Mohammad Ala

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Mohammad Ala is an Iranian scholar, writer, community activist and an expert in production and operations management.

Dr. Ala is a Board member of the Persian Gulf Organization and a professor of Operations Management. He teaches in Iran, China, and the U.S.A. He was a professor at California State University, Los Angeles until June 2007. He is now affiliated with Center for Business Excellence.

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[edit] Awards

  • Outstanding Professor Award
  • Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Excellence in Service Award
  • Outstanding International Educator Award
  • Global Future Networker
  • United Nations Award for Development Programs in Less Developed Countries (created International Information System(s))

[edit] Research

Professor Ala's articles have been published in various journals. He has made more than 50 professional presentations about management issues in a variety of fields that include health care, production management applications, the use of robots, and international information systems.

A sample of refereed journals where his papers have appeared:

  • Production and Inventory Management Journal
  • Journal of Nursing Management
  • Business Forum (and Entrepreneur.com, AllBusiness.com)
  • Journal of Health Care Finance
  • The Social Engineer
  • International Journal of Information Systems Applications
  • Cornell Administration Quarterly
  • Business Journal for Entrepreneurs

[edit] Interests

  • Sports (Team-e-Melli)
  • Languages
  • Art
  • Protecting Environment

[edit] Organizations

[edit] Notes