The Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a virtual research presentation by Dr. Abdul-Rahim Ahmad for a tenure-track position assistant of professor of business analytics and management science.

Candidate Bio:

Dr.  Abdul-Rahim Ahmad is an award-winning academician working as a professor of business and supply chain analytics at the Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Thompson Rivers University, Canada. Dr. Ahmad obtained his PhD degree in systems design engineering (expert systems) and his MS degree in management sciences (management of technology) from the University of Waterloo, Canada. Prior to that, he received his BS degree in electrical engineering from N.E.D. University of Engineering and Technology and his MS degree in industrial systems engineering (supply chain management) from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He also has post-graduate diplomas in operations research and cognitive science from the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Ahmad has decades-long teaching, research, and consulting experience with leading universities (University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, Dalhousie University, Thompson Rivers University, King Fahd University, Umm Al-Qura University) and industries (Precision Technologies Inc., Congruent Systems Inc., Alphasoft Technologies, DNA Inc., etc.) in Canada and Saudi Arabia. He has interdisciplinary research interests in such faculties as Integrated Decision Modelling in Multi-Echelon Supply Chain Management and Intelligent Tools for Knowledge-Based & Enhanced Decision-Making. He has published 50+ research papers in reputed and high-impact journals and conferences proceedings.

Dr. Ahmad’s current teaching interests are in the areas of business analytics, supply chain analytics, information systems strategy, etc., at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has received multiple teaching and service excellence awards from leading universities in Canada and Saudi Arabia. Dr. Ahmad regularly consults with industry and academia. His consultations with higher education Institutions span curricula development, curricula review, faculty development, academic accreditation, and continuous quality improvement. His consultations with industry span supply chain optimization, layout optimization, decision support systems, software development, and human-computer interaction.

Presentation Title: “A Seminar on Integrated Decision Models for a Vendor-Buyer Supply Chain with Inspection Errors and Purchase and Repair Options”

Abstract:

Improving the performance of supply chains is imperative in the contemporary competitive business environment. Integrated decision models incorporating various important aspects and decision variables into a single model are often desired towards this end. An important issue lacking in the supply chain literature relates to the incorporation of such quintessential and omnipresent supply chain practices as repairing or replacing non-conforming items supplied by the vendor.

Specifically, we will discuss two integrated models for effective decision-making towards improving the supply chain performance. The first model incorporates the notion of repairing non-conforming items supplied by the vendor at the site of the buyer/manufacturer. The second model incorporates the notion of replacing non-conforming items supplied by the vendor through local purchases at the site of the buyer / manufacturer. We will also discuss usefulness of such operational and practical decision models in strategic decision-making as well as some interesting and challenging future research directions.

The presentation will take place on Friday, March 18 from 12:45–1:45 pm (Atlantic Time) via the following Zoom link:  

https://upei.zoom.us/j/65858376512?pwd=WXdPNTRFbThwb3NEMUZvQURhc3NrZz09

Meeting ID: 658 5837 6512

Passcode: 669984

For further information, please contact Shelly Kavanagh at businessfac@upei.ca.