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ORCID: 0000-0002-4163-7257
ResearcherID: B-5860-2016
Aly
Owida
Post-doctoral Researcher at Technological University Dublin - City Campus
School of Management
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About

Aly Owida is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), which is an ABET and IET accredited program of study since 2010.

 

Dr. Owida has received his PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management from University of Limerick, Ireland. His research work aim was to review and analyze the current existing contracting activities for outsourcing after-sales field repair services with a specific focus on the Middle Eastern emerging markets, and to assess the potential for improving after-sales field repair services contracting through developing continuous improvement approach to support service contracting in both established and emerging markets.

 

He has previously been appointed as a Teaching Assistant and an Assistant Lecturer at IME and has been working in the academic field of teaching and research since graduation in 2007. He has a considerable experience in teaching Operations Research and Management Science, Project Management, Engineering Economy, and Supply Chain Management.

 

He has supported administrative and academic advising services at IME such as quality coordination, status report development, academic advising, website improving, and timetabling and scheduling. Also, he has been involved in the accreditation process of industrial engineering required by ISO, ABET, IET, National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Egypt, and the Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt.

 

Dr. Owida research interests lies in the modelling, analysis, and performance improvement of industrial systems and business processes within the area of operations and supply chain management, including manufacturing and service supply chains. He is interested in the use of discrete-event simulation, business process modelling and business process simulation, and optimization techniques. Other areas of interest include field service management, supplier selection and contracting in service supply chains, scheduling of projects and industrial systems, supply chain risk management and disruption management, supply chain resilience, supply chain sustainability, and agri-food supply chains transportation and logistics.

Professional Skills
Lecturing
Research
Industrial Engineering
Supply Chain Management
Project Management
Simulation
Modelling
Research Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher
Technological University Dublin - City Campus November 2019 - Present

I am working at the School of Management in a project addressing the implications of Brexit on Irish trade and supply chain including freight, transportation, and logistics.

PhD Student, Operations and Supply Chain Management
University of Limerick February 2013 - May 2018

My research aim was to review and analyze the current existing contracting activities for outsourcing after-sales field repair services with a specific focus on the Middle Eastern emerging markets.

Research Assistant and M.Sc. Student
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport November 2009 - May 2011
My research work was investigating the effectiveness of implementing radio frequency identification technology for products tracking in job shop production.
Work Experience
Assistant Professor
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport July 2018 - Present

I am teaching undergraduate courses including Operations Research, Engineering Economy, Industrial Relations, Engineering Cost Analysis, Supply Chain Management, and International Operations Management.

Assistant Lecturer
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport June 2011 - June 2018

I was teaching undergraduate courses including Material Removal Processes, Operations Research, Management Science, Engineering Statistics, Supply Chain Management, and Design of Experiments.

Graduate Teaching Assistant - GTA
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport September 2007 - May 2011

I was teaching undergraduate courses including Manufacturing Technology, Engineering Economy, Operations Research, Management Science, Project Management, and Supply Chain Management.

Education
University of Limerick
2013 - 2018
Doctor of Philosophy , Contracting in After-Sales Service Supply Chain

Research work aim was to review and analyze the current existing contracting activities for outsourcing after-sales field repair services with a specific focus on the Middle Eastern emerging markets, and to assess the potential for improving after-sales field repair services contracting through developing continuous improvement approach to support service contracting in both established and emerging markets.

 

Ph.D. Thesis work included the development of a contracting methodology for the outsourcing of after-sales field repair services. A framework was proposed to allow for a buyer-supplier collaborative negotiations including an execution approach for the implementation of continuous improvement over the contract lifecycle with agreement on benefits sharing. Framework testing using real data has shown to provide significant improvements in terms of ongoing cost reductions and improved service quality, which represents a developed trial-ready approach.

Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
2007 - 2011
Master of Science , Industrial and Management Engineering

Studied 8 postgradutae courses including Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Systems Management and Analysis, Systems Engineering, Advanced Operations Management, Industrial Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Discrete Systems Simulation, and Advanced Management of International Business.

 

M.Sc. Thesis work included investigation of the operational and economical feasibility of implementing radio frequency identification technology for tracking and identification of items on the shop floor in a job shop manufacturing environment. Simulation has been used to assess the impact of introducing the RFID technology on a number of performance measures.

Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
2008 - 2009
Diplom , Business Administartion

Studied 8 postgraduate courses including Contemporary Management, Managerial Economics, Accounting and Financial Reporting, Applied Statistics, Marketing Management, Organization Theory and Behavior, Managerial Finance, and Operations Management.

Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
2002 - 2007
Bachelor of Science , Industrial and Management Engineering

Studied 180 credit hours of undergradutae courses such as Introduction to Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Management Science, Operations Management, Production Planning and Control, Factory Physics, Industrial Facilities Planning, Engineering Project Management, Supply Chain Management, and Discrete Event Systems Simulation.

 

Final Year Project work included the development of a simulation model for the operations of a plant that specializes in the production of powder desserts mixes and instant powder drinks. The model has been used to assess different production schedules and their impact on several performance measures such as mixers utilization and changeover time.

Membership
Aly Owida
Feb 2016 - Permanent
Athens Institute for Education and Research - ATINER
Aly Owida
Sep 2007 - Permanent
Syndicate of Egyptian Engineers in Alexandria
Aly Owida
Jul 2007 - Permanent
AASTMT Alumni
Aly Owida
Sep 2013 - Sep 2014
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers - IISE
Aly Owida
Sep 2008 - Sep 2009
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Science - INFORMS
Prizes and Awards
Award
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport | Jul 2019

College of Engineering and Technology Recognition Award for earning PhD and for Assistant Professor Promotion

PhD Scholars Bursary
University of Limerick | Apr 2018
Award
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport | Jul 2017

College of Engineering and Technology Scientific Research Award for publishing a research article in a high-ranked journal

Award
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport | Apr 2011

College of Engineering and Technology Incentive Award for being awarded a research grant from "Imagine That Inc." to use the full package of ExtendSim OR in my M.Sc. research

Research Grant Award
Imagine That Inc. | Jun 2010

Earned the research grant awarded by "Imagine That Inc." to use the full package of ExtendSim OR to model and analyze the implementation of RFID technology in the furniture manufacturing industry in pursuing my master's degree research

Scholarship
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport | Sep 2007
Full Graduate Admission Scholarship for Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Scholarship
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport | Sep 2004
Full Undergraduate Scholarship for the fall semester for Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
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