Javad Feizabadi

Dr. Feizabadi (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Asper School of Business. Before joining Asper, he held the same position at the Asia School of Business in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management. He was also a faculty member of the MIT Global SCALE (Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence) Network and served as a Research Affiliate at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) for over a decade. Before Joining MIT SCALE Network, he also worked as a researcher at IMD Business School in Switzerland. 

During his tenure at MIT-affiliated and other institutions, Dr. Feizabadi worked extensively on global supply chain challenges as an educator, researcher, and industry consultant. Prior to academia, he spent eight years in the manufacturing sector, gaining hands-on experience in industries ranging from automotive to agricultural machinery. With nearly a decade of industry experience and over a decade in research and teaching, he brings a holistic understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of supply chain management. 

Dr. Feizabadi’s research focuses on system-level dynamics in supply chain networks, examining interdependencies at the firm, dyad, and network levels. His work seeks to enhance system performance by analyzing multi-dimensional interactions and adaptive responses to internal and external disruptions. Additionally, he explores behavioral supply chain management, investigating how cognitive processes influence decision-making and adaptability in supply chains. His research primarily addresses strategic supply chain decisions, which are inherently interdependent across time and space. 

His scholarly contributions have been published in leading academic journals, including the Strategic Management Journal, International Journal of Production Economics, and Journal of Business Logistics, among others.

• Strategic supply chain decisions
• Interdependencies in supply chains
• Supply chain adaptability and resiliency

• Supply chain planning and design
• Supply chain financial analysis

Feizabadi, J., Gligor , D.,  & Alibakhshi Motlagh, S. (2023) From a rugged to a smooth supply chain performance landscape: a complementarity perspective. Production Planning & Control.

Azadegan, A. and Feizabadi, J. (2022). Organizational learning theory and its application in purchasing/supply and supply chain management. Book Chapter, Editors Lisa M. Ellram, Wendy L. Tate, Lydia Bals; Publisher: Edward Edgar Publishing

Gligor, D., Feizabadi, J., Pohlen, T., Maloni, M., & Ogden, J. A. (2022). The impact of the supply chain orientation fit between supply chain members: A triadic perspective. Journal of Business Logistics, 00, 1– 22.

Feizabadi J., Gligor, D., Choi, T.Y. (2021). Examining the viability of intertwined supply networks: A jury-rigging perspective. International Journal of Production Research.

Gligor, D., Novicevic, M., Feizabadi, J., Stapleton, A. (2021). Examining investor reactions to appointments of Black top management executives and CEOs. Strategic Management Journal.

Feizabadi, J., Gligor, D. and Alibakhshi, S. (2021). Strategic supply chains: a configurational perspective. The International Journal of Logistics Management.

Feizabadi J.., Alibakhshi M. S. (2021). Synergistic effect of cooperation and coordination to enhance the firm’s supply chain adaptability and performance. Benchmarking: An International Journal.

Feizabadi, J., Gligor D.M., Alibakhshi S.M, (2021). Examining the synergistic effect of supply chain agility, adaptability, and alignment: A complementarity perspective. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.

Gligor, D., Feizabadi, J., Russo, I., Maloni, M., Goldsby T. (2020). The Triple-A Supply Chain and Strategic Resources: Developing Competitive Advantage. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. 

Feizabadi, J. (2020). Machine learning demand forecasting and supply chain performance. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 1-23.

Feizabadi, J.; Gligor, D.; Alibakhshi Motlagh, Somayeh (2019). The triple-As supply chain competitive advantage. Benchmarking: An International Journal, DOI: 10.1108/BIJ-10-2018-0317

Feizabadi, J., Maloni, M. and Gligor, D. (2019). Benchmarking the triple-A supply chain: orchestrating agility, adaptability, and alignment. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 26 (1): 271-295.

David M. Gligor; Mary C. Holcomb; Feizabadi, J. (2016). An exploration of the strategic antecedents of firm supply chain agility: The role of firm ‘orientations. International Journal of Production Economics, 179: 24–34

Fatodu, Olaiya O.; Feizabadi, J. (2015). Implications of Customer Roles in Engineer-to-Order Service Supply Chain. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 22(3):22-33

Feizabadi, J.; Mahender, S., Alibakhshi Motlagh, S. (2014). Contribution of the supply chain to corporate strategy: a case study in agriculture machinery industry. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 18(4): 473–499.

Feizabadi, J.; Cordon, C. (2012). Developing a Framework for Identification and Analysis of the Strategic Resources and Capabilities in Supply Chains. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 5(2): 2012.

Feizabadi J. and Sridharan S. (2019), “Supply chain-enabled process innovation: How to embark on the journey, “Supply Chain Management Review, November, p. 6-9

Feizabadi J. and Shrivastava A. (2018), “Does AI-enabled demand forecasting improve supply chain efficiency?” Supply Chain Management Review, November, pp. 8-10.

Feizabadi, J.; “Gaining Power Through Diversity”; Automotive Logistics Magazine;

Feizabadi, J.; The Malaysian Automotive Industry; “Automotive Logistics” Interviews; 

Feizabadi, J.; “Supply Chain Risk and Reward for Malaysia’s Automakers” MIT CTL Supply Chain Frontier, Issue 49

Feizabadi, J.; “A New Road Map for Auto Industry”; MIT CTL Supply Chain Frontier, Issue 46, 2012

Feizabadi, J.; “Outsource versus insource decision made easier”; MIT CTL Supply Chain Frontier, Issue 59