Mohamed Tawfik Mady Professor of Management

Academic Program Advisor

Faculty of Financial and Administrative Sciences

Pharos University in Alexandria (PUA), Egypt

Address: Building 6, Apartment 5 14 May Street ,ACID City,

Semoha, Alexandria, Egypt

Phone no.: 01006928155

E-mail: tawfik.mady@pua.edu.eg

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Date of birth: April 10, 1947 Nationality: Egyptian & American Resident

Status:.

Professor of Business Administration,

Operations Management, FFAS, PUA

Academic Program Advisor, FFAS, PUA

Driving License:

Education:

1. Ph.D. in Business Administration (Operations Management), Louisiana State

University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 1983.

Major: Production and Operations Management,

Minor: Quantitative Business Analysis, Supporting Field: Industrial Engineering Dissertation: "The Effect of Alternative Buffering Techniques to protect Multi-product,

Multi-stage Production Inventory System against Supply Uncertainty." 2. Master of Science in Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North

Carolina, USA, 1978. 3. Master of Business Administration, Cairo University, Egypt, 1974.

Thesis: "An Empirical Study of the Incentive-Wage Systems in the Egyptian Textile

Industry: Implementation Problems and Some Recommendations for Improvement."

4. B.Sc. in Business Administration, Cairo University, Egypt, 1967.

Languages:

Arabic

English

Working Experience:

I) Academic Administrative Positions:

2006/2007: Dean of the School of Business, Arab Open University, headquartered in Kuwait.

Overseeing and coordinating the business administration program in seven branches, located in seven Arab countries. Part of my responsibility was to

supervise the Validation Process of the Business Program from the Open University in U.K.

2004/2006: MBA Director, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University. Part of my

responsibility was to receive the AACSB Accreditation for the MBA program in Kuwait University.

1993-1994: Chairman, Department of Business Administration, College of Management

And Technology, The Arab Academy for Science & Technology,

Alexandria, Egypt. Part of my responsibility was to get the approval of The

Egyptian Universities Supreme Council (EUSC) for the Business

Administration Program.

1999-2015: Committee Chair and Membership, Department of Quantitative Methods

and Information Systems, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University.

During this long period, I was a chair and /or a member of several committees at the

department, college and the university levels. The AACSB accreditation committee

(2000/2005), the AACSB Accreditation-Maintenance Committee (2007/2008,

2008/2009), the Graduate Studies committee, the Curriculum Development

committee, the Recruitment committee, the Consulting and Training committee, the

Research committee , the MBA Steering Committee (1998-2007) and being a Board

Member of the College of Graduate Studies are just few examples.

II) Academic Teaching Positions:

2001-2006: Professor of Production and Operations Management, Dept. of Business

Administration, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Egypt.

1999-2015: Associate Professor of Production and Operations Management, Dept. of

Quantitative Methods and Information Systems, College of Business Administration (AACSB Accredited), Kuwait University.

1995-2000: Associate Professor of Production and Operations Management, Dept. of

Business Administration. Alexandria University, Egypt.

1987-1992: Assistant Professor of Production and Operations Management, Department

of Business Administration, Kuwait University, Kuwait.

1984-1987: Assistant Professor of Production and Operations Management at

Alexandria University, Egypt.

1982-1984: Assistant Professor of Production and Operations Management,

Department of Finance and Management Information Systems, School of

Business (AACSB Accredited), Western Kentucky University, Bowling

Green, Kentucky, USA.

1979-1982: Teaching Assistant and Instructor, Louisiana State University, Baton

Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

1974-1976: Instructor, Cairo University in Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.

