Symposium on Supply Chain and Logistics

DEVELOPING MORE RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES

Supply chain (SC) disruption risks and resilience have received extensive attention from researchers and practitioners, becoming increasingly relevant to businesses in different sizes and industries in maintaining their competitiveness, continuity, and sustainable business environment. Globalization, technological changes, and efficiency imperatives amid turbulent business environments expose businesses to a range of internal and external SC risks and disruptions, leading to growing interest in building more agile and resilient SC and logistics systems. Qatar, as an emerging economy similar to other parts of the world faced different major supply chain and logistics disruptions in recent years, such as the political and economic blockade, COVID-19 pandemic, among other events.

This symposium is an international practical and scientific event to disseminate current local studies’ outcomes and discuss SC and logistics processes, disruption risks, and effective resilience plans in Qatar at the firm level in different sizes and industries (i.e., manufacturing, services and construction).

The Main Symposium Themes/Topics

Effective Supply Chain (SC) and Logistics Process and Best Practices
SC Disruption Events and Risk Management
SC Agility, Resilience and Responsive Plans
Sustainability, Lean and Green Logistics

Target Audiences (Who Should Attend)

Government officials and policymakers
Supply chain and logistics professionals
Scholars, researchers and students
Business executives and decision-makers
Industry professionals from related sectors

AGENDA

FIRST DAY (Dec 3rd)	TIME	ITEM	SPEAKER	FACILITATOR	TOPIC
	08:30-09:00 AM	Registration & Networking
	09:00-10:15 AM	Intro & Opening by High Level Authorities	Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Kaabi, VP of Academic Affairs, Qatar University H.E. Eng. Hamad Essa Abdulla, Assistant Undersecretary of Land Transport Affairs, Ministry of Transport Eng. Ali Bin Abdullatif Al Misned, Board Member, Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry	Ms. Noora Al-Awlan, Qatar Chamber (MC)
	09:00-10:15 AM	First session- Keynote	Prof. Mohan Sodhi, University of London, UK		Effective supply chain risk and resilience plans at the national and firm levels
	10:15-10:30 AM	Coffee Break & Networking
	10:30-12:00 PM	Second session	Dr. Mahour Parast, Arizona State University (ASU), USA Prof. Shaligram Pokharel, Qatar University	Ms. Noora Al-Awlan, Qatar Chamber (MC)	Logistics and supply chain risks and resilience in Qatar; effective solutions for startups, SMEs and large firms
	12:00-12:30 PM	Award Announcement	Dr. Abdulla Al-Sayed, President of the Lean Construction Institute (LCI)- Qatar		The 1st Qatar lean competition awards
	12:30-01:30 PM	Lunch Break & Networking
	01:30-02:15 PM	Third session- Keynote	Mr. Elias Aboujawdeh, VP of Freight Logistics, MILAHA Integrated Maritime & Logistics.	Ms. Noora Al-Awlan, Qatar Chamber (MC)	Industry best practices of addressing supply chain and logistics challenges
	2:15-2:30 PM	Coffee Break & Networking
	02:30-04:00 PM	Furth session- Panel discussion	Mr. Abdulla Alkhanji, Ministry of Commerce & Industry Mr. Elias Aboujawdeh, VP of Freight Logistics, MILAHA Integrated Maritime & Logistics. Mr. Firas Simaan, Director of Ground Operations & Gateways in MENA, DHL Mr. Saleh Al-Ghamdi, Logistics Manager, Qatar Petrochemical Co. (QAPCO)	Prof. Laoucine Kerbache, HBKU, Qatar (Moderator)	Short presentations, discussions and Q/A
	04:00 PM	Closing
	07:00-10:00 PM	Dinner (and Recognitions)

SECOND DAY (Dec 4th)	TIME	ITEM	SPEAKER	FACILITATOR	TOPIC
	08:30-09:00 AM	Registration & Networking
	09:00-10:30 AM	Advanced Research Training/Workshop	Dr. Mahour Parast, ASU, USA	Dr. Arsalan Safari, Qatar University	Conducting research in operations managment at graduate level and publishing in top journals
	10:30-10:45 AM	Coffee Break & Networking
	10:45-12:00 PM	Advanced Research Training/Workshop (continued)	Dr. Mahour Parast, ASU, USA
	12:00-01:00 PM	Lunch Break & Networking
	02:00-03:15 PM	Executive Training/ Workshop	Prof. Mohan Sodhi, University of London, UK	Prof. Shaligram Pokharel, Qatar University	Effective supply chain risk management and agile/resilient plans
	3:15-3:30 PM	Coffee Break & Networking
	03:30-05:00 PM	Executive Training/ Workshop (continued)	Prof. Mohan Sodhi, University of London, UK

