Ahmed Mohammed

Dr. Ahmed Mohammed is an Associate Professor in Supply Chain Management and Programme Director for the MSc Supply Chain Management at the University of Birmingham, Dubai Campus. He is affiliated with the Management Department and brings over 13 years of combined academic and industrial experience from the UK and the Middle East.

Educational Background:

• Ph.D. in Engineering, University of Portsmouth, UK (2017)
• MSc in Communication Network Planning and Management, University of Portsmouth, UK (2010)
• Lean Six Sigma – Black Belt (2022)
• Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK (2022)

Dr. Mohammed's research focuses on the modeling and optimization of supply chains with an emphasis on sustainability and resilience. His work spans areas such as multi-tier supplier selection, circular economy, food waste management, Industry 4.0 integration, and last-mile logistics. He employs advanced methodologies including multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques like AHP, TOPSIS, and VIKOR, and develops hybrid optimization models for complex supply chain challenges.

His recent publications, spanning from 2021 to 2023, reflect a strong trend in resilient and sustainable supply chain network design, pandemic-related disruptions, digital sourcing, and risk modeling under uncertainty. These works appear in high-impact journals such as International Journal of Production Research, Transportation Research Part E, Computers & Industrial Engineering, and Expert Systems with Applications.

Scientific Awards and Recognitions:

• Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK (2022)
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (2022)
• Fellow Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
• Member, MCDM Society

Dr. Mohammed has secured multiple research grants from MOHERI, Oman, including projects on last-mile logistics sustainability, supply chain resilience, and online food waste management. He actively supervises research students and serves as a reviewer for leading journals including International Journal of Production Economics (IJPE), Transportation Research Part D (TRD), Omega, and International Journal of Production Research (IJPR).

He is also an external academic program reviewer for logistics-related programs and contributes to the academic community through peer review and collaborative research.