Associate Professor Dr Arsalan Zahid Piprani
- Associate Professor
- Programme Leader - Master of Business Administration (ODL)
Biography
Dr Arsalan Zahid Piprani is currently an Associate Professor at Sunway Business School. He has more than 15 years of diverse professional experience in academia and business. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Majors: Supply Chain Risk Management) from the Faculty of Business and Economics (AACSB and AMBA Accredited), University of Malaya and earned MBA Industrial Management from the Institute of Business Management, Karachi. His other credentials include professional diploma in Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified Quality Professional (CQP) and Lead Auditor of ISO 9001.
Dr Piprani has extensive teaching expertise and has taught specialized supply chain courses at a variety of business schools. He has also contributed to the development of courses and program for academic institutions and professional associations that cater to current and aspiring supply chain professionals. In addition, he is an avid researcher. Some of his research interests include supply chain risk management, supply chain resilience, data analytics in supply chain, green supply chain management, sustainable business performance, and technological innovations in the field of supply chain. As part of global research partnership, Dr. Piprani worked on research that contributed to the construction of a resilient and viable supply chain, with the goal of mitigating the detrimental effects of supply chain risks. He engaged with University of Malaya on two public private partnership initiatives related to the Consumer Sentiment Index and the Green Supply Chain Program. Dr. Piprani has also published his research findings in various journals that are included on the SCI, SSCI, and ABDC databases, such as IEEE Access, Operations Management Research, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Benchmarking, Cogent Business and Management, and others. Currently, he is a member of the Supply Chain Association of Pakistan (SCAP), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation Pakistan, and the Chartered Institute of Management (CIM).
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- PhD Supply Chain Risk Management, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, 2020
- Master of Business Administration (Industrial Management), Institute of Business Management, I0BM, Karachi, Pakistan, 2009
- Bachelor of Science with Honours (B.Sc), Textile Institute of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan, 2005
Research Interests
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- Supply Chain Resilience
- Supply Chain Data Analytics
- Big data Analytics
- Green Supply Chain Management
- Circular Economy
- Technological innovation in supply chain
Teaching Areas
- Supply Chain management
- Operations Management
- Quality Management
Courses Taught
- Strategic Supply Chain Management
- Inventory Management
- Operations Management
- Strategic Procurement
- Materials Management
- Green Supply Chain Management
- Total Quality Management
- Operations Planning in Supply Chain
- Quantitative Methods in Production and Logistics
- Operations Research
- Methods in Business Research
Notable Publications
Khan, S. A. R, Piprani, A. Z., & Yu, Z Supply chain analytics and post-pandemic performance: Mediating role of AAA supply chain strategies (ahead-of-print) (SSCI, IF = 3,422, SCOPUS INDEXED, SJR – Q2, ABDC - B) https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-11-2021-1744
Piprani, A. Z., Ali, A., & Shah, A . Big data analytics: Applications and Barriers in supply chain. Integrated block chain technology into the circular economy
Khan, S. A. R, Piprani, A. Z., & Yu, Z . Digital technology and circular economy practices: Future of supply chains. Operations Management Research. (ahead-of-print) (SSCI, IF = 7.032, SCOPUS INDEXED, SJR – Q1, ABDC – C) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12063-021-00247-3
Piprani, A. Z., Jaafar, N. I, Mohezar, S., Mubarak, & S, Shahbaz, M . Multi-dimensional supply chain flexibility and supply chain resilience: The role of supply chain risk exposure. Operations Management Research. (ahead-of-print) (SSCI, IF = 7.032, SCOPUS INDEXED, SJR – Q1, ABDC – C) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12063-021-00232-w
Najmi, A., Hafeez, A., Piprani, A. Z., & Waqar, A. . Understanding the role of organizational culture and supply chain integration in supply chain performance. International Journal of Advanced Operations Management. Vol, 14(2), pp.109-133 (SCOPUS INDEXED, SJR – Q3) https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAOM..123264
Piprani, A. Z., Aziz, A., & Ahmad, Z. . Prioritizing Lean, Agile, Resilient and Green (LARG) practices: An Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in FMCG sector of Pakistan. JISR Management and Social Sciences & Economics Vol, 19(2), pp.1-19. (HJRS; HEC Pakistan Indexed Research Journal).
Piprani, A. Z., Jaafar, N. I, & Mohezar, S. . Prioritizing resilient capability factors of dealing with supply chain disruptions – An analytical hierarchy process (AHP) application in the textile industry. Benchmarking – An International Journal Vol, 27(9), pp.2537-2563. (ESCI, SCOPUS INDEXED, SJR – Q1, ABDC –B)
Piprani, A. Z., Mohezar, S & Jaafar, N. I . Supply Chain Integration and Supply Chain performance: The Mediating Role of Supply Chain resilience. International Journal of Supply Chain Management Vol, 9(3), pp.58. (SCOPUS INDEXED, SJR – Q3)
Piprani, A. Z., Jaafar, N. I, & Mohezar, S. . Exposure of different types of supply chain risks: What matters the most to supply chain resilience and supply chain performance. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change
Shayaa, S., Jaafar, N.I., Bahri, S., Sulaiman, A., Wai, P.S., Chung, Y.W., Piprani, A.Z. and Al-Garadi, M.A., . Sentiment analysis of big data: Methods, applications, and open challenges. IEEE Access, 6, pp.37807-37827. (SCI, IF = 3,476, SCOPUS INDEXED, SJR – Q1)
Shayaa, S., Ainin, S., Jaafar, N.I., Zakaria, S.B., Phoong, S.W., Yeong, W.C., Al-Garadi, M.A., Muhammad, A. and Piprani, A.Z., . Linking consumer confidence index and social media sentiment analysis. Cogent Business & Management, 5(1), p.1509424. (SCOPUS INDEXED, SJR – Q2)
Shayaa, S., Ainin, S., Piprani, A.Z., Al-Garadi, M.A. and Ashraf, M.A., . Big data social media analytics for purchasing behaviour. International Journal of Engineering and Technology (UAE), 7(4.36), pp.463-468.
Achievements & Accolades
Graduate Research Assistant – University of Malaya
President’s List Award
Dean’s List Award
Professional Associations
- Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation, Pakistan (CILT)
- Supply Chain Association of Pakistan (SCAP)
