Mohammad Ala

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.

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))

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

Interests

*Sports (Team-e-Melli)
*Languages
*Art
*Protecting Environment

Organizations

* [http://www.persiangulfonline.org Persian Gulf]
* [http://www.iran-heritage.org Iran Heritage]
* [http://www.iranalliance.org Iran Alliance]
*Center for Business Excellence
* [http://www.persianfootballcenter.com Persian Football]

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