JEAN-PAUL M. ARNAOUT

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Dr. Jean-Paul Arnaout is an associate professor of Production/Operations Management and the head of the Business Administration Department at the College of Business. Before joining GUST in 2013, Dr. Arnaout was an assistant professor (Feb 07) and associate professor (Sep 12) of Industrial Engineering (undergraduate) and Engineering Management (graduate) at the Lebanese American University. Dr. Arnaout’s educational background was initially in engineering with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Balamand, Lebanon (02), then he shifted to management with a Master’s Degree (03) and a Ph.D. (06) in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, with a concentration in Operations Research from Old Dominion University, USA.
Areas of Specialization
- Production Control.
- Optimization Models.
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
- Scheduling and Rescheduling.
- Discrete Event Simulation.
- Capstone Engineering Design.
- Probability and Statistics.
- Network Flows.
- Operations Research and Management.
- Quality Management Systems.
- Project Management.
- Engineering Economy.
- Statistical Quality Control.
- Design and Analysis of Experiments.
- Computer Applications in IME.
- Materials Handling.
Education
Dates
Job Title & Experience
2006
Ph.D., Engineering Management (Conc.: Operations Research), Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA
2003
ME., Engineering Management (Conc.: Operations Research), Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA.
2002
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Balamand.
Training Experiance
Dates Employed | Job Title & Experience |
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Jan 14 – Present | Head of Business Administration Department – Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait |
Sep 13 – Dec 13 | Associate Professor , Business Administration Department – Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait |
Sep 12 – Sep 2013. | Associate Professor, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Department – Lebanese American University, Lebanon. |
Feb 07 – Sep 12 | Assistant Professor, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Department – Lebanese American University, Lebanon. |
Jun 06 – Dec 06 | Instructor, Department Of Engineering Management – Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. |
May 03 – Dec 06 | Teaching Assistant, Department Of Engineering Management – Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA . |
Research Projects - Consulting |
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