Dr Shereen Nassar

Biography

Dr Shereen Nassar is an Associate Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. She is an active academic with solid teaching experience across the UK and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. She is the global lead for logistics studies and leading the MSc logistics and supply chain management programmes for Dubai campus and online. She published journal articles and book chapters in areas related to Supply chain sustainability, digital technologies, and resilience. She developed strong ties with the business ecosystem mainly in the field of logistics and supply chain management. Shereen's external engagement and contribution to various industry forums in the MENA region were widely recognized and she received several academic and industry awards.

Shereen’s research endeavours and industry publications encompass a wide array of topics, including supply chain optimisation, risk management and resilience, sustainability and advanced digital business applications. Shereen has published a number of research papers and book chapters in areas such as automotive recall risk and social sustainable supply chain performance, sustainable maritime logistics, supply chain information security, contemporary disruptive business applications of blockchain technology and talent management in logistics.

Academic leadership and affiliations:

Leadership roles -

• Global Senior Director of Logistics Studies
• Global Chair of the Research Ethics Committee - Marketing & Operations Department
• Director of the MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management programme (Dubai)
• Director of the MSc Supply Chain Management & Logistics (HW-Online)
• Director of the MSc Business Analytics & Consultancy programme

Affiliation

• Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT)
• Affiliate Member of the Institute of Procurement and Supply (AMCIPS)
• Associate Member of the Institute of Leadership (AMIOL)

Awards

• 2023 – Excellence in External Engagement, School of Social Science Dean’s Award.
• 2022 - Outstanding Academician in Logistics Award by the Institute of Supply Chain Management (ISCM). - The award honours Shereen’s contribution to innovative, engaging, and inspiring teaching methods, leading industry-campus connect and for sustained excellence in logistics research.
• 2022 – Nominated for Heriot-Watt University Pioneering in Education Global Teaching Excellence Award
• 2021 – Nominated for Heriot-Watt University Global Teaching Excellence Award
• 2020 - Global Values Award - Heriot-Watt University.

Qualifications:

Shereen is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She obtained her PhD in 2012 from the School of Management, Bath University UK. Here thesis focussed on the role of advanced tracking technologies in enhancing supply chain visibility and sustainable competitive advantage.

Publications:

• Nassar, S. (APRIL, 2024) Navigating the Frontiers of Logistics and Supply Chain Management with Generative AI, , LogiSym Magazine, https://events.logisym.org/navigating-the-frontiers-of-logistics-and-supply-chain-management-with-generative-ai/
• Nassar, S. (Feb, 2023) Agile Strategic Sourcing for a Resilient Supply Chain, LogiSym Magazine, Feb Ed. https://logisym.org/agile-strategic-sourcing-for-a-resilient-supply-chain/
• Nassar, S. (Nov 2021), Addressing the talent gap in logistics and supply chain, Featured article in LogiSYM Magazine, Ed. Nov-Dec 2021, pp. 33-35. https://logisym.org/addressing-the-talent-gap-in-logistics-and-supply-chain/
• Nassar, S., Kandil, T., Kara, M. E. & Ghadge, A. (2019). Automotive recall risk: impact of buyer-supplier relationship on supply chain social sustainability. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. (DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-01-2019-0026).
• Kandil, T., Nassar, S. & Taysir, M. (2019). ‘Blockchain Technology: A Review of the Contemporary Disruptive Business Applications’. In: SHI, N. (ed.) Architectures and Frameworks for Developing and Applying Blockchain Technology. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5351-0.ch058
• Nassar, S. (2018), ‘Sustainable Ports and Maritime Logistics’. In: Salama, M. (ed.) Principles Of Sustainable Project Management, Oxford: Goodfellow, (pp. 239-263). DOI: 10.23912/9781911396857-3884
• Xu, T. and Nassar, S. (2016) ‘Supply chain information security: emerging challenges in the telecommunication industry’ In Anthony J. Masys, Exploring the Security Landscape: non-traditional security challenge, Switzerland, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27914-5.