Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Alka’s expertise lies in the operations and supply chain management fields. Her studies have been based in the services and manufacturing sector and public sector. She has published her work in a number of leading journals including International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Operations and Production Management and International Journal of Production Research. Alka obtained her PhD from the University of Melbourne and her thesis examined how firms in Australian service and manufacturing industries treated and developed their operational capabilities using primarily secondary data. She also has strong interests in areas such as food waste, sustainability and circular economies with various publications such as IEEE: Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Cleaner Production. Alka is an experienced lecturer, having taught many courses in undergraduate and postgraduate program locally and abroad. She is the co-chair for Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Operations, Supply Chain, and Services Management Symposium in 2021 and 2022.
Supervision interests
Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Sustainability and Collaboration practices
Monash teaching commitment
Supply Chain Management
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Operations strategy
- Supply Chain Management
- Operations Management and Production Planning
- Circular economy
- sustainability
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 4 Finished
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Manufacturing Sector Circular Economy Capabilities: Identifying Enablers, Barriers, and Enhancements
Sohal, A., Prajogo, D., Croy, G., Rotaru, K., Bhattacharya, A., Fenwick, V. & Nand, A.
11/10/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Projects to Platforms: Investigating New Forms of Collaboration—Scoping Study (Building 4.0 CRC, Project 3)
Maxwell, D., Sohal, A., Nand, A., Moehler, R., Singh, P. J., Samson , D., Chen , L. & Seyedghorban, Z.
8/10/21 → 7/10/22
Project: Research
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Improving Procurement and Supply Chain Management at Monash Health
Wilmot, T., Sohal, A., Nand, A., McLoughlin, I., Sigamoney, N. & Skouteris, H.
29/07/19 → 28/07/22
Project: Research
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An exploratory study of organisational and industry drivers for the implementation of emerging technologies in logistics
Nand, A., Sohal, A., Fridman, I., Hussain, S. & Wallace, M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Industrial Management & Data Systems. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A review of sustainability trade-offs affecting suppliers in developed and less developed countries
Nand, A. A., Menon, R., Bhattacharya, A. & Bhamra, R., 22 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing. 38, 3, p. 463-483 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Transitioning to a circular economy: lessons from the wood industry
De Vass, T., Nand, A. A., Bhattacharya, A., Prajogo, D., Croy, G., Sohal, A. & Rotaru, K., 28 Apr 2023, In: The International Journal of Logistics Management. 34, 3, p. 582-610 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Broken food supply chains: priority norms for exchange partnerships in developing countries
Sohal, A., Bhattacharya, A., Nand, A. A. & Croy, G., 10 Nov 2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 374, 9 p., 133964.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Developing a circular economy: an examination of SME's role in India
Sohal, A., Nand, A. A., Goyal, P. & Bhattacharya, A., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Business Research. 142, p. 435-447 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
17 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 2 Contribution to conference
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The 19th Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Operations, Supply Chain, and Services Management Symposium
Alka Nand (Organiser)
26 Sept 2022 → 27 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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2016 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute
Alka Nand (Session chair)
19 Nov 2016 → 21 Nov 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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MBUS CLIMATE RESEARCH GROUP
9/09/22
1 item of Media coverage
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