Mohammad Arbabian

Mohammad Arbabian is an Assistant Professor at the School of Business at the University of Portland. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the University of Washington (UW), where he also earned teaching and research awards. His research focuses on supply chain management, inventory systems, game theory, and data-driven optimization.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Operations Management, University of Washington
• M.Sc. (field unspecified), Islamic University of Science and Technology, Iran
• B.Sc. (field unspecified), Iran

His research emphasizes practical applications such as cloud computing capacity planning and pandemic inventory systems. Collaborations include work with Microsoft on cloud computing optimization. He has extensive teaching experience, starting at age 18 in Iranian high schools and universities, and led his consulting firm RayPars before pursuing academia.

Awards:

• UW ISOM Best Research Award (2019)
• UW ISOM Teaching Excellence Award (2018)

His work bridges theoretical operations research with real-world challenges in manufacturing, healthcare, and tech sectors. Current projects explore additive manufacturing's impact on supply chain coordination and cost structures.