Dr. Elkafi Hassini
Professor / Associate Dean, Research
Operations Management
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BIO
Professor Hassini specializes in data-driven optimization with applications in supply chain management. His current research interests include big data optimization, supply chain analytics, supply chain risk management, sustainability performance measurement and strategic procurement. His research has been funded by several funding agencies including CFI, MRI ORF-RI, NSERC and SSHRC. His research has also been recognized through best paper awards and the faculty researcher of the year award. He teaches supply chain management, procurement operations management and applied optimization.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
July 2024
Improving Order Picking Efficiency Through Storage Assignment Optimization In Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Yanling Zhuang, Yun Zhou, Elkafi Hassini, Yufei Yuan, Xiangpei Hu
April 2024
Freight Last Mile Delivery: A Literature Review
JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
CONTRIBUTORS: Si Liu, Elkafi Hassini
February 2024
Optimization Of Inpatient Care Unit Resources During Covid-19 Pandemic
JOURNAL : ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Manas Ghosh, Elkafi Hassini
January 2024
Optimal Pricing And Donation Policy For Fresh Goods
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Arma?an Özbilge, Elkafi Hassini, Mahmut Parlar
January 2024
An Augmented Ai-based Hybrid Fraud Detection Framework For Invoicing Platforms
JOURNAL : APPLIED INTELLIGENCE
CONTRIBUTORS: Dewan f Wahid, Elkafi Hassini
2024
Penalty And Threshold Optimization Of The Retailer - Vendor Return Contracts For Contract Re-negotiation In Retail Reverse Supply Chains
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN J OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
CONTRIBUTORS: Mehmet Coskun, Elkafi Hassini
November 2023
User-generated Short-text Classification Using Cograph Editing-based Network Clustering With An Application In Invoice Categorization
JOURNAL : DATA & KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
CONTRIBUTORS: Dewan f Wahid, Elkafi Hassini
August 2023
Modeling The Impact Of Iot Technology On Food Supply Chain Operations
JOURNAL : ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini, Mohamed Ben-daya, Zied Bahroun
May 2023
Optimal Pricing In The Presence Of Iot Investment And Quality-dependent Demand
JOURNAL : ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Mohamed Ben-daya, Elkafi Hassini, Zied Bahroun, Hafsa Saeed
March 2023
Perils And Merits Of Cross-channel Returns
JOURNAL : IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: Armagan Ozbilge, Elkafi Hassini, Mahmut Parlar
January 2023
Vaccine Allocation And Distribution: A Review With A Focus On Quantitative Methodologies And Application To Equity, Hesitancy, And Covid-19 Pandemic
JOURNAL : OPERATIONS RESEARCH FORUM
CONTRIBUTORS: Emanuele Blasioli, Bahareh Mansouri, Srinivas subramanya Tamvada, Elkafi Hassini
December 2022
A Game-theoretic Approach For Pollution Control Initiatives
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: Alireza Tajbakhsh, Elkafi Hassini
November 2022
A Review Of Bricks-and-clicks Dual-channels Literature: Trends And Opportunities
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Armagan Ozbilge, Elkafi Hassini, Mahmut Parlar
November 2022
Rack Retrieval And Repositioning Optimization Problem In Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems
JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
CONTRIBUTORS: Yanling Zhuang, Yun Zhou, Elkafi Hassini, Yufei Yuan, Xiangpei Hu
September 2022
The Impact Of Digital Transformation On Supply Chains Through E-commerce: Literature Review And A Conceptual Framework
JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
CONTRIBUTORS: Heider al Mashalah, Elkafi Hassini, Angappa Gunasekaran, Deepa Bhatt
September 2022
A Literature Review On Correlation Clustering: Cross-disciplinary Taxonomy With Bibliometric Analysis
