Key details
Dr Azar MahmoumGonbadi
Lecturer in Business Operations and Supply Chain Management
Azar, with a background in industrial engineering, has recently taken on the role of Lecturer in Business Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. Her PhD thesis focused on the development of a mathematical modelling toolkit aimed at accelerating the shift towards a Circular Economy. Her research has received funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the following projects: Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018) scheme, grant agreement number 814247 (ReTraCE project); H2020-SC5-2020-2 scheme, Grant Agreement 101003491 (JUST2CE project).
Recognition
NUSC
Research / Scholarly interests
My research interest is around Circular Economy, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management and Optimisation.
Recent publications
Journal Papers
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Andrea Genovese, Antonino Sgalambro, (2023), “An optimisation tool for strategic planning of multiple downgraded market levels in circular supply chain management”, (Under review)
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Andrea Genovese, Antonino Sgalambro, (2021), “Closed-loop supply chain design for the transition towards a circular economy: A systematic literature review of methods, applications and current gaps”, Journal of Cleaner  Production. DOI: .
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Yalda Katebi, Ali Doniavi (2019), “A generic two-stage fuzzy inference system for dynamic prioritization of customers”, Expert Systems with Application. DOI: .
Technical Reports (Deliverables)
- A Brint, T Calzolari, A Genovese, B Lowe, B Purvis, A MahmoumGonbadi (2022), “Measuring circularity in supply chains: From theoretical assumptions to practical experiences”
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Tommasso Calzolari, Andrea Genovese, (2022), “Circular Economy indicators promoted by think thanks–A case study from material processing industry”
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Andrea Genovese, Antonino Sgalambro, (2022), “Mathematical modelling toolkit for solving decision-making problems for the establishment of circular supply chains”
Presentations
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Andrea Genovese, Antonino Sgalambro, (2022), “Mathematical models for the strategic planning of multi-market closed-loop supply chains”, Circular Economy Research Club (CERCL), The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK;
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Andrea Genovese, Antonino Sgalambro, (2022),“Optimal strategic planning of a multiple level remanufacturing Supply Network in a Circular Economy framework”, OR Society's Annual Conference (OR64), University of Warwick, Warwick, UK;
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Tommasso Calzolari, Andrea Genovese, (2021), “Circular economy practices adoption in the white goods industry in Europe: review of the state-of-the-practice”, International Conference on Resource Sustainability, University College Dublin, Ireland;
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Andrea Genovese, Antonino Sgalambro, (2020), “Network design models for closed-loop supply chains: a literature review and a research agenda”, SUMS Annual Conference, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK;
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Andrea Genovese, Antonino Sgalambro, (2020), “Network Design Models for Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Literature Review and a Research Agenda”, 21st International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Innsbruck, Austria.
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Andrea Genovese, Antonino Sgalambro, (2019), “A Review of the Penetration of Sustainability Criteria in Closed-Loop Supply Chain”, 8th International Workshop – Advances in Cleaner Production, Sanya , China;
- Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Yalda Katebi, Ali Doniavi, “Fuzzy Prioritization System (FPS) for dynamic customer prioritization”, 14th International Industrial Engineering Conference (IIEC2018). MahmoumGonbadi, Azar; Genovese, Andrea; Sgalambro, Antonino