KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT

DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA

CURRICULUM VITAE

TAQI N. AL-FARAJ, Ph. D.

I. CURRICULUM VITAE

TAQI N. AL-FARAJ, Ph.D.

I.1 CONTACT DATA

Name: Dr. Taqi N. Al-Faraj

Home Address: King Fahd University of

Petroleum and Minerals

KFUPM Box 1623

Dhahran 31261

Saudi Arabia

Home Telephone

Number: (03) 860-5744

Business

Address: King Fahd University of

Petroleum and Minerals

College of Industrial Management

Dhahran 31261

Saudi Arabia

Business Telephone

Number: (03) 860-2724

Fax: + 03-860-2544

I.2 PERSONAL DATA

Sex: Male

Date of Birth: January 1, 1953

City of Birth: Alawwamia

Country of

Birth: Saudi Arabia

Citizenship: Saudi Arabian

I.3 EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

I.3.1. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

1981- 1986 Ph. D.

Department of Management Science and

Information Systems

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin Texas 78712

USA

Major Field of Study: Operations Research/Statistics

Minor Field of Study: Data Processing Analysis & Finance

Dissertation Title: Mathematical Models for Planning

the Production, Refining and

Marketing of Crude Oil and

Refined Petroleum Products.

OCTOBER- DECEMBER 1980 Advanced Diploma in Economics

The Economics Institute

University of Colorado

Boulder Colorado

USA

1977- 1979 Master of Business Administration (MBA)

College of Industrial Management

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran 31261

Saudi Arabia

MBA Concentration

Field of Study: Production and Operations Management (POM)

1972- 1977 Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Department of Chemical Engineering

College of Applied Engineering

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Dhahran 31261

Saudi Arabia.

I.3.2. OTHER RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

COMPUTER SKILLS: Languages: FORTRAN, BASIC, LISP

Packages : SAS, SPSS, GRG II, MINITAB, WSCRIPT,

MPSX,DEBASE, LOTUS 1-2-3 Spreadsheet,

LINDO, GINO, VINO, WQSB, SLAM II, a

What's Best, MYSTAT, WordPerfect,

Symphony, MS Office.

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATION: * The Institute of Management Science(TIMS)

* Operations Research Society of America (ORSA)

* The American Association of Cost Engineers (AACE)

LANGUAGE

PROFICIENCY: Arabic (Native), English, and little French

CURRENT AREAS

OF INTEREST: * Optimization: Mathematical Modeling of

Management Systems

* Forecasting and Statistical Analysis

* Simulation

* Quality Control

* Financial Analysis

I.4 EXPERIENCE

I.4.1 PRIMARY EXPERIENCE

1991- PRESENT Associate Professor

of Operations Management

College of Industrial Management

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

1994- PRESENT Associate Researcher

Economic and Industrial Research Division

Research Institute

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

1986- 1991 Assistant Professor

College of Industrial Management

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

1981- 1986 Graduate Student & Research Assistant

Center for Cybernetic Studies

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin Texas 78712 USA.

1979- 1981 Lecturer

College of Industrial Management,

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia.

1977- 1979 Graduate Assistant

College of Industrial Management

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia.

I.4.2 OTHER EXPERIENCES

SUMMER 1984 Participated in ARAMCO Summer Program for

Graduate Saudi Students. Assignment was with

Business Analysis Division of the Planning

Department in Dhahran.

SUMMER 1982 Participated in ARAMCO Summer Program for

Graduate Saudi Students. Assignment was with

Business Analysis Division of the Planning

Department in Dhahran.

SUMMER 1981 Participated in ARAMCO Summer Program for Graduate Saudi Students. Assignment was with

Business Analysis Division of the Planning

Department in Dhahran.

SUMMER 1977 Participated in ARAMCO Summer Program for Saudi College Students. Assignment was with the Environmental Engineering Department, Dhahran.

FEBRUARY-

SEPTEMBER 1976 Worked with the Petroleum Engineering Department

in ARAMCO as an Assistant Engineer During the

co-op training period.

