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Dr. Laoucine Kerbache
Professor and Head of EMDS Divison
Dr. Laoucine Kerbache
Professor and Head of EMDS Divison
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
MSc in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Entity
College of Science and Engineering
Divison
Engineering Management & Decision Sciences
Biography
Dr. Laoucine Kerbache is a Professor of logistics and supply chain management and a founding member of the Engineering Management and Decisions Science (EMDS) division in the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He holds a PhD, an MSc, and a BSc degree in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His research areas span interfaces of industrial engineering, operations research, operations management, logistics, and supply chain management with a special focus on modeling and optimization of problems relative to industrial facilities and service organizations.
Over the last 35 years, Dr. Kerbache has been in academia for 24 years at HEC Paris where he was a Professor of operations management, logistics, and supply chain management. He also held various academic and managerial positions including Associate Dean in charge of the PhD Program, and Dean and CEO of HEC Paris in Qatar.
He has been very active in research theses/dissertations and has published over 150 publications in top-tier international journals and a significant number of academic textbooks. In addition, he is an active member of numerous academic and research professional organizations such as INFORMS, POMS, MSOM, IEEE, EUROMA, IEOM, etc.
PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
1984
MSc in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
1981
BSc in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
1979
- Mathematical modeling and optimization of logistics and supply chain management
- Deterministic and stochastic optimization of network designs and supply chains
- Manufacturing and service operations management
- Impacts of smart logistics and digitalized supply chains
Professor
College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2018 - Present
Professor
HEC Paris, France
2013 - 2017
Dean
HEC Paris, France
2008 - 2012
Associate Professor
HEC Paris, France
2000 - 2013
Professor
Production and Quantitative Techniques, Rennes International Business School, France
1990 - 1999
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Ecole Polytechnique and ISGP, Algiers
1986 - 1989
Assistant Professor
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Central Michigan University, United States
1984 - 1985
Xu, Z., Elomri, A., Baldacci, R., & Kerbache, L. (2024). Frontiers and trends of supply chain optimization in the age of industry 4.0: An operations research perspective. Annals of Operations Research, 1–43.
Tellache, N. E. H., & Kerbache, L. (2023). A genetic algorithm for scheduling open shops with conflict graphs to minimize the makespan. Computers & Operations Research, 156, 106247.
Raza, S. A., Rathinam, S., Turiac, M., & Kerbache, L. (2018). An integrated revenue management framework for a firm’s greening, pricing and inventory decisions. International Journal of Production Economics, 195, 373–390.
Kerbache, L., & Smith, J. M. (2012). State dependent models of material handling systems in closed queuing networks. International Journal of Production Research, 50(2), 461–484.
Lee, J., Kerbache, L., & Danaher, P. (2010). Optimal internet media selection. Marketing Science, 29(2), 336–347.
Complete Publication Listing(s): Google Scholar
- Medal of academic excellence and contributions to research and executive education in Europe and EMEA
- IEOM Award for most influential academics in the IEOM disciplines
- Member of Alpha Pi Mu: Honor Society for Industrial and Systems Engineers, USA
- Member of Tau Beta Pi: Honor Society of Engineers, USA
- Graduated with honors and highest distinction (BSc, MS., and PhD)