Mahtab Kouhizadeh

  • Assistant Professor
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Phone: 401.874.9803
  • Email: mkouhizadeh@uri.edu
  • Office Location: 212, Ballentine Hall

Biography

Mahtab Kouhizadeh is an Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management in the College of Business at the University of Rhode Island. She holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her research focuses on Supply Chain Management, Blockchain Technology, Network Optimization, and Sustainability. Her peer reviewed research has been published in the International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Production Planning and Control, Industrial Management and Data Systems, amongst others. She has also co-authored several book chapters and conference proceedings.

Mahtab has a diverse industry experience in the analysis and design of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Information Systems for Supply Chain Management. Her teaching interests include Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, and Business Analytics. She is a member of the Academy of Management, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Production and Operations Management Society, and Decision Sciences Institute.

Research

Supply Chain Management, Blockchain Technology, Sustainability, Network Economics

Education

Ph.D. in Operations Management, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2021

Selected Publications

Kouhizadeh, M., Saberi, S., & Sarkis, J. (2021). Blockchain technology and the sustainable supply chain: Theoretically exploring adoption barriers. International Journal of Production Economics, 231, 107831.

Sarkis, J., Kouhizadeh, M., & Zhu, Q. (2021). Digitalization and the greening of supply chains. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 121(1), 65-85.

Kouhizadeh, M., Zhu, Q., & Sarkis, J. (2020). Blockchain and the circular economy: potential tensions and critical reflections from practice. Production Planning & Control, 31(11-12), 950-966.

Kouhizadeh, M., & Sarkis, J. (2020). Blockchain characteristics and green supply chain advancement. In Global Perspectives on Green Business Administration and Sustainable Supply Chain Management, edited by Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, IGI Global, Hershey, PA.

Saberi, S., Kouhizadeh, M., Sarkis, J., & Shen, L. (2019). Blockchain technology and its relationships to sustainable supply chain management. International Journal of Production Research, 57(7), 2117-2135.

Kouhizadeh, M., Sarkis, J., & Zhu, Q. (2019). At the nexus of blockchain technology, the circular economy, and product deletion. Applied Sciences, 9(8), 1712.

Saberi, S., Kouhizadeh, M., & Sarkis, J. (2019). Blockchains and the supply chain: Findings from a broad study of practitioners. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 47(3), 95-103.

Zhu, Q. & Kouhizadeh, M. (2019). Blockchain technology, supply chain information, and strategic product deletion management. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 47(1), 36-44.

Kouhizadeh, M., & Sarkis, J. (2018). Blockchain practices, potentials, and perspectives in greening supply chains. Sustainability, 10(10), 3652.

Saberi, S., Kouhizadeh, M., & Sarkis, J. (2018). Blockchain technology: A panacea or pariah for resources conservation and recycling?. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 130, 80-81.