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Operations and Supply Chain Management, Analytics and Optimization, Sustainable Sourcing and Production, Community Empowerment
Dr. Asad Ata is an Associate Professor II of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Asia School of Business. His primary areas of research include sustainable sourcing and supply chain management. Dr. Asad has worked full-time in the industry for over 12 years on various supply chain IT, telecom, and e-commerce projects. He has also worked extensively with food and agricultural supply chains with multinational corporations, NGOs, government organizations, and agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and SWIFT.
With a team of more than 40 researchers, field officers, and consultant agronomists, he leads a sustainability center for SMEs and small farmers of oil palm in Malaysia. Dr. Asad is working with small farmer communities to design supply chains that are socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and economically viable. Dr. Asad Ata has been appointed on the Technical Advisory Committee for Mechanization & Automation Research Consortium for Oil Palm (MARCOP) Malaysia, a Government-Industry platform to discuss, develop and adopt mechanization and automation technologies for oil palm. In addition he is also on the advisory board of PERTANIGA, an independent smallholder association of Oil Palm farmers in Malaysia.
Dr. Asad teaches graduate programs in the areas of logistics, supply chain management, and sustainability. His teaching and research expertise covers operations and supply chain management, analytics, software systems, optimization, and data modeling. Dr. Asad has been a Research Affiliate with MIT from 2011, where he has taught for MIT Global Supply Chain And Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network. He has been part of the design team for MIT’s first X-Series MOOC on Supply Chain Management.
Dr. Asad received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA. He completed his Master’s degree from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, USA. He completed his undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
Refereed Publications
Books
Working Papers
Opinion Pieces, Press and Articles
Invited lectures and seminars
Presentations and Workshops
1. FORTASBI Indonesia, Palm Oil Smallholders Workshop, 21st January 2024
2. Empowering smallholders: Examining the outcomes of RSPO, Monash annual symposium , September 2023
3. WWF, RSPO and P&G: Workshop and traceability presentation at Johor, 5 September 2023
4. EXCO Johor CSS project and impact report presentation 16 August 2023
5. Presentation to Chief Minister (Menteri Besar) Johor on CSS Diffusion Program 8 February 2023
6. Smallholder Linking and Learning workshop at annual RSPO Round Table, 28 November 2022
7. Small Farmer Certification – Progress & Challenges – One World Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2021 January
8. Center for Sustainable Small-owners, Program and Glide Path – Sime Darby, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia; 2020 December
9. RSPO Independent Small Farmer Virtual Roadshow – RSPO Head Quarters, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2020 November
10. Impact of MCO / Covid-19 on Independent Smallholder Farmers – BFM Business News, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2020 May
11. The Small Farmer Challenges with Certification, Astro Awani – 17th Annual RSPO Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil, Bangkok, Thailand; 2019 November
12. Training the Trainers for Independent Smallholders Certification – RSPO Smallholder Academy Master Training Workshop, Medan, Indonesia; 2019 August
13. Responsible Sourcing for Palm kernel Oil Supply Chain – Research Seminar, Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2019 March
14. Best Startup/Scale up in sustainable innovation – Finalist – Malaysian Dutch Business Council (MDBC) Innovation & Sustainability Awards October 2018
15. Cold Chain Service Providers: An Evaluation Framework – 19th International Symposium on Logistics, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Kumar, P. & Ata, A; 2014 July
16. On-Shelf Availability Strategies: Alternative Models to Assure Product Availability – 19th International Symposium on Logistics, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Kumar, P. & Ata A; 2014 July
17. An LP Based Approach to Stochastic Dynamic Programming Problem, INFORMS Annual Austin, TX DC Meeting, Stochastic Optimization Cluster, 2010
18. The Use of Flexible Manufacturing Capacity in New Product Introductions: Multi Product Problem, INFORMS Annual Washington DC Meeting, Technology Management Cluster, 2008
19. The Use of Flexible Manufacturing Capacity in New Product Introductions: 2 year 1 Product Problem, POMS La Jolla, CA Conference, Healthcare Track, 2008
20. The Use of Flexible Manufacturing Capacity in New Product Introductions: 3 year 1 Product Problem, INFORMS Southwest Regional Conference, Decision Analysis & Manufacturing Track, 2008
Dr. Asad Ata is an Associate Professor II of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Asia School of Business. His primary areas of research include sustainable sourcing and supply chain management. Dr. Asad has worked full-time in the industry for over 12 years on various supply chain IT, telecom, and e-commerce projects. He has also worked extensively with food and agricultural supply chains with multinational corporations, NGOs, government organizations, and agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and SWIFT.