SUMMER 1974 Participated in ARAMCO Summer Program for Saudi

College Students. Assignment was with the

Medical Maintenance Department in Dhahran.

II. TEACHING ACTIVITIES

TAQI N. AL-FARAJ, Ph.D.

II.1. A LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT AT KFUPM

1. OM 101 MATHEMATICS FOR MANAGEMENT I: FINITE MATHEMATICS.

2. OM 102 MATHEMATICS FOR MANAGEMENT II: CALCULUS.

3. OM 201 STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT I.

4. OM 202 STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT II.

5. OM 210 Production & Operations Management

6. OM 310 QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT: FIRST COURSE IN

OPERATIONS RESEARCH.

7. OM 420 OPERATIONS RESEARCH.

8. OM 407 QUALITY CONTROL AND RELIABILITY.

9. OM 501 QUANTITATIVE METHODS: BASIC MATH, CALCULUS, AND STATISTICS

FOR MBA STUDENTS.

10. OM 502 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS

11. OM 510 QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS ANALYSIS:

12. OM 511 Management Science.

III. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

TAQI N. AL-FARAJ, Ph.D.

III.1 PUBLISHED PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS

1. Alidi A. S. and T. N. Al-Faraj, "A Municipal Solid Wastes

Planning Model for a Metropolitan Area," GEO Journal,

Vol. 22.4, December 1990, pp. 439-443.

2. Al-Faraj, T. N., Alidi A. S., Al-Zayer, J. A. and Jones, C. K.

"Simulating the Waiting Line Problem: A Spreadsheet Application,"

International Journal of Operations and Production

Management, Vol. 11, No. 2, February 1991, pp. 49-53.

3. Jones, C. K., Al-Faraj, T. N., Alidi A. S., and J. A. Al-Zayer

"An Optimal Diversification Network Model with Fixed Solution

Universe Subsets," Journal of Operational Research Society,

Vol. 42, No. 3, March 1991, pp. 247-251.

4. Al-Faraj T. N. and Alidi A. S. "Evaluating Teaching Staff

Members Using Data Envelopment Analysis," The International

Journal of Educational Management Vol. 5, No. 6, 1991,

pp. 25- 29.

5. Al-Faraj T. N., Al-Zayer, J. A. and Alidi A. S. "A PC Based

Spreadsheet Support System for the Newsboy Inventory Control

Problem," International Journal of Operations and Production

Management, Vol. 11 No. 10, 1991. pp. 58- 63.

6. Atieh S. H., Al-Faraj, T. N. and Alidi A. S. "A Methodology for

Evaluating College teaching Effectiveness, European Journal of

Engineering Education, Vol 16, No. 4, 1991. pp. 379- 386.

7. Al-Faraj T. N. and Alidi A. S. "The Practice of Quality Control

Techniques in the Saudi Arabian Manufacturing Sectors,"

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Vol. 9, No. 6, December 1991.

8. Al-Faraj T. N., Alidi A. S. and A. A. Al-Ibrahim "A Planning

Model for Determining the Optimal Location and Size of Traffic

Centers,". European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 66,

No. 3, pp. 272-278, May 1993.

9. Al-Faraj, T. N., Alidi, A. S. and K. A. Bu-Bshait "Evaluating

the Efficiency of Bank Branches: Data Envelopment Analysis

Approach," International Journal of Production and Operations

Management, Vol. 13, No. 9, 1993.

10. Al-Zayer, J. A., Al-Ibrahim A. A., and T. N. Al-Faraj "Impact

of Energy Consumption in the Major Industrialized Countries on

the Saudi Arabian Oil Production", Energy, Vol. 18, No. 9,

pp. 933- 938, 1993.

11. Al-Faraj, T. N., Alidi A. S., Al-Zayer, J. A. "Vendors

Selection Via a Spreadsheet Analytical Hierarchy Process,"

Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 25, Nos. 1- 4,

pp. 65- 68, 1993.