SPEAKERS

H.E. Eng. Hamad Essa Abdulla

Assistant Undersecretary of Land Transport Affairs, Ministry of Transport

Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Kaabi

VP of Academic Affairs, Qatar University

Eng. Ali Bin Abdullatif Al Misned

Board Member, Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Dr. Abdulla Al-Sayed

President of the Lean Construction Institute (LCI)- Qatar

Prof. Mohan Sodhi

University of London, UK

Dr. Mahour Parast

Arizona State University, USA

Prof. Shaligram Pokharel

Qatar University

Mr. Elias Aboujawdeh

VP of Freight Logistics, MILAHA Integrated Maritime & Logistics

Prof. Laoucine Kerbache

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar

Mr. Saleh Al-Ghamdi

Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO)

Mr. Abdulla Alkhanji

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Firas Simaan

Director of Ground Operations & Gateways in MENA, DHL

SYMPOSIUM CHAIR & COMMITTEES

Dr. Rana Sobh, Dean of QU College of Business & Economics

Dr. Arsalan Safari (Chair, Qatar University)
Dr. Lanouar Charfeddine (Qatar University)
Dr. Mohammed El-Gammal (Qatar University)
Prof. Shaligram Pokharel (Qatar University)
Dr. Luai Sudek (LCI- Qatar)
Mr. Fahed Sueiman (LCI-Qatar)
Mrs. Noora Al-Awlan (Qatar Chamber)
Mr. Yassir Abdel Karim Abdel Aziez (Qatar Chamber)
Ms. Faten Ramadan (Qatar University)
Ms. Aseel Mohammad (Qatar University)

Dr. Arsalan Safari (Chair, Qatar University)
Dr. Lanouar Charfeddine (Qatar University)
Prof. Shaligram Pokharel (Qatar University)
Dr. Ismail Golgeci (Aarhus University)
Dr. Mahour Parast (Arizona State University)
Mrs. Vanesa Balicevac Al Ismail (Qatar University)

TRAINING

There are two training/workshops taking place on Day 2 of the symposium.

First Training/Workshop

Topic: Advanced Research Training (Certified) - Operations Management
By: Dr. Mahour Parast, Arizona State University, AZ, USA
Date/Time: December 4, 2023, 9 am – 12 pm
Venue: Hilton Doha Hotel, West Bay, Doha (Conference Room)

Second Training/Workshop

Topic: Executive Training (Certified) - Effective Supply Chain Risk Management & Resilience Plans
By: Prof. Mohan Sodhi, University of London, UK
Date/Time: December 4, 2023, 2 – 5 pm
Venue: Hilton Doha Hotel, West Bay, Doha (Conference Room)

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SELECTED ARTICLES

Supply chain risk and resilience in startups, SMEs, and large enterprises: a systematic review and directions for research (by A Safari, V Balicevac Al Ismail, M Parast, S Pokharel)
Alternative Paths to Achieving Supply Chain Resilience: Evidence from Smes and Large Enterprises in Qatar (by V Balicevac Al-Ismail, I Golgeci, S Pokharel, A Safari)
Achieving resilience through knowledge management practices and risk management culture in agri-food supply chains (by I Ali, I Golgeci, A Arslan)
An operations and supply chain management perspective to product innovation (by S Sabahi, M Parast)
Toward a contingency perspective of organizational and supply chain resilience (by M Parast)
Additive Manufacturing Technology for Spare Parts Application: A Systematic Review on Supply Chain Management (by A Mecheter, S Pokharel, F Tarlochan)
Don’t abandon your just-in-time supply chain, revamp it (M Sodhi, T Choi)
Reducing the risk of supply chain disruptions (S Chopra, M Sodhi)
How to do strategic supply-chain planning (M Sodhi)
Supply chain management for extreme conditions: research opportunities (M Sodhi, C Tang)

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