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
- Persian Gulf
- Iran Heritage
- Iran Alliance
- Center for Business Excellence
- Persian Football