Dr. Gusman Nawanir founded Scholar Zone International, which actively provides training and consultations on research, academics, and entrepreneurship. He is listed as a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Islam Riau. Previously, he was a senior lecturer and Head of Operations and Supply Chain Management Research Cluster in the Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. He was appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. 

He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from the University of Andalas, Indonesia; a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Management from Universiti Utara Malaysia. He had long experience in consulting projects dealing with several organizations in Indonesia and Malaysia. He taught courses in quality management, stakeholder management, operations management, lean management, research methodology, innovation management, business planning techniques, and procurement in industrial management. Besides, he has been invited to training sessions on research methodology, data analysis with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS and AMOS, and data management and analysis using Microsoft Excel. His main research interests include lean operations, business sustainability, manufacturing flexibility, quality management, production management, performance management, and Industry 4.0-related issues.