Department of Industrial Engineering

University of Houston
Dept of Industrial Engineering
E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Houston, TX 77204-4008
Phone: (713) 743-4180
Fax: (713) 743-4190
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Department of Industrial Engineering

Faculty

Education
Research Interest
Awards & Honors
Affiliations
Courses Taught
Publications
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    Working Papers

Maher Lahmar, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

E209 Engineering Building 2
Houston, TX 77204
E-mail: mlahmar@uh.edu

Education

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities, MN, July 2003
M.S. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 1997
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 1995

Research Interests

Production planning and inventory control.

Facility logistics and supply chain management.

Applications of large-scale optimization, and stochastic optimization.

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Material Handling and Logistics Research Paper Award, College Industry Council on Material Handling Education, Chicago, IL, September 2006.
Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen COllege of Engineering, University of HOuston, TX, 2005.
Finalist for M&SOM Best Student Paper Award, M&SOM, November 2000.
Undergraduate Fellowship, Ministry of Higher Education of Tunisia, 1991-1995

Professional and Scientific Affiliations

The Institute of Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Technical Assistance Panel, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

Courses Taught

Stochastic Models (INDE 3382); Fall 03, Fall 04, Fall 05, Fall 06
Operations Control (INDE 4372); Spring 04, Spring 05, Spring 06
Supply Chain Design and Management (INDE 3315); Spring 06
Introduction to Stochastic Processes (INDE 7397); Spring 05, Fall 05
Production Planning and Inventory Control (INDE 6361); Fall 04, Sum’05, Fall 06
Simulation Modeling and Analysis (IE 5553/OMS 5170); Fall 02

Selected Publications and Presentations

Papers

Lahmar M., and S. Benjaafar, "Design of Dynamic Distributed Layouts," IIE Transactions, 37, 303-318, 2005. (Fratured article in the Industrial Engineer magazine)

Sabuncuoglu I. and M. Lahmar, "An Evaluative Study of Operation Grouping Policies in an FMS", International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, 15, 3, 217-239, 2003

Lahmar M., H. Ergan and S. Benjaafar, "Resequencing and Feature Assignment on an Automated Assembly System," IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 19, 1, 89-102, 2003.

Lahmar M., H. Ergan and S. Benjaafar, Extended abstract: "Resequencing and Feature Assignment on a Moving Assembly Line," Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 3, 1, 7-9, 2001 (Finalist for M&SOM Best Student Paper Award).

Referred Proceedings

Lahmar M., T. Assavapokee, and S. Ardekani, " A Dynamic Transportation Planning Support System for Hurricane Evacuation," Proceedings of the 9th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 17-20, 2006, Toronto.

Lahmar M., and C. Modi, " An Upper Bound to the Single Machine Makespan with Time Windows, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IERC 2006, May 16-20, 2006, Orlando, FL.

Lahmar M., and N. Kulkarni, " Optimal Control Policies for Production/Inventory Systems with Exchange Transactions," Proceedings of the 15th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, 2006, May 16-20, 2006, Orlando, FL.

Saudale S., and M. Lahmar, " Solving for the Dynamic Inventory Allocation under Imperfect Information and Capacitated Supply," Proceedings of the International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, December 15-17, 2005, Bali, Indonesia.

Lahmar M., and S. Benjaafar, "Sequencing with Limited Flexibility on Moving Assembly Lines,” Proceedings of the 13th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IERC 2004, May 16-20, 2004, Houston, TX.

Lahmar M. and S. Benjaafar, "Design and Analysis of Distributed Layouts," Proceedings of the 11th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IERC 2002, May 19-21, 2002, Orlando, FL.

Lahmar M., H. Ergan and S. Benjaafar, "Resequencing and Feature Assignment on a Moving Assembly Line," Industrial Engineering and Production Management Conference, August 2001, Quebec City, QC

Working Papers
Asef-Vaziri, A., K. M. Bozorgi, and M. Lahmar, "An Enhanced Loop-Based Aisle Network for Automated Guided Vehicles Systems," submitted for publication.

Lahmar M., and S. Benjaafar, "Sequencing with Limited Flexibility," submitted for publication.

Lahmar M., and C. Modi, "An Upper Bound to the Single Machine Makespan with Time Windows," Working paper.

Lahmar M., and S. Saudale, "Dynamic Inventory Allocation under Imperfect Information and Limited Capacity," Working paper.

Lahmar M., and N. Kulkarni, "Optimal Production and Exchange Policies for a Two Location Make-to-Stock System," Working paper.

Conference and Seminar Presentations
Saudale S., and M. Lahmar, " Dynamic Inventory Allocation under Imperfect Information and Capacitated Supply," Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Conference, June 2006, Atlanta, GA (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Lahmar M., and N. Kulkarni, "Optimal Control Policies for Production/Inventory Systems with Exchange Transactions", Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Conference, June 2006, Atlanta, GA (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Lahmar M., and C. Modi, "An Upper Bound to the Single Machine Makespan with Time Windows," IIE Annual Conference, IERC 2006, May 2006, Orlando, FL (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Lahmar M., and N. Kulkarni, "Optimal Control Policies for Production/Inventory Systems with Exchange Transactions," IIE Annual Conference, IERC 2006, May 2006, Orlando, FL (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Saudale S., and M. Lahmar, "Solving for the Dynamic Inventory Allocation under Imperfect Information and Capacitated Supply," International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, December 2005, Bali, Indonesia (Speaker: S. Saudale).

Saudale S., and M. Lahmar, "Inventory Replenishment Coordination of a Multi-Retailer Inventory/Distribution System with Limited Vendor Capacity," École Polytechnique de Tunisie, January 2006, Tunis, Tunisia (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Saudale S., and M. Lahmar, "Inventory Replenishment Coordination of a Multi-Retailer Inventory/Distribution System with Limited Vendor Capacity," Informs Fall Meeting, November 2005, San Francisco, CA (Session Chair) (Speaker: S. Saudale).

Lahmar M., and S. Benjaafar, "Scheduling with Limited Flexibility on Moving Assembly Lines," IIE Annual Conference, May 2004, Houston, TX (Session Chair) (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Lahmar M., and S. Benjaafar, "Sequencing with Limited Flexibility," INFORMS Fall Meeting, October 2003, Atlanta, GA (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Lahmar M., and S. Benjaafar, "Applications of Constrained Sequencing," University of Texas at Arlington, October 2003, Arlington, TX (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Lahmar M., and S. Benjaafar, "Design and Analysis of Distributed Layouts," INFORMS Fall Meeting, November 2001, Miami, FL (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Lahmar M., H. Ergan, and S. Benjaafar, "Limited Resequencing and Color Assignment on a Moving Assembly Line," Industrial Engineering and Production Management Conference, August 2001, Quebec City, QC (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

Lahmar M., H. Ergan, and S. Benjaafar, "Resequencing on a Moving Assembly Line," INFORMS Fall Meeting, November 1999, Philadelphia, PA (Speaker: M. Lahmar).

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