Dr Simonov Kusi-Sarpong
Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Teaching
Department of Finance, Accounting and Business Systems
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Publications
Journal articles
Tushar, S.R., Moktadir, M.A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., & Ren, J. (2023). Driving sustainable healthcare service management in the hospital sector. Journal of Cleaner Production, 420. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138310
Kusi-Sarpong, S., Gupta, H., Khan, S.A., Chiappetta Jabbour, C.J., Rehman, S.T., & Kusi-Sarpong, H. (2023). Sustainable supplier selection based on industry 4.0 initiatives within the context of circular economy implementation in supply chain operations. Production Planning & Control, 34 (10), 999-1019. http://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.1980906
Oyedijo, A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Mubarik, M.S., Khan, S.A., & Utulu, K. (2023). Multi-tier sustainable supply chain management: a case study of a global food retailer. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal. http://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-05-2022-0205
Shujaat Mubarik, M., Ahmed Khan, S., Kusi-Sarpong, S., & Mubarik, M. (2023). Supply chain sustainability in VUCA: role of BCT-driven SC mapping and ‘Visiceability’. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. http://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2023.2222660
Zaman, S.I., Khan, S.A., & Kusi-Sarpong, S. (2023). Investigating the relationship between supply chain finance and supply chain collaborative factors. Benchmarking: An International Journal. http://doi.org/10.1108/bij-05-2022-0295
Cui, L., Gao, M., Sarkis, J., Lei, Z., & Kusi-Sarpong, S. (2023). Modeling cross‐border supply chain collaboration: the case of the Belt and Road Initiative. International Transactions in Operational Research, 30 (3), 1187-1215. http://doi.org/10.1111/itor.12874
Gupta, H., Lawal, J.N., Orji, I.J., & Kusi-Sarpong, S. (2023). Closing the gap: The role of distributed manufacturing systems for overcoming the barriers to manufacturing sustainability. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 70 (5), 1754-1773. http://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2021.3059231
Mubarik, M.S., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Govindan, K., Khan, S.A., & Oyedijo, A. (2023). Supply chain mapping: a proposed construct. International Journal of Production Research, 61 (8), 2653-2669. http://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2021.1944390
Ojadi, F., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Orji, I.J., Bai, C., Gupta, H., & Okwara, U.K. (2023). A decision support framework for socially responsible supplier selection in the Nigerian banking industry. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. http://doi.org/10.1108/jbim-03-2022-0139
Khan, S.A., Mubarik, M.S., Kusi‐Sarpong, S., Gupta, H., Zaman, S.I., & Mubarik, M. (2022). Blockchain technologies as enablers of supply chain mapping for sustainable supply chains. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31 (8), 3742-3756. http://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3029
Agyemang, M., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Agyemang, J., Jia, F., & Adzanyo, M. (2022). Determining and evaluating socially sustainable supply chain criteria in agri-sector of developing countries: insights from West Africa cashew industry. Production Planning & Control, 33 (11), 1115-1133. http://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1852479
Gupta, H., Yadav, A.K., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Khan, S.A., & Sharma, S.C. (2022). Strategies to overcome barriers to innovative digitalisation technologies for supply chain logistics resilience during pandemic. Technology in Society, 69. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.101970
Badri Ahmadi, H., Lo, H.-.W., Gupta, H., Kusi-Sarpong, S., & Liou, J.J.H. (2022). Analyzing interrelationships among environmental sustainability innovation factors. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 24 (4), 1191-1207. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-021-02086-z
Oyedijo, A., Francois Koukpaki, A.S., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Alfarsi, F., & Yang, Y. (2022). Restraining forces and drivers of supply chain collaboration: evidence from an emerging market. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 27 (3), 409-430. http://doi.org/10.1108/scm-06-2020-0263
Ishizaka, A., Khan, S.A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., & Naim, I. (2022). Sustainable warehouse evaluation with AHPSort traffic light visualisation and post-optimal analysis method. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 73 (3), 558-575. http://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2020.1848361
Kusi-Sarpong, S., Mubarik, M.S., Khan, S.A., Brown, S., & Mubarak, M.F. (2022). Intellectual capital, blockchain-driven supply chain and sustainable production: Role of supply chain mapping. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 175. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121331
Kusi-Sarpong, S., Orji, I.J., Gupta, H., & Kunc, M. (2021). Risks associated with the implementation of big data analytics in sustainable supply chains. Omega, 105. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2021.102502
Muduli, K., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Yadav, D.K., Gupta, H., & Jabbour, C.J.C. (2021). An original assessment of the influence of soft dimensions on implementation of sustainability practices: implications for the thermal energy sector in fast growing economies. Operations Management Research, 14 (3-4), 337-358. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12063-021-00215-x
Faibil, D., Agyemang, M., Amponsah, O., Gupta, H., & Kusi-Sarpong, S. (2021). Assessing drivers of post-harvest losses: tangible and intangible resources’ perspective. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23 (11), 15785-15829. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01314-2
Bai, C., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Khan, S.A., & Vazquez-Brust, D. (2021). Sustainable buyer–supplier relationship capability development: a relational framework and visualization methodology. Annals of Operations Research, 304 (1-2), 1-34. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-021-04090-4
