PhD (Supply and Operations Management): Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee; M.Tech (Production and Industrial Engg): Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee; B.Tech (Mechanical Engg):Kurukshtera University
Email: sachin.mangla@fsm.ac.in
Contact: 011-46485442
Total Years of Experience
10 Years
Brief description of Experience
Prof. Sachin Kumar Mangla is a Dean (Research) and Full Professor of Supply Chain and Operations and Business Decision Making, specializing in green and sustainable supply chains, low-carbon operations, Industry 4.0, circular economy and decision modelling. He teaches across universities in the UK, Turkey, India, China and France. A committed researcher, he has published widely in leading journals such as POM, BJM, OMEGA, TRE, JBL, IJPE, IJPR, PPC, JBR and many more. With an h-index of 94 and over 28,000 citations, he also serves as regular Associate and Guest Editor for several top journals. He is involved in major sustainability and circular economy projects, including EU RISE (€1.3M), a British Council Newton Fund grant, and grants from ICSSR, AICTE, DST etc. He has been received the prestigious fellowship from IIIE, IETI and IMP. He has been ranked He has also been awarded with a certified lean consultant status from NPC, Ministry MSME, Govt. of India. He was also ranked among the top 2% scientists in the world by the Stanford University for the last consecutive three years 2022, 2023 and 2024. In 2023, has also been included in the Clarivate™ list of the top 7,125 global research scientists (1% top scientists in social science research) and social scientists (1 in 1000) who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research. He is also the member of NWO - Dutch Research Council and Austria Research Councils - Circular Economy Committee. He is also an active member of The Future Earth Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production Knowledge-Action Network (SSCP KAN). He has also worked as an advisory expert panel member for AICTE and ICSSR, Govt of India.
Research Interest Areas
Green and sustainable supply chains, circular economy, Industry 4.0, Decision Making, Net Zero Operations.
Consulting Interest Areas
Operational excellence such as Lean, Green and sustainable supply chains, circular economy, Industry 4.0, Decision Making, Net Zero Operations.
Selected Publications
1) Wang, Y., Perera, S. C., Mangla, S. K., Han, L., & Song, M. (2024). Aligning development aid toward sustainable development goals: When and where is aid effective on the health workforce?. Production and Operations Management. (UTD24, FT50, ABS4*, ABDC A*).
2) Zheng, J., Kamal, M. M., Zhang, J. Z., Mangla, S. K., & Ali, M. (2025). Manufacturing SMEs Leveraging a Progressive Model for Circular Economy Capability Development to Catalyse Sustainable Commitment. British Journal of Management, e70028, ADBC A*, ABS4.
3) Dong, F., Zhao, X., Mangla, S. K., & Song, M. (2025). Enhanced supply chain resilience under geopolitical risks: The role of artificial intelligence. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 202, 104300.
4) Ayranci, G., Ozbiltekin-Pala, M., Mangla, S. K., & Kazancoglu, Y. (2025). Risks to energy efficiency in supply chain resilience: from an emerging economy context. Production Planning & Control, 1-20.
5) Pan, X., Zhen, C., Mangla, S. K., Gupta, S., Ali, I., & Song, M. (2025). The impact of global value chain embeddedness on decarbonization in sunset industries. International journal of Production Economics, 109764.
6) Yu, Y., Li, Z., Mangla, S. K., & Song, M. (2025). Robot built different: how it affects supply chain resilience. Journal of Business Logistics, 46(3), e70028.
7) Pan, X., Mangla, S. K., Chowdhury, S., Liao, Z., & Song, M. (2025). Promoting Corporate Sustainable Development via Supply Chain Finance—An Empirical Study Against the Background of Digital Transition. Journal of Business Logistics, 46(3), e70020.
8) Bag, S., & Kumar Mangla, S. (2025). Investigating the role of smart and resilient supplier management practices in circular economy: a supply chain practice view perspective. Business Strategy and the Environment, 34(4), 3919-3939.
9) Sahoo, S., Islam, N., Kumar, A., & Mangla, S. K. (2025). Exploring relationship between digital dexterity, supply chain quality management, agility and performance–Empirical evidence from Indian B2B manufacturers. Industrial Marketing Management, ADBC A*, 127, 44-61.
10) Pan, X., Wei, Y., Mangla, S. K., & Song, M. (2025). How do ESG practices promote collaboration on green investment for supply chain enterprises?. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, ADBC A*, 198, 104118.
11) ZHENG, Jianwen, Justin Zuopeng ZHANG, Muhammad Mustafa KAMAL, and Sachin Kumar MANGLA. (2025). "A Dual Evolutionary Perspective on the Co-Evolution of Data-Driven Digital Transformation and Value Proposition in Manufacturing SMEs." International Journal of Production Economics, 109561, ABDC A.
12) Ai, H., Tan, X., Mangla, S. K., Emrouznejad, A., Liu, F., & Song, M. (2025). Renewable energy transition and sustainable development. Energy Economics, 108232, ABDC A*.
13) Shang, H., Jiang, L., Mangla, S. K., Pan, X., & Song, M. (2024). Examining the role of national governance capacity in building the global low-carbon agricultural supply chains. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, ABDC A*, 192, 103833.
14) Yao, X., Li, X., Mangla, S. K., & Song, M. (2024). Roles of AI: Financing selection for regretful SMEs in e-commerce supply chains. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, ABDC A*, 189, 103649.
15) Kumar, D., Soni, G., Mangla, S. K., Liao, J., Rathore, A. P. S., & Kazancoglu, Y. (2024). Integrating resilience and reliability in semiconductor supply chains during disruptions. International Journal of Production Economics, 276, 109376.
16) Kazançoğlu, Y., Ekinci, E., Mangla, SK., Sezer, MD., Choudhary, S., & Dora, M. (2024). Smart Closed-Loop Food Supply Chain in Circular Economy. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71(0), 12346-12363. https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2023.3303272.
17) Vann, YE, Chowdhury, S, Mangla, SK, Dey, P, Chan, FTS & Roux, M 2024, 'A systematic literature review exploring and linking circular economy and sustainable development goals in the past three decades (1991–2022)', International Journal of Production Research, 62 (4), 1399-1433. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2023.2270586.
18) Sariyer, G., Mangla, S. K., Chowdhury, S., Sozen, M. E., & Kazancoglu, Y. (2024). Predictive and prescriptive analytics for ESG performance evaluation: A case of Fortune 500 companies. Journal of Business Research, 181, 114742.
19) Sariyer, G., Mangla, S. K., Sozen, M. E., Li, G., & Kazancoglu, Y. (2024). Leveraging explainable artificial intelligence in understanding public transportation usage rates for sustainable development. Omega, 127, 103105.
