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      Dr Vinaya Shukla

      B.Tech M.Tech MBA MSc PhD FHEA
      ROLE: Senior Lecturer in Management
      SCHOOL: Business School
      DEPARTMENT: Management Leadership & Organisations
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 4247
      EMAIL: V.Shukla@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        Vinaya is a Senior Lecturer in the Management, Learning and Organisations department. He is the Programme Leader for the Masters in Global Supply Chain Management programme and also the Link Tutor for the MBA franchise to Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College (www.brock.dk/mba-executive). Previously, he was the Programme Leader for the MBA programme. Prior to joining Middlesex University, he did his research at Cardiff Business School as a part of the EPSRC funded McCLOSM or Mass Customised Logistics project. Earlier, he has worked for many years as a Management Consultant on supply chain management and operations performance improvement projects. He has a Bachelors and Masters in Engineering from IIT Kanpur, Masters in Operations Research from Lancaster University, MBA from S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research and PhD from Cardiff Business School. He is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

        Languages spoken

        English, Hindi

        Professional Memberships

        Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (USA)


        Languages Spoken

        • English, Hindi

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Module Leader for MGT4803 (Operations and Supply Chain Management), MGT2011 (Operations and Information Management), MGT4510 (Global Supply Chain Management) and MGT3700 (Logistics)

        Teaching Interests: Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Data Analytics, Sustainable Operations

        Supervises MBA projects and MSc dissertations

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        Research interests

        • Green and sustainable supply chain management
        • Supply Chain Analytics
        • Industry 4.0 and Blockchain
        • Reverse logistics
        • Supply chain risk management
        • Supply chain systems
        • Behavioural aspects in Operations Management

        Select Journal Publications

        • Upadhyay, A., Mukhuty, S., Kumari, S., Garza-Reyes, J. A. & Shukla, V. (2020), "A Review of Lean and Agile Management in Humanitarian Supply Chains: Analysing the Pre-Disaster and Post-Disaster Phases, and Future Directions" (Accepted/In press) in Production Planning & Control. p. 1-49 49
        • Janya Chanchaichujit, Sreejith Balasubramanian & Vinaya Shukla. (2020) Multi-objective decision model for green supply chain management, Cogent Business & Management, 7:1, DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2020.1783177
        • Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V. and Chanchaichujit, J. (2020), "Firm size implications for environmental sustainability of supply chains: evidence from the UAE", Management of Environmental Quality,  https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-01-2020-0004
        • Balasubramanian, S. and Shukla, V. (2020), "Foreign versus local firms: implications for environmental sustainability", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 27 No. 5, pp. 1739-1768.
        • Balasubramanian, S. and Shukla,V. (2018) “Environmental supply chain management in the construction sector: theoretical underpinnings”, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 21 (5). pp. 502-528. 
        • Shukla, V. and Naim, M.M (2017), “Sensing endogenous seasonality in the case of a coffee supply chain”, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 21 (3). pp. 279-299. 
        • Balasubramaniam, S. and Shukla, V. (2017) "Green supply chain management: the case of the construction sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)", Production Planning & Control, 28(14), pp. 1116-1138
        • Balasubramanian, S. and Shukla, V. (2017) Green supply chain management: an empirical investigation on the construction sector. Supply Chain Management, 22(1), pp. 58-81.
        • Shukla, V. and Naim, M. M. (2016) Detecting disturbances in supply chains - the case of capacity constraints, International Journal of Logistics Management, 28(2), pp. 398-416. 
        • Shukla, V. and Naim, M.M. (2015) Rogue seasonality in supply chains-An investigation and a measurement approach, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 26(3), pp.364-389
        • Sarmiento, R.,Shukla, V. and Juan, I-Z., (2013) Performance improvements seen through the lens of strategic trade-offs,International Journal of Production Research, 51(15), pp. 4682-4694
        • Shukla, V., Naim, M., and Thornhill, N.,(2012) Rogue seasonality detection in supply chains,International Journal of Production Economics, 138(52), pp. 254-272.
        • Sarmiento, R. and Shukla, V. (2011) Zero-sum and frontier trade-offs: an investigation on compromises and compatibilities amongst manufacturing capabilities.,International Journal of Production Research, 49(7), pp. 2001-2017.
        • Shukla, V., M. M. Naim., and Yaseen, E. (2009) Bullwhip and Backlash in supply pipelines.,International Journal of Production Research, 47 (23). pp. 6477-6497.
        • Afify, A.A, Dimov, S.S., Naim M.M and Shukla V. (2007), "Data mining: A tool for detecting cyclical disturbances in supply networks", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture", 221(12), pp.1771-1785.

