Dr. Hossein Zolfagharinia
Overview
Dr. Hossein Zolfagharinia is an award-wining Associate Professor of Operations Management in the Global Management Studies department at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. He received his Undergraduate and Master's Degrees in Industrial Engineering. Afterwards, he earned his Ph.D. in Operations and Supply Chain Management from the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. In addition to his academic background, Dr. Zolfagharinia has several years of professional work experience as a business methods analyst. Furthermore, he gained experience in the area of Logistics and Supply Chain Management through managing projects in industries such as trucking transportation (e.g., Cargo County Group), third party logistics (e.g., Logikor Inc.), maritime transportation (Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc.), and healthcare (Intelligence Inc.).
Dr. Zolfagharinia is the co-editor of a book, and the author of a book chapter and over 15 top-tier refereed articles in A and A* rated journals, based on the ABDC list. These journals include: European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research: Parts B, D, & E, Omega- The International Journal of Management Science, International Journal of Production Economics, Computers & Industrial Engineering, and Computers & Operations Research. Dr. Zolfagharinia frequently presents his work at scholarly/professional conferences at both the national and international levels such as: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Annual Conference, Annual meeting of Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS), Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Meeting, and Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) Conference.
Dr. Zolfagharinia is the recipient of the Dean's Scholarly, Research, and Creative Activity Award in 2017, the Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) Research Recognition Awards in 2018 & 2020, the Best Paper Award of the Production and Operations Management Division at the 2019 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), and several TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Funding Awards. He has received over $500,000 in internal and external research grants from a variety of funding agencies, including: NSERC Discovery Grant, SSHRC Insight Development Grant, NSERC Engage Grant, Federal Economic Development Agency Grant for Southern Ontario, and Ontario Centres of Excellence Grant.
Supply Chain Management; Sustainable Operations Management; Collaborative Transportation; Green Product Development
| Book Chapter |
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| Co-author in one chapter of the book “FACILITIES LOCATION: Concepts, Models, Algorithms and Case Studies”, Physica-Verlag HD, 2009, 395-417, Hardcover, ISBN: 978-3-7908-2150-5. |
| Papers in Refereed Journals |
| “To Green or Not to Green Trucking? Exploring the Canadian Case”, with Jovanovic, N., Peszynski, K. (2020), Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 88, 102591. |
| “Real-time production scheduling in the Industry-4.0 context: Addressing uncertainties in job arrivals and machine breakdowns”, with Ghaleb, M., Taghipour, S. (2020), Computers & Operations Research 123, 105031. |
| “A scenario-based robust possibilistic model for a multi-objective electronic reverse logistics network”, with Tosarkani, BM., Amin, SH. (2020), International Journal of Production Economics 224, 107557. |
| “Integrated production and maintenance scheduling for a single degrading machine with deterioration-based failures”, with Ghaleb, M., Taghipour, S., Sharifi, M. (2020), Computers & Industrial Engineering 143, 106432. |
| “Dynamic Interdiction Networks with Applications in Illicit Supply Chains”, with Jabbarzare, Z., Najafi, M. (2020), Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, 96, 102069. |
| “Considering short-term and long-term uncertainties in location and capacity planning of public healthcare facilities”, with Nasrabadi, AM., Najafi, M. (2020), European Journal of Operational Research 281 (1), 152-173. |
| “Designing a green meat supply chain network: A multi-objective approach”, with Mohebalizadehgashti, F., Amin SH. (2020), International Journal of Production Economics 219, 312-327. |
| “Green product development and environmental performance: Investigating the role of government regulations”, with Hafezi, M. (2018), International Journal of Production Economics, 204, 395-410. |
| “The Importance of Considering Non-linear Layover and Delay Costs for Load Truckers”, with Haughton, M. (2018), Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 109: 331-355. |
| “Blood Inventory Management in Hospitals: Considering Supply and Demand Uncertainty and Blood Transshipment Possibility”, with Najafi, M., Ahmadi, A. (2017), Operations Research for Health Care. 15: 43-56 |
| “Operational Flexibility in the Truckload Trucking Industry”, with Haughton, M. (2017), Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 104 (Supplement C): 437-460. |
| “Effective Truckload Dispatch Decision Method with Incomplete Advance Load Information”, with Haughton., M. (2016), European Journal of Operational Research, 252(1):103-121. |
| “The Benefit of Advance Load Information for Truckload Carriers”, with Haughton., M. (2014), Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 70: 34-54. |
| “A Hybrid Two-Stock Inventory Control Model for a Reverse Supply Chain”, with Hafezi, M., Zanjirani Farahani, R., & Fahimnia B. (2014), Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 67: 141-161. |
| Erratum on “Optimal Inventory Control of Empty Containers in Inland Transportation System” [Int. J. Prod. Econ. 133(1) (2011) 451–457], with Isotupa, S. (2013), International Journal of Production Economics, 141(1): 435-436. |
| “The benefit of Information Sharing in a Logistics Outsourcing Context”, with Haughton., M. (2012), International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 13(2): 187-208. |
| Year | Grant |
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| 2020-2022 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Insight Development Grant, (Sole Applicant) | $61,411 CAD |
| 2019 |
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Engage Grants, (Sole Applicant) | $25,000 CAD |
| 2018-2020 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Insight Development Grant, (Principle Applicant) | $74,369 CAD |
| 2018 |
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Engage Grants, (Sole Applicant) | $25,000 CAD |
| 2017-2022 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Discovery Grants, (Sole Applicant) | $110,000 CAD |
| 2014-2015 | Voucher for Innovation and Productivity (VIP), Talent Edge Grants, (Co-applicant) | $60,000 CAD |
| 2013-2014 | FedDev Ontario Program, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, (Co-applicant) | $60,000 CAD |
| Year | Grant | Amount |
| 2019-2020 | Dean's Postdoctoral Researcher Program | $26,550 CAD |
| 2018-2021 | TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Funding Awards [7 awards] | $14,000 CAD |
| 2017-2018 | SSHRC Institutional Grant (SIG) | $10,000 CAD |
| 2017-2018 | Dean's Postdoctoral Researcher Program | $22,500 CAD |
| 2016-2017 | TRSM Research Development Grant | $7,000 CAD |
| 2015-2021 | Start-up Research Fund | $8,000 CAD |
| Year | Course code / title |
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| 2015 - Current | Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
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| 2013 - 2014 | Instructor, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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| 2008 - 2009 | Instructor, Industrial Engineering Department, Azad University
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| Year | Honours & Awards |
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| 2020 | TRSM Research Recognition Award |
| 2020 | Best Paper Award (Co-authored with a PhD student) at the 2020 RAMS Conference |
| 2018-2021 | TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Funding Award (for seven publications) |
| 2019 | Best Paper Award at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference |
| 2018 | TRSM Research Recognition Award |
| 2017 | Dean's Scholarly, Research, and Creative Activity Award |
| 2016 | Nominated for the 2016 CAGS/Proquest-UMI Distinguished Dissertation |
| 2015 | Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Research Award |