Overview Academic/Research Interest Areas

Business Information Systems

Operations Management Department

Professional Affiliations

Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)

American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)

Beta Gamma Sigma - a national honorary business society

Recent Publications

Khouja, M., and Smith, M. A. Optimal pricing for products with pirating and loss of interest. Accepted for publication in The European Journal of Operational Research.

Khouja, M. and Goyal, S., Single item optimal lot sizing under continuous unit cost decrease. Accepted for publication in the International Journal of Production Economics.

Khouja, M. A joint optimal pricing, rebate value, and lot sizing model. Accepted for publication in The European Journal of Operational Research.

Khouja, M. and Mehrez, A. A production model for a flexible production system and short selling season. Accepted for publication in Journal of Applied Mathematics & Decision Sciences.

Khouja, M. The use of minor setups within production cycles to improve product quality. Accepted for publication in the International Transactions in Operational Research.

Research Grants

"The Evaluation of Drop Shipping Option for E-Commerce Retailers," UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, Summer 2001, $3000.

"Synchronization in Supply Chains: Implications for Design and Management," Childress Klien Research Award, 2000, $5000.

"Ordering, Discounting, and Pricing in the Single-Period Problem," BarclaysAmerican Research Award, 1998, $4500.

"Toward a Contingency Theory of Production Systems," UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, Summer 1996, $2,850.

"The Economics of Temperature and Humidity Control," Caterpillar Inc. with Robert Hocken and J. William Shelnutt, 1994-1995, $122,500.

Educational Background

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Toledo, 1984

Master of Business Administration, University of Toledo, 1986

Ph.D. in Production/Operations Management, Kent State University 1991