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Amulya Gurtu

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Citations: 2,055 (Google Scholar, August 2026)  |  h-index: 17  |  i10-index: 23

Publications: 45 total – 35 journal articles, 6 book chapters, 3 edited books, 1 Ivey case study

Impact Areas: Sustainable supply chains • Carbon pricing and GHG emissions • Circular economy and Industry 4.0 • Logistics risk and resilience • Transportation policy • Digital supply chains

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Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Nag, A., Chowdhary, R., & Gurtu, A. (2026). Motivations to Adopt Solar Energy Systems: A Literature Review Using TCCM Framework. IIMS Journal of Management Science, 16(1), 78-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/0976030×241291626
  • Srivastava, A., Gurtu, A., & Vyas, V. (2025). Analysis of Supply Chain Performance Under the Influence of Social Sustainability Initiative of Organizations. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 18, 65-78. https://doi.org/10.31387/oscm0600455
  • Afshari, H., Gurtu, A., & Jaber, M. Y. (2024). Unlocking the potential of solid waste management with circular economy and Industry 4.0. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 195, 110457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110457
  • Calderon, R. T., Gurtu, A., & Holly, M. A. (2024). Exploring Transparency–Sustainability Linkage: Analysis of CSR Disclosures. IIMS Journal of Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/0976030×231220298
  • Srivastava, A., Vyas, V., & Gurtu, A. (2024). Relationship between Socially Sustainable Supply Chains and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Perspective from the Indian Auto Ancillary Industry. Global Business Review, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/09721509241240522
  • Goswami, A., Bandyopadhyay, K. R., Singh, P., & Gurtu, A. (2023). Rural Energy Transition for Cooking in India—Revisiting the Drivers. Sustainability, 15(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097635
  • Gurtu, A., Salunke, P., & Debnath, T. K. (2023). Bird’s eye view of the global dairy industry: overview of milk-producing countries, dairy processes and cost comparison. International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1504/ijarge.2023.10055255
  • Gurtu, A. (2023). Truck Transport Industry in the USA: Challenges and Likely Disruptions. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1504/ijlsm.2021.10036285
  • Prasad, A., Goswami, A., & Gurtu, A. (2023). Influence of demonetization on various sectors of the Indian economy. Strategic Management, 28(4), 34-34. https://doi.org/10.5937/StraMan2200032P
  • Gurtu, A., & Goswami, A. (2022). Emissions in different stages of economic development in nations. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 11(3), 608-621. https://doi.org/10.1108/sasbe-04-2020-0052
  • Gurtu, A., Johny, J., & Buechse, O. (2022). Paper and packaging industry dynamics during COVID-19 and their strategies for the future. Strategic Management, 27(4), 4-15. https://doi.org/10.5937/StraMan2200017G
  • Gurtu, A., Johny, J., & Chowdhary, R. (2022). Effects of Free Trade Agreements on Trade Activities of Signatory Countries. The Indian Economic Journal, 70(3), 490-513. https://doi.org/10.1177/00194662221104750
  • Gurtu, A., Vyas, V., & Gurtu, A. (2022). Emissions Reduction Policies and Their Effects on Economy. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15090404
  • Srivastava, A., Vyas, V., & Gurtu, A. (2022). Supply Chain Management and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 15(4), 505-515. https://doi.org/10.31387/oscm0510362
  • Singh, R. K., & Gurtu, A. (2022). Embracing advanced manufacturing technologies for performance improvement: an empirical study. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 29(6), 1979-1998. https://doi.org/10.1108/bij-02-2021-0110
  • Singh, R. K., & Gurtu, A. (2022). Prioritizing success factors for implementing total productive maintenance (TPM). Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, 28(4), 810-830. https://doi.org/10.1108/jqme-09-2020-0098
  • Gurtu, A. (2021). Optimization of Inventory Holding Cost Due to Price, Weight, and Volume of Items. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14020065
  • Gurtu, A., & Johny, J. (2021). Supply Chain Risk Management: Literature Review. Risks, 9(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/risks9010016
  • Goswami, A., Kedia, S., & Gurtu, A. (2020). A Template for Long-range Energy Planning with Environmental Considerations for Developing Nations: A Case Study. Oil, Gas and Energy Quarterly, 69(1).
  • Gurtu, A., & Ranganathan, S. (2020). Sustainability from Designers to Consumers. Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, 47(1), 68-90.
  • Singh, A., Gurtu, A., & Singh, R. K. (2020). Selection of sustainable transport system: a case study. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 32(1), 100-113. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq-03-2020-0059
  • Aljazzar, S. M., & Gurtu, A. (2019). Observations on ‘a joint economic-lot-size model for purchaser and vendor’. International Journal of Inventory Research, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.1504/ijir.2019.098855
  • Gurtu, A. (2019). A Pioneering Approach to Reducing Fuel Cost and Carbon Emissions from Transportation. Transportation Journal, 58(4), 309-322. https://doi.org/10.5325/transportationj.58.4.0309
  • Gurtu, A. (2019). The Strategy of Combining Products and Services: A Literature Review. Services Marketing Quarterly, 40(1), 82-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332969.2019.1587868
  • Gurtu, A., & Arendt, J. D. (2019). Packaging, business, and society. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 25(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.1670
  • Gurtu, A., & Johny, J. (2019). Potential of blockchain technology in supply chain management: a literature review. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 49(9), 881-900. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijpdlm-11-2018-0371
  • Gurtu, A., Saxena, R., & Sah, N. (2019). Offshoring Decisions: A Comprehensive and Conceptual Framework. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 12(3), 118-128. https://doi.org/10.31387/oscm0380236
  • Aljazzar, S. M., Gurtu, A., & Jaber, M. Y. (2018). Delay-in-payments – A strategy to reduce carbon emissions from supply chains. Journal of Cleaner Production, 170, 636-644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.177
  • Henley, W. H., Ranganathan, S. K., & Gurtu, A. (2018). Improving effectiveness of public service advertisements to prevent texting and driving of American youth. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 23(4), 1-9, Article e1626. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.1626
  • Gurtu, A., Searcy, C., & Jaber, M. Y. (2017). Emissions from international transport in global supply chains. Management Research Review, 40(1), 53-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/mrr-09-2015-0208
  • Gurtu, A., Searcy, C., & Jaber, M. Y. (2016). Effects of offshore outsourcing on a nation. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 7, 94-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2016.06.001
  • Gurtu, A., Searcy, C., & Jaber, M. Y. (2016). A Framework for Reducing Global Manufacturing Emissions. The Journal of Environment & Development, 25(2), 159-190. https://doi.org/10.1177/1070496515623821
  • Gurtu, A., Jaber, M. Y., & Searcy, C. (2015). Impact of fuel price and emissions on inventory policies. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 39(3-4), 1202-1216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2014.08.001
  • Gurtu, A., Searcy, C., & Jaber, M. Y. (2015). An analysis of keywords used in the literature on green supply chain management. Management Research Review, 38(2), 166-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/mrr-06-2013-0157
  • Gurtu, A. (2010). Enterprise project management. PMI Virtual Library, 1-2. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=472813973

Books

Book Chapters

  • Afshari, H., & Gurtu, A. (2024). Nexus of Industry 4.0 and circular economy in solid waste management supply chains: a literature review. In Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains in an Era of Digital Transformation (pp. 218-237). https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803920207.00017
  • Johny, J., & Gurtu, A. (2024). Digital supply chain technologies and sustainability. In Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains in an Era of Digital Transformation (pp. 79-104). https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803920207.00010
  • Gurtu, A., Afshari, H., & Jaber, M. Y. (2023). Managing Supply Chains and Transportation in the Arctic – Challenges and Opportunities. In A. Tsvetkova & K. Timoshenko (Eds.), Supply Chain Operations in the Arctic (1 ed., pp. 23-48). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003218043-2
  • Johny, J., & Gurtu, A. (2022). Risks in Supply Chain Management. In Y. Khojasteh, Xu, H., & Zolfaghari, S. (Eds.), Supply Chain Risk Mitigation (pp. 3-26). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09183-4_1
  • Gurtu, A., Searcy, C., & Jaber, M. Y. (2019). Transportation and Sustainable Supply Chain. In J. Sarkis (Ed.), Handbook on the Sustainable Supply Chain (pp. 410-428). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786434272
  • Gurtu, A., Searcy, C., & Jaber, M. Y. (2017). Sustainable Supply Chains. In M. Khan, M. Hussain, & M. M. Ajmal (Eds.), Green Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Business Practice (pp. 1-26). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0635-5.ch001

Case Study

  • Gurtu, A. (2024). Bay Towel: How to Maintain Service Levels without Increasing Cost (Ivey Publishing)

Dissertation