Dr. Jinu Kurian

Awards:

• Reviewer for “Journal of Cleaner Production – A category – Elsevier”
• Reviewer for “Sustainable Futures – Elsevier”
• Reviewer for “IJPPM – Emerald”
• Reviewer for many International conferences.

Achievements

• Jinu Kurian, a Fellow of IIM Mumbai, has a wide range of research experience which includes her research work for the World Bank-MOEF-IGIDR-EERC project on Cleaner Production Technologies in India carried out by IIM, Mumbai, in addition to her Post-Doctoral research experience with IGIDR (with Prof.V.K.Sharma), Mumbai in the SOER for Maharashtra State.  She is also a peer reviewer for international journals from Elsevier and Emerald which are under the highest Impact Factor and ABDC categories.  She has participated as invited expert for various panels on Sustainability Management.  Further, she has numerous publications to her credit which include research articles in peer reviewed international and Indian journals, conference proceedings and reports.  She has also conducted MDP sessions for industry executives on ESG: Energy Management, Pareto, Sustainability and Environment, Health and Safety.  These achievements highlights her dedication and allegiance to academics, especially in the area of Sustainability, Energy Sustainability and SDG’s.  She is also an associate member of IGCC (Indo-German Chamber of Commerce)

Publications:

Journals

• Parekh N, Kurian J, Patil R and Gautam R (2023) A review on techno managerial approaches to energy optimization in chemical process industries, Energy Res.10:1107912, Scopus Indexed., doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.1107912.
• Nishita Parekh, Jinu Kurian, Rajesh Patil and Richa Gautam (2022), Influencing factors and challenges to energy management and energy efficiency for chemical process SMEs in India, Materials Today: Proceedings, ISSN 2214-7853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.12.378.
• S Pathak, J Kurian (2021), Study on Sustainable Supply Chains Business Impact: A Framework and Model Proposition, Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems, Vol 10(1), Publishing India.com; Indian Citation Index
• Kumaran S and Kurian J (2020), The Role of Industry 4.0 as a Driver to Sustainable Development Goals – A Critical Review, The Management Quest, Vol 2(2), (ISSN: 2581 – 6632).
• Kurian Jinu (2020), The Role of Digitalization in Adopting Green Supply Chain Management Practices: A Critical Review of Literature, Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Vol 26, no.1, 213-220, (ISSN 0971-765X)
• Kurian, Jinu (2018), A Study on the Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Their Influence in the Environmental Performance of the Firm: With Reference to Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 11, No. 11, pp. 59-78.
• Kurian, J., Unnikrishnan, S. and Sawant, B. (2018), A Study on Green Supply Chain Management, Practices in the Indian Petroleum Industries, International Journal of Services and Operations Management, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 260-276.

Conferences:

• Sheeba Pathak, Arunkumar O N, Jinu Kurian, Wolfgang Garn and Dr. Christopher Turner, (2022), Optimisation of Reverse Logistics for e-waste Management 2nd Pritam Singh Memorial (PRISM) conference held at IIM Nagpur campus, Theme: ‘Leading the business of the future: Talent, Technology and Transformation in a changing world, November 17-19, 2022.
• Parekh Nishita, Kurian Jinu, Patil Rajesh and Gautam Richa (2021), “Influencing Factors and Challenges to Energy Management and Energy Efficiency for Chemical Process SMEs in India”, paper presented in the International Chemical Engineering Conference (ICHEEC 2021) organised by NIT Jalandhar from September 16-19 (Virtual mode), India.
• Parekh Nishita, Kurian Jinu, Patil Rajesh and Gautam Richa (2019), “Drivers and Barriers for Energy Management in Process Industries: Critical Review of Literature”,paper presented in the 28^th International Conference of the International Association of Management of Technology on Managing Technology for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, hosted by IIM, Mumbai, April 2019.
• Jalui Sagar, Suraaj Gardi, Dhanashree Chityala and Kurian Jinu (2019), “Predicting Ease of Implementation of  Green Supply Chain Management” paper presented in the 28^thInternational Conference of the International Association of the Management of Technology on Managing Technology for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, hosted by IIM, Mumbai, April, 2019
• Francis Ann, Kurian Jinu and Thomas Albert (2018), “Sustainable and Affordable Housing in India: Challenges and Prospects”, paper presented in National Frontiers in Civil Engineering – Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay during 30^thNov-1^st
• Kurian Jinu (2016), “A Study on the Influence of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices on the Environmental Performance of Manufacturing Industries in India”; International Conference on Best Practices in Supply Chain Management 2016; Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) and IIIE; December 22-23, 2016; Apollo Dimora, Trivandrum, Kerala.
• Aggarwal Pratyaksh, Aggarwal Karan, Bansal Saloni and Kurian Jinu(2016), “A Study of Energy Efficient Solutions for Sustainable Cities”; National Conference on Industrial Engineering and Technology Management, NCIETM 2016; IIM, Mumbai, IIIE, MNIT-Jaipur, NPC & PEC University of Technology; November 17-19, 2016.
• Paharia Apurve, Khatri Akshay, Jain Prasham and Kurian Jinu(2016), “A Study on Technological Impacts of Greening the Supply Chain”; National Conference on Industrial Engineering and Technology Management, NCIETM 2016; IIM, Mumbai, IIIE, MNIT-Jaipur, NPC & PEC University of Technology; November 17-19, 2016.
• Kurian Jinu (2016), A Critical Review on the Mediating Effects of GSCM Practices on Sustainability Performance of Manufacturing Industries, paper presented at International Symposium on a Sustainable Future, ISSF-2016, organized by Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai on Feb 05-07, 2016.
• Kurian Jinu, Unnikrishnan Seema and Hegde D.S (2011), “Stakeholder Influence on the Adoption of Proactive Environmental Management Practices in Selected Chemical Industries of Ankleshwar, Gujarat, proceedings of Eighth International Conference on Management, held at IIM, Ahmedabad, Jan 2011.
• Kurian Jinu, Unnikrishnan Seema and Hegde D.S (2009), “Eco-Innovation in Corporate Environmental Management: Some Experience in Selected Chemical Industry in Ankleshwar, Gujarat”, GLOGIFT ’09 conference held at IIM, Mumbai, Nov 2009.
• Kurian Jinu, Unnikrishnan Seema and Hegde D.S (2008),“Pollution Prevention and Life Cycle Analysis: Some Experience in Selected Chemical Industry in Gujarat”, Proceedings of 12th International SOM conference held at IIT Kanpur, Dec 2008.
• Kurian Jinu, Unnikrishnan Seema and Hegde D.S (2008),“Pollution Prevention and Life Cycle Analysis: Some Experience in Selected Chemical Industry in Gujarat”, Proceedings of 12th International SOM conference held at IIT Kanpur, Dec 2008.
• Kurian Jinu, Unnikrishnan Seema and Hegde D.S (2007),“Factors Influencing the Implementation of Environmental Management Practices in the Chemical Industries of Gujarat”, Proceedings of National Conference on Business Optimization Research Wave, IIT & IIM, Mumbai, Feb 2007.

Book Chapters:

• Book chapter – Jinu Kurian “Supply chain disruption for semiconductor chips in the Automobile Industry: A Study” in “Transcending Supply Chains in Circular Economy: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach”edited by Rose Antony and Ashu Sharma. Publisher: Imperial Publishers (In-Press)
• Book chapter – Jinu Kurian and Nishita D. Parekh“Sustainable Transportation: Challenges in Electric Vehicles Adoption” in “Technology Management and Business in Dynamic Era”, edited by Kalyani Mulchandani and Geetha Iyer: Imperial Publishers (In-Press)
• Book chapter – Nishita D. Parekh and Jinu Kurian, “EV battery technology: Environmental impacts and its Alternatives” in “Technology Management and Business in Dynamic Era”, edited by Geetha Iyer and Kalyani Mulchandani: Imperial Publishers (In-Press)