Dr Ali Nazarpour

    School of Business

    Lecturer/Assistant Professor

    Rye Hall
    B
    (01) 474 7516

    Biography

    Dr. Ali Nazarpour is Assistant Professor in Management at Maynooth University School of Business. Ali has been awarded PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management from University College Dublin, Smurfit School of Business. He earned his BSc degree in Industrial Engineering and Master’s degree in Business Administration from Iran University of Science and Technology. Prior to his PhD studies, he worked for two years in the construction sector and seven years in the automotive industry where he served as Sales Supervisor, Marketing and Sales Planning Chief, and Inventory Management Project Manager. Parallel to working in industry Ali was also engaged in teaching and research activities. His dual interests in industry and academia lead to undertaking his PhD and subsequent career as a researcher and lecturer.

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2021 'Artificial intelligence in supply chain management: A systematic literature review'
    Toorajipour, R. Sohrabpour, V. Nazarpour, A. Oghazi, P. Fischl, M. (2021) 'Artificial intelligence in supply chain management: A systematic literature review'. Journal of Business Research, 122 (January 2021):502-517 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2021 'Export sales forecasting using artificial intelligence'
    Sohrabpour V.;Oghazi P.;Toorajipour R.;Nazarpour A. (2021) 'Export sales forecasting using artificial intelligence'. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2019 'On the importance of service performance and customer satisfaction in third-party logistics selection: An application of Kano model'
    Khazaei Pool, J. Asian, S. Nazarpour, A. Tabaeeian, R. (2019) 'On the importance of service performance and customer satisfaction in third-party logistics selection: An application of Kano model'. BENCHMARKING: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 26 (5):1550-1564 [DOI] [Details]
    2017 'Impact of mass customization on cost and flexiblity performances: the role of social capital'
    Wiengarten F.;Singh P.;Fynes B.;Nazarpour A. (2017) 'Impact of mass customization on cost and flexiblity performances: the role of social capital'. Operations Management Research, 10 (3-4):137-147 [DOI] [Details]

    Conference Publications

      Year Publication
    2021 Enabling Mass Customisation through Industry 4.0
    Moore, L. Nazarpour, A. Toorajipour, R. (2021) Enabling Mass Customisation through Industry 4.0 Irish Academy of Management (IAM) 2021 Conference Waterford, Ireland, , 25-AUG-21 - 26-AUG-21 [Details]
    2020 Export Sales Forecasting Using Genetic Programming
    Toorajipour, R. Sohrabpour, V. Oghazi, P. Nazarpour, A. (2020) Export Sales Forecasting Using Genetic Programming 11th Academy of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Knowledge (ACIEK Academy) Conference Mardrid, Spain, [Details]
    2019 The contribution of artificial intelligence to supply chain management - a systematic literature review
    Toorajipour, R. Sohrabpour, V. Fischl, M. Nazarpour, A. (2019) The contribution of artificial intelligence to supply chain management - a systematic literature review 26th European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference Helsinki, Finland, , 17-JUN-19 - 19-JUN-19 , pp.3140-3149 [Details]
    2018 Is Mass Customisation Suitable for Every Industry?
    Nazarpour, A. Fynes, B. Coughlan, J. Asian, S. (2018) Is Mass Customisation Suitable for Every Industry? 25th European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference Budapest, Hungary, [Details]
    2015 Passing the buck: transferring unanticipated purchase prices to suppliers and customers
    Fischl, M. Sohrabpour, V. Nazarpour, A. (2015) Passing the buck: transferring unanticipated purchase prices to suppliers and customers 26th Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference Washington D.C., USA, [Details]
    2015 The effect of country level factors on the trade-off between cost and flexibility in mass customization
    Nazarpour, A. Fynes, B. Wiengarten, F. Fischl, M. Sohrabpour, V. (2015) The effect of country level factors on the trade-off between cost and flexibility in mass customization 22nd European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference Neuchatel, Switzerland, [Details]
    2014 The Impact of Investments in Innovation Practices on Competitive Advantage
    Nazarpour, A. Fischl, M. Sohrabpour, V. Fynes, B. (2014) The Impact of Investments in Innovation Practices on Competitive Advantage 21st European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference Palermo, Italy, [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2019 The Impact of Mass Customisation Capability on Operational Performance Measures.
    Nazarpour, A. Coughlan, J. Fynes, B. (2019) The Impact of Mass Customisation Capability on Operational Performance Measures. [Oral Presentation], 30th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (EURO), Dublin, Ireland , 23-JUN-19 - 26-JUN-19 [Details]
    2018 Is Mass Customisation for Every Country?.
    Nazarpour, A. Fynes, B. Coughlan, J. (2018) Is Mass Customisation for Every Country?. [Oral Presentation], Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) International Conference, Granada, Spain [Details]
    2017 Resiliency in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains: Collaborative Sourcing under Disruptions and Competition.
    Asian, S. Abbasi, B. Nazarpour, A. (2017) Resiliency in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains: Collaborative Sourcing under Disruptions and Competition. [Oral Presentation], Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) International Conference, Sydney, Australia , 12-DEC-17 - 14-DEC-17 [Details]

    Teaching Interests




    • Contemporary Issues in Management
    • Global Logistics
    • Operations and Supply Chain Management
    • Operations and Supply Chain Management Metrics
    • Project Management
    • Project Risk Management