Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Jalal RezaeeNour
Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

Industrial Engineering, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Engineering, Decision Engineering

Director-in-Charge

Seddigheh Khorshid
Associate professor, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Science, Department of Business Management

Decision- making and multiple criteria decision making, Fuzzy theory and its applications in management and decision-making, Information Systems Management, system dynamics, Electronic businesses and commerce, Knowledge management and intellectual capitals, Innovation management, Organizational capabilities and competencies, Ambidexterity, Open innovation, Agility: production agility, organization agility, strategic agility, ... , Strategic management, Entrepreneurship management, Strategic entrepreneurship

Editorial Board

Seddigheh Khorshid
Associate professor, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Science, Department of Business Management

Decision- making and multiple criteria decision making, Fuzzy theory and its applications in management and decision-making, Information Systems Management, system dynamics, Electronic businesses and commerce, Knowledge management and intellectual capitals, Innovation management, Organizational capabilities and competencies, Ambidexterity, Open innovation, Agility: production agility, organization agility, strategic agility, ... , Strategic management, Entrepreneurship management, Strategic entrepreneurship

Mohammad Fathian
Professor of Industrial Engineering, School of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

Information Technology, Industrial Engineering

Yaghoub Norouzi
Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, University of Qom

Gholam Hassan Shirdel
Prof, Department of Mathematics, University of Qom, Qom

Graph Theory, Network Flows, Operations Research, Operational Research, Optimization

Mohammad Hasan Maleki
Professor of Management, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, University of Qom

Philosophy of Science, Soft Operations Research, Futures Study, Decision Making, FinTech

Mohammad Hassanzadeh
Professor of knowledge and Information Sciences at Tarbiat Modares University, Iran.

Knowledge Management & Knowledge-Based Systems, Science and Technology Assessment, Human – Information Interaction, Information Retrieval

Ali Tavakoli
Professor of Applied Mathematics
Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Mazandaran

Seyyed Haidar Mirfakhreddini
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting - Department of Industrial Management

Management and Accounting

Mohammad Reza Fathi
Associate Professor, Department of Management and Economics, Farabi College, Faculty of Management and Accounting

Amir Jalali Bidgoli
Associate Professor at Department of Computer Engineering, University of Qom

Ali Bozorgi amiri
Associate Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran

International Editorial Board

Nastaran Hajiheydari
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) specializing in Digital Marketing & Analytics and Head of the Department of Marketing at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London

Her research focuses on Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and Computational social science, in particular, analysing online behaviours in the digital world, by using machine learning techniques.

Nastaran current research interest and professional practice lie in the following areas: Text mining for classification, clustering and sentiment analysis Computational social science, in particular analysing members’ online behaviour in social networks, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding networks Digital transformation through using emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, bigdata, internet of things, and robotics

Mehran Sepehri
Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in Construction Project Management, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader at University of Portsmouth London, London, England, United Kingdom

Building Net Zero and Sustainability, Mega-Project Early Warning Systems, Project Public-Private Partnership, Project and Portfolio Management, Operations Digital Transformation, Construction Procurement Strategies, Operations Performance Management

Mehran boasts nearly two decades of distinguished academic experience in postgraduate higher education, coupled with over a decade of impactful industrial experience. His teaching career spans prestigious institutions across the globe, including the University of Santa Clara (US), Sharif University of Technology (Iran), ETH Zurich (Switzerland), and the University of Northampton (UK). During his tenure at Sharif University of Technology, Mehran developed and founded the highly regarded Operations and Project Management pathway, which he successfully managed for over eight years. In addition to his academic accomplishments, Mehran's professional journey includes over ten years in major US corporations such as Xerox, Oracle, and Bechtel International. His industrial experience is marked by expertise in Project Management and Procurement techniques. Mehran has a proven track record in cost estimation and innovation, with a demonstrated ability to manage key performance indicators and variation indicators to ensure successful project delivery, performance improvement, and risk management. Mehran holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (US) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Association (UK). His professional stature is further highlighted by his role as a keynote speaker for the IPMA Congress and his contributions as a Lead Assessor for IPMA’s Project Excellence Award. Mehran’s blend of academic prowess and hands-on industry experience underscores his unique ability to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, making him a respected figure in both educational and professional circles.

