College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Dr. Abdullah Abdulaziz Alkhoraif

Assistant Professor
  • Saudi Electronic University
  • a.alkhoraif@seu.edu.sa
Academic Qualification
  • Doctorate - Manufacturing and operations management - Cranfield University / United Kingdom - 2018.
  • Master Degree - MSc Engineering Project Management - Bournemouth University / United Kingdom - 2014.
  • Bachelor - BEng Industrial Engineering and Business Administration - Southampton University / United Kingdom - 2012.
  • Associate Degree - Information & Computer Technology - Yanbu Industrial College / KSA - 2005.
Experience
  • Consulting / Business Developer Executive- KAIZEN™ Institute Consulting Group, Ltd - One year.
  • Engineering Business Development (Consulting)- Petroleum Products Co, PPC – Saudi Arabia - 15 years.
  • Engineering- NCR Company Riyadh – Saudi Arabia - One year.
  • Maintenance Technician - Diebold Nixdorf - One year.
Membership of Boards and Committees
  • Member of Promotions Interviewing Committee.
  • Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Academic Plans and Programs for the Department of Business Administration at the Saudi Electronic University.
  • Member of the Exams Committee in Riyadh.
  • Member of the sub-investigation committee.
  • Vice-President of the Quality and Academic Accreditation Committee at the College of Administrative and Financial Sciences at the Saudi Electronic University.
  • Member of the Committee for Study Plans and Programs at the College of Administrative and Financial Sciences at the Saudi Electronic University.
  • Chairman of the Quality and Academic Accreditation Committee for the Department of Business Administration at the Saudi Electronic University.
  • Member of the Board of Business Administration Department.
  • Secretary of the plans and study programs committee for the Department of Business Administration at the Saudi Electronic University.
Membership of Scientific Organizations
  • Member of the Saudi Council of Engineers.
  • PMI.
  • IEEE.
  • IET.
Scientific Publishing
  • Alkhoraif, A. and McLaughlin, P. (2019) ‘A framework to improve lean implementation by leveraging organizational culture’’ International Journal of Agile Systems and Management. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2019.10018747 - Journal Publish - 2019.
  • Alkhoraif, A. Hamad Rashid and McLaughlin, P. (2018) ‘Lean Implementation in small and medium enterprises: Literature review’, Operations Research Perspectives, p. 100089. doi: 10.1016/j.orp.2018.100089. - Journal Publish - 2018.
  • Alkhoraif, A. and McLaughlin, P. (2018) ‘Lean implementation within manufacturing SMEs in Saudi Arabia: Organizational culture aspects’’ Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences. doi.org/10.1016/j.jksues.2018.04.002 - Journal Publish - 2018.
  • Alkhoraif, A. and McLaughlin, P. (2018) ‘A methodology to surface aspects of organizational culture to facilitate Lean Implementation within SMEs” International Journal of Operational Research. DOI:10.1504/IJOR.2020.10017006 - Journal Publish - 2017.
  • Alkhoraif, A. and McLaughlin, P. (2017) ‘Oorganizational culture - enablers and inhibitors factors for the effective implementation of lean’’ International Journal of Lean Thinking, 8(2). - Journal Publish - 2017.
  • Alkhoraif, A. and McLaughlin, P. (2017) ‘Organizational culture aspects that facilitate Lean Implementation: A Pilot Study’’ International Journal of Agile Systems and Management, DOI: 10.1504/IJASM.2018.10012787 - Journal Publish - 2017.
  • Alkhoraif, A. and McLaughlin, P. (2017) “Explore and evaluate organizational culture aspects that affecting Lean implementation within manufacturing SMEs: the case of Saudi Arabia”, International Journal of services and operations management. DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2020.10017447 - Journal Publish - 2017.
  • Alkhoraif, A. and McLaughlin, P. (2017) ‘A methodology to surface aspects of organizational culture to facilitate Lean Implementation within SMEs’, 2nd International Conference on Business and Social Sciences. University of Cambridge, UK. - Conference - 2017.
  • ALKHORAIF, A. and McLaughlin, P. (2016) ‘Organizational Culture that Inhibit the Lean Implementation’, The European Business & Management Conference. Brighton, UK: EBMC2016, ISSN: 2188-9651, pp. 39–58 - Conference - 2016.
  • ALKHORAIF, A. (2014)’ Project Management Sub-contract: Benefits, Risks and Strategies to avoid risks’. The 7th Saudi Students Conference. ISBN-14: 9780956904522, Edinburgh, UK – 2014 - Conference - 2014.
  • The Process of Quality Material Selection - Book - 2012.
  • Contractual and Sub-contractual risks: Project Management Perspective: To establish a congruous contract management structure in Oil and Gas industry from a project management perspective - Book - 2014.
Research Interest
  • Entrepreneurship.
  • Operation management.
  • Organization culture.
  • Continuous improvement.
Training and Workshops
  • Entrepreneurship - Saudi Electronic University.
  • Operation management - Saudi Electronic University.
  • Advanced Operation management - Saudi Electronic University.
  • Continuous improvement - KAIZEN™ Institute Consulting Group, Ltd.