Browsing by Author "Aktas, Emel"

Browsing by Author "Aktas, Emel"

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  • Additive manufacturing in pharmaceutical supply chain 
    Li, Wenqi; Ekren, Banu Y.; Aktas, Emel (Logistics Research Network and CILT, 2023-09-08)
    Purpose: A resilient and efficient pharmaceutical supply chain (PSC) ensures access to essential medicines during pandemics and other emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for continued investment and ...
  • Artificial Intelligence applications for responsive healthcare supply chains: a decision-making framework 
    Virmani, Naveen; Singh, Rajesh Kumar; Agarwal, Vaishali; Aktas, Emel (IEEE, 2024-03-18)
    Post-COVID-19, the healthcare sector is extensively digitalizing operations by applying emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is evident from previous research that the adoption of AI in the ...
  • Balancing the exploitation-exploration paradox during major geopolitical disruptions: the importance of supply chain structural ambidexterity 
    Moradlou, Hamid; Skipworth, Heather; Bals, Lydia; Aktas, Emel; Roscoe, Samuel (Academy of Management, 2023-07-24)
    We answer the question “How do companies develop and deploy supply chain structural ambidexterity to effectively manage geopolitical disruptions?” by investigating three significant geopolitical disruptions: Brexit, the ...
  • Barriers to adoption of industry 4.0 and sustainability: a case study with SMEs 
    Kumar, Shashank; Raut, Rakesh D.; Aktas, Emel; Narkhede, Balkrishna E.; Gedam, Vidyadhar V. (Taylor & Francis, 2022-10-11)
    The concepts of sustainable supply chains and Industry 4.0 are progressively getting attention in different domains. Companies have started developing and implementing these practices in their business models. However, ...
  • Big data applications in food supply chains 
    Aktas, Emel (AIP Publishing, 2024-04-09)
    Food supply chains are characterized by innovation, not only in products but also in processes. This paper aims to identify big data applications in the food and drink sector and present its findings as a state-of-the-art ...
  • Big data applications in supply chain management 
    Aktas, Emel (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022-07-27)
    This chapter overviews emerging applications of big data analytics in supply chain management. The academic attention on big data applications and their practitioner uptake is growing. Many recent papers showcase descriptive, ...
  • The circularity of product-service systems: the role of macro-, meso- and micro-level contextual factors 
    Kuhl, Carl-Christian; Skipworth, Heather; Bourlakis, Michael; Aktas, Emel (Emerald, 2022-08-23)
    Purpose: This paper aims to examine the relationships between macro-, meso-, and microlevel contextual factors that enable or inhibit the contribution of Product Service Systems (PSS) to circularity. It is informed by the ...
  • Collaboration in the last mile: evidence from grocery deliveries 
    Aktas, Emel; Bourlakis, Michael; Zissis, Dimitris (Taylor & Francis, 2020-03-12)
    The grocery sector has transitioned into an omnichannel operating mode, allowing consumers to buy online and have their order delivered to their chosen address. The last mile delivery service leads to avoidable inefficiencies ...
  • Collaboration in urban distribution of online grocery orders 
    Zissis, Dimitris; Aktas, Emel; Bourlakis, Michael (Emerald, 2018-09-05)
    Purpose Population growth, urbanisation and the increased use of online shopping are some of the key challenges affecting the traditional logistics model. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the distribution of ...
  • A consumer behavioural approach to food waste 
    Aktas, Emel; Sahin, Hafize; Topaloğlu, Zeynep; Oledinma, Akunna; Samsul Huda, Abul Kalam; Irani, Zahir; Sharif, Amir M.; van't Wout, Tamara; Kamrava, Mehran (Emerald, 2018-06-30)
    Purpose Food waste occurs in every stage of the supply chain, but the value-added lost to waste is the highest when consumers waste food. The purpose of this paper is to understand the food waste behaviour of consumers ...
  • A decision support model for identification and prioritization of key performance indicators in the logistics industry 
    Kucukaltan, Berk; Irani, Zahir; Aktas, Emel (Elsevier, 2016-09-03)
    Performance measurement of logistics companies is based upon various performance indicators. Yet, in the logistics industry, there are several vaguenesses, such as deciding on key indicators and determining interrelationships ...
  • Digital transformation in food supply chains: a review and implementation roadmap 
    Wang, Shiyi; Ghadge, Abhijeet; Aktas, Emel (Emerald, 2023-07-05)
    Digital transformation has gradually attracted the attention to address food supply chain (FSC) challenges. However, the integration of technologies/capabilities to achieve digital transformation in FSCs is unclear. The ...
  • Digital transformation in food supply chains: an implementation framework 
    Wang, Shiyi; Ghadge, Abhijeet; Aktas, Emel (Emerald, 2024-01-19)
    Purpose Digital transformation using Industry 4.0 technologies can address various challenges in food supply chains (FSCs). However, the integration of emerging technologies to achieve digital transformation in FSCs is ...
  • Does sustainability pay? Evidence from the food sector 
    Acar, Mehmet Fatih; Aktas, Emel; Agan, Yavuz; Bourlakis, Michael (Taylor and Francis, 2019-04-13)
    This research investigates sustainability concepts, linking them with social, environmental, and operational activities in the food supply chain. Building on the literature treating social sustainability as an antecedent ...
  • Editorial for the Special issue on Multiple Criteria Decision Making models 
    Aktas, Emel; Topcu, Ilker; Kucukaltan, Berk (Emerald, 2020-12-01)
    This special issue idea came to life with Prof. Ilker Topcu hosting the 25th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making in Istanbul from 16 to 21 June 2019 (https://mcdm2019.org/about/). International ...
  • The efficiency of nations in the struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic 
    Aktas, Emel; Ülengin, Füsun; Topcu, Ilker; Gundes, Eda Helin (IGI Global, 2022-04-01)
    The COVID-19 crisis has caused unprecedented suffering across the world. Millions have become infected, and hundreds of thousands have lost their lives. Nations mobilised their health workers and infrastructure to curb the ...
  • Emission reduction via supply chain coordination 
    Zissis, Dimitris; Saharidis, Georgios. K. D.; Aktas, Emel; Ioannou, George (Elsevier, 2018-02-15)
    This paper examines the environmental impact of potential coordination on supply chains. A decentralized two-node supply chain is studied, in which one node is a buyer ordering from a second node, who is a supplier operating ...
  • An empirical study of green supplier collaboration in the Chinese manufacturing sector: the double-edged sword effect of Guanxi 
    Geng, Ruoqi; Mansouri, S. Afshin; Aktas, Emel; Yen, Dorothy A. (Emerald, 2019-12-19)
    Drawing on institutional complexity, this study aims to explore the interaction effect of formal and informal institutional forces on the adoption of green supplier collaboration (GSC) practices by Chinese manufacturing firms.
  • Ethical challenges for employees in a time of pandemics and advances in artificial intelligence; or “is our psychology relevant any more”? 
    Kwiatkowski, Richard; Angus, Andrew; Aktas, Emel (European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), 2023-05-27)
    Our work is at an unusual intersection of professional psychology and professional business ethics. We partnered in an international survey examining ethical and unethical behaviour in industry. We make longitudinal ...
  • An exploration of big data practices in retail sector 
    Aktas, Emel; Meng, Yuwei (MDPI, 2017-12-12)
    Connected devices, sensors, and mobile apps make the retail sector a relevant testbed for big data tools and applications. We investigate how big data is, and can be used in retail operations. Based on our state-of-the-art ...