus-Indexed)
Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., & Khan, A. . Analyzing Supply Chain Risk Management Capabilities through Collaborative and Integrative Approach. International Journal of Business Process Integration and Management. (Accepted). (Scopus-Indexed)
Jaafar, N. I., Tajudeen, F. P., Khan, M. A., & Najmi, A. . Instant Messaging Usage: Levels, Motivations and Impacts at Workplace. Twenty-Third Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, China.
Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., Khan, F., & Aziz, H. . Developing and analyzing framework to manage resources in humanitarian logistics. Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. (Accepted). (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
Achievements & Accolades
Most Cited Paper Award , Published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling142, 49-58. Elsevier (International).
Highly Commended Paper in The Emerald Literati Awards, Published in British Food Journal, 121 (2), 492-504. Emerald Group Publishing, 2020, (International).
Highly Commended Paper in The Emerald Literati Awards, Published in Management of Environmental Quality, 29 (4), 740-758. Emerald Group Publishing, 2019, (International).
Awarded GOLD MEDAL for achieving highest CGPA in MBA Program in entire campuses of IQRA University in Pakistan.
Awarded merit-based Scholarship throughout the MBA by the IQRA University.
