UMass Boston

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis, Simulation Modeling, Scheduling

PhD, West Virginia University

HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• Best Paper Award- EDSI 14th Annual Conference Meeting- EDSI 2024 (Italy)
• Service Award, Track Chair of Healthcare Operations Management, The 33rd Annual POMS Conference, 2023, USA
• Best Paper Award- 53rd Annual Conference-Decision Sciences Institute-2022 (Houston, US)
• Best Paper Award- EDSI 12th Annual Conference Meeting- EDSI 2022 (Dublin-Ireland)
• Service Award, Track Chair of Supply Chain Risk Management, The 32nd Annual POMS Conference, 2022, USA
• Fulbright Award, Hungary 2019
• Service Award, Track Chair of Healthcare, The 48th Annual Conference Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 2018
• Research Fellowship, Iran's National Elites Foundation, 2017 ($20,000)
• Service Award, Track Chair of Healthcare, The 48th Annual Conference Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 2017
• Best Research Paper Award, Decision Sciences Institute, 2016
• Proposal Development Grant, UMass Boston, 2013 ($13,500)

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• College of Management at UMASS Boston, Research Fellow, 2011 & 2012 ($7000)
• Dean’s Award for Distinguished Research, 2010 ($1500)
• College of Management Faculty Research Award, 2009 ($1000)
• Honorable Mention for the Paper Competition, “Optimizing Dynamic Portfolio Selection by Reinforcement Learning”, Informs Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2007
• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, American Society for Quality (ASQ), 2007

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

• Parast M. Golgeci I., and Golmohammadi D., “Balancing Operational Efficiency and Service Quality: How Strategy Shapes Performance in the U.S. Airline Industry”, International Journal of Operations and Production Management ((Forthcoming)
• Aktas E. Rahmanniyay F. and Golmohammadi,D. “Life Cycle Prediction: A Comparison of Methods for a Lighting Products Retailer”, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (Forthcoming)
• Nikseresht, A, Zandiyeh M, and Golmohammadi, D, “A hybrid ensemble learning framework for blood demand forecasting under non-stationary and uncertain conditions”, Annals of Operations Research (Forthcoming)
• Rahmanniyay F. and Golmohammadi,D., “ The Impact of a Carbon Tax on Financial Performance and Innovation: An Empirical Study in the Automotive Industry”, Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 27 (1), 61-84, 2025
• Nikseresht, A, Golmohammadi, D, and Zandiyeh M., Empirical modelling approaches in sustainable supply chain management: A review with bibliometric and network analyses, Business Strategy and the Environment , 3 (8), 2024
• Nikseresht, A, Golmohammadi, D, and Zandiyeh M., Sustainable green logistics and remanufacturing: a bibliometric analysis and future research directions, International Journal of Logistics Management, 35 (3), 2024
• Rahmanniyay F., and Golmohammadi, D., The impact of the stringency of environmental policy on a firm's financial performance: an empirical study of European automobile manufacturers, International Journal of Logistics Management, 35 (3), 2024
• Golmohammadi, D, Dreyfus D, and Zhao L. “Using Machine Learning Techniques to Reduce Uncertainty for Outpatient Appointment Scheduling Practices in Multi-Domain Clinics”, Omega, Volume 120,2023
• Golmohammadi, D. and Parast M.M., Sanders Nada, “The Impact of Service Failures on Firm Profitability: Integrating Machine Learning and Statistical Modeling”, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management Volume: 69, Issue: 6, 2022
• Parast M.M, and Golmohammadi,D., “The Impact of Firm Size and Business Strategy on Response to Service Disruptions: Evidence from the U.S. Domestic Airline Industry", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management – Volume: 69, Issue: 5, 2022
• Golmohammadi, D., A Decision-Making Tool Based on Historical Data for Service Time Prediction in Outpatient Scheduling, International Journal of Medical Informatics, Volume 156, December 2021
• Parast M.M, and Golmohammadi, D., “Operational Slack, Service Disruptions, and Service Quality: Empirical Evidence from the US Airline Industry”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, November 2021, Volume 161