        Book Chapters (Accepted and being published)

        • Shukla, V., A. Upadhyay and B. Khandve. “Applications of Green Supply Chain Management in the UK Restaurant industry” in the Book: Sustainable Supply Chains: Strategies, Issues, and Models (Editors: Prof. Usha Ramanathan and Prof. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan), Springer International
        • Upadhyay, A., Alhuzaimi, W., Shukla, V. & Nur, S. "The Influence of Ethical Practice on Sustainable Supplier Selection in the Furniture Industry" in Sustainable Supply Chains: Strategies, Issues, and Models. Ramanathan, U. & Ramanathan, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer Nature Switzerland AG: Springer International.
        • Balasubramanian, S. and Shukla,V.  “Leadership Strategies for Global Supply Chain Management in the Construction Sector – The Case of United Arab Emirates” in the Book: 'Leadership Strategies for Global Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets (Editor: Ashish Dwivedi), IGI Global

        Refereed Conferences

        • Balasubramaniam, S, Shukla, V. "Theoretical Underpinning Of Green Supply Chain Management In Construction", Logistics Research Network Annual Conference., Hull, Sep, 2016
        • Balasubramaniam, S, Shukla, V. "An empirical assessment of green supply chain management within UAE's construction sector", Logistics Research Network Annual Conference., Derby, Sep, 2015
        • Sorker, F., Shukla, V. "Reverse logistics of passenger cars in the UK-An Examination", Logistics Research Network Annual Conference., Derby, Sep, 2015
        • Balasubramaniam, S, Shukla, V. "Drivers, Barriers and a framework for greening construction supply chains in the United Arab Emirates", Logistics Research Network Annual Conference., Huddersfield, Sep, 2014
        • Shukla, V., Naim, M. M., "Investigation of disturbances in a grocery supply chain",14th Logistics Research Network Annual Conference., Cardiff, Sep, 2009
        • Shukla, V., Naim, M. M. "The impact of capacity constraints on supply chain dynamics", 39thInternational Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering,Troyes, France, July, 2009.
        • Shukla, V., Naim, M. M. and Yaseen, E. A. "Bullwhip and backlash in supply pipelines", 37thInternational Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt, Oct, 2007.
        • Shukla, V., Naim, M. M., "An operations management framework for disturbance detection in supply networks", 14th International Annual EurOMA Conference. Ankara, Turkey, June, 2007

        Publication Feed

        A review of lean and agile management in humanitarian supply chains: analysing the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases and future directions

        Upadhyay, Arvind and Mukhuty, Sumona and Kumari, Sushma and Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo and Shukla, Vinaya (2022) A review of lean and agile management in humanitarian supply chains: analysing the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases and future directions. Production Planning & Control , 33 (6-7). pp. 641-654. ISSN 0953-7287

        Developing a mental health index using a machine learning approach: Assessing the impact of mobility and lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic

        Nanath, Krishnadas and Balasubramanian, Sreejith and Shukla, Vinaya and Islam, Nazrul and Kaitheri, Supriya (2022) Developing a mental health index using a machine learning approach: Assessing the impact of mobility and lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 178 . pp. 1-14. ISSN 0040-1625

        Practices and performance outcomes of green supply chain management initiatives in the garment industry

        Habib, Mohammad Ahsan and Balasubramanian, Sreejith and Shukla, Vinaya and Chitakunye, David and Chanchaichujit, Janya (2022) Practices and performance outcomes of green supply chain management initiatives in the garment industry. Management of Environmental Quality , 33 (4). pp. 882-912. ISSN 1477-7835

        Construction industry 4.0 and sustainability: an enabling framework

        Balasubramanian, Sreejith and Shukla, Vinaya and Islam, Nazrul and Manghat, Shalini (2021) Construction industry 4.0 and sustainability: an enabling framework. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management . pp. 1-19. ISSN 0018-9391

        A readiness assessment framework for Blockchain adoption: a healthcare case study

        Balasubramanian, Sreejith and Shukla, Vinaya and Sethi, Jaspreet Singh and Islam, Nazrul and Saloum, Roy (2021) A readiness assessment framework for Blockchain adoption: a healthcare case study. Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 165 . pp. 1-16. ISSN 0040-1625

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      • Engagement &
        Impact

        • External Examiner for Kinsgton University and University of Greenwich

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