Rate My Professor Mohamed Abdulkader

Mohamed Abdulkader is an Associate Professor in the School of Business Administration at Laurentian University of Sudbury, within the Faculty of Management. He serves as the Program Coordinator for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, managing its coordination with contact at extension 5236. Abdulkader teaches graduate-level courses such as Operations Management (OPER 5011), held in the Faculty of Management's School of Business Administration, covering topics relevant to operations and supply chain.

His research is conducted through the Research Group in Operations, Analytics and Decision Sciences at Laurentian University. Abdulkader's publications focus on operations research, vehicle routing problems, and efficiency analysis. Key works include 'Efficiency in the Hardware Retail Industry: A 22-Year Longitudinal Analysis of Chains Operating in Canada' (2026, co-authored with Pawoumodom M. Takouda and Mohamed Dia), which uses data envelopment analysis to evaluate efficiencies of major Canadian hardware retailers like Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Rona over 2000–2021, highlighting operations management inefficiencies and crisis impacts. Other publications: 'Electric vehicle routing problem with recharging stations for minimizing energy consumption' (2018, co-authors S. Zhang, Y. Gajpal, S.S. Appadoo, 353 citations); 'Hybridized ant colony algorithm for the multi compartment vehicle routing problem' (2015, co-authors Y. Gajpal, T.Y. ElMekkawy, 179 citations); 'Vehicle routing problem in omni-channel retailing distribution systems' (2018, co-authors Y. Gajpal, T.Y. ElMekkawy, 93 citations); 'Scheduling and sequencing in four machines robotic cell: Application of genetic algorithm and enumeration techniques' (2013, co-authors M.M. ElBeheiry, N.H. Afia, A.K. El-Kharbotly, 36 citations); 'Optimizing garbage collection vehicle routing problem with alternative fuel-powered vehicles' (2017, co-authors Y. Gajpal, S. Zhang, S.S. Appadoo, 23 citations); and 'Reverse supply chain: Literature review and models' (2015, co-authors S.K. Bhatt, T. El-Mekkawy, 13 citations). He has chaired sessions at Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) conferences, including 2023, and previously presented as a PhD student at University of Manitoba during CORS 2015.