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Personal profile
Mehdi Foumani (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor at the School of Intelligent Business and Finance. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Operations Management from Monash University, and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tehran. His research focuses on Sustainable Supply Chains, Smart & Lean Manufacturing, Logistics, Optimizationand Simulation. Dr. Foumani has worked at Monash University, the University of Melbourne, and the University of Sydney to gain experience both in academia and industry. He has worked as a research fellow in Monash University and the University of Melbourne, mainly in the area of energy management, sustainable transport and logistics. As a industry project lead in the University of Sydney, he has received an industry research grant to explore how heuristic procedures can be used for a Pit-to-Port integration and creation of a digital twin concept.
Research interests
Operations Research
Supply Chain Management
Probabilistic Machine Learning
Optimization and Simulation
Experience
Research Project Lead, Rio Tinto Ltd. , 2020-2022
Senior Research Fellow, the University of Sydney, 2020-2022
Senior Research Fellow, the University of Melbourne, 2018-2020
Research Fellow, Monash University, 2017-2018
Teaching
IFB301TC Final Year Project
IFB315TC Supply Chain Modelling and Optimisation
IFB106TC Demand Forecasting & Management
IFB201TC Inventory and warehouse management
IFB208TC Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma
IFB002TC Essentials of Intelligent Supply Chain
Awards and honours
Rio Tinto Industry Grant Funding, University of Sydney
Albert Shimmins Research Award, University of Melbourne
Postgraduate Publication Award, Monash University
Quality Scholarly Research Output Award, Monash University
Monash International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Monash University
Monash Graduate Scholarship, Monash University
Best paper award, 45th International Conference on Computers Industrial Engineering
Best paper award , IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. in Operations Management, Monash University - 2016
M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, the University of Tehran - 2009
B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Azad Universaity -2005
Person Types
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Scheduling of Distribution Centers with Disruptions
1/07/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Adaptation of a Collaborative Truck and Robotic Vehicle for Sustainable Supply Chain Operations
Foumani, M., 2024, Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications 8 - Results from the 11th International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications. Abdul Majeed, A. P. P., Yap, E. H., Liu, P., Huang, X., Nguyen, A., Chen, W. & Kim, U-H. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 289-301 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 1132 LNNS).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Adaptation of a Collaborative Truck and Robotic Vehicle for Sustainable Supply Chain Operations
Foumani, M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. Springer, (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Scheduling of Multi-Robot Job Shop Systems in Dynamic Environments: Mixed-Integer Linear Programming and Constraint Programming Approaches
Fatemi-Anaraki, S., Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, R., Foumani, M. & Vahedi-Nouri, B., Feb 2023, In: Omega (United Kingdom). 115, 102770.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An MVP Approach to Developing Complex Hybrid Simulation Models
Jones, W., Gun, P. & Foumani, M., 2022, Proceedings of the 2022 INFORMS Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2022. Feng, B., Pedrielli, G., Peng, Y., Shashaani, S., Song, E., Corlu, C. G., Lee, L. H., Chew, E. P., Roeder, T. & Lendermann, P. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1176-1187 12 p. (Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference; vol. 2022-December).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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A transformation technique for the clustered generalized traveling salesman problem with applications to logistics
Baniasadi, P., Foumani, M., Smith-Miles, K. & Ejov, V., 1 Sept 2020, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 285, 2, p. 444-457 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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All Energy Australia
Mehdi Foumani (Participant)
Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Energy Next
Mehdi Foumani (Participant)
Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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IEEE Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing
Mehdi Foumani (Participant)
May 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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International Journal of Logistics Management (Journal)
Mehdi Foumani (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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International Journal of Production Research (Journal)
Mehdi Foumani (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review