Dr Hajar Fatorachian, Senior Lecturer

Dr Hajar Fatorachian

Senior Lecturer

Hajar is an enthusiastic and experienced academic with a broad range of teaching and research experience. She also has some industrial experience in operations and supply chain management, where she was responsible for managing overall operations and logistics planning.

Hajar's PhD research investigated adoption of information technologies within supply chain management of manufacturing SMEs in the UK, and provided a practical implementation framework for successful electronic supply chain practise in SMEs. Her current research looks into the role of innovative technologies associated with Industry 4.0, including the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence, in operations and supply chain management. She has recently published  a few papers and co-authored a book chapter in this area. She is also a reviewer for a few high-quality academic journals, including Production Planning and Control, and Operations and Production Management Journal.

Hajar has been involved in various research projects, including Sustainable Freight Transportation research in the REINVEST Project at the University of Sheffield and Medical Supply Chain Optimisation Project funded by Innovate UK. She has also been involved in a number of consultancy projects and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) at various universities, including the Retail Institute at Leeds Beckett University, where she has translated her academic knowledge into professional contexts.

Hajar has held a number of management and leadership roles, including Innovation and Strategy Research Cluster Lead and MSc Supply Chain and Logistics Course Pathway Lead in the Business School, in addition to leading modules on logistics and supply chain management. She is also a member of the Leeds City Region Made Smarter Board.

Current Teaching

  • International operations and global supply chain management
  • Operations and logistics management
  • Sourcing and supplier management

Research Interests

  • Sustainable supply chain management
  • Information systems
  • Smart supply networks
  • Smart factories
  • Big data analytics, Internet of Things, Blockchain, etc

Hajar is currently supervising 2 PhD students:

  • A chronological and psychological perspective on supply risk management
  • Cyberacademies for international car dealerships and the impact of their e-learning on third-world countries

She is also currently involved in 2 funded projects:

  • Digitalisation and waste management in cold chains
  • Innovation and digital transformation of supply chains post-COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Hajar Fatorachian, Senior Lecturer

Ask Me About

  1. Artificial intelligence
  2. Business
  3. Sustainability

Selected Outputs

  • Fatorachian H (2023) Sustainable supply chain strategy. In: British Academy of Management Conference 2023.

  • Fatorachian H (2023) Cold chain digitalisation and waste efficiency. In: International Symposium on Logistics (ISL) 2023.

  • Fatorachian H (2023) Supply chain disruption management. In: European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) 2023.

  • Fatorachian H (2017) A network approach towards digitalisation of logistics operations. In: Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium, 11 September 2017, University of Cambridge.

  • Fatorachian H (2016) Impact of IoT on improving sustainability within supply chain management. In: FBL Faculty Research Conference.

  • Fatorachian H (2014) Understanding the success factors of electronic supply chain management. In: 16th TOULON-VERONA conference, 29 August 2013, Slovenia.

  • Fatorachian H; Shahidan M (2013) Role of internet in supply chain integration; empirical evidence form manufacturing SMEs of the UK.

  • Fatorachian H (In press) The Significance of Industry 5.0 in the Globalization of Supply Chain Management. European Economic Letters (EEL), 13 (5), pp. 872-885.

    https://doi.org/10.52783/eel.v13i5.843

  • Smith C; Fatorachian H (2023) COVID-19 and Supply Chain Disruption Management: A Behavioural Economics Perspective and Future Research Direction. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 18 (4), pp. 2163-2187.

    https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer18040109

  • Rajabzadeh M; Fatorachian H (2023) Modelling Factors Influencing IoT Adoption: With a Focus on Agricultural Logistics Operations. Smart Cities, 6 (6), pp. 3266-3296.

    https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities6060145

  • Fatorachian H; Kazemi H (2020) Impact of Industry 4.0 on supply chain performance. Production Planning and Control

    https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1712487

  • Fatorachian H; Kazemi H (2018) A critical investigation of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing: Theoretical operationalization framework. Production Planning and Control, 29 (8),

    https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2018.1424960

  • Fatorachian H; Shahidan M (2012) Electronic supply chain practice among SMEs. IJAITI (International Journal of Advanced Innovations, Thoughts and Ideas)

  • Fatorachian H (2017) Impact of Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs), and Internet of Things (IoT) on Supply Chain Sustainability [Online]. Retail Institute, Leeds Beckett University.

  • Fatorachian H; Smith C (2022) Impact of CPS on Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience, with a Focus on Solutions to Pandemic Challenges. In: Semwal T; Iqbal F ed. Cyber-Physical Systems Solutions to Pandemic Challenges. CRC Press,