Dr. Nader Azad

Dr. Nader Azad teaches Operations Management and Supply Chain Management Online courses at University Canada West. With an extensive academic background, Dr. Azad’s research expertise lies in supply chain risk management, transportation and logistics, and sustainability. His scholarly contributions include numerous publications in high-impact journals such as Transportation Science, Omega, European Journal of Operations Research, Transportation Research Part B and E and International Journal of Production Economics. He has also been awarded significant research grants, including a Discovery Grant from Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).

Dr. Azad is actively involved in the academic community, serving on various committees and as a reviewer for several prestigious journals. His dedication to teaching and research has earned him recognition and nominations for teaching awards, underlining his commitment to advancing knowledge in operations management and related fields.

Publication

1. Ghazi, A. J. , Karray, S., & Azad, N. (2023). Price and quality competition while envisioning a quality-related product recall. European Journal of Operational Research.
2. Khosroshahi, H., Azad, N., Jabbarzadeh, A. Verma, M. Investigating the level and quality of the information in the environmental disclosure report of the supply chains considering government intervention. International Journal of Production Economics 235, 2021, 108071.
3. Esmaeili, E., Azad, N., Fallah, M. Risk-Averse supplier selection and order allocation in the centralized supply chains under disruption Risks. Expert Systems with Applications 175, 2021, 114691.
4. Esmaeili, E., Azad, N., Pourmohammadi, H., Fallah, M. Risk-averse outsourcing strategy in the presence of demand and supply uncertainties. Computers and Industrial Engineering 151, 2021, 106906.
5. Jabbarzadeh, A., Azad, N., Verma, E. An optimization approach to planning rail hazmat shipments in the presence of random disruptions. Omega: The International Journal of Management Science 96, 2020, 102078.
6. Vickson, R.G., Hassini, E., Azad, N. A Benders decomposition approach to product location in carousel storage systems. Annals of Operations Research 284(2), 2020, 623-643.
7. Vaez, P., Azad, N., Jabbarzadeh, A. Designing a scheduling decision support system for the skin pass line: A case study of the steel finishing line. Journal of Engineering Manufacture 234, 2020, 1640-1655.
8. Azad, N., Hassini, E. A Benders decomposition method for designing reliable supply chain networks accounting for multi-mitigation strategies and demand losses. Transportation Science 53(5), 2019, 1287-1312.
9. Azad, N., Hassini, E. Recovery Strategies from major supply disruptions in single and multiple sourcing networks. European Journal of Operational Research 275(2), 2019, 481-501.
10. Golmohammadi, A., Taghavi, M., Farivar, S., Azad, N. Three strategies for engaging a buyer in supplier development efforts. International Journal of Production Economics 206, 2018, 1-14.

Courses taught at UCW

• OPMT 620 Operations Management
• OPMT 621 Supply Chain Management