Exploring the social and environmental performance in fast-fashion supply chains: a comparative analysis between MNCs and SMEs Available to Purchase

Sarah Al Aghbari is an academic specialising in logistics and supply chain management. She holds a master’s degree in international logistics and supply chain management and has worked as a research assistant at Muscat University. In 2023, Sarah published her research on environmental sustainability in the fashion industry supply chain (comparison between SMEs and multinational companies) as a conference paper in IEEE Publishers.

Ahmed Mohammed is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Program Director for the MSc SCM program at the University of Birmingham (Dubai Campus). Before this, Ahmed was Director-of the Faculty of Transport and Logistics and Associate Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Muscat University. He has several years of academic and industrial experience in the UK and the Middle East. Ahmed has a PhD in engineering from the University of Portsmouth/UK. His research focuses on the modelling and optimization of supply chain networks. Ahmed has published around 60 peer-reviewed journals (e.g. IJPE, CAIE, JCLP, and ANOR) and conference papers and has conducted several collaborative projects with the industry. He also reviews several quality journals, including IJPE, TRE, TRD, EJOR, IET, and IJPE.

Nasiru Zubairu is the Director of the Faculty of Transport and Logistics at Muscat University. I facilitate learning sessions across all levels using pedagogic and constructive learning methods, including accounting for business, law for business, purchasing principles for international supply chains, business for logistics, transport and engineering economics, and research methods. My industry experience spans oil and gas, maritime, free trade, banking, real estate, business development, and infrastructural consultancy in both the public and private sectors. My academic and industry experience enables me to support students and conduct research that will drive positive change in academia, industry, and society. I have professional membership with the Higher Education Academy (HEA), Chattered Institute of Logistics and Transport, UK (CILT), and Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman has 16 years of professional working experience in both higher education institutions and industry as of 2024, as an Associate Professor at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and International Maritime College Oman from July 16, 2017, to January 15, 2022, before joining Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE on January 4, 2022.