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DR RAED HUSAIN

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Phone
99141945
Public Email
raed.husain@ku.edu.kw
Office Location
2nd Floor, ISOM Department, Office # S020B1019
College/ Center
College of Business Administration
Professor

Raed Al-Husain is an associate professor of operations and supply chain management at Kuwait University. His research interests span a broad spectrum, encompassing topics such as supply chain design and simulation, the supply chain in the oil industry, scheduling, linear and goal programming applications, and disaster and risk management.

At the College of Business Administration, Raed teaches operations management, management sciences, supply chain management, quality control, simulation, and statistics. In addition to his teaching duties, Raed offers training courses for entrepreneurs in managerial decision-making, equipping them with essential tools for sound business practices.

Additionally, Raed Al-Husain has occupied pivotal administrative roles at Kuwait University. These include the positions of Director of the Information Technology Center, Director of the Office of Student Training and Alumni, and Chairperson of the Information Systems and Operations Management Department at the College of Business Administration.

Dr. Al-Husain earned his B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and operations research from the University of Southern California in 1999 and 2001, respectively. He also received his Ph.D. in operations and supply chain management from the University of Houston in 2005.

Degrees and Certificates

Ph.D., Business Operations and Production Management, 2005

        University of Houston, Houston, Texas       

M.S., Operations Research Engineering, 2001

        University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

 B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1998

         University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Key Responsibilities

Dr. Raed Al-Husain is currently the Chair of the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management at the College of Business Administration. His teaching portfolio includes courses in operations and production management, operations research and quantitative analysis, supply chain management, project management, quality control, simulation, statistics, and mathematical analysis.

Professional Experience

Kuwait University, College of Business Administration, Kuwait

  •         Department Chair, 2024 – Present time
  •         Associate Professor, 2016 – Present time
  •         Department Chair, 2016 – 2020
  •         Director of the Information Technology Center, 2013 - 2014
  •        Director of the Office of Student Training and Alumni (OSTA), 2008 – 2010

  •        Assistant Professor, 2005 - 20015

     

Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait

  •         Visiting Lecturer, MBA Program, 2012 - 2013

     

University of Houston, Bauer College of Business, Houston-Texas

  •         Teacher Assistant, 2001 - 2005

 

 

Research Interests

Dr. Raed Al-Husain's research interests cover a wide range of topics, including supply chain design and simulation, supply chain dynamics in the oil industry, scheduling, applications of linear and goal programming, and disaster and risk management.

Academic Subjects

Dr. Raed Al-Husain teaches operations management, management sciences, supply chain management, quality control, simulation, and statistics. Beyond his academic responsibilities, he also conducts training programs for entrepreneurs, focusing on managerial decision-making and equipping them with essential tools for effective business practices. 

