Hamed Vafa Arani

Hamed Vafa Arani is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Technology and Operations Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on Sustainable Operations Management, Circular Economy, Game Theory, and Contract Theory, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals such as climate action and responsible consumption. He holds a Doctoral Thesis (2023) titled 'Creating shared value: An operations and supply chain management perspective.'

His work integrates environmental and operational strategies through interdisciplinary methods, addressing pricing strategies in servicizing models, supply chain coordination mechanisms, and renewable energy optimization. Research outputs span hybrid modeling approaches for supply chains, revenue-sharing contracts, and biodiesel production systems.

Key contributions include advancing servicizing business models with sustainability considerations, developing stochastic frameworks for supply chain planning under uncertainty, and applying system dynamics to energy supply chains. His scholarship bridges theoretical models with real-world applications in sustainable business practices.