Key details
Dr Abdul Ali
Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Dr. Abdul Ali is a Senior Lecturer specializing in Operations and Supply Chain Management and serves as the Programme Director for the MA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University of Greenwich. With an extensive background in academia and leadership roles within various UK higher education institutions, Abdul's academic journey has been marked by significant contributions.
Prior to his current role at the University of Greenwich, Abdul served as a dedicated faculty member at the University of Northumbria-London Campus (QA). His academic journey also took him to the University of Bedfordshire, where he excelled as a Visiting Lecturer and Researcher at the Business and Management Research Institute (BMRI). Additionally, Abdul held positions as a Visiting Lecturer and Dissertation Supervisor at QA within the University of Ulster London Campus, London Metropolitan University, and Roehampton University London.
Abdul holds a PhD in Supply Chain Management, with a focus on the impact of collaboration on sustainability, encompassing environmental, social, and economic aspects within the food supply chain. His research and teaching interests span across various areas, including operations, supply chain, logistics, sustainability, green operations, supply chain, food waste circular economy, and digitalization. His dedication to the field is reflected in his recognition as a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (Advance HE) and a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE). Additionally, he actively participates in professional organizations related to operations, logistics, supply chain management, and overall management, holding the title of Chartered Member (CMILT) at the Charted Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and serving as a committee member for the CILT London Region.
Abdul's primary research interests revolve around sustainability, green/environmental supply chain management and logistics, circular economy, supply chain collaboration, lean Six Sigma, and Industry 4.0 within supply chain management. He has contributed to the academic community by publishing peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, as well as presenting his work at national and international refereed conferences. Abdul also actively participates as a reviewer for various prestigious journals in his field.
Responsibilities within the university
Programme Director in MA Logistics and Supply Chain Management Programme. Mentoring colleagues in Associate Fellow and Fellowship applications. Teaching in Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, dissertation coordination and supervision at the PG level and other departmental responsibilities as a member of the faculty.
Recognition
Fellow of Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)
Chartered Member (CMILT) of the Charted Institute of Logistics and Transport CILT
Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE).
Research / Scholarly interests
Abdul’s research interests are:
- Environmental/Social Sustainability in Supply Chain & Logistics Management
- Green supply chain management & logistics
- Circular economy
- Supply chain collaboration,
- Lean Supply Chain Management
- Digitalisation/Industry 4.0 in supply chain management
- Halal supply chain and Logistics
Recent publications
Book Chapters
Kankekar, Shivali., Dadwal, Sumesh., Ali, Abdul (2023) Investigating the Factors, Challenges, and Role of Stakeholders in Implementing Industry 5.0 And Its Impact on Supply Chain Operations: A Study Of The Global Agri-Food Supply Chain. InSingh Dadwal S., Kumar, P., Verma, R, (Eds.) Opportunities and Challenges of Business 5.0 in Emerging Markets. IGI Global, London, UK- DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6403-8.ch007
Sekaran, Anguselvam., Dadwal, Sumesh., Ali, Abdul (2023) Industry 5.0 and Environmental, Social & Governance Initiatives in Supply Chain Sustainability – A Study of the European Fast Fashion Industry. In Singh Dadwal S., Kumar, P., Verma, R, (Eds.) Opportunities and Challenges of Business 5.0 in Emerging Markets. IGI Global, London, UK- DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6403-8.ch008
Dahibhate, Ajinckya., Habib, F., Ali, Abdul., Khan, Murtaza.F. (2022). Industry 4.0 Driven Supply Chains—Technological Advancements Regarding Logistics Service Providers. In: Singh Dadwal, S., Jahankhani, H., Hassan, A. (eds) Integrated Business Models in the Digital Age. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97877-8_5
Ali, Imran., Habib, Farooq., Ali, Abdilahi., Ali, Abdul., Khan, Murtaza F., Jamal, Arshad (2021). Integrating social media and warranty data for fault identification in the cyber ecosystem: A cloud-based collaborative framework. In H. Jahankhani, L. M. O'Dell, G. Bowen, D. Hagan, & A. Jamal (Eds.), Strategy, Leadership, and AI in the Cyber Ecosystem: The Role of Digital Societies in Information Governance and Decision Making (1st ed., pp. 41-67). Elsevier Academic Press. (doi- https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821442-8.00012-4)
Ali, Abdul (2020). Technology enabled marketing and supply chain collaboration. In Dadwal, S. (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Innovations in Technology and Marketing for the Connected Consumer (pp.62-93) IGI Global, London, UK. (doi- DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0131-3.ch011)
Publications
Ali, Abdul., Bentley, Yongmei., Cao, Guangming. & Habib, Farooq. (2017). Green supply chain management–food for thought? International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 20, 22-38. (doi - https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2016.1226788).
Ali, Abdul., and Nasrullah, Amir M, (2014): ‘Compliance Issues, Employee Welfare and International Buyers: A Case of Garments Industries in Bangladesh’, Journal of Asian Business Management, 6(1) pp. 1-17.
Presentations
Ali, Abdul., Bentley, Yongmei., and Cao, Guangming (2023), Supplier Collaboration and Sustainability: Mediating Role of Environmental Practices in the Supply Chain. In 27th Logistics Research Network (LRN) Annual Conference, 6-8 September 2023, Harriot Watt University, UK.
Zhou, Qijun, Ali, Abdul, Yu, Honglan (2023). Strategies for Digital Transformation in SMEs: The impact of Timing and Speed. In 27th International Conference on Production Research, 23rd-28th July 2023, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Ali, Abdul., Bentley, Yongmei., and Cao, Guangming (2019), Collaboration for Sustainability: A study of UK food Supply Chain, In the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) 2019 International Conference, 2nd -4th September 2019 in Brighton, The UK.
Ali, Abdul., Bentley, Yongmei. and Cao, Guangming. (2017), "Environmental practices in UK food supply chains: Role of supplier collaboration", In the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) 28th Annual Conference, 5th-8th May 2017
in Seattle, the USA.
Ali, Abdul and Bentley, Yongmei. (2017), ‘Supplier collaboration for sustainable food supply chains in the UK’, In 4th EurOMA Sustainable operations and Supply chain management, 27th-28th February 2017, Milan, Italy.
Ali, Abdul., Bentley.Yongmei. and Cao, Guangming. (2016), The influence of supplier collaboration on green supply chain management practices on the performance of UK food supply chain SMEs. In 21st Logistics Research Network (LRN) Annual Conference, 7-9 September, 2016, the University of Hull, UK.
Ali, Abdul., Bentley.Yongmei. Cao, Guangming., and Habib, Farooq. (2015), The Impact of Green Supply Chain Management Practices on the Performance of UK food retail SMEs. In 20th Logistics Research Network (LRN) Annual
Conference, 9-11 September 2015, University of Derby, UK.
Ali, Abdul. and Bentley, Yongmei. (2015), The Impact of Green Supply Chain Management on Performance: a study of Garments Industry in Bangladesh. In the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) 2015, 21-22 November 2015, Southern University, Chittagong, Bangladesh.