Gupta, H., Kumar, S., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Jabbour, C.J.C., & Agyemang, M. (2021). Enablers to supply chain performance on the basis of digitization technologies. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 121 (9), 1915-1938. http://doi.org/10.1108/imds-07-2020-0421
Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Khan, S.A., Khushal, A., & Quartey, J. (2021). A framework for measuring customer loyalty for 3PL industry: a case of evolving market. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 28 (6), 2023-2046. http://doi.org/10.1108/bij-04-2020-0172
Bai, C., Ahmadi, H.B., Moktadir, M.A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., & Liou, J.J.H. (2021). Analyzing the Interactions Among the Challenges to Circular Economy Practices. IEEE Access, 9, 63199-63212. http://doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3074931
Mubarik, M.S., Naghavi, N., Mubarik, M., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Khan, S.A., Zaman, S.I., & Kazmi, S.H.A. (2021). Resilience and cleaner production in industry 4.0: Role of supply chain mapping and visibility. Journal of Cleaner Production, 292. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126058
Ahmed Khan, S., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Gupta, H., Kow Arhin, F., Nguseer Lawal, J., & Mehmood Hassan, S. (2021). Critical factors of digital supply chains for organizational performance improvement. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. http://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2021.3052239
Khan, S.A., Mubarik, M.S., Kusi‐Sarpong, S., Zaman, S.I., & Kazmi, S.H.A. (2021). Social sustainable supply chains in the food industry: A perspective of an emerging economy. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 28 (1), 404-418. http://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2057
Ahmadi, H.B., Lo, H.-.W., Gupta, H., Kusi-Sarpong, S., & Liou, J.J.H. (2020). An integrated model for selecting suppliers on the basis of sustainability innovation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 277. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123261
Adjei-Bamfo, P., Bempong, B., Osei, J., & Kusi-Sarpong, S. (2020). Green candidate selection for organizational environmental management. International Journal of Manpower, 41 (7), 1081-1096. http://doi.org/10.1108/ijm-10-2019-0480
Gupta, H., Kusi-Sarpong, S., & Rezaei, J. (2020). Barriers and overcoming strategies to supply chain sustainability innovation. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 161. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104819
Orji, I.J., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Huang, S., & Vazquez-Brust, D. (2020). Evaluating the factors that influence blockchain adoption in the freight logistics industry. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 141. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2020.102025
Ahmed, W., Ashraf, M.S., Khan, S.A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Arhin, F.K., Kusi-Sarpong, H., & Najmi, A. (2020). Analyzing the impact of environmental collaboration among supply chain stakeholders on a firm’s sustainable performance. Operations Management Research, 13 (1-2), 4-21. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12063-020-00152-1
Rahman, T., Ali, S.M., Moktadir, M.A., & Kusi-Sarpong, S. (2020). Evaluating barriers to implementing green supply chain management: An example from an emerging economy. Production Planning & Control, 31 (8), 673-698. http://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1674939
Nanda, T., Gupta, H., Singh, T.P., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Jabbour, C.J.C., & Cherri, A. (2020). An original framework for strategic technology development of small manufacturing enterprises in emerging economies. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 27 (2), 781-816. http://doi.org/10.1108/bij-02-2019-0074
Orji, I.J., Kusi-Sarpong, S., & Gupta, H. (2020). The critical success factors of using social media for supply chain social sustainability in the freight logistics industry. International Journal of Production Research, 58 (5), 1522-1539. http://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2019.1660829
Kaviani, M.A., Karbassi Yazdi, A., Ocampo, L., & Kusi-Sarpong, S. (2020). An integrated grey-based multi-criteria decision-making approach for supplier evaluation and selection in the oil and gas industry. Kybernetes, 49 (2), 406-441. http://doi.org/10.1108/k-05-2018-0265
Orji, I.J., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Gupta, H., & Okwu, M. (2019). Evaluating challenges to implementing eco-innovation for freight logistics sustainability in Nigeria. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 129, 288-305. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2019.09.001
Bai, C., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Badri Ahmadi, H., & Sarkis, J. (2019). Social sustainable supplier evaluation and selection: a group decision-support approach. International Journal of Production Research, 57 (22), 7046-7067. http://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2019.1574042
Jakhar, S.K., Mangla, S.K., Luthra, S., & Kusi-Sarpong, S. (2019). When stakeholder pressure drives the circular economy: Measuring the mediating role of innovation capabilities. Management Decision, 57 (4), 904-920. http://doi.org/10.1108/md-09-2018-0990
Agyemang, M., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Khan, S.A., Mani, V., Rehman, S.T., & Kusi-Sarpong, H. (2019). Drivers and barriers to circular economy implementation: An explorative study in Pakistan’s automobile industry. Management Decision, 57 (4), 971-994. http://doi.org/10.1108/md-11-2018-1178
Kusi-Sarpong, S., Gupta, H., & Sarkis, J. (2019). A supply chain sustainability innovation framework and evaluation methodology. International Journal of Production Research, 57 (7), 1990-2008. http://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1518607
Book chapters
Orji, I.J., Kusi-Sarpong, S., & Okwara, U.K. (2024). Sustainability and the Digital Supply Chain. In Sarkis, J. (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Supply Chain Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Kusi-Sarpong, S., Mubarik, M.S., & Khan, S.A. (2024). Supply Chain Mapping for “Visilience”: Role of Blockchain-Driven Supply Chain Management. In Sarkis, J. (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Supply Chain Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Books
Mubarik, M.S., Khan, S.A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Brown, S., & Zaman, S.I. (2023). Supply Chain Mapping, Sustainability, and Industry 4.0. Taylor & Francis.