Maher Itani

Maher Itani is an Assistant Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Ajman University. Previously and for sixteen years, he was the Senior Logistics Officer at United Nations for Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA). Concurrently, he worked as an adjunct faculty in Supply Chain and Business Decision Systems lecturing at Lebanese American University and American University of Beirut. Maher received a Ph.D. in Supply Chain Systems from North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, United States and a member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS), Stamford, United Kingdom. He has over fifteen years’ experience in areas of supply chain management such as implementation of procurement procedures and tendering process to purchase goods, works and services, and ensures that open and free competition for procurement is adhered too. This requires him to administer the contracting processes for acquisition pharmaceutical supplies, construction works, and educational services to refugees. He is also an expert in designing and implementing logistical plans to provide various relief supplies to refugees in accordance with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) guidelines, the humanitarian charter, and minimum standards in humanitarian response (SPHERE).

Education

• Ph.D in Supply Chain Management from North Dakota State University, USA, 2014

Experience

• Assistant Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Ajman University, UAE, 2019 -
• Senior Logistics Officer at United Nation for Relief and Work Agency, LEB, 2003-2019

Teaching Area

Quantitative Business Analysis, Business Statistics, Land and Maritime Transportation Systems, Operations Research, Introductory Transportation Economics, Business Research Methods, Contract Management, ERP/SAP, Managerial Finance, Operations Management, Business Logistics, Transportation Management, Business Decision Modeling, Data Analysis; Intermediate Business Statistics, Economics, Microeconomics, Econometric, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, and Project Management.

Research

• Emergency Operations Management
• Procurement and Contract Management
• Sports Management

Publications

• "A Bankruptcy Approach to Support Decision on Allocation of Scarce Resources in Emergency Operations.” Journal for Global Business Advancement. 2017, 10(5):506-526.
• “Integrate Supply chain model in urban freight planning for Fargo-Moorhead cities.” Working paper funded by MPC (North Dakota - Department of Transportation) www.mountain-plains.org/pubs/pdf/MPC13-259.pdf
• “Sports Celebrity Personality and Purchase Intention: The Role of Endorser Brand Congruence, Brand Credibility and Brand Image Transfer.” Sport, Business and Management: An international Journal. 2021, Vol. 11, No. 3
• “Delineating the Outcomes of Fans' Psychological Commitment to Sport Team: Product Knowledge, Attitude Towards the Sponsor, and Purchase Intentions.” Journal for Global Business Advancement. 2021, Vol. 14, No 3.
• “Scale development of customer satisfaction with complaint handling and service recovery in an e-commerce setting”. Journal for Global Business Advancement. 2021, Vol. 14, No. 3.

Conference Presentation

Poverty Alleviation Among Vietnamese Ethnic Minorities: A Behavioural Economics Perspective

Memberships, Awards and Honors

• AGBA’s Vice President for the Promotion of Research in Operations Management
• MCIPS