Dr Shereen Nassar

PhD

Role
Associate Professor - Edinburgh Business School
Section
School of Social Sciences
Email
Phone
00971 4 4358745
Shereen Nassar

About

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 the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Dr. Nassar is the global lead for logistics studies and is responsible for leading the MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management programmes for the Dubai campus and online.

She has published journal articles and book chapters in areas related to supply chain sustainability, digital technologies, and resilience. Dr. Nassar has developed strong ties with the business ecosystem, particularly in the field of logistics and supply chain management. Her external engagement and contribution to various industry forums in the MENA region have been widely recognized, earning her several academic and industry awards.

Biography

 

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

Affiliations:

  • Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT)
  • Affiliate Member of the Institute of Procurement and Supply (AM CIPS)
  • Associate Member of the Institute of Leadership (AM IOL)
     

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)

 

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. Her thesis focused on the role of advanced tracking technologies in enhancing supply chain visibility and sustainable competitive advantage.

Research

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

Publications

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 

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.