Walid Abdul-Kader, University of Windsor

Research

Availability / Reliability Buffer Design Manufacturing/Remanufacturing Systems Modelling Optimization Reverse Logistics Sustainability Performance Evaluation

Latest funding

Modeling and Optimization of Sustainable Reverse Logistics Enterprise
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$156,000
Lean culture implementation
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Optimal Design and Operations of Reverse Logistics Enterprises
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 8 grants and awards

Modeling and Optimization of Sustainable Reverse Logistics Enterprise

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Abdul-Kader, Walid

Keywords: reverse logistics; sustainable manufacturing; manufacturing/remanufacturing systems; availability / reliability; buffer; design; modelling; optimization; sustainability performance evaluation

$156,000

Lean culture implementation

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: AbdulKader, Walid

$25,000

Optimal Design and Operations of Reverse Logistics Enterprises

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: AbdulKader, Walid

$100,000

Job shop production planning and control

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: AbdulKader, Walid

$25,000

Cargo volume optimization

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: AbdulKader, Walid

$25,000

Performance evaluation of sustainable manufacturing systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: AbdulKader, Walid

$100,000

A computer vision-based quality process controller for pharmaceutical products (CM00014)

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Ahmadi, Majid

$47,926

Virtual factory design and operation

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: AbdulKader, Walid

$51,140

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Availability / Reliability Dear Professor Abdul-Kader, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on availability / reliability connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Modeling and Optimization of Sustainable Reverse Logistics Enterprise" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]