With a team of more than 40 researchers, field officers, and consultant agronomists, he leads a sustainability center for SMEs and small farmers of oil palm in Malaysia. Dr. Asad is working with small farmer communities to design supply chains that are socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and economically viable. Dr. Asad Ata has been appointed on the Technical Advisory Committee for Mechanization & Automation Research Consortium for Oil Palm (MARCOP) Malaysia, a Government-Industry platform to discuss, develop and adopt mechanization and automation technologies for oil palm. In addition he is also on the advisory board of PERTANIGA, an independent smallholder association of Oil Palm farmers in Malaysia.
Dr. Asad teaches graduate programs in the areas of logistics, supply chain management, and sustainability. His teaching and research expertise covers operations and supply chain management, analytics, software systems, optimization, and data modeling. Dr. Asad has been a Research Affiliate with MIT from 2011, where he has taught for MIT Global Supply Chain And Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network. He has been part of the design team for MIT’s first X-Series MOOC on Supply Chain Management.
Dr. Asad received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA. He completed his Master’s degree from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, USA. He completed his undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
Refereed Publications
Books
Working Papers
Opinion Pieces, Press and Articles
Invited lectures and seminars
Presentations and Workshops
1. FORTASBI Indonesia, Palm Oil Smallholders Workshop, 21st January 2024
2. Empowering smallholders: Examining the outcomes of RSPO, Monash annual symposium , September 2023
3. WWF, RSPO and P&G: Workshop and traceability presentation at Johor, 5 September 2023
4. EXCO Johor CSS project and impact report presentation 16 August 2023
5. Presentation to Chief Minister (Menteri Besar) Johor on CSS Diffusion Program 8 February 2023
6. Smallholder Linking and Learning workshop at annual RSPO Round Table, 28 November 2022
7. Small Farmer Certification – Progress & Challenges – One World Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2021 January
8. Center for Sustainable Small-owners, Program and Glide Path – Sime Darby, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia; 2020 December
9. RSPO Independent Small Farmer Virtual Roadshow – RSPO Head Quarters, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2020 November
10. Impact of MCO / Covid-19 on Independent Smallholder Farmers – BFM Business News, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2020 May
11. The Small Farmer Challenges with Certification, Astro Awani – 17th Annual RSPO Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil, Bangkok, Thailand; 2019 November
12. Training the Trainers for Independent Smallholders Certification – RSPO Smallholder Academy Master Training Workshop, Medan, Indonesia; 2019 August
13. Responsible Sourcing for Palm kernel Oil Supply Chain – Research Seminar, Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2019 March
14. Best Startup/Scale up in sustainable innovation – Finalist – Malaysian Dutch Business Council (MDBC) Innovation & Sustainability Awards October 2018
15. Cold Chain Service Providers: An Evaluation Framework – 19th International Symposium on Logistics, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Kumar, P. & Ata, A; 2014 July
16. On-Shelf Availability Strategies: Alternative Models to Assure Product Availability – 19th International Symposium on Logistics, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Kumar, P. & Ata A; 2014 July
17. An LP Based Approach to Stochastic Dynamic Programming Problem, INFORMS Annual Austin, TX DC Meeting, Stochastic Optimization Cluster, 2010
18. The Use of Flexible Manufacturing Capacity in New Product Introductions: Multi Product Problem, INFORMS Annual Washington DC Meeting, Technology Management Cluster, 2008
19. The Use of Flexible Manufacturing Capacity in New Product Introductions: 2 year 1 Product Problem, POMS La Jolla, CA Conference, Healthcare Track, 2008
20. The Use of Flexible Manufacturing Capacity in New Product Introductions: 3 year 1 Product Problem, INFORMS Southwest Regional Conference, Decision Analysis & Manufacturing Track, 2008