
Muzaffar IqbalDalian Maritime University · School of Management
Muzaffar Iqbal
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Introduction
Muzaffar Iqbal currently works at the College of Management and Economics (COME), Tianjin University. Muzaffar does research in Construction Project Management, Building Information Modeling, energy efficiency, and green energy, supply chain , energy management
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Energy conservation through sustainable energy technologies (SETs) in the construction industry is capturing considerable attention worldwide. However, the presence of challenges makes SETs implementation difficult, and hence to increase the effective adoption of SETs, potential strategies are essential to overcome challenges. The objective of this...
The construction industry consumes significant resources, emits considerable pollutants, and generates substantial waste. Green, Lean, Six Sigma (GLS) is an emerging paradigm to control waste, carbon footprint, resource conservation, non-value-added activities, and cost. However, limited focus has been given to the risks involved in GLS constructio...
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The disruptive pandemic has badly affected supply chain operations across the globe and implementing green supply chain strategies is challenging for manufacturing firms, especially in emerging countries. Therefore, this study aims to identify the significant challenges hindering the green supply chain as a pathway towards sustainability in...
Sustainability and green innovation reporting (SGIR) are proactive approaches for disclosing necessary information to stakeholders. Despite valuable insights, reporting standards have not been embraced in developing economies compared to developed economies. SGIR has confronted challenges that have not been well-explored in the literature. Therefor...
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Environmental sanctions and pressure from governments and customers can play an essential role in driving the manufacturing industry to adopt more sustainable practices and reduce their environmental impact. Thus, this study explores how pressures from customers and governments influence sustainable firm performance and customer satisfactio...
The debate about the adoption of green technologies (GTs) is trending due to increasing environmental concerns across the globe. In the context of the manufacturing industry, the research about enablers to GT adoption while using the ISMMICMAC approach is scarce. Hence, the empirical analysis of GT enablers is being done in this study using a novel...
This study unwraps the detailed literature review and highlights the development in growing research on behalf of the supply chain in the era of COVID-19. Earlier research on different disasters shows that there is a lack of research on pandemics. Therefore, the present study signifies the multi-perspective literature review on behalf of the supply...
Green Lean Six Sigma adoption (GLSA) is an emerging concept that enhances product quality, safety and the overall performance of the firms. Few studies attempted to explore and examine the DFs of GLSA towards creating a strong urge in the stakeholders for long-term economic, ecological and productivity advantages. Major 32 DFs were initially explor...
Reducing energy usage and promoting energy management practices remain hot issues in the construction sector. Construction firms are not interested to adopt energy conservation and management practices in their projects. Despite the successful integration of energy management practices in developed nations, their adaptability in developing countrie...
The COVID-19 pandemic, was first identified in Wuhan, China, has had a drastic effect on the world economy and compelled governments to enforce lockdown in territories. However, lockdown is destroying the world economy badly as well as the physical and mental health of people. Therefore, governments must develop Lockdown Relaxation Strategies (LRS)...
Due to extensive industrial activities, many environmental challenges have devastated human beings and environmental integrity. Therefore, sustainable supply chain (SC) practices (lean, green, and agile — LGA) gained momentum in the manufacturing industry. Considering the importance of LGA-SC, this study investigates the impact of LGA-SC practices...
Energy management in the construction supply chain is considered an important instrument to reduce
the environmental impacts of the construction industry. Sustainable construction through energy conservation is not well accepted in developing countries. Very few studies considered energy-efficient
supply chain (EESC), but such studies are scarce...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is significantly related to food companies due to its prominent impact and greater dependency on the environment, economy, and society (triple bottom line — TBL). The CSR-related threats and opportunities’ scale are shifting from single companies to networks and supply chains of the food sector. In this regard,...
Resource conservation, sustainability, quality, and cost control have been considered significant issues for the construction sector worldwide. Green Lean Six Sigma not only improves quality, process flow, resource conservation, and environmental performance but also minimizes cost, waste, and lead time. The construction sector in Pakistan is strug...
Big data analytics (BDA) have been emerged as an important instrument to support firms suffering from sustainability issues. BDA could enhance environmental performance of the manufacturing sector but empirical studies on it lack in literature. This research explores the role of BDA in boosting green innovation (GI), competitive advantage (CA), and...
Considering the increasing number of brownfields across the globe, brownfield redevelopment projects (BRPs)
have gained significant attention. Currently, most of the developed countries are welcoming BRPs and consider it
an effective urban policy instrument. Whereas, the adoption of BRPs is in its beginning due to confronting
challenges. Therefo...
Safety issues in the dairy industry have attracted greater attention in recent years, and the public have showed an intensive concern regarding safety failure in the dairy supply chain. Since the dairy industry is closely associated with humans and fulfills basic necessities, it is necessary to explore safety failure factors (SFFs) affecting the su...
Goal: COVID-19 has a drastic effect on world economic progress and different industries. As the main
contributor to countries' economies, the construction industry faced multiple challenges due to
pandemics. Therefore, it's essential to identify the impact of COVID-19 on the construction sector and
develop safety practices in construction proces...
Background: Due to the industrial revolution, extensive production, more raw materials are consumed,
which are enough for landfills and disturbing environmental integrity. RL is an established concept in developed
countries in comparison to developing countries. RL implementation is in its infancy due to some barriers. Therefore, the
purpose of...
This study presents a comprehensive literature review and gives an insight into the increasing research trends that are based on the discipline of green technology (GTs) in the manufacturing industry. Prior research in this field indicates that there is a scarcity of research on the topic. Therefore, this study seeks to draft a multi-perspective li...
In the recent era, energy management practices (EMPs) have gained significant importance in developed countries, due to their cost efficiency and the potential to protect the environment. However, developing countries are not particularly serious about adopting and implementing sustainable construction practices, due to the different barriers that...
The increasing threat of pandemic is severe challenge for supply chain sustainability (SCs). The deadly virus devastated the global economy and disrupt manufacturing along with supply chain operations around the globe. We therefore made this attempt to identify the enablers of sustainability for supply chain (SC) practices from the context of devel...
Energy conservation and improving efficiency remain top issues facing construction projects today. Studies on energy-efficient technologies are scarce in construction sector, and this area needs to be focused. Energy-efficient technologies have been proved important tools to manage cost and improve project efficiency. Despite the fact that energy-e...
The construction sector consumes a massive amount of resources, produces a large volume of emissions, and generates large-scale waste. Earlier studies considered green, lean, and Six Sigma (GLS) approaches as being critical in the construction process for the optimum use of resources, cost reduction, quality improvement, and sustainability. Pakista...
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