12. Alidi A. S. and T. N. Al-Faraj "Locating Oil Spill Response

Equipment and Facilities", GeoJournal Vol 34 No. 4,

pp. 379-382. December 1994.

13. Alidi A. S. and T. N. Al-Faraj "A Goal Programming Model for

Distributing and Blending of Desalinized Water," Journal of

Water Resources Planning and Management, pp. 267- 275,

Vol. 120 No. 3 May/June 1994.

III.2 PUBLISHED PAPERS IN REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Jones, C. K., Al-Faraj, T. N., Alidi A.S. and Al-Zayer J.

"Network Models for Portfolio Selection with Fixed Solution

Universe Subsets, "Presented and Published in the Proceedings

of the 11th National Computer Conference and Exhibition,

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi

Arabia, pp. 110-118, March 4-7, 1989.

2. Alidi A. S., Al-Faraj, T. N., and Al-Zayer, J. A.

"Management Engineering: A New Engineering Discipline in the

Saudi Arabian Universities," Presented and Published in the

Proceedings of the Third Saudi Engineering Conference, Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia 24- 27 November, 1991, pp. 469- 472.

3. Alidi A. S. and AL-Faraj T. N. "The Practice of Engineering

Management in Saudi Arabia," Presented and Published in the

Proceedings of the Second Portland International Conference

on Management of Engineering Technology. October 27-31, 1991,

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. pp. 832- 835.

III.3 CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

1. Al-Zayer, J. A., Al-Faraj, T. N. and A. S. Alidi, "Risk,

Uncertainty and Decision Analysis," Chapter 9 in the

Book Petroleum Economics and Engineering, 2nd Edition,

edited by Abdel-Aal, H., Bakr, B. A. and Sahlawi M. Published

by Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1992. pp. 157- 175.

2. Al-Faraj, T. N., , Alidi A. S. and J. A. Al-Zayer, "Break-Even

and Sensitivity Analysis," Chapter 10 in the Book

Petroleum Economics and Engineering, 2nd Edition, edited by

Abdel-Aal H., Bakr, A.B. and Sahlawi M. Published

by Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1992. pp. 177- 190.

3. Alidi A. S., Al-Zayer, J. A. and T. N. Al-Faraj, "Optimization

Techniques," Chapter 11, Petroleum Economics and Engineering,

2nd Edition, edited by Abdel-Aal, H. Bakr, B. A. and Sahlawi

M. Published by Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1992. pp. 191- 210.

III.4 CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

1. AL-Faraj T. N., and A.S. Alidi "Evaluating College Faculty

Members: Data Envelopment Analysis Approach," Presented at

the Joint National Meeting of the Operations Research

Society of America (ORSA) and The Institute of Management

Sciences (TIMS), Nashville, U.S.A., May 12-15, 1991.

Paper No. WA36.2, TIMS/ORSA Nashville 1991.

2. Alidi, A. S. and T. N. Al-Faraj, "An Optimal System for the

Distribution and Blending of Desalinated Sew Water: A Goal

Programming Approach," EURO XII/ TIMS XXXI Joint International

Conference Operational Research/Management Science, Helsinki,

Finland, June 29- July 1, 1992. p. 51 of the Program.

3. Alidi, A. S. and T. N. Al-Faraj, "Locating Oil Spill Response

Equipment and Facilities: A Cluster Analysis Approach I,

presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Spring 1993 National Meeting. Houston Texas, USA, March 1993.

4. AL-Faraj T. N., Alidi A. S., and J. A. Al-Zayer, "Vendor

Selection Via a Spreadsheet Analytic Hierarchy Process"

Presented in the XV Annual Computer and Industrial Engineering

Conference, March 8 - 10, 1993, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.

5. Alidi, A. S. and T. N. Al-Faraj," A Multi-objective Production

Planning Model for a Petrochemical Industry," Presented

at the International Meeting of the Institute of Management

Sciences (TIMS XXXII), Anchorage, Alaska, USA, June 12- 15,

1994.

