Associate Professor Dr Arsalan Zahid Piprani

Associate Professor Dr Arsalan Zahid Piprani

  • Assistant Head - Department of Management
  • Associate Professor
Department of Management
  • Sunway Business School
SDGs Focus

Biography

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arsalan Zahid Piprani is an Associate Professor at Sunway Business School. He holds a PhD in Supply Chain Risk Management from Universiti Malaya. Dr Piprani brings extensive teaching experience, having delivered specialized supply chain courses across various business schools. He has extensive experience teaching specialized supply chain courses and has contributed to curriculum development for academic and professional programs. His research interests include supply chain risk management, resilience, data analytics, green supply chain management, sustainable business performance, and technological innovation in supply chain systems. His interdisciplinary work bridges theory and practice, with impact in both Malaysian and international contexts. 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD Supply Chain Risk Management, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, 2020
  • Master of Business Administration (Industrial Management), Institute of Business Management, I0BM, Karachi, Pakistan, 2009
  • Bachelor of Science with Honours (B.Sc), Textile Institute of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan, 2005

Research Interests

  • Supply Chain Risk Management
  • Supply Chain Sustainability
  • Technology Adoption and Usage in Supply Chain
  • Circular Economy

Teaching Areas

  • Inventory Management
  • Global Sourcing
  • Quality Management
  • Supply Chain Risk Management
  • Operations Management
  • Total Quality Management

Courses Taught

  • Inventory Control and Warehouse Management
  • Global Procurement Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Operations Management
  • Strategic Supply Chain Management
  • Quantitative Methods in Supply Chain

Notable Publications

  1. Piprani, A. Z., Jaafar, N. I., Ellahi, R. M., Watabe, M., Islam, M. A., & Najmi, A. (2025). Supply Chain Mapping for High Risk Environment: Industry 4.0 and the Quest for Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains. Sustainable Development. (Scopus Q1)  
  2. Rahman, M. K., Hossain, M. A., Piprani, A. Z., & Abdullah, A. R. (2025). Impact of tech-driven integration, flexibility, and ambidexterity on supply chain integration and performance in manufacturing firms: moderating role of uncertainty and agility. Future Business Journal, 11(1), 72.
  3. Piprani, A. Z., Nazir, S., Poon, W. C., Ali, M., & Tehseen, S. (2025). Eco‐Transformation: Shaping the Future of Manufacturing With Green Technologies and Cleaner Production‐Practices. Geological Journal. (Scopus Q1)
  4. Matarneh, S., Piprani, A. Z., Ellahi, R. M., Nguyen, D. N., Le, T. M., & Nazir, S. (2024). Industry 4.0 technologies and circular economy synergies: Enhancing corporate sustainability through sustainable supply chain integration and flexibility. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 35, 103723 (Scopus Q1)  
  5. Piprani, A. Z., Khan, S. A. R., & Yu, Z. (2024). Driving Success through Digital Transformation: Influence of Industry 4.0 on Lean, Agile, Resilient, Green Supply Chain Practices. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. (Scopus Q1)  
  6. Cheong, C. W., She, L., Ma, L., Karim, S., Chan, L. F., Chong, P. L., ... & Wong, E. M. L. (2024) Building a culture of innovation: Innovation 360◦. Global Business and Organizational Excellence (Scopus Q1)  
  7. Lin, L., Li, M., Hou, X., & Piprani, A. Z. (2024). The resource curse in least developed countries: The roles of foreign direct investment, energy efficiency, and electricity access. Resources Policy, 89, 104564. (Scopus Q1)  
  8. Piprani, A. Z., Khan, S. A. R., Salim, R., & Khalilur Rahman, M. (2023). Unlocking sustainable supply chain performance through dynamic data analytics: a multiple mediation model of sustainable innovation and supply chain resilience. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-24. (Scopus Q1)  
  9. Shah, A, Soomro, M., Ali, M., Piprani, A.Z., Yu, Z. (2023). Sustainable Supply Chain Practices and Blockchain Technology in Garment Industry: An Empirical Study on Sustainability Aspect. Journal of Strategy and Management.  (Scopus Q1)  
  10. Khan, S. A. R., Piprani, A. Z., & Yu, Z. (2023). Supply chain analytics and post-pandemic performance: mediating role of triple-A supply chain strategies. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 18(6), 1330-1354. (Scopus Q1)  
  11. Khan, S. A. R., Piprani, A. Z., & Yu, Z. (2022). Digital technology and circular economy practices: future of supply chains. Operations Management Research, 15(3), 676-688. (Scopus Q1)  
  12. Piprani, A. Z., Jaafar, N. I., Ali, S. M., Mubarik, M. S., & Shahbaz, M. (2022). Multi-dimensional supply chain flexibility and supply chain resilience: the role of supply chain risks exposure. Operations Management Research, 15(1), 307-325.
  13. Piprani, A. Z., Jaafar, N. I., & Mohezar Ali, S. (2020). Prioritizing resilient capability factors of dealing with supply chain disruptions: an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) application in the textile industry. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 27(9), 2537-2563.
  14. Shayaa, S., Jaafar, N. I., Bahri, S., Sulaiman, A., Wai, P. S., Chung, Y. W., ... & Al-Garadi, M. A. (2018). Sentiment analysis of big data: methods, applications, and open challenges. IEEE Access, 6, 37807-37827.

Achievements & Accolades

  • Resilience, Viability, and Sustainability: Redefining Malaysian Supply Chains in the Digital Age - FRGS/1/2024/SS02/SYUC/02/1 – RM 102,280

  • Mapping the Future: Harnessing Industry 4.0 capabilities for Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability - GRTIN-KSGS(02)-DMNGT-07-2023 – RM 20,000

Professional Associations

  • Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

  • Association for Supply Chain Management