University Scholarship
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Qingyun Zhu

qzhu@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0000-0001-8526-2664

Appointments

  • 2023-Present
    San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US
  • Assistant Professor, 2019-2023
    College of Business, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, US

  • Ph.D. (Operations Management), 2015-2019
    Foisie Business School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, US

Profile updated October 8, 2026.

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Blockchain Empowerment: Unveiling Managerial Choices in Carbon Finance Investment Across Supply Chains
Qingyun Zhu; Duan, Y.; Sarkis, J.
Journal of Business Logistics, 2025, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 25
Environmental economics Investments Sustainability
Blockchain empowerment: enhancing consumer trust and outreach through supply chain transparency
Duan, Y.; Qingyun Zhu
International Journal of Production Research, 2024, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 49
Blockchains (Databases) Electronic commerce Technology Transparency (Ethics)
Do blockchain capabilities help overcome supply and operational risks: Insights from firm market returns during COVID-19
Chunguang Bai; Qingyun Zhu; Joseph Sarkis
Omega, 2024, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 31
Blockchains (Databases) COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-) Finance Operational risk
Revisiting buyer–seller relationships in sustainable sourcing: advancing trust-commitment theory within the context of blockchain technology
Yanji Duan; Qingyun Zhu; Joseph Sarkis
International Journal of Physical Distribution &Amp; Logistics Management, 2024, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 23
Commerce Electronic commerce Information technology Organizational behavior
Supply chain carbon transparency to consumers via blockchain: does the truth hurt?
Qingyun Zhu; Yanji Duan; Joseph Sarkis
The International Journal of Logistics Management, 2024, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 49
Blockchains (Databases) Consumer behavior Environmental impact analysis Transparency (Ethics)

Blockchain technology and supply chains: The paradox of the atheoretical research discourse
Qingyun Zhu; Chunguang Bai; Joseph Sarkis
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2022, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 150
Blockchains (Databases) Business logistics Management science Operations research
Blockchain and the circular economy: potential tensions and critical reflections from practice
Kouhizadeh, M.; Qingyun Zhu; Sarkis, J.
Production Planning and Control, 2020, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 518
Blockchains (Databases) Circular economy Sustainability Technology
How Do You Manage Online Delivery Package Waste?
Wang, Y.; Qingyun Zhu
IEEE Engineering Management Review, 2020, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 10
Electronic commerce Environmental impact analysis Packaging waste Sustainability
Product deletion and supply chain repercussions: risk management using FMEA
Qingyun Zhu; Golrizgashti, S.; Sarkis, J.
Benchmarking, 2020, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 40
Business logistics Failure mode and effects analysis Management science Risk management
A paler shade of green: implications of green product deletion on supply chains
Qingyun Zhu; Shah, P.; Sarkis, J.
International Journal of Production Research, 2020, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 24
Business logistics Environmental impact analysis Green products Sustainability
Digitalization and the greening of supply chains
Qingyun Zhu
Industrial Management & Data Systems, 2020, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 250
Business logistics Industrial ecology Sustainability Sustainable development
Blockchain Technology, Supply Chain Information, and Strategic Product Deletion Management
Qingyun Zhu; Kouhizadeh, M.
IEEE Engineering Management Review, 2019, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 139
Computer networks Management information systems Strategic planning
At the nexus of blockchain technology, the circular economy, and product deletion
Kouhizadeh, M.; Sarkis, J.; Qingyun Zhu
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2019, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 228
Circular economy Refuse and refuse disposal Sustainable development
Green product deletion decisions: An integrated sustainable production and consumption approach
Bai, C.; Shah, P.; Qingyun Zhu; Sarkis, J.
Industrial Management and Data Systems, 2018, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 51
Decision making Environmental economics Green products Sustainability
Lean six sigma and environmental sustainability: A hospital perspective
Qingyun Zhu; Johnson, S.; Sarkis, J.
Supply Chain Forum, 2018, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 110
Environmental sustainability Lean manufacturing Six sigma (Quality control standard) Total quality management
Organizational Green Supply Chain Management Capability Assessment: A Hybrid Group Decision Making Model Application
Sun, J.; Qingyun Zhu
IEEE Engineering Management Review, 2018, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 24
Environmental sustainability Group decision making Management science Operations research
Product deletion and its impact on supply chain environmental sustainability
Qingyun Zhu; Shah, P.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 28
Business logistics Environmental sustainability Industrial ecology Sustainable development
Addition by subtraction: Integrating product deletion with lean and sustainable supply chain management
Qingyun Zhu; Shah, P.; Sarkis, J.
International Journal of Production Economics, 2018, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 71
Business logistics Lean manufacturing Sustainability Sustainable development
Environmental sustainability and production: taking the road less travelled
Sarkis, J.; Qingyun Zhu
International Journal of Production Research, 2018, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 303
Environmental sustainability Green technology Sustainability Sustainable development
Green marketing consumer-level theory review: A compendium of applied theories and further research directions
Groening, C.; Sarkis, J.; Qingyun Zhu
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 551
Consumer behavior Green marketing Marketing Sustainability
Green marketing and consumerism as social change in China: Analyzing the literature
Qingyun Zhu; Sarkis, J.
International Journal of Production Economics, 2016, journal article, Cited by: OpenAlex: 180
China Green marketing Social change Sustainability

Academic Conferences

Product deletion and the supply chain: A greening perspective
Shah, P.; Qingyun Zhu; Sarkis, J.
2017 IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society Conference, Temscon 2017, 2017, conference paper
Business logistics Environmental sustainability Logistics Sustainable development