6. Alidi, A. S. and T. N. Al-Faraj," A Stochastic Goal Programming

Production Planning Model for Chemical Process Industries,

"presented at the First KFUPM MIN-SYMPOSIUM on OPTIMIZATION

THEORY & APPLICATIONS, Dhahran, May 30, 1995

III.5 FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. "A Mathematical Model for Determining Optimal Location and

Size of Traffic Centers in the Dammam Area," A Research for

the National Committee for Traffic Safety, Funded by King

Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology [KACST]. The Project

has been completed. 1990.

(With Alidi, A. S. and Al-Ibrahim, A.A.,).

2. "Job Assessment for Effective Management for Al-kharj Military

Industries. Project completed in August 1995.

(With Bu-Bshait, K., Al-Usail, A., Barny A., Al-Sultan K, and

Al-Dosary A.)

3. "Developing a Marketing Strategy for the Saudi Railroad"

Project Started September 1996 and completed by January 1997.

(With Bu-Bshait, K., Du-Alfequar Ali and Umran)

III.6 PAPERS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS EVALUATED FOR OTHERS

1. "A Simulation Model for Determining the Optimal Inventory

Policy at Schlumberger'" Paper reviewed for possible

publication in the Proceedings of the 11th National Computer

Conference held in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, March 4- 7, 1989.

2. "A PC Based Decision Support System for Outlier

Identification," Paper reviewed for possible publication

in the Proceedings of the 11th National Computer Conference

held in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, March 4- 7, 1989.

3. "The Efficiency of Operating Saudi Airways Fleet'" A

Research Proposal reviewed for possible funding by the

Scientific Research Council at King Abdulaziz University,

Jeddah. Spring 1989.

4. "JUST-IN-TIME Production and Japanese Experience," Manuscript reviewed and evaluated for possible presentation in the Symposium

on Industrial Management: Japanese Experience, KFUPM, Dhahran,

December 1991.

5. "Taguchi's Philosophy for Quality Improvement," Manuscript

reviewed and evaluated for possible presentation in the Symposium

on Industrial Management: Japanese Experience, KFUPM, Dhahran,

December 1991.

6. "Joint Committees and the International Economic Cooperation,"

Arabic Manuscript reviewed and evaluated for possible publication

as a book to be written during a sabbatical leave of a faculty

member and to be supported by KFUPM. January 1992.

7. "Process Goals for Quality Improvement Programs," Manuscript

reviewed and evaluated for possible publication in the

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management. May 1992.

8. "Application of Drum-Buffer-Rope Shop Floor Control to Furniture Manufacturing in Taiwan," Research Paper reviewed and evaluated

for possible publication in Computer and Industrial Engineering:

An International Journal," June 1993

9. "Optimization of Copper Coating Process: Taguchi's Robus Design,"

Research Paper reviewed and evaluated for possible

publication in the International Journal of Operations and

Quantitative Management (IJOQM). June 1995.

10. "Analytical View for Arabic Textbooks in Production and

Operations Management," Arabic Manuscript reviewed and

evaluated for possible publication in King Abdulaziz University

Journal for Economic and Administration. September 1995.

11. "Employment of Local Manpower in the Private Sector: Obstacles

and Solutions," Arabic Manuscript reviewed and evaluated for

possible publication as a book supported by the Institute of

Public Administration, Ryadh. November 1994.

12. "Application of Cone-ratio Data Envelopment Analysis for

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Selection" Manuscript

reviewed and evaluated for possible publication in

International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM), September 1996.

13. "An Internal Customer Service Quality DEA Model for Bank

Branches" Manuscript reviewed and evaluated for possible

publication in International Journal of Operations

& Production Management (IJOPM), October 1996.

IV. COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SERVICES

TAQI N. AL-FARAJ, Ph.D.