JOURNAL : OPERATIONS RESEARCH FORUM
CONTRIBUTORS: Dewan f Wahid, Elkafi Hassini
July 2022
Resilient Cities Critical Infrastructure Interdependence: A Meta-research
JOURNAL : SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTRIBUTORS: May Haggag, , Wael El-dakhakhni, Elkafi Hassini
July 2022
Order Picking Optimization With Rack-moving Mobile Robots And Multiple Workstations
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Yanling Zhuang, Yun Zhou, Yufei Yuan, Xiangpei Hu, Elkafi Hassini
May 2022
Tri-level Mixed-binary Linear Programming: Solution Approaches And Application In Defending Critical Infrastructure
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Ramy Fakhry, Elkafi Hassini, , Wael El-dakhakhni
May 2022
Transportation Data Visualization With A Focus On Freight: A Literature Review
JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
CONTRIBUTORS: Yunfei Ma, Amir Amiri, Elkafi Hassini,
April 2022
Interpretable Data-driven Model For Climate-induced Disaster Damage Prediction: The First Step In Community Resilience Planning
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
CONTRIBUTORS: May Haggag, Ahmed Yosri, Wael El-dakhakhni, Elkafi Hassini
April 2022
A Conceptual Framework For Understanding The Impact Of Internet Of Things On Supply Chain Management
JOURNAL : OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
CONTRIBUTORS: Mohamed Ben-daya, Elkafi Hassini, Zied Bahroun
March 2022
Common-knowledge Networks For University Strategic Research Planning
JOURNAL : DECISION ANALYTICS JOURNAL
CONTRIBUTORS: Dewan f Wahid, , Elkafi Hassini, Wael El-dakhakhni
February 2022
E-health Technological Ecosystems: Advanced Solutions To Support Informal Caregivers And Vulnerable Populations During The Covid-19 Outbreak
JOURNAL : TELEMEDICINE JOURNAL AND E-HEALTH
CONTRIBUTORS: Emanuele Blasioli, Elkafi Hassini
September 2021
An Examination Of The Performance Of The Interrai Risk Of Harm To Others Clinical Assessment Protocol (rho Cap) In Inpatient Mental Health Settings
JOURNAL : PSYCHIATRIC QUARTERLY
CONTRIBUTORS: Emanuele Blasioli, , Elkafi Hassini
September 2021
A Predictive Model For Estimating Risk Of Harm And Aggression In Inpatient Mental Health Clinics
JOURNAL : PSYCHIATRIC QUARTERLY
CONTRIBUTORS: Emanuele Blasioli, Elkafi Hassini,
May 2021
A Deep Learning Model For Predicting Climate-induced Disasters
JOURNAL : NATURAL HAZARDS
CONTRIBUTORS: May Haggag, Ahmad s Siam, Wael El-dakhakhni, , Elkafi Hassini
April 2021
Infrastructure Performance Prediction Under Climate-induced Disasters Using Data Analytics
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
CONTRIBUTORS: May Haggag, Ahmed Yorsi, Wael El-dakhakhni, Elkafi Hassini
February 2021
Investment Strategies In Supplier Development Under Capacity And Demand Uncertainty
JOURNAL : DECISION SCIENCES
CONTRIBUTORS: Amirmohsen Golmohammadi, Elkafi Hassini
February 2021
An Integer Programming Model And Directed Steiner-forest Based Heuristic For Routing Less-than-truckload Freight
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: Srinivas subramanya Tamvada, Bahareh Mansouri, Elkafi Hassini, Theodore Pribytkov
January 2021
Evolution Of Supply Chain Ripple Effect: A Bibliometric And Meta-analytic View Of The Constructs
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Deepa Mishra, Yogesh k Dwivedi, Nripendra p Rana, Elkafi Hassini
January 2021
The Role Of Internet Of Things In Food Supply Chain Quality Management: A Review
JOURNAL : QUALITY MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
CONTRIBUTORS: Mohamed Ben-daya, Elkafi Hassini, Zied Bahroun, Bayan h Banimfreg
June 2020
Review Of Supplier Diversification And Pricing Strategies Under Random Supply And Demand
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Amirmohsen Golmohammadi, Elkafi Hassini
January 2020
A Benders Decomposition Approach To Product Location In Carousel Storage Systems
JOURNAL : ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Raymond g Vickson, Elkafi Hassini, Nader Azad
January 2020