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• Mansouri, S, and Golmohammadi, D., Miller J., “The Moderating Role of Master Production Scheduling Method on Throughput in Job Shop Systems”, International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 216, 2019, Pages 67-80
• Parast M.M, and Golmohammadi, D., “Quality management in healthcare organizations: Empirical evidence from the baldrige data”, International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 216, 2019, Pages 133-144
• Golmohammadi D., “Predicting Hospital Admission to Reduce Emergency Department Boarding”, International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 182, pages 535-544 , 2016
• Golmohammadi D. and Radnia N. “Prediction Modeling and Pattern Recognition for Patient Readmission”, International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 171, Part 1, January 2016, Pages 151–161
• Valian H., Jafari M., and Golmohammadi D., “Resource allocation with stochastic optimal control approach”, Annals of Operations Research, April 2016, Volume 239, Issue 2, pp 625–641
• Parast M.M, Golmohammadi, D., McFadden K., and Miller J., “Linking Business Strategy to Service Failures and Financial Performance: Empirical Evidence from the US Domestic Airline Industry”, Journal of Operations Management; Volume 38, September 2015, Pages 14–24
• Golmohammadi, D., and Mansouri, S., “Complexity and workload considerations in product mix decisions under the theory of constraints”, Naval Research Logistics, Volume 62, Issue 5, pages 357–369, 2015
• Golmohammadi, D., “A study of scheduling under the theory of constraints”, International Journal of Production Economics, 2015, Vol. 165, Pages 38-50
• Golmohammadi, D., "A Neural Network Decision-Making Model for Job-Shop Scheduling”, International Journal of Production Research, Volume 51, Issue 17, 2013
• Golmohammadi, D., & Parast M.M, “Developing a Grey-Based Decision-Making Model for Supplier Selection ”, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 137, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 191–200
• Golmohammadi, D “Neural network application for fuzzy multi-criteria decision making problems”, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 131, Issue 2, June 2011, Pages 490-504
• Golmohammadi, D., and Shimshak, D. “Estimation of the Evacuation Time in an Emergency Situation in Hospitals”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 61 Issue 4, 2011, Pages1256–1267
• Golmohammadi, D. , Creese, R., Valian, H, and Kolassa J. “Supplier Selection Based on a Neural Network Model Using Genetic Algorithm”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Vol. 20, No. 9, 2009,Pages 1504-1519
• Golmohammadi, D. Creese, R., Valian, H., “Neural Network Application for Supplier Selection”, Int. J. Product Development, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2009, Pages 252-275
• Jafari M., Liu, J., Golmohammadi D., “Network Flow Formulation of Optimal Perimeter Sensory Coverage Problem ”, European Journal of Operational Research, 197, 2009, Pages 77–83
• Jafari, M, Golmohammadi, D., and Seyed, K., “Staff Management in Emergency Evacuation Preparedness and Response”, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management,2008, Vol 5, Issues 1, Pages 1-18<

Background

Research Associate, Rutgers University
Over Eight Years of Industry Experience

Research Interests

• Operations Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Health Care Operations Systems
• Decision Analysis

Courses Taught

• Operations Management (MSIS 635)
• Simulation Modeling and Analysis (MBAMS 655)
• Statistical Analysis for Managers (MBAMS 630)
• Mathematical Analysis for Managers (MBAMS 600)
• Lean and Six Sigma Management (MBAMS 652)
• Healthcare Operations Management ( MSIS 636)
• Supply Chain and Service Management (SCSM – Capstone 495)
• Operations Management (MSIS 301)

Honors

• Best Paper Award- EDSI 2022 – EDSI 12th Annual Conference Meeting (Dublin-Ireland) 
• Service Award, Track Chair, Annual Conference Meeting POMS 2022 
• Fulbright Award, Hungary 2019
• Service Award, Decision Sciences Institute, 2018
• Research Fellowship, Iran's National Elites Foundation, 2017
• Best Research Paper Award, Decision Sciences Institute, 2016
• 2013, Proposal Development Grant
• 2011 & 2012 College of Management at UMass Boston, Research Fellow
• Dean’s Award for Distinguished Research, 2010
• College of Management Faculty Research Award, 2009
• Honorable Mention for the Paper Competition, “Optimizing Dynamic Portfolio Selection by Reinforcement Learning”, Informs Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2007
• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, American Society for Quality (ASQ), 2007

Professional Societies

• Member, Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
• Member, Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
• Member, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society (MSOM)