IV.1 UNIVERSITY STANDING COMMITTEES

COMMITTEE NAME ACADEMIC YEAR FORMED BY

__________________________________________________________________

1. Computer Utilization 1986/87 Rector

2. Graduation Banquet Subcommittee 1986/87 Sec. General

3. Graduation Banquet Subcommittee 1987/88 Sec. General

4. Bids Opening Committee 1988/89 Rector

5. KFUPM Library Committee 1989/90 Rector

6. VIP Reception Sub-Committee 1991/2 Sec. General

7. Planning Committee 1996/97 Rector

8. Scientific Council 1997/1998 Rector

9. Scientific Council 1998/1999 Rector

10. Scientific Council 1999/2000 Rector

IV.2 COLLEGE STANDING COMMITTEES

COMMITTEE NAME ACADEMIC YEAR FORMED BY

__________________________________________________________________

1. Undergraduate Curriculum 1986/87 Dean, CIM

Development

2. Faculty Screening 1986/87 Dean, CIM

3. Faculty Screening 1987/88 Dean, CIM

4. Graduate Admission and 1988/89 Dean, CIM

Curriculum Development

5. Graduate Admission and 1989/90 Chairman,

Curriculum Development MBA Program

6. Operations Management 1990/91 Chairman,

Area Committee (Coordinator) MGT & MKT

7. Faculty Screening 1991/2 Chairman,

MGT & MKT

8. Textbook Committee 1992/93 Chairman,

MGT & MKT

9. Co-op Committee 1993/94 Chairman,

MGT & MKT

10. Textbook Committee 1994/95 =====

11. Faculty Screening (Chairman) 1994/95 =====

12. Textbook Committee 1995/96 ======

13. Space Utilization Committee 1996/97 Dean, CIM

14. Faculty Screening Committee 1997/98 Chairman

Mgt&MKT

15. MBA Curriculum Development 1997/98 =======

16. Faculty Screening Committee 1999/2000 =======

(Chairman)

IV.3 AD HOC COMMITTEES

COMMITTEE NAME ACADEMIC YEAR FORMED BY

______________________________________________________________

1. Nomination of the Most 1986/87 Dean, CIM

Outstanding CIM Teacher

2. Periodicals Bids and Tender 1989/90 Vice Rector,

R & GS

3. Studying General Requirements 1989/90 Vice Rector,

of Mathematics for Architecture Academic Affairs

and CIM Programs

4. Studying the Positions and 1989/90 Dean, CIM

Grades of CIM graduates in

Governmental Organizations

5. PC Task Group 1990/91 VR & Chairman,

Computer

Utilization

6. Promotion Committee 1993/94 Manager,

Div. VI, RI

7. Promotion Committee 1994/95 Manager,

Div. VI, RI

8. Scientific Committee Vice Rector

Conference on Administrative Sciences 1995/96

9. Ad-hoc Committee to study 1995/96 Dean, CIM

13 Ad-hoc Committee to study 1996/97 Vice Rector

Establishing Engineering R.& G.S.

Management Program at KFUPM

14. Scientific Committee for the 1996/97/98 Vice Rector

Conference on Administrative R. & G.S.

Sciences: New Horizons

15. Promotion Committee 1999/2000 =========

16. Committee to Study

Off-Campus MBA Program 1998/99 Dean, CIM

IV.4 REPORTS PREPARED

1. "A Proposal for A Graduate Operations Management Concentration

Within the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program of

the College of Industrial Management, King Fahd University of

Petroleum and Minerals, Submitted to the Administration of the

College of Industrial Management, April 1991.

(With Alidi, A. S., Bu-Bshait, K. A.,

Al-Zayer, J. A. and Al-Mulhem, A.).

2. "A Proposal for An Operations Management Major at the College

of Industrial Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum

and Minerals, Submitted to the Administration of the College

of Industrial Management, June 1990.

(With Alidi, A. S., Bu-Bshait, K. A.,

Al-Zayer, J. A. and Al-Mulhem, A.).

3. "A Proposal for establishing a Graduate Program in Engineering

Management of at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,

Submitted to the Vice Rector for Research and Graduate Studies,

June 1997. (With BenDaya, Alidi A., Assaf S., Abduljawad S.,

and AlHadi).