Price Optimization With Reference Price Effects: A Generalized Benders’ Decomposition Method And A Myopic Heuristic Approach
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Seyed shervin Shams-shoaaee, Elkafi Hassini
December 2019
Current Trends In Disaster Management Simulation Modelling Research
JOURNAL : ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Deepa Mishra, Sameer Kumar, Elkafi Hassini
September 2019
Optimal Pricing In Iterative Flexible Combinatorial Procurement Auctions
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Bahareh Mansouri, Elkafi Hassini
September 2019
Organizational Capabilities That Enable Big Data And Predictive Analytics Diffusion And Organizational Performance
JOURNAL : MANAGEMENT DECISION
CONTRIBUTORS: Deepa Mishra, Zongwei Luo, Benjamin Hazen, Elkafi Hassini, Cyril Foropon
September 2019
A Benders Decomposition Method For Designing Reliable Supply Chain Networks Accounting For Multimitigation Strategies And Demand Losses
JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE
CONTRIBUTORS: Nader Azad, Elkafi Hassini
August 2019
Internet Of Things And Supply Chain Management: A Literature Review
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Mohamed Ben-daya, Elkafi Hassini, Zied Bahroun
June 2019
Recovery Strategies From Major Supply Disruptions In Single And Multiple Sourcing Networks
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Nader Azad, Elkafi Hassini
June 2019
Capacity, Pricing And Production Under Supply And Demand Uncertainties With An Application In Agriculture
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Amirmohsen Golmohammadi, Elkafi Hassini
August 2018
Evaluating Sustainability Performance In Fossil-fuel Power Plants Using A Two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis
JOURNAL : ENERGY ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: Alireza Tajbakhsh, Elkafi Hassini
July 2018
A Two-period Sourcing Model With Demand And Supply Risks
JOURNAL : JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
CONTRIBUTORS: Amirmohsen Golmohammadi, Elkafi Hassini
2018
Impact Of Inventory Cannibalisation On A Retailer Selling Substitutes
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini, Chirag Surti, Prakash Abad
2018
Impact Of Inventory Cannibalisation On A Retailer Selling Substitutes
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Chirag Surti, Prakash Abad, Elkafi Hassini
March 2016
Disruption Risk Management In Railroad Networks: An Optimization-based Methodology And A Case Study
JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART B METHODOLOGICAL
CONTRIBUTORS: Nader Azad, Elkafi Hassini, Manish Verma
2016
Optimal Control Of An Imperfect Repetitive Synchronised Production Environment
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN J OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini
October 2015
A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach To Evaluate Sustainability In Supply Chain Networks
JOURNAL : JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
CONTRIBUTORS: , Elkafi Hassini
August 2015
Optimal Spacing Of “covered” And “exposed” Time Intervals In A Stochastic Process With High Penalty Costs: Applications To Parking And Insurance
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Behrouz Bakhtiari, Emre Berk, Elkafi Hassini, Mahmut Parlar
July 2015
Fulfillment Source Allocation, Inventory Transshipment, And Customer Order Transfer In E-tailing
JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
CONTRIBUTORS: Sa Torabi, Elkafi Hassini, M Jeihoonian
July 2015
A Lagrangian Approach To The Winner Determination Problem In Iterative Combinatorial Reverse Auctions
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Bahareh Mansouri, Elkafi Hassini
July 2015
Performance Measurement Of Sustainable Supply Chains: A Review And Research Questions
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: , Elkafi Hassini
August 2014
Comment On “an Erratum On Generalized Single-vendor Multi-buyer Integrated Inventory Supply Chain Models With A Better Synchronization” By Hoque, M.a.
