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Morteza Pourakbar is an associate professor at the Department of Technology and Operations Management at Rotterdam School of Management. His main research interests are risk and security management in global supply chains and after-sales service parts inventory management.

Publications

Academic (12)
  • Nikoofal, M. E., Pourakbar, M., & Gumus, M. (2023). Securing containerized supply chain through public and private partnership. Production and Operations Management, 32(7), 2341-2361. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13980

  • Arani, H. V., Pourakbar, M., Laan, E. V. D., & de Koster, R. (2023). How to charge in servicizing: Per period or per use? European Journal of Operational Research, 304(3), 981-996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.05.002, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.05.002

  • Frenk, JBG., Javadi, S., Pourakbar, M., & Sezer, SO. (2018). An exact static solution approach for the service parts end of life inventory problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 272(2), 496-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.06.041

  • Pourakbar, M., & Zuidwijk, R. (2018). The Role of Customs in Securing Containerized Global Supply Chains. European Journal of Operational Research, 271(1), 331-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.05.012

  • Letizia, P., Pourakbar, M., & Harrison, T. (2017). The Impact of Consumer Returns on the Multichannel Sales Strategies of Manufacturers. Production and Operations Management, 27(2), 323-349. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.12799

  • Rezapour, S., Zanjirani Farahani, R., & Pourakbar, M. (2017). Resilient supply chain network design under competition: A case study. European Journal of Operational Research, 259(3), 1017-1035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.11.041

  • Pourakbar, M., Laan, E., & Dekker, R. (2013). End-of-Life Inventory Problem with Phase-out Returns. Production and Operations Management, 23(9), 1561-1576. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.12176

  • Pourakbar, M., Frenk, JBG., & Dekker, R. (2012). End-of-life inventory decisions for consumer electronics service parts. Production and Operations Management, 21(5), 889-906. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1937-5956.2012.01340.x

  • Pourakbar, M., & Dekker, R. (2012). Customer Differentiated End-of-Life Inventory Problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 222(1), 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.03.034

  • Dekker, R., Pourakbar, M., & Sleptchenko, A. (2009). The floating stock policy in fast moving consumer goods supply chains. Transportation Research. Part E, The Logistics and Transportation Review, 45(1), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2008.06.001

  • Fazel Zarandi, M. H., Pourakbar, M., & Turksen, I. B. (2008). A Fuzzy agent-based model for reduction of bullwhip effect in supply chain systems. Expert Systems with Applications, 34(3), 1680-1691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2007.01.031

  • Farahani, R. Z., Pourakbar, M., & Miandoabchi, E. (2007). Developing exact and Tabu search algorithms for simultaneously determining AGV loop and P/D stations in single loop systems. International Journal of Production Research, 45(22), 5199-5222. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540600824912

Internal (1)
  • Pourakbar, M. (2011). End-of-Life Inventory Decisions of Service Parts. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).

Courses

IM Research clinic

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022
  • Code: BM-IM-RC
  • Level: Master

Global Supply Chain and Sustainability Management

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BM-IM03CC
  • Level: Master

Global Sustainable Supply Chains

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018, 2016/2017, 2015/2016
  • Code: BM02SCM
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Past courses

Advanced topics in Global Supply Chain Management

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018, 2016/2017
  • Code: BMME109
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

OLD STYLE - Research Methods and Skills

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMRM3SCM
  • Level: Master

Quantitative Decision Making

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BT1215
  • Level: Bachelor 1, Bachelor 2, Pre-master

Decision theory

  • Study year: 2020/2021
  • Code: BK1215
  • Level: Bachelor 1

Innovation Management

  • Study year: 2020/2021
  • Code: BM-IM09CC
  • ECTS: 8 Level: Master

Operations research and modelling

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020
  • Code: BKB0013
  • Level: Bachelor 2, Pre-master

Quantitative Decision Making

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018, 2016/2017, 2015/2016
  • Code: BAB19
  • Level: Bachelor 2, Bachelor 2, Pre-master

Decision theory

  • Study year: 2019/2020
  • Code: BK1115
  • Level: Bachelor 1

Quantitative Decision Making

  • Study year: 2019/2020
  • Code: BT1115
  • Level: Bachelor 1, Bachelor 2, Pre-master

Service Logistics & Operations

  • Study year: 2016/2017, 2015/2016
  • Code: BMME073
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master

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