4. "A Proposal for establishing an Executive MBA Program at the

College of Industrial Management, King Fahd University of

Petroleum and Minerals, Submitted to the Chairman of Management

and Marketing College of Industrial Management, April 1997.

(With Professor Khamakhem A. and others).

5. "A Report on a new revised MBA Program at the College of

Industrial Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum

and Minerals, Submitted to the Chairman of Management

and Marketing College of Industrial Management, May/June 1997.

(With Professor Al-Shemmari, Id and others).

IV.5 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

1. "Gold Saving," ALYOUM daily newspaper, No. 5498, Dammam,

Monday, July 4, 1988.

2. "Our Commercial Banks and Loans Services," ALYOUM daily

newspaper, No. 5535, Dammam, Wednesday, August 10, 1988.

IV.6 PARTICIPATION IN TEACHING SHORT COURSES

SHORT COURSE TITLE SEMESTER YEAR COORDINATOR

_______________________________________________________________

1. Middle Management Seminar First 1986/87 At-Twaijri

in English

2. Basic Supervision (Arabic) First 1986/87 Al-Buraey

for SCECO

3. Procurement & Materials First 1986/87 Selen

Management

4. Middle Management Second 1986/87 Qasem

Seminar (Arabic)

5. Basic Supervision Second 1986/87 Al-Bureay

for SCECO (Arabic)

6. Materials and Inventory First 1987/88 Selen

Control Systems

7. Middle Management Second 1987/88 Al-Faraj

Seminar (Arabic)

8. Basic Supervision Second 1987/88 Alidi

in Arabic for SCECO

9. Procurement & Materials Second 1987/88 Selen

Management

10. Business Budgeting Second 1987/88 Mirghani

11. Materials and Inventory Second 1988/89 Alidi

Control Systems

12. Materials and Inventory Second 1989/90 Alidi

Control Systems

13. Project Management Second 1989/90 Bu-Bshait

14. Operations and Production Second 1989/90 Bu-Bshait

Management for SHARQ Co.

[Offered In House in Jubail]

15. Claim Management First 1990/91 Bu-Bshait

16. Materials and Inventory Second 1990/91 Alidi

Control Systems

17. Project Management Second 1990/91 Bu-Bshait

18. Business Budgeting Second 1991/92 Mirghani

19. Materials and Inventory

Control System Second 1991/92 Alidi

20 Project Management Second 1991/92 Bu-Bshait

21. Total Quality Management First 1993/94 Woodworth

V. MEMBERSHIP IN COMPLETED MASTER THESES COMMITTEES

1. "Factor Affecting Bidding and Markup Decisions in Saudi

Arabia," Master Thesis in Construction Engineering &

Management, CED at KFUPM by Nader Husni Abdul-hadi,

November 1990.

2. "On developing Stochastic Planning Model to Agricultural Farms in Al-Kharj Region" Master Thesis in Agricultural Economics by

Muhammad Al-Shayea, Department of Agricultural Economics,

College of Agriculture, King Saud University, Reyadh,

April 1994.

3. "Cross-Sectional Survey of the Selection of Manufacturing Technologies: An Applied Study in the Manufacturing Sector

in Bahrain" Master Thesis in Technology Management by Sami

Abdulla Buhazza, College of PostGraduate Studies, Arabian

Gulf University, Bahrain. June 1997.

4. "Petrochemical Industry in the State of Qatar: The

Current Situation and Future Prospects" Master Thesis

in Technology Management by AbdulAziz Muhammad Khalid

Al-Khater, College of PostGraduate Studies, Arabian

Gulf University, Bahrain. June 1997.

5. "Application of Total Quality Program at Al-Amal Hospital

in Saudi Arabia" Master Thesis in Technology Management by

Khalid S. Al-Saloum, College of PostGraduate Studies, Arabian

Gulf University, Bahrain. June 1997.

6. “DEA to Evaluate FastFood Resturants in City of Jeddah”

Master Thesis by Summya Helal in College of Business and Economics,

King AbdulAziz University, April 1999.