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Nizar Zaarour


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Visiting Lecturer


220 HA
617-373-4754
n.zaarour@neu.edu

Education

PhD in Operations Research, Northeastern University
MS in Operations Research and Information Systems, Northeastern University
BS in Civil Engineering, Northeastern University

Research and Teaching Interests

Probability and Statistics, Applied Statistics and Econometrics, Operations Research, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Teaching Award (2011), Northeastern University

College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award (2006), Northeastern University

John D. O’Bryant Graduate Study Academic Excellence Award (2000), Northeastern University

Selected Publications

Zaarour, N., Melachrinoudis, E., Solomon, M., Min, H. (2011).  Maximizing Revenue for Phase-Out Items in Retail Stores.  Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, NV. (2011).

Zaarour, N., Melachrinoudis, E., Solomon, M., Min, H. (2011).  A Reverse Logistics Network Model for Product Returns.  Under Review (2011).

Selected Presentations

Zaarour, N. (Presenter & Author), Melachrinoudis, E. (Author only), Solomon, M. (Author Only), Min, H. (Author only), “MIP model: for the determination of the optimal collection period of product returns for both the discrete and continuous cases”, INFORMS annual meeting, San Diego, CA. (2009).

Zaarour, N. (Presenter & Author), Melachrinoudis, E. (Author only), Solomon, M. (Author Only), Min, H. (Author only), “MIP model: for the determination of the optimal collection period of product returns for both the discrete and continuous cases”, INFORMS annual meeting, Washington, DC. (2008).

Zaarour, N. (Presenter & Author), Melachrinoudis, E. (Author only), Solomon, M. (Author Only), Min, H. (Author only), “Mixed-Integer Linear Programming model: for the design of a reverse logistics network to handle product returns under capacity restrictions and service requirements", First International Symposium on Supply Chain Management, Dubai, UAE. (2008).

Zaarour, N. (Presenter & Author), Melachrinoudis, E. (Author only), Solomon, M. (Author Only), Min, H. (Author only), “Mixed-Integer Linear Programming model: for the design of a reverse logistics network to handle product returns under capacity restrictions and service requirements", International Conference on Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing VI, Boston, MA. (2006).