Dr. Irfanullah Khan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems & Operations Management at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), specializing in Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, and Data Science. His research focuses on optimizing sustainable supply chains by integrating advanced optimization techniques with environmental sustainability. Dr. Khan’s work aims to improve operational efficiency while minimizing the ecological impact of supply chain systems.

He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Management Engineering from Hanyang University, South Korea, where his research centered on sustainable supply chains. He has published extensively in top-tier journals, contributing to the integration of eco-friendly logistics, green procurement, and sustainable inventory management into supply chain strategies.

Before joining KFUPM, Dr. Khan was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Smart Mobility and Logistics, KFUPM, where he researched the use of smart technologies and data science in optimizing logistics and supply chain operations. He also worked on industrial projects in Korea, focusing on data center infrastructure and real-time information sharing to improve supply chain efficiency.

Dr. Khan teaches courses such as Strategic Supply Chain Management, Production Planning and Control, and Introduction to Data Science, providing students with both theoretical and practical insights into supply chain systems. His areas of expertise include Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, and Smart Production, with a focus on integrating new technologies and data-driven solutions into traditional supply chain practices.

Through his research, teaching, and industry collaborations, Dr. Khan is helping to shape the future of sustainable and efficient supply chain management.

PhD Industrial Engineering and Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Hanyang university,  2021

Supply Chain Management

Operations Research

Data Science

• Noman, A. A., Rehman, F. U., Khan, I., & Ullah, M. (2024). Nordic environmental resilience: balancing air quality and energy efficiency by applying artificial neural network. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1429058. [IF 3.0] DOI 3389/fpubh.2024.1429058
• Tayyab, M., Malik, A. I., Khan, I., & Ullah, M. * (2024). A simulation-optimization approach for economic assessment of an imperfect serial production management under uncertainty. Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering, 1-18. [IF: 4] DOI 1080/21681015.2024.2355964
• Ullah, M., Khan, I.*, Malik, A. I., Khan, W. A., & Saleh, H. (2024). Optimizing supply chain profit by categorizing non-reworkable defective items. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 49(5), 7611-7624. [IF: 2.6] DOI:1007/s13369-023-08466-5
• Noman, A. A., Rehman, F. U., Khan, I.*, and Saeed. T. (2024). Trade competitiveness and sustainable energy practices: The moderating role of ecological footprint. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 100331. [IF: 5.4] DOI: 1016/j.indic.2023.100331
• Khan, I., Malik, A. I., & Sarkar, B. (2023). A distribution-free newsvendor model considering environmental impact and shortages with price-dependent stochastic demand. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 20(2), 2459-2481. [IF: 2.6]. DOI:3934/mbe.2023115
• Malik, A. I., Sarkar, B., Iqbal, M. W., Ullah, M., Khan, I., & Ramzan, M. B. (2023). Coordination supply chain management in flexible production system and service level constraint: A Nash bargaining model. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 177, 109002. [IF: 6.7]. DOI: 1016/j.cie.2023.109002
• Kumar, S., Khan, I., Aslam, A., Majid, M. I. (2022). Internet of Things Based Transducer Application to Harness Tidal Energy from coastal and offshore Pakistan. Sukkur IBA Journal of Emerging Technologies, 5(1), 78-89. DOI:30537/sjet.v5i1.1073
• Khan, I., Sarkar, B. 2021. Transfer of Risk in Supply Chain Management with Joint Pricing and Inventory Decision Considering Shortages. Mathematics, 9, 638. [IF: 2.3]. DOI: 3390/math9060638
• Khan, I. et al.” Effect of electrical energy on the manufacturing setup cost reduction, transportation discounts, and process quality improvement in a two-echelon supply chain management under a service-level constraint.” Energies 12.19 (2019): 3733. [IF: 3.0]. DOI:3390/en12193733
• Ullah, Mehran. Khan, I., Biswajit Sarkar.” Dynamic pricing in a multi-period newsvendor under stochastic price-dependent demand.” Mathematics 7.6 (2019): 520. [IF: 2.3]. DOI:3390/math7060520