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: Moncer Hariga, Elkafi Hassini, Mohamed Ben-daya
August 2014
A Note On Generalized Single-vendor Multi-buyer Integrated Inventory Supply Chain Models With Better Synchronization
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: Moncer Hariga, Elkafi Hassini, Mohamed Ben-daya
December 2013
Pricing And Inventory Decisions With Uncertain Supply And Stochastic Demand
JOURNAL : ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Chirag Surti, Elkafi Hassini, Prakash Abad
July 2013
Scheduling And Lot Sizing Models For The Single-vendor Multi-buyer Problem Under Consignment Stock Partnership
JOURNAL : JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
CONTRIBUTORS: M Hariga, M Gumus, M Ben-daya, Elkafi Hassini
July 2013
Pricing Strategy In The Presence Of Reference Prices With Thresholds
JOURNAL : JOURNAL OF REVENUE AND PRICING MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: Michael Von massow, Elkafi Hassini
March 2013
Consignment And Vendor Managed Inventory In Single-vendor Multiple Buyers Supply Chains
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Mohamed Ben-daya, Elkafi Hassini, Moncer Hariga, Mohammad m Aldurgam
2013
Pricing And Inventory Decisions With Uncertain Supply And Stochastic Demand
JOURNAL : ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Chirag Surti, Elkafi Hassini, Prakash Abad
2013
Pricing And Inventory Decisions With Uncertain Supply And Stochastic Demand
JOURNAL : ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Chirag Surti, Elkafi Hassini, Prakash Abad
November 2012
A Literature Review And A Case Study Of Sustainable Supply Chains With A Focus On Metrics
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini, Chirag Surti, Cory Searcy
2012
Bundling In A Supply Chain: Insights And Implications
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN J OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
CONTRIBUTORS: Chirag Surti, Elkafi Hassini
January 2011
Editorial
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini
2010
The Impact Of Supplier Numbers And Bid Decrements On Reverse Auction Outcomes
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Michael von Massow, Elkafi Hassini
October 2009
Multi-site Production Planning Integrating Procurement And Distribution Plans In Multi-echelon Supply Chains: An Interactive Fuzzy Goal Programming Approach
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Sa Torabi1, Elkafi Hassini
May 2009
One-dimensional Carousel Storage Problems: Applications, Review And Generalizations
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini
July 2008
Building Competitive Enterprises Through Supply Chain Management
JOURNAL : JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini
May 2008
Supply Chain Optimization: Current Practices And Overview Of Emerging Research Opportunities
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini
March 2008
Order Lot Sizing With Multiple Capacitated Suppliers Offering Leadtime-dependent Capacity Reservation And Unit Price Discounts
JOURNAL : PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini
January 2008
An Interactive Possibilistic Programming Approach For Multiple Objective Supply Chain Master Planning
JOURNAL : FUZZY SETS AND SYSTEMS
CONTRIBUTORS: Sa Torabi, Elkafi Hassini
2008
Lot-splitting For Inspection In A Synchronised Two-stage Manufacturing Process With Finite Production Rates And Random Out-of-control Shifts In The First Stage
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN J OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini, Raymond g Vickson
December 2007
Supplier Selection And Order Lot Sizing Modeling: A Review
JOURNAL : COMPUTERS & OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Najla Aissaoui, Mohamed Haouari, Elkafi Hassini
August 2006
Student–instructor Communication: The Role Of Email
JOURNAL : COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini
May 2006
Lot Streaming For Quality Control In Two-stage Batch Production
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Raymond g Vickson, Elkafi Hassini
April 2003
A Two-carousel Storage Location Problem
JOURNAL : COMPUTERS & OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini, Raymond g Vickson
November 2002
Capacity Selection Under Uncertainty With Ratio Objectives
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Yigal Gerchak, Elkafi Hassini, Saibal Ray
September 2002
Comments On A Note By Jacobs, Peck And Davis
JOURNAL : COMPUTERS & OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi HassiniOTHER PUBLICATIONS
2023
Impact Of Internet Of Things On Food Supply Chains
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini, Mohamed Ben-daya, Zied Bahroun
2020
Iot Quality-controlled Demand Pricing Model In Food Supply Chains
CONTRIBUTORS: Zied Bahroun, Mohamed Ben-daya, Elkafi Hassini
January 2018
Optimal Investment Decisions For Recovery From Disruptions In The Decentralized Supply Chains
CONFERENCE : PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: N Azad, Elkafi Hassini, Manish Verma
July 2008
Storage Space Allocation To Maximize Inter-replenishment Times
CONFERENCE : COMPUTERS & OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Elkafi Hassini
January 1998