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Digital Transformation Lab

What we do

The Digital Transformation Lab conducts applied research specializing in the areas of logistics, supply chain management, project management, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship.

About the Lab

In today’s global disruptions, technological advancement, demand complexity, and market dynamics, organizations have to be more resilient and agile. The transformation of traditional organizations into a digital one is a value proposition to provide companies with agility and transparency. The Digital Transformation Lab conducts research on the theory and application of emerging technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and big data analytics in logistics, supply chain management, project management, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship.

Areas of Research

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    • Digitalization in the supply chain management
    • IoT integration in the perishable and cold food supply chain
    • Supplier development
    • Supply chain analytics
  • Project Management
    • Project management and AI
    • Integration of IoT and project management
    • Principles-based project management
  • Manufacturing
    • Digital Twins
    • Quality management
    • Process flow optimization
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Current Projects

Smart Food Logistics (SFL):

With the rising consumer concerns about food quality and safety over the past decades, perishable food security along the food supply chain has been a bigger problem than ever. Unlike the traditional supply chain, the goods in cold chains, such as pharmaceutical products, chilled food, and frozen food, generally have a shorter shelf life and higher sensitivity to the surrounding environment, i.e., temperature, humidity, and light intensity. One-third of perishable foods, including cold products, is wasted globally. These growing issues are mainly caused by improper and insufficient cooling and a lack of transparency and information within the food supply chain. We aim to study the development and application of a low-cost portable IoT-based food quality monitoring device that provides real-time data that integrates well with a data analytics platform. This would help manage projects in the food supply chain domain by providing real-time data to project managers and decision-makers to make timely and informed decisions about projects schedule, costs, and risks.

Training and Consulting

The Digital Transformation Lab provides professional services to the industry. Our faculty members have diverse and long industry experience in consulting and training. Please use the contact us information to learn more about the services we offer.

Meet the Team

Ammar Aamer, Ph.D., PMP, CSSBB

Director, Digital Transformation Lab

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Lab Members

Qi Ren, Research Assistant

Master of Science in Information Systems

College of Engineering

 

Mayur Ayar, Research Assistant

Master of Science in Project Management

College of Professional Studies

 

Jay Joshi, Research Assistant

Master of Science in Project Management

College of Professional Studies

 

 

Ankit Sharma, Research Assistant

Master of Science in Project Management

College of Professional Studies

 

Bhavin Shah, Research Assistant

Master of Science in Project Management

College of Professional Studies

 

 

Recent Publications

  1. Aamer, A., Zadeh, A., Mali, P., and Bolick, C., (2024), Emerging technologies and principle-based project management: a systematic literature review and research agenda. Management Review Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-024-00419-y
  2. Al-Qadasi N, Zhang G, Al-Jubari  I, Al-Awlaqi MA, and Ammar Aamer  (2024), Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial behaviour: Do self-efficacy and attitude matter? The International Journal of Management Education, Volume 22, Issue 1, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2024.100945.
  3. Ammar Aamer, Chelinka Sahara, and Mohammed Al-Awlaqi  (2023), “Digitalization of the supply chain: transformation factors,” Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Vol. 14. No. 4, PP. 713-733. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-01-2021-0001
  4. Luh Putu Eka Yani, Ammar Aamer, (2023), “Demand forecasting accuracy in the pharmaceutical supply chain: a machine learning approach,” International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, Vol 17. No. 1, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPHM-05-2021-0056
  5. Ammar Aamer, Mohmmed Al-Awlaqi, Nabeel Mandahawi, Farid Triawan, Faisal Al Madi, (2021), “Kaizen transferability in non- Japanese cultures: a combined approach of total interpretive structural modeling and analytic network process,” International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.
  6. Ammar Aamer, Ifadhila Affia, Mohmmed Al-Awlaqi, Nabeel Mandahawi (2021), “The internet of things in the food supply chain: adoption challenges,” Benchmarking: an International Journal, Vol. 28 No. 8, pp. 2521-2541. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-07-2020-0371.
  7. Mohmmed Al-Awlaqi, and Ammar Ammar, M. Barahma, and M. Battour, (2021), “The interaction between leadership styles and their followers’ human capital: A correspondence analysis approach applied to micro-sized businesses.” Journal of Management Development, Vol. 40 No. 1, pp. 74-93. 10.1504/IJESB.2022.10034690
  8. Ifadhila Affia, and Ammar Aamer, (2021), “An internet of things-based smart warehouse infrastructure: design and application,” Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 90-109. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-08-2020-0117.
  9. Silvia Sagita Arumsari, and Ammar Aamer, (2021), “Design and application of data analytics in an internet-of-things enabled warehouse” Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-03-2021-0047.
  10. Chelinka Sahara, Ammar Aamer, (2021), “Real-time data integration of an internet-of-things-based smart warehouse: a case study,” International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPCC-08-2020-0113.
  11. Ammar Aamer, Luh Putu Eka Yani, I Made Alan Priyatna (2020), “Data Analytics in the Supply Chain Management: Review of Machine Learning Applications in Demand Forecasting.” Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 14 No. 1.
  12. Ammar Aamer, Mohmmed Al-Awlaqi, Nabeel Mandahawi (2020), “Insights into the reasons behind limited diffusion of ISO 9000 certifications: empirical evidence from Yemen,” The TQM Journal, Vol. 33 No. 2, pp. 358-378. https://doi.org/10.1108/TQM-04-2020-0068.
  13. Mohmmed Al-Awlaqi, and Ammar Ammar (2019), “An integrated multi-criteria satisfaction analysis (MUSA) to measure healthcare service quality from a Patient’s perspective in a resource-constrained setting.” International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Volume 35, Issue 1.
  14. Ammar Aamer, (2018), “Outsourcing in non-developed supplier markets: a lean thinking approach.” International Journal of Production Research, Volume 56, Issue 18.
  15. Mohmmed Al-Awlaqi, Ammar Aamer, and Nasser Habtoor (2018), “The effect of entrepreneurship training on entrepreneurial orientation: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design on micro-sized businesses.” The International Journal of Management Education, Articles in-press: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2018.11.003
  16. Ammar Aamer, Mohammed Al-Awlaqi, and Sharaf Alkibsi, (2017) “TQM implementation in a least developed country: an exploratory study of Yemen.” The TQM Journal, Vol. 29 Issue: 3.

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