His research provides practical insights into supply chain management and effective solutions to the challenges of firm operations spanning over two specific areas: retail operations and humanitarian operations management. In retail, he studies the impact of consumer behavior on firm pricing, inventory, channel, and product design decisions and seeks for the solutions that benefit firms and consumers; in humanitarian operations, he focuses on the influence of contributor behavior on the funding strategies of humanitarian organizations and develops strategies to improve their operational efficiency. Arian also serves as a referee for various leading academic journals in the field of management science and operations. He is a member of INFORMS, MSOM, and POMS.