Department of Operations and IT Managment

About the Department

Department of Operations and IT Managment is currently admitting students at Bachelors, Masters, and PhD levels. Due to the urgent need for training specialised graduates in Industrial Management, the Department has tried to offer relevant degree programmes to postgraduate students since its establishment.
To date, 12 full-time faculty members are teaching and researching in the Department. The faculty members are offering the latest advances in various branches and areas of Industrial Management. Of the 12 faculty members, six are full professors, four are associate professors, one is assistant professor, and one is an instructor.
Moreover, there are currently about 525 students studying in the Department. Since 1991, a total of 1877 students have graduated from the Department. In the 2019-2020 academic year, 100 freshers were admitted into the Department, and 73 students were graduated.

 

 

Degree Programmes

The programmes offered in the Department of Operations and IT Managment  are introduced and specified below.

 

 

Bachelors Degree Programmes

All Bachelors degree programmes in ATU last for four years, eight semesters.

— Industrial Management. This Bachelors degree programme was established in 1998.

 

 

Masters Degree Programmes

All Masters degree programmes in ATU last for two years, four semesters. Students have to write a Masters thesis and defend it to pass the course and receive their degree certificate.

— Industrial Management: Operations Research (OR). This masters programme was established in 1997.
— Industrial Management: Production and Operations. This masters programme was established in 1997.
— IT Management: Advanced Information Systems. This masters programme was established in 1997.
— Industrial Management: Quality and Productivity Management.

— Industrial Management:: Supply Chain Management

Moreover, another Masters degree programme, namely IT Management: Information Resource Management (IRM), will be launched soon.

 

 

PhD Degree Programmes

All PhD programmes are offered at Allameh Tabataba'i University for four years, eight semesters. Students have to pass 18 taught credits, followed by another 18 dissertation credits, 36 credits in total. After passing the 18 taught credits, students have to sit a "comprehensive exam" and receive a minimum mark of 16 out of 20. After the Comprehensive Exam, the PhD candidates are allowed to choose their dissertation titles and prepare their proposals with the help of supervisors and advisors.

— Industrial Management: Operations Research (OR). The PhD degree programme in Business Administration started to admit students in 2003.
— Industrial Management: Production and Operations. The PhD degree programme in Business Administration started to admit students in 2003.
— IT Management. Service Management and Technology Development

— IT Management. Business Inteligence

 

Department Head

Dr Mojtaba Hajian Heidary
PhD in Industrial Management from K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran (2018)
Faculty Member
Email Address: hajianheidary@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: To be announced
Research Interests: Supply management; Simulation; Mathematical modelling.
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Faculty Members

To date, 12 full-time faculty members are employed and collaborating with the Department in providing educational and research services to the students and researchers. The faculty members of the Department are briefly introduced below. The names are sorted alphabetically.
For more detailed information about the faculty members, you can refer to ATU
's SIMAP Portal.

 

 

Dr Maghsoud Amiri
PhD in Industrial Engineering, from Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2006)
PhD in Industrial Engineering: System and Productivity Management, from Islamic Azad University, Iran (2001)
Faculty Member
Email Address: amiri@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392924
Research Interests: MCDM and DEA; SCM; Fuzzy systems; RSM and QC; Reliability; Project control.
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Dr Jahanyar Bamdad Soofi
Doctorat en Sciences de Gestion, Université des Sciences et de Technologies de Lille I (1992)
Faculty Member
Email Address: bamdadsofi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392925
Research Interests: To be announced
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Dr Seyed Mohammad Ali Khatami Firouzabad
PhD in Industrial Engineering Leeds University (2007)
Faculty Member
Email Address: a.khatami@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392850
Research Interests: Decision making

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Payam Hanafizadeh
PhD in Industrial Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic University, Iran (2005).
Faculty Member
Email Address: hanafizadeh@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392957
Research Interests: Digital business model; Digital transformation; Digital economy; Decision sciences.
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Dr Abolfazl Kazazi
PhD in Industrial Management from University of Bradford, England (1993)
Faculty Member
Email Address: kazazi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392942
Research Interests: Manufacturing strategy; Operations management; Total quality management; Service strategy.
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Dr Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard
PhD in Industrial Engineering from Wichita State University, US (1994)
Faculty Member
Email Address: taghavifard@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392926
Research Interests: IT; Industrial engineering; Management.
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Dr Mohammad Reza Taghva
PhD in Energy Systems Management from the University of Rennes, France (2011)
Faculty Member
Email Address: taghva@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392815
Research Interests: Information system; Business intelligence; IT governance.
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Dr Iman Raeesi Vanani
PhD in IT Management from University of Tehran, Iran (2012)
Faculty Member
Email Address: imanraeesi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: To be announced
Research Interests: Data science and machine learning; Advanced business analysis; Digital transformation and innovation.
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 Emeritus Faculty

 

Dr Laya Olfat
PhD in Management from University of Tehran, Iran (1997)
Faculty Member
Email Address: olfat@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 4839 2838
Research Interests: Supply chain management; Project management; Stability.
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Dr Kamaran Feizi
PhD in Systems Management from Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch (2007)
Faculty Member
Email Address: feizi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392934
Research Interests: ICT management; Research methodologies; Operations management.
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