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Biography
Self-motivated learner, passionate teacher, diligent researcher, socially active networker, and result-oriented practitioner and team player with genuine leadership and resilience capabilities, outstanding analytical and management skills, and broad technical knowledge. Rich experience: Work (11 years), teaching (10 years), and volunteer (5 years). Industrial engineer specialized in operations and supply chain planning and control.
Industrial experience:
- Entrepreneur from 2007 to 2008: Started and managed a restaurant.
- Leading volunteer from 2008 to 2011: Training and developing youngsters and organizing social and philanthropic events and campaigns.
- Engineering contributor from 2014 to 2016: Active in projects for developing operations and supply chains, working in several positions and various locations (mainly in Sweden and Germany) across large Swedish and multinational companies.
Research Interests
Academic experience:
- Six university degrees: BEng (industrial engineering), three MSc (industrial engineering and management, international project management, information systems), one licentiate (supply and operations management), and one Ph.D. (supply and operations management).
- Three research projects in tight cooperation with more than 50 industrial partners resulted in 15 (seven journals and eight conferences) publications in supply and operations planning topics addressing the aerospace, automotive, construction, medical equipment, cranes, warehousing, and food processing industries.
Publications
What are the Root Causes of Material Delivery Schedule Inaccuracy in Supply Chains?, International Journal of Operations and Production Management - January 12, 2024
Collaborators: Patrik Jonsson, Corresponding Author; Johan Öhlin, Co-Author; Johan Bystedt, Co-Author; Azam Muhammad Sheikh, Co-Author; Vilhelm Verendel, Co-Author
Balancing Demand and Supply in Complex Manufacturing Operations: Tactical-Level Planning Processes - 2022
Untangling the Complexity Generating Material Delivery “Schedule Instability”: Insights from Automotive OEMs, International Journal of Operations and Production Management - October 11, 2022
Collaborator: Patrik Jonsson, Co-Author
A Tactical Demand-Supply Planning Framework to Manage Complexity in Engineer-To-Order Environments: Insights from an In-Depth Case Study, Production Planning and Control - January 1, 2022
Collaborators: Patrik Jonsson, Co-Author; Mats Johansson, Co-Author
Managing Complexity Through Integrative Tactical Planning in Engineer-To-Order Environments: Insights from Four Case Studies, Production Planning and Control - January 1, 2022
Collaborators: Patrik Jonsson, Co-Author; Mats Johansson, Co-Author
Tactical Planning in Engineer-To-Order Environments - May, 2019
Managing External Knowledge in the Fuzzy-Front of NPD from Open Innovation - June, 2016
Collaborator: Lian Hong, Co-Author
Information System for Managing Design Guidelines for Manufacturing: A Case Study at Volvo Car Group - May, 2015
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology
Licentiate of Engineering, Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology
Master of Science (ABT), Informatics, Linnaeus University
Master of Science, Industrial Engineering and Management, Chalmers University of Technology
Master of Science, Industrial Engineering and Management, Karlstad University
Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Islamic University of Gaza