Dr Dewan Md Zahurul Islam

Assistant Professor

School: Newcastle Business School

Dr. Dewan Md Zahurul Islam (FCILT, FHEA) joined Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University as a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Operations and Supply Chain Management on 01 September 2022. Previously, he worked as a Lecturer in University of Plymouth Business School, UK; an Associate Professor at Bang College of Business, KIMEP University, Kazakhstan (September 2018 to December 2021); and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (February 2006 to August 2018). He achieved Ph.D. from the University of Plymouth, the UK in April 2005 in Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.

He authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed, high-impact, journal and conference papers and book chapters and many public and confidential applied research reports and deliverables. Currently, his Web of Science H-Index stands at 9, Scopus H-Index stands at 11, Google Scholar H-Index stands at 18, and I-10 Index at 32. He has extensive working experience in multidisciplinary team-colleagues from developed and developing countries from different backgrounds and ethnicity. He is an active researcher in multi-disciplinary fields including Logistics 4.0, development of multimodal freight transport systems, sustainable and efficient freight transport systems, sustainable and efficient port operations, efficient and effective logistic service operations, sustainable urban logistics, sustainable warehouse operations, and efficient, effective and resilient supply chain management. He is very interested to work with PhD research applicants in these areas.

Campus Address

212
CCE1
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Logistics 4.0, development of multimodal freight transport systems, sustainable and efficient freight transport systems, sustainable and efficient port operations, efficient and effective logistic service operations, sustainable urban logistics, Industry 4.0 sustainable warehouse operations, and efficient, effective and resilient supply chain management

Key Publications

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Network Revenue Management Game in the Railway Industry: Stackelberg Equilibrium, Global Optimality, and Mechanism Design, Li, D., Islam, D., Robinson, M., Song, D., Dong, J., Reimann , M. 1 Jan 2024, In: European Journal of Operational Research
Understanding green IT adoption: TAM and dual-lens of innovation resistance, Ajina, A., Islam, D., Zamilk, A., Khan, K. 31 Dec 2024, In: Cogent Business and Management
Use of Smart Glasses for Boosting Warehouse Efficiency: Implications for Change Management, Epe, M., Azmat, M., Islam, D., Khalid, R. 17 Oct 2024, In: Logistics
Brand Equity and Usage Intention Powered by Value Co-Creation: A Case of Instagram in Kazakhstan, Sadyk, D., Islam, D. 4 Jan 2022, In: Sustainability
Spatial Distribution of the Rail Freight Demand in Turkey Prior to Railway Reform, Cebeci, A., Tüydeş-Yaman, H., Islam, D. 1 Sep 2022, In: Research in Transportation Business and Management
The Potential of Kazakh Rail Transport Mode as a Competitive Transit Route Between Europe and China, Islam, D., Bissenbayeva, A., Zunder, T. 17 Dec 2021, Sustainable Rail Transport 4, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
Consumer Adoption of Online Food Delivery Ordering (OFDO) Services in Pakistan: The impact of the covid-19 pandemic situation, Ali, S., Khalid, N., Javed, H., Islam, D. 31 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
Examining the mediating role of strategic integration of purchasing and advance purchasing practices in the relationship between purchasing operational performance and IT investment in purchasing, Zandi, G., Islam, D., Khalid, N. 2019, In: International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Nexus of knowledge transfer, green innovation and environmental performance: impact of environmental management accounting, Zandi, G., Khalid, N., Islam, D. 2019, In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
Public sector universities and performance in the 21st century: Underlining high time for entrepreneurship in the higher education sector, Khalid, N., Ahmed, U., Islam, D., Lee, H., Salykova, L. 2019, In: International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change

PGR Supervision

Kumudu Kaluarachchi Lean and Resilient Strategies in the Apparel Supply Chain: Pathways to Enduring Competitive Advantage through Antifragility. Start Date: 01/10/2024
Kumudu Kaluarachchi Start Date: 01/10/2024 End Date: 24/10/2025
Kumudu Kaluarachchi Start Date: 01/10/2024 End Date: 17/10/2025