Mahnaz Hosseinzadeh
Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

System dynamics, Mathematical modelling and optimisation, Multiple criteria decision making, Soft operational research, Social sustainability in supply chains

Mahnaz Hosseinzadeh is a Lecturer in Operations Management and Decision Sciences at Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Mohsen Afsharian
Professor, Chair of Production and Logisticsو Leibniz-FH, University of Applied Sciences, Hannover, Germany

Mohsen Afsharian is Professor of Production and Logistics at Leibniz FH, University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Dr. Afsharian holds an MSc and PhD in Applied Mathematics from Iran University of Science and Technology and PhD in Business and Economics Sciences from University of Magdeburg, Germany. He had the privilege of being awarded by Technische Universität (TU) Braunschweig - after completion of his Habilitation - the highest university degree ("PD Dr.") in Germany in the field of "Business Administration". His areas of interest include theoretical concepts and methods as well as practical applications in Production & Logistics as well as Supply Chain Analytics in teaching and research. In these areas, he also has extensive experience as an analyst or consultant in several industrial projects and received various national and international grants (such as DFG and DAAD). Dr. Afsharian presents regularly his research contributions at several international conferences. He has also published more than several papers in leading international journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, OR Spectrum, Journal of the Operations Research Society, Annals of Operations Research, Omega, International Journal of Production Research, Economics Letters. He has also served as a referee, department editor, associate editor, and guest editor of several international journals. His teaching experience is based on several years of participation in the teaching programs of TU Braunschweig, University of Magdeburg, Technical University of Sofia as well as St. Petersburg State University of Economics. This includes rich experience in course development, theoretically and practically oriented forms of teaching, co-teaching, seminars, colloquia, and different forms of examinations (also digital due to the Covid situation)
 
Experiences: Leibniz-Fachhochschule logo Professor of Production and Logistics,
 
1. Co-Editor of Supply Chain Analytics
2. Area Editor of Decision Analytics Journal A
3. Area Editor of Healthcare Analytics
Amir Karbassi Yazdi
Assistant professor at Universidad Catolica Del Norte,Chile

Amir Karbassi Yazdi is an assistant professor at Universidad Catolica Del Norte,Chile. Before that, he was a Lecturer at Payam Nour University in Mahallat, Islamic Azad university Shahre-Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University Central branch of Tehran, Iran. He received his BSc in Industrial Engineering from the Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, MA and PhD in Industrial Management Major Operations research from Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran. His research interests are operations research, multi-criteria decision making, mathematical modelling, fuzzy sets, quality management, and strategy and organizational performance. He has published many papers in journals such as Applied soft computing, Management Decision, socio-economics planning sciences, soft computing, TQM Journal, transportation letter, etc.

 
Akram Dehnokhalaji
Senior Lecturer in Business Analytics (OR) at Aston Business School, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Advisory Board

Payam Hanafizadeh
Department of Information Technology and Operations Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University

Payam Hanafizadeh is a Professor of Information Systems and Decision Sciences at Allameh Tabataba'i University (formerly Tehran College of Commerce, est.1958), Tehran, Iran. He has held various visiting positions at the University of Waterloo, University of Canberra, Chalmers University of Tech., Masaryk University and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He received his BSc., MSc and PhD all in Industrial Engineering and pursues his research in the areas of digital business models/economy and decision sciences. Payam is currently Co-Editor of Digital Business published by Elsevier and Section Editor of Journal of Telecommunications and Digital Economy (Q2 ranked, published by Telecom Association of Australia- TelSco). He was formerly the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of E-Business Research (2015-2018). He has also published over 100 articles for leading journals such as: Internet Research, The Information Society, International Journal of Information Management, Electronic Commerce Research, Energy Policy, Electronic Markets, Telecommunications Policy, Expert Systems with Applications, Systemic Practice and Action Research, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Management Decisions and Telematics and Informatics to name only a few. Dr. Hanafizadeh is the co-author of Online Advertising and Promotion published by IGI Global. He has (co-)authored several other successful books in Persian. He is currently among the editorial members for Telecommunication Policy (Elsevier), Social Sciences & Humanities Open (Elsevier), Journal of Information Technology Research, and International Advisory of Int. J. of Health Information Systems and Informatics. Dr. Hanafizadeh received the Research Excellence Award in Iran in 2019 designated by Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. In addition to his academic position, he has also consulted for several major public and private organizations particularly banking sector.

Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard
Prof. Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard is a Professor and faculty member of Allameh Tabataba’i University (Tehran-Iran). He received his MS in Management Science from University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN-USA) in 1989 and his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Wichita State University (Wichita, KS-USA) in 1993.
He has published numerous scientific articles in the fields of Industrial Engineering (IE) and Information Technology (IT) in several national and international refereed journals and in many conference proceedings. He is also the author of 14 books in the fields of IE and IT.
His research interests include: Applications of IT in Management, Knowledge Management, Operations Research, Business Process Management, and Business Intelligence. Also, he has carried out numerous projects in the field of Knowledge Management and Business Process Management and served as a consultant to many private organizations.

Executive Manager

Amir Hossein akbari
Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran

Meta-Heuristic, Data Mining