Publications
  1. Al-Husain, R., Elshaer, A. M., Alzuman, A., Albadry, O. M.,      Sheikhelsouk, S., Almonawer, N., Alsetoohy, O. (2024).  Toward Sustainable Performance in the Hotel Food Supply Chain:  Influences of Quality Management Practices and Digital Integration.  Administrative Sciences.  In Process.
  2. Al-Husain R., Al-Eideh, B.      (2024). Stochastic Resilience in Operations Management Using Ito Diffusion and Gamma Catastrophe Processes.      International Journal of Business Analytics, Vol.11, No. 1, pp.16. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJBAN.353085 
  3. Al-Husain, R. (2023).      Unveiling the Dynamics of Organizational Characteristics in Disaster Management: Insights from Kuwait.      Sustainability,  Vol. 15, No. 12860.  pp. 32.  https://doi.org/10.3390/su151712860. 
  4. Al-Husain, R. (2023).      Promoting Sustainability in Kuwait: An Exploratory Study of Disaster Management Preparedness and Resilience in State Organizations. Sustainability, Vol. 15, No. 10066. pp. 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151310066.
  5. Al-Husain, R.  (2023).  Epidemiological Disaster Management: Literature Survey and Analysis.  International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 49 – 63.
  6. Al-Husain R., Al-Eideh, B.      (2022). A Stochastic Diffusion Logistic Growth Price Model with External Jump Process.  Journal of Management Information and Decision Sciences, Vol.25, No. 5, pp. 1-10.  Available at: https://www.abacademies.org/articles/A-stochastic-diffusion-logistic-growth-price-model-with-external-jump-process-1532-5806-25-5-156.pdf
  7. Al-Eideh, B., and Al-Husain, R.      (2022).  Analysis of the Role of Culture and Globalization in Consumer Awareness and their Impact on Income and Family: An Analytical Statistical Study.  European Journal of Business and Innovation Research, Vol.10, No.1, pp. 34-66.
  8. Al-Husain, R. (2021).      Statistical Analytical Study of the Impact of Social Media Use on Students Academic Achievement and its Relationship to Some Economic and Social Characteristics.  Journal of Management Information and Decision Sciences, Vol. 25, No. S1, pp. 1 – 26. 
  9. Hasan, M. K., Saoud M. and Al-Husain R. (2021). Supernetwork Representation Formulation of a Multiclass Simultaneous Transportation Equilibrium Model as a Fixed Demand User Equilibrium Problem.      International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems, Volume 12 • Issue 3, pp. 18-33. 
  10. Khorramshahgol, R., Al-Husain, R. (2021).  A GP-AHP approach to provide desired responsiveness in a supply chain based on implied demand uncertainty: the case of Pareto customers.  Operations Research Perspectives, Vol. 8, 100172.      Available online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214716020300622
  11. Al-Husain, R., El-Eideh, B. (2020).  Modeling the Impact of Total Quality Management on Costs and Customer Satisfactions of Kuwaiti Courier Service Companies Using Information Index.  European Journal of Scientific Research, Vol. 157, No. 3, pp.234-246.     
  12. Al-Husain, R., Khorramshahgol, R. (2020).  Incorporating analytical hierarchy process and goal programming to design responsive and efficient supply chains.  Operations Research Perspectives, Vol. 7, 100149.      Available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orp.2020.100149. 
  13. Al-Husain, R., Khorramshahgol, R. (2018).  A multi-objective approach to design strategic supply chains and develop responsiveness-efficiency frontiers.  The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 365 – 386. Available online: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-12-2016-0292
  14. Al-Husain, R., Khorramshahgol, R.      (2016).  A Comprehensive Analysis of the Determinants of Swap Problem in the Supply Chain of the Petroleum Industry.  International Journal of Statistics and Probability, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp: 108 – 120. 
  15. Al-Husain, R., AlSayegh, W. (2016).  Analysis of the Expectation of TQM Practices in Courier Service Providers in Kuwait: An Empirical Study.      Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp: 43 – 66.
  16. Khorramshahgol, R., Tamiz, M., Al-Husain, R.  (2014).  Application of Goal Programming to Swap Analysis in Oil Industry.  Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences, Vol. 34 No.1, pp: 73 – 91.
  17. Al-Qaheri, H., Hasan, M., and Al-Husain, R.      (2011).  A Decision Support System for a Three-Stage University Course Scheduler with an Application to College of Business Administration, Kuwait University.  International Journal of Data Analysis and Information Systems, Vol.3, No.2, pp 95-110.
  18. Al-Husain, R., Al-Fadhli, S.  (2011).  Design of a Simulation Model to Solve Shipment Clearance Delays in Shuwaikh Port.  Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 18, No. 2.
  19. Khorramshahgol, R., Al-Hussain, R., and Tamiz, M. (2010).      Application of Linear Programming to Swap Analysis in Supply Chain Management of Oil Industry.  Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences, Volume 31, no. 6, pp. 1375-1388.
  20. Al-Husain, Raed., Hasan, M., Al-Qaheri, H. (2010 ). A Sequential Three-Stage Goal Programming Model for Faculty-Course Time-Classroom Assignments.  Informatica:  An International Journal of Computing and Informatics, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 157 – 164. https://informatica.si/index.php/informatica/article/viewFile/341/340
  21. Hasan, M., Al-Husain, R., Al-Qaheri, H. (2010). A Sequential Two Stage Goal Programming Model for Faculty Assignment Problem.  Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 169 – 189.
  22. Al-Husain, R., Assavapokee, T., Khumawala, B. (2008). Modeling the Supply Chain Swap Problem in the Petroleum Industry.  International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences, Vol.1, No. 3, pp. 261 – 281.
  23. Al-Husain, R., Assavapokee, T., Khumawala, B.  (2006). Supply Chain Management in the Petroleum Industry: Challenges and Opportunities.  International Journal of Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management.  Vol. 1, No. 2, 1 November 2006, 90 – 97.