缅北禁地

Dr Anas Iftikhar is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Operations Management at 缅北禁地, United Kingdom. Prior to joining 缅北禁地, he held a similar position at Lancaster University. He completed his PhD in Economics, Management, and Quantitative Methods at the University of Salento in May 2021.

He has held visiting research positions at Ghent University and Cardiff Business School. Before academia, he gained industry experience in inventory planning and operations management.

Research Profile

His research examines how firms design and manage supply chains under conditions of disruption, complexity, and uncertainty. Drawing on both experimental and empirical approaches, his work focuses on managerial decision-making and supply chain adaptation in increasingly volatile environments.

His research has been published in leading operations and supply chain management journals, including International Journal of Production Research, Production Planning & Control, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, European Management Journal, and Journal of Business Research. He regularly presents his work at major international conferences, including the European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) and the European Decision Sciences Institute (EDSI).

Willing to supervise PhD students in supply chain risk and resilience, supply chain complexity, the role of digital technologies in disruptions, and utilising empirical and experimental methods. Prospective PhD applicants can contact at <anas.iftikhar@newcastle.ac.uk> with a brief research proposal.

Dr Anas Iftikhar has experience teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in operations and supply chain management. His teaching focuses on developing students’ analytical and decision-making capabilities in areas such as supply chain design, operations strategy, and disruption management. He has taught modules including Strategic Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, and Operations Management.

He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He adopts a research-informed and practice-oriented teaching approach, integrating real-world cases and contemporary global challenges to enhance student learning and engagement.

• Articles

  • Iftikhar, A, Ali, I, Zhan, Y, Stevenson, M, Tarba, SY. Firms’ strategic responses to rising uncertainty amid ongoing geopolitical tensions: The synergistic mediating role of network capability and innovation ambidexterity. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 2025.
  • Aslam, H, Rehman, A, Iftikhar, A, Haq, MZ, Akbar, U, Kamal, MM. Digital transformation: Unlocking supply chain resilience through adaptability and innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2025.
  • Iftikhar, A, Do, Q, Stevenson, M, Aslam, H. Big data analytics and supply chain learning: A serial mediation model for enhancing resilience and financial performance. European Management Journal 2025.
  • Iftikhar, A, Ali, I, Golgeci, I, Stevenson, M. Embracing Supply Chain Complexity for Enhanced Viability: The Influence of Strategic Information Flow and Network Capability. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 2024.
  • Iftikhar, A, Ali, I, Stevenson, M. The silver lining of supply chain complexity: building supply chain resilience and robustness through exploitation and exploration. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 2023.
  • Iftikhar, A, Purvis, L, Giannoccaro, I, Wang, Y. The impact of supply chain complexities on supply chain resilience: the mediating effect of big data analytics. Production Planning & Control 2022.
  • Iftikhar, A, Ali, I, Arslan, A, Tarba, S. Digital innovation, data analytics, and supply chain resiliency: A bibliometric-based systematic literature review. Annals of Operations Research 2022.
  • Iftikhar, A, Purvis, L, Giannoccaro, I. A meta-analytical review of antecedents and outcomes of firm resilience. Journal of Business Research 2021.
  • Giannoccaro, I, Iftikhar, A. Mitigating ripple effect in supply networks: the effect of trust and topology on resilience. International Journal of Production Research 2020.
  • Giannoccaro, I, Iftikhar, A. Is Network Trust Beneficial For Supply Network Resilience? A Simulation Analysis. IFAC-PapersOnLine 2019.

• Book Chapter

  • Iftikhar, A, Vlachos, I. Supply chain resilience in the face of geopolitical turmoil. In: Global Value Chains and Geopolitical Uncertainty. Routledge, 2025.