1- Karam, ahmed, Eltawil, Amr; functional integration approach for the berth allocation and quay crane assignment problem, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Elsevier, Volume 102, December 2016, Pages 458–466, IF 3.5.

2- Alyaa Abdelhalim, Kazuhide Nakata, Mahmoud El-Alem, Amr Eltawil, “A hybrid evolutionary-simplex search method to solve nonlinear constrained optimization problems”, Soft Computing (2019) (IF: 2.637, Q2: Theoretical computer science). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-019-03756-3

3- Mohamed Gheith, Amr B. Eltawil, Nermine A. Harraz, "Solving the container pre-marshalling problem using variable length genetic algorithms", Engineering Optimization, Vol 48, issue 4, 2016, pp 687-705. IF:1.62

4- Alyaa Abdelhalim, Kazuhide Nakata, Mahmoud El-Alem, Amr Eltawil, “Guided Particle Swarm Optimization Method to Solve General Nonlinear Optimization Problems”, Engineering Optimization, Vol 50, 2018, Issue 4, Pages: 568-583, DOI: 10.1080/0305215X.2017.1340945. IF 1.6

5- Mahmoud Heshamt, Zakaria Abdelgawad, Tarek Fatyani (TiTech), Amr Eltawil, Investigation of design and coordination issues in outpatient chemotherapy clinics using an ontology-based conceptual model, International Journal of System of Systems Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2018, pp189-210, Scimago Q3 , IF = 1.697.

6- Zakaria Yehia, Amr Eltawil, Nermine Harraz, "The operating room case mix Problem under uncertainty and nurses capacity constraints", Health Care Management Science, Volume 19, Issue 4, pp 383–394, 2016 (doi 10.1007/s10729-015-9337-z) (IF: 1.439).

7- Mahmoud Heshmat, Amr Eltawil, A New Sequential Approach for Chemotherapy Treatment and Facility Operations Planning, Operations Research for Health Care, Volume 18, September 2018, Pages 33-40, doi: 10.1016/j.orhc.2017.06.002, 1st Quartile, Impact Factor 1.243

8- M. Heshmat, A. Eltawil, A system dynamics-based decision support model for chemotherapy planning, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Volume 12, 2018 - Issue 4, IF: 0.9, Q3 in Modeling and Simulation category. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41273-017-0059-8

9- Ahmed Azab, Ahmed Mostafa, and Amr Eltawil, “A simulation-based optimization approach for external trucks appointments scheduling in container terminals”, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, IF = 0.725, 3rd Quartile.

10- Zakaria yehia, Nermine Harraz, Junichi Iijima, Amr Eltawil, “A DEMO-based Simulation Model for Operating Rooms Scheduling Problems”, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol 93, Issue 5, 2017 (IF: 1.16 – Q1).

11- Noha Mostafa, Amr Eltawil, “Using Valid Inequalities to solve the Integrated Production-Inventory-Distribution-Routing Problem”, International Journal of Operational Research, (IF 0.69, Q2), in press (2016).

12- Amr B. Eltawil, A Comparative Study of a Continuous Review (s, S) Inventory Control System Using Simulation Based Optimization Methods, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, November 2008, IF: 3.6.

1- Sara Atef and Amr B. Eltawil: “Real‐Time Load Consumption Prediction and Demand Response Scheme Using Deep Learning in Smart Grids”, The 6th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CODIT 2019), 23-26.04.2018, Paris – France. (Rank A)

2- Sara Atef and Amr Eltawil ,” A Comparative Study Using Deep Learning and Support Vector Regression for Electricity Price Forecasting in Smart Grids”, the 6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (ICIEA 2019) in Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan on 12 15.04.2019.

3- Mohamed ElWakil, Mohamed Ghieth, Amr Eltawil, A New Simulated Annealing Based Method for the Container Relocation Problem, The 6th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CODIT 2019), 23-26.04.2018, Paris – France. (Rank A).

4- Mohamed Mamdouh Yusuf, Ahmed Karam and Amr B. Eltawil, “A Stochastic Optimization Approach of Flow Shop Sequencing Problem for On-Time Delivery of Precast Components”, 8th Int conference on Operations Research and Enterprise systems (ICORES2019), Prague, Czech Republic, 19-21 February 2019

5- Sara Atef and Amr Eltawil, “A Fuzzy Logic Controller for Demand Side Management in Smart Grids”, the 8th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems (ICORES) in Prague, Check Republic on 19-21.02.2019.

6- Mohamed Yusuf and Amr Eltawil , “A Simulation Based Optimization Study for Optimum Sequencing of Precast Components Considering Supply Chain Risks”, the 8th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems (ICORES) in Prague, Check Republic on 19-21.02.2019.

7- Dalia M. Rahsed, Mohamed Gheith, Amr B. Eltawil, A Rule-based Greedy Algorithm to Solve Stowage Planning Problem, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2018), 16-19.12.2018, Bangkok, Thailand.

8- A. M. Elmehanny , T. F. Abdelmaguid, A. B. Eltawil, Optimizing Production and Inventory Decisions for the Mixed Make-to-order/make-to-stock Ready-made Garment Industry , 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2018), 16-19.12.2018, Bangkok, Thailand.

9- Shady Salamaa, Amr B. Eltawil, A Decision Support System Architecture Based on Simulation Optimization for Cyber-Physical Systems, 46th SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference, NAMRC 46, Texas, USA, 18-22 June, 2018. (http://