1967-1974: Graduate Assistant at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Publications:

I. Refereed Journal Articles:

1. Mady, M. Tawfik; Tarek T. Mady and Sarah T. Mady (2014), ‘Procurement

Performance and Manufacturer-Supplier Relationships: A Multivariate Analysis in

Kuwaiti Manufacturing Companies’, Journal of Business and Industrial

Marketing, Vol. 29, No.5, pp. 417-426.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-01-2012-0005

2. Mady, M. Tawfik (2011), ‘The Discrepancy between Goal Expectation and Goal

Achievement of ISO 9000 Internal Benefits: Evidence from Egypt’,

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Vol. 8,

No. 1, pp. 64-84. http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/j508274n39165hl1/

3. Mady, M. Tawfik (2009), “Quality Management Practices: an Empirical

Investigation of Associated Constructs in Two Kuwaiti Industries”,

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, Vol. 26,

No. 3, pp. 214-233. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1846886&show=abstract

4. Mady, M. Tawfik (2008), " The Impact of Plant Size and Type of Industry on

Manufacturing Competitive Priorities: An Empirical Investigation,

Competitiveness Review, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 351-366. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1752709&show=abstract

5. Mady, M. T. and Khalil, O. (2006), "IT Adoption and Manufacturing Performance

in Kuwaiti Manufacturing Companies", International Journal of Services

and Operations Management, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 60-77. http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/31x78rdr1qdj487x/

6. Khalil, O., and Mady, M. T. (2005), "IT Adoption and Industry Type: Some

Evidence from Kuwaiti Manufacturing Companies", International Journal

of Enterprise Information Systems, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 39-55. http://www.igi-global.com/article/adoption-industry-type/2090

7. Mady, M. Tawfik (2002), " A Comparative study of Manufacturing Strategy

Contents among State-owned, Privatized, and Privately-Owned Companies

in Egypt: Paving the way for the Egyptian Factory of the Future", The Arab

Journal of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 1-15. 8. Mady, M. Tawfik (2002),“The Effect of Production Planning Practices on

Manufacturing Performance in the Egyptian Textile Industry”, Alexandria

University, Faculty of Commerce Journal of the Faculty of Commerce for

Business Researches, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 33- 57. 9. Mady, M. Tawfik (2000), "Sales Forecasting Practices of Egyptian Public

Enterprises: Survey Evidence", The International Journal of Forecasting,

Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 359-368. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169207000000339

10. Mady, M. Tawfik (1999), "Business Environment and Manufacturing Strategy:

Their Plant Performance Implications in Egypt", Accounting, Management

& Insurance Review, Cairo University, Faculty of Commerce Journal,

Vol. 4, pp. 1-34. 11, Mady, M. Tawfik (1999), "Privatization and Manufacturing Strategy: The

Unperceived Relationship During the Transition Process in Egypt." the

Accounting, Management & Insurance Review, Cairo University Faculty

of Commerce Journal, Vol. 4, pp. 181-209. 12. Mady, M. Tawfik (1998), "Future use of TQM in Egypt: An Explanatory Study

and A Suggested Model", (in Arabic), Alexandria University, Faculty of

Commerce, Journal of Business Researches, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 120-57. 13. Mady, M. Tawfik (1992), "The Effect Type of Industry on Inventory Investments

and Structure: The Egyptian Case", International Journal of Operations

and Production Management, Vol. 11(6), pp.55-65.

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=848591&show=abstract

14. Mady, M. Tawfik (1992), "Measuring Productivity in Real Terms: A Suggested

Unified Accounting System - Based Model." International Journal of

Operations and Production Management, Vol. 12(9), pp. 49-58. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=848673&show=abstract

15. Mady, M. Tawfik (1990), "Inventory Performance in Egyptian Industry: Analysis

and Insights." Industrial Management and Data Systems Journal, June,

pp. 22-28. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=849632&show=abstract

16. Mady, M. Tawfik (1990), "Japanese Production Management Techniques: A

Lesson for the Egyptian Managers". The article was published in Arabic in

Alexandria University, Faculty of Commerce Journal of Business

Researches, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 213-246.

