Moussawi, Lama, Ph.D.
  
   Assistant Professor
   AUB Start Date: February, 2007

 
Contact Information  
AUB Email: lama.moussawi@aub.edu.lb
Other Email: lama.moussawi@aub.edu.lb
Office Location: 309
Office Extension: 3766
   
   
   
  

 Research Interests

Revenue Management models in the cargo and cruise ship industries.
Inventory Models.

 Teaching Interests

Managerial Decision Making, Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

 Office Hours

Monday : 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

 Education

December  2006
The University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX,  United States.
Ph.D. in Management Science

December  2005
The University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX,  United States.
MS in Supply Chain Management

December  2002
The University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX,  United States.
MBA in Operations Management

August  2001
American University of Beirut
Beirut,  Lebanon.
BS in Computer Science

 Consulting work

Short Term Consulting Engagements

September  2003 - December  2003.
Ericsson. Dallas, TX, United States.
Improving Demand Forecasting Accuracy at Ericsson


Long Term Consulting Engagements

August  2005 - August  2006.
University of Texas at Dallas. International Center for Decision and Risk Analysis. Dallas, TX, United States.
Performed a study for the European Space Agency (ESA) titled “Risk Management: A Comparative Study across Sectors” with Dr. Alain Bensoussan, head of the International Center for Decision and Risk Analysis at the University of Texas at Dallas.

 Recent Research/Intellectual Contributions
Other Intellectual Contributions
Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings

1.  (2007) Proceedings: Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting DSI , edited by Moussawi, L and Cakanyildirim, M. 

Refereed Conference Presentations

2. Moussawi, L and Cakayildirim, M  (2007)  'Pricing a Two-Dimensional Cargo Capacity', paper presented at the Decision Sciences Institute Miniconference on Service Science  May

Non-Refereed Conference Presentations

3. Moussawi, L and Bensoussan, A  (2007)  'Investment Decisions Under Uncertainty', paper presented at the Decision and Risk Analysis Conference: Convergence between Finance and Industry  May, United States

4. Moussawi, L, Benoussan, A and Cakanyildirim, M  (2007)  '’Inventory Models with Order Time Constraints Due to Limited Supplier/Transportation Capacity', paper presented at the INFORMS  November, United States

5. Moussawi, L and Cakanyildirim, M  (2007)  'A Two-Dimensional Transportation Pricing Model', paper presented at the INFORMS  November, United States

Research in Progress
Submitted, Awaiting Approval

1.  Moussawi, L and Cakanyildirim, M  (2008)  'Profit Maximization in air Cargo Overbooking', POM

2.  Moussawi, L, Bensoussan, A and Cakanyildirim, M  (2008)  'Inventory Models with Order Time Constraint: Optimality and Uniqueness', Operations Research


Work in Progress

1.  Moussawi, L and Cakanyildirim, M  (2009)  ' Two Dimensional Transportation Pricing Model', 

2.  Maddah, B, Moussawi, L and Jaber, M  (2008)  'Lot Sizing under a Markov Production Process with Imperfect Quality Items Removed from Inventory', 

3.  Maddah, B, Moussawi, L and El Taha, M  (2008)  'Dynamic Cruise Ship Revenue Management', 

 Grants

October  2008 - October  2010.  URB. "Dynamic Models for Cargo Revenue Management."  Amount of Dollar Award : $ 7,000

 Personal/Other

Professional Honors, Prizes and Fellowships

Panel discussant in the Workshop for Women in Industrial Engineering Academia, Turkey, USA, and the Middle East, Ankara 2008, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.