Research activities
Main research interests are in the areas of:
Green and sustainable supply chainmanagementAdvanced technology applications such asBlockchain, Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence in supply chain managementSupply chain risk managementGreen and reverse logisticsSome key recent journal publications:
Chanchaichujit, J., Balasubramanian, S.,and Shukla, V. (2024), “Barriers to Industry 4.0 technology adoption inagricultural supply chains: A Fuzzy Delphi-ISM approach”, InternationalJournal of Quality and Reliability Management Balasubramanian,S., Shukla, V., Islam, N., Upadhyay, A., and Duong, L. (2023), “Applyingartificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic”,International Journal of Production Research,Habib, M. H., Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Chitakunye, D. and Chanchaichujit, J.(2022), “Practices and performance outcomes of green supply chain managementinitiatives in the garment industry”, Management of EnvironmentalQuality, 33 (4), pp. 882-912.Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Islam,N., and Manghat, S. (2021), "Construction Industry 4.0 andSustainability: An Enabling Framework”,IEEE Transactions onEngineering Management, 71, pp. 1-19, DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2021.3110427Balasubramanian,S., Shukla, V., Sethi, J, S., Islam, N., and Saloum, R. (2021), "Areadiness assessment framework for Blockchain adoption: A healthcare case study",Technological Forecasting and Social Change Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Mangla, S. andChanchaichujit, J. (2021), " Dofirm characteristics affect environmental sustainability? A literaturereview‐based assessment",Business Strategy and the Environment, 30, pp. 1389-1416, Some key recent practitioner articles where workquoted:
Hayes, M. (2022)“Construction 4.0 key to sustainability”Available at:Balasubramaniam, S. and Shukla, V. (2023) “Understanding the climate changeimpact on UAE’s construction industry”,,Available at: Balasubramaniam,S. and Shukla, V. (2023) “Understanding the climate change impact on UAE’sconstruction industry”,,Available at: Some key recent book chapters:
Balasubramanian, S, V.Shukla, A. Kavanancheeri, L. (2023) “ImprovingSupply Chain Sustainability using Artificial Intelligence: Evidence from theManufacturing Sector” in the Book: Industry 4.0 Technologies: SustainableManufacturing Supply Chains: Volume II -Methods for transition and trends (Editors: Vimal K E K, Sonu Rajak, VikasKumar, Rahul S Mor and Almoayied Assayed), SpringerShukla,V., A. Upadhyay and B. Khandve. (2020) “Applicationsof Green Supply Chain Management in the UK Restaurant industry” in theBook: Sustainable Supply Chains: Strategies, Issues, and Models (Editors: Prof.Usha Ramanathan and Prof. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan), SpringerBalasubramanian, S, V. Shukla,A. Upadhyay, M. Gharehdash, and M. Gharehdash. (2020)“Supply Chain Network designmodels for a circular economy: A Review and a case study assessment” in theBook: Circular Economy for the Management of Operations (Editors: Anil Kumar,Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes and Syed Abdul Rehman Khan), CRC Press (Taylor &Francis Group)
Current Teaching
Vinaya currently teaches on the following modules and programmes:
Programme Leader for the MSc in GlobalSupply Chain ManagementModule Leader MGT4803 Operations and SupplyChain ManagementModule Leader MGT4641 Operations and SupplyChain Management#Module Leader MGT4643 ProcurementModule Leader MGT3012 LogisticsModule Leader MGT2011 Operations andInformation ManagementCurrent Postgraduate (PhD) Supervision:
- Adwoa Owusu-Nimoh, 'Industry 4.0 and Agri-food supply chains',Director of Studies, September 2020 - present
-Rory McConnon, 'Sustainability of Vertical Food Systems',Director of Studies, January 2022 - present
-Golshan Ahmadi, 'Improving circularity of agri-foodthrough Artificial Intelligence', Director of Studies,September 2023 - present
-Mahnoush Gharehdash, 'Supply chain resilience throughArtificial Intelligence', Director of Studies, September 2023 - present