II. Refereed full-length papers in Conference Proceedings (Some of them were published as

refereed journal articles after modification):

Mady, M. Tawfik (2005), “Quality Management Practices: An Empirical

Investigation of Associated Constructs in Two Kuwaiti Industries", 2005

Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) International Conference,

USA April 3-6, 2005, pp. 1189-1201. Mady, M. Tawfik and Omar E. M. Khalil (2003), "IT Adoption and Manufacturing

Performance: Preliminary Results from Kuwaiti Industrial Corporations",

the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) 2003International

Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, April 10-13, pp. 257-263. Mady, M. Tawfik and Omar E. M. Khalil (2002), "IT Adoption in Kuwaiti

Industrial Corporations: An Explanatory Investigation", The Society for

Advancement of Management (SAM) 2002 International Conference,

MacLean, Virginia, USA, April 5-8, pp. 364-370. Mady, M. Tawfik (2000), “How Do Egyptian Manufacturers Perceive Their

Manufacturing Capabilities? A Cross Industry Analysis”, The 18th Annual

International Conference of the Association of Management (AOM) and

the International Association of Management (IAOM)Proceedings,

Maximilian Press Publishers, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 69-75. Mady, M. Tawfik (1999), "Business Environment and Manufacturing Strategy: Their

Plant Performance Implications in Egypt", The 1999 Society for the

Advancement of Management (SAM) International

ConferenceProceedings, March 28-30, Las Vegas, U.S.A. pp.234-241. Mady, M. Tawfik (1999), "The Egyptian Factory of the Future: A New Vision for the

2000s", The 5th International Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute

(DSI)Proceedings, Athens, Greece, 4-7 July, pp. 1623-1627. Mady, M. Tawfik (1998), "Privatization and Manufacturing Strategy: The

Unperceived Relationship during the Transition Process in Egypt", Society

for the Advancement of Management (SAM)1998 International

Conference Proceedings, Arlington, Virginia, USA, April, pp. 235-248. Mady, M. Tawfik (1993), "Sales Forecasting Practices of Egyptian Public

Enterprises: Survey Evidence", Academy of Business Administration

(ABA) 1993 National Conference Proceedings, Las Vegas, USA, April,

pp.798-807.

Mady, M. Tawfik (1989), "A Comparison of different Forecasting models for the

Traffic Accidents in the State of Kuwait." The Decision Sciences Institute

(DSI) National Meeting Proceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana, November,

pp. 427-430.

IV. Books and Monographs:

1. Mady, M. Tawfik (2001), “TQM in Health Care and Higher Education: A Suggested

Conceptual Model for Service Organizations” The article was published as a book

(in Arabic) by The Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), 94

pages. 2. Six books (in Arabic) in: - Production and Operations Management, with a student manual. - Quantitative Business Analysis, with a student manual. - Project Management. - Production Planning and Control. - Quality Management: An Integrated Approach. - Inventory Management, with a student manual.

Technical Skills:

Consulting Activities

1. 2010 (Kuwait).“An Assessment of the MBA Program offered by Maastricht

University in Kuwait”. In May, 2010, an expert committee was appointed by the Ministry of

Higher Education (MHE) in the State of Kuwait to critically evaluate the MBA program of

the university to make appropriate recommendations for improvement. The final report was

submitted to MHE.

2. 2006 (Kuwait). “Reorganization the Fine-Art High Institutes (such as Theater and

Music) of the state of Kuwait”. A report was submitted to the Ministry of Higher Education.

3. 2005 (Kuwait).“An Assessment of the MBA Program offered by the Arab Open

University (AOU)”. In December, 2004, an expert committee was appointed by AOU rector

to critically evaluate the MBA program of the university to make appropriate

recommendations for its continuation. The final report was submitted to the rector of AOU.

4. 2004 (Kuwait). "An assessment of the proposed restructuring of the human

recourses function of Kuwait Airways’. A report was submitted directly to the Board of

Directors of Kuwait Airways.

5. 2002/2003 (Kuwait). Developing and formulating a long-term strategy for a proposed

company to be entrusted with the management of the offset program in the state of Kuwait.

This was part of a wider scope project for “Conducting a Feasibility Study for

Establishment of Offset Program Development Company (OPDC)” during 2002/2003.

The Kuwait Consulting & Investment Co. (KCIC) was the major consultant of the project.

The study was financed by and submitted to the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA).

6. 2001/2006 (Kuwait). Part-time consultant for the Public Authority for Industry

(PAFI) of the State of Kuwait. The main task was to supervise the development and

implementation of the “Kuwaiti Quality Award, KQA”. KQA was awarded to some

distinguished manufacturing plants in the country since then.

7. 1999/2000 (Kuwait). Head of a research team to investigate “Productivity and

Manufacturing Practices in two Kuwaiti industrial sectors: Food Processing and

Refractors” . The study was financed by and submitted to The Public Authority for

Industry (PAFI) of the State of Kuwait, 1999/2000.

8. 1996/1998 (Egypt). The principle researcher and head of a team to study: “Toward an

Egyptian Model for Management during the Twenty First Century". This research

project (# 99) was financed by the Egyptian Academy for Research and Technology

(EART) and conducted by The Management Development Center (MDC), Alexandria

University, 1996-1998.

9. 1998/1999 (Egypt), The principle researcher and head of a team for designing and

implementing a set of Performance indicators for Kuwait Government Agencies. This was

part of the project “Measuring the Performance of Governmental Agencies of the state of

Kuwait" by The Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) with the

support of the UNDP for the Ministry of Planning in Kuwait, 1998/1999.

10. 1995 (Egypt). Working for five months (June - October 1995), with the Canadian

International Development Agency (CIDA), as a Local National Consultant for the Civil

Service Reform (CSR) project in Egypt. This three-years project was designed to enhance the

performance of the Egyptian Civil Service in support of the Egyptian economic private-

sector. The CSR project was financially Supported by the State Ministry for Administrative

Development (SMAD), The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The first two phases included the

Orientation and Workshop stages of the project. My duties during the first two phases,

according to the terms of reference, included providing experience in designing and

Implementing a Workshop on "Civil Service Reform For Private Sector Development"

and in Developing the during the first Two Phases of the CSR project. "One-Stop Shop for

Business” Work Plan. Reviewing the Workshop Presentations and editing the Proceedings

was also conducted, with the Canadian Consultants, as part of my duties.

11. Management Consultant with experience in Privatization Strategies, Productivity &

Quality Improvement Programs, and Inventory Reduction Plans. This included

providing consulting works for several business organizations in Egypt and Kuwait, such as:

designing an inventory control system for a "hospitality" firm, conducting demand forecast

for a housing-projects company, developing a system for measuring productivity and

performance in a hospital, designing a production planning and control system for a textile

firm, and developing a model for measuring productivity of manufacturing public companies

in Egypt.

12. Consulting experience related to the activities of Public Business Sector, Private

Enterprises, Government, and International Agencies.

Training Activities

1. Participating in designing and conducting a comprehensive training program, sponsored by

The Prime Minister of Egypt, in the area of "Strategic Planning in the New Privatization

Era in Egypt". This program was attended by all chairman’s and CEO’s of the Public

Business Sector Enterprises in the country, and continued for three months (summer 1993).

2. Designing and conducting several training programs in the areas of:

- Productivity Improvement Management, Quality Management (TQM), Advanced

Statistical Quality Control

- Logistics Management, Procurement Management, Materials Management and Stock

Control, Forecasting, Inventory Control, Materials Handling & Coding Systems (BCS-

UPC)

- Research Methodology in Business and Feasibility Studies. - Project Management

(PERT/CPM)

- Strategic Management. - Management Skills (Planning, Organizing, Controlling,

Leadership, Motivation, Team work and Communication Skills)

- Problems Solving and The Decision Making Process, Creativity in Decision Making, Use of

PC in Decision Making on Quantitative Basis.

3. These courses were conducted in several countries for many organizations, some of them

are:

In Kuwait:

- Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI)

- Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC)

- Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) - Kuwait Military forces - Civil Service Authority, Kuwait - Kuwait Municipality - Kuwait University - Ministry of Finance - The Kuwaiti Industry Public Authority In Saudi Arabia:

- Gedda Chamber of Commerce & Industry

- The Saudi-Aramco-Mobil Refinery (SAMREF)

In Egypt: - Alexandria National Iron & Steel Co. - Abu Kheer Fertilizing Company - Management Development Center (Alexandria University) - The Advancement Management Institution (The Arab Academy For Science &

Technology (AAST)

- The Central Agency for Organization & Administration

- The International Center for Inspection

In The United Arab Emirate:

- Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (ADGAS)

- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

- Abu Dhabi Management Development Authority

4. Designing and conducting several Management Development seminars, for the Arab

Administrative Development Organization (ARADO)- which is one of the Arab League

Organizations, for several governmental agencies in the Arab World.

Teaching Interest

Teaching Graduate and Undergraduate courses (in English and in Arabic) in the areas of Production

and Operations Management, Project Management, Production Planning and Control, Total

Quality Management, Productivity Management, Quality Control, Quantitative Business Analysis,

Business Statistics, Simulation, and Principles of Management. These courses were taught in USA

(Louisiana State University and Western Kentucky University), Egypt (Alexandria University and The

Arab Academy for Sciences & Technology), Kuwait (Kuwait University), Saudi Arabia (Chamber of

Commerce & Industry - MBA program), The United Arab Emirate, and Qatar.

Research Interest

Procurement Performance, Supplier Relationship, Manufacturing Strategies and Competitive

Priorities, Total Quality Management, Service Quality, Inventory Management, Demand

Forecasting, Productivity Measurement, Production Planning, Performance Measurements

and Advanced Manufacturing Technology.

Personal Skills:

Teaching

Consulting

Research

Book writing

Training

Training:

Conferences, Symposia, Workshops:

a. Conference Presentations:

1. Mady, M. Tawfik (2013), “Production Planning Practices in Kuwaiti Manufacturing

Companies: A cross-industry analysis”, The Eighteenth Global Business Development

Institute (GBDI) annual conference, March 24-27 2013. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

2. Mady, M. Tawfik (2009), “Quality-based Strategy and TQM Human Resource Practices

as Predictors of Customer-focus Implementation: An Empirical Investigation, The

American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 16th Annual Meeting, February

19-22, 2009Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

3. Mady, M. Tawfik (2008), “The Discrepancy between Goal Expectation and Goal

Achievement of ISO 9000 Internal Benefits: Evidence from Egypt”, The 2008 Academy

of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, August 8-13, 2008 - Anaheim, California,

USA

4. Mady, M. Tawfik (2003), "Manufacturing Competitive Priorities and Operations

Performance in the Kuwaiti Industry,” The 2003 Annual Conference of the Production

and Operations Management Society (POMS), April 2 – 9, 2003, Savannah, Georgia,

USA.

5. Mady, M. Tawfik (1990), "The Effect Type of Industry on Inventory Investments and

Structure: The Egyptian Case", The Decision Science Institute (DSI) 1990 National

Meeting, San Diego, California, USA. November 21-24.

6. Mady, M. Tawfik (1990), "Measuring Productivity in Real Terms: A Suggested Unified

Accounting System-Based Model." The Decision Science Institute (DSI) 1990 National

Meeting, San Diego, California, USA. November 21-24.

7. Mady, M. Tawfik and Michael Peters (1990), "Buffering Strategies under Supply

Uncertainty in a Multi-stage Production System." Production and Operations

Management Society (POMS) National Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 1990.

b. Working Papers:

1. Mady, M. Tawfik (2004), “The Impact of Plant Size and Type of Industry on

Manufacturing Competitive Priorities: An Empirical Investigation”, College of

Administrative Sciences, Kuwait University, Working Papers Series, WPS # 43,

Fall 2003/2004. 2. Mady, M. Tawfik and Omar E. M. Khalil (2003), "IT Adoption and Manufacturing

Performance: Preliminary Results from Kuwaiti Industrial Corporations", College

of Administrative Sciences, Kuwait University, Working Papers Series, WPS # 41,

Fall 2003/2004. 3. Mady, M. Tawfik (2002), “The Effect of Production Planning Practices on Manufacturing

Performance in the Egyptian Textile Industry”, College of Administrative Sciences,

Kuwait University, Working Papers Series, WPS # 32, Summer 2001.

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Activities:

References are upon requests.