DR. UMAR AL-TURKI

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Dr. Umar M. Al-Turki
Dean, College of Computer Sciences and Engineering.

Phone (O): +966 3 860-2157
E-mail: alturki@kfupm.edu.sa
Postal: P.O. Box 833, KFUPM,   Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.

           Dr. Umar Al-Turki is a Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering, at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He is currently the Dean of College of Computer Sciences and Engineering. He Obtained his Ph.D. in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA, in 1994. He obtained an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, in 1989. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Systems Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 1982 and 1986 respectively.

            Since joining KFUPM, Dr. Al-Turki has been involved in teaching courses in Production Systems, Production Scheduling, Quality Control and Operations Research. In addition, he has been involved in basic research in the areas of Scheduling Theory and Quality Control.  He was also involved in several applied projects with local industry in the area of strategic planning and productivity improvement. He conducted short courses and workshops in statistical process control, operations cost reduction and total quality management in different organizations in the Gulf region. He was involved in several projects in operations strategic planning for several organizations such as Amiantit  Group, Benladen Group and Okaz. He is specialized in developing quality control and cost reduction programs for manufacturing and service industries. His research in quality and production scheduling is presented in many international conferences and published in highly prestigious international scientific journals.

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