RESEARCH INTERESTs

Professor Fahimnia's research focuses on developing intelligent, resilient, and sustainable supply chains through the integration of advanced analytics, AI, and behavioural science. His primary research areas include:

 

1. Supply Chain Intelligence & Digital Transformation

Developing and implementing AI-powered models and decision-support systems to enhance supply chain visibility, collaboration, optimisation, and real-time decision making in complex and interconnected supply networks.

 

2. Behavioural Decision Science

Understanding how individuals and organisations make decisions, and designing human-centred AI solutions that combine analytical intelligence with human judgement to improve organisational decision making.

 

3. Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Intelligence

Developing predictive and prescriptive approaches for identifying vulnerabilities, anticipating disruptions, and strengthening resilience through improved visibility, coordination, and adaptive decision-making.

 

4. Sustainable Supply Chains & Responsible Operations

Designing frameworks, performance measurement systems, and decision-support tools that enable organisations to improve environmental, social, and economic sustainability while balancing resilience, competitiveness, and long-term value creation.

 

5. Human Capability Assessment & Career Intelligence

Developing innovative capability assessment frameworks that help individuals identify their strengths, align their capabilities with career pathways, and make informed education, career, and life decisions.

 

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    IMCRC: Project: Manufacture and multi-setting usability study, supply chain impact/disruption assessment and Phase 1 clinical study of an innovative vaccine delivery technology - Innovative Manufacturing CRC Limited and Vaxxas Pty Ltd - Cristyn Davies
    Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC)1 Sep 2018
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    iMOVE CRC - 2-002 Project Agreement - Facility and Network Optimisation for Australia Post - Australia Post and iMove Australia Limited -
    iMOVE Australia Ltd1 Jun 2018
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Food & Beverage Supply Chain Optimisation ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre
    Australian Research Council (ARC)9 Mar 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Stathopoulos C,
    • Bartholdi J,
    • Scoines R,
    • Dunstall S,
    • Fahimnia B
  • GRANT
    Australian Research Council28 Nov 2014 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Middleton R,
    • Fahimnia B,
    • Berretta R,
    • Bowyer M,
    • Scarlett C