About
Professional Summary
Amir Najafi was born in Roodbar, Iran, in 1978. He received the B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in industrial engineering from the Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Poly-Technique), Tehran, Iran, in 2001, 2004 and 2010, respectively. In 2004, he joined the Department of Engineering and Technology, Islamic Azad University of Zanjan, as a Lecturer and faculty member. Since December 2008, he has been with the Department of Engineering and Technology, Islamic Azad University of Zanjan, where he was an Assistant Professor, was an Associate Professor in 2016. His current research interests include Knowledge &Technology Management & Engineering, Business Process Management, Soft Computing, Fuzzy Expert systems, Data Mining and Neural Network. It is a Fellow of the Iranian National Academy of Engineering; the National Academy of Science, the Institution of Engineers; and the Institution of Industrial Engineering and Logistics. Since 2012, he has been the Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and EMBA, Islamic Azad University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran. He is a Technical editor of various international journals. He has published more than 60 scientific papers and books in the field of Industrial engineering and management systems.
Education
Academic Background
Editorial Services
Editorial & Publishing Roles
Editorial Board Member
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Journal of Medical Sciences.
Editorial Board Member
Serving as Editorial Board Member for International Journal of Chemical Technology.
Editorial Board Member
Jun 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Information Technology Journal.
Editorial Board Member
Jun 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Asian Journal of Information Management.
Editorial Board Member
Jun 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Journal of Artificial Intelligence.
Editorial Board Member
Jun 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Asian Journal of Industrial Engineering.
Editorial Board Member
Jun 2019 — Present
Serving as Editorial Board Member for International Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
Publications (26)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain on Six Sigma: A Systematic Literature Review of the Evidence and Implications
Behzad Najafi, Amir Najafi, Arshad Farahmandian
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
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2024
The Impact of Cutting-Edge Technologies on Smart City Supply Chain: A Systematic Literature Review of the Evidence and Implications
Behzad Najafi, Amir Najafi, Faraz Madanchi, Hamidreza Maghroor, Hamed Taherdoost
IEEE Engineering Management Review
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2024
Identifying, hazards analyzing and evaluating risks based on OHSAS18001 requirements in educational and research institutions.
Amini, J., A. Najafi and E. Rostami,
Indian J. Sci. Res.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2014
Relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational commitment among personnel of the road and urbanism office of Zanjan province.
Najafi, A. and M.R. Valizadeh,
Int. J. Res. Manage.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2014
Relationship between strategic management and quality assurance of research and development processes in the pharmaceutical industries.
Najafi, A. and M.A. Abhari,
Ann. Res. Rev. Biol.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2014
Estimation of rainfall-induced landslides using ANN and fuzzy clustering methods: A case study in Saeen Slope, Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Alimohammadlou, Y., A. Najafi and C. Gokceoglu,
Catena,
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Amir Najafi
2014
Selecting best projects based on fuzzy TOPSISs, fuzzy ANP and balanced scorecard approaches.
Najafi, A. and E. Naji,
Indian J. Econ. Dev. India,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2014
Comparative study of social responsibility in the Zanjan's private banks.
Najafi, A. and L. Banapour,
Int. J. Adv. Sci. Tech. Res.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2014
The wheat production price performance prediction in the Iranian north province.
Najafi, A.,
Afr. J. Agric. Res.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2013
Human resources performance analysis based on a hybrid method.
Najafi, A.,
Sci. Res. Essays,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2013
Knowledge management and its effect on the employees effectiveness in the ZanjanMehr-e-Eghtesad bank.
Najafi, A. and E. Safari,
Int. J. Comput. Applic.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2013
The role of hot-tea drinking and the food insecurity on the esophageal cancer among women in the north of Iran (Gilan Province).
Najafi, A. and E. Rezaei,
World Applied Sci. J.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2013
Using penalty function method for measuring productivity in the knowledge workers clusters.
Najafi, A.,
World Applied Sci. J.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2013
Landslide process and impacts: A proposed classification method.
Alimohammadlou, Y., A. Najafi and A. Yalcin,
Catena,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2013
Using mathematical methods for measuring impact of work related factors on knowledge workers clusters in car manufacturing companies.
Najafi, A.,
World Applied Sci. J.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2013
New biclustering model using Binary Matrix Factorization (BMF) for clustering of the environmental project risks.
Asadallah, N.,
J. Environ. Res. Dev.,
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Amir Najafi
2013
Knowledge worker productivity measurement using fuzzy analytical network process (FANP).
Najafi, A.,
Sci. Res. Essays,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2012
The effect of the Learning organization on the performance.
Najafi, A.,
World Applied Sci. J.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2011
The psychological pressure management and performance improvement.
Najafi, A.,
J. Basic Applied Sci. Res.,
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Amir Najafi
2011
Using fuzzy cognitive maps for prediction of knowledge worker productivity based on real coded genetic algorithm.
Afrazeh, A.,
Int. J. Ind. Eng.,
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Amir Najafi
2011
Model validation and verification of data mining from the knowledge workers productivity approach.
Najafi, A.,
J. Applied Sci. Environ. Manage.,
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Amir Najafi
2011
Analysis of the environmental projects risk management success using analytical network process approach.
Najafi, A. and A. Afrazeh,
Int. J. Environ. Res.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2011
Using analytical network process for ranking educational factors influencing on knowledge worker productivity.
Najafi, A. and A. Afrazeh,
World Applied Sci. J.,
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Amir Najafi
2010
Developing knowledge management in strategic framework of Mabena model.
Najafi, A.,
World Applied Sci. J.,
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Amir Najafi
2010
Structure and environmental challenges analysis in projects management using analytical.
Najafi, A.,
Int. J. Ind. Eng. Prod. Res..Tehran,
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Amir Najafi
2010
Productivity strategies ranking of knowledge workers.
Najafi, A. and A. Afrazeh,
J. Applied Sci. Environ. Manage.,
| Journal Article
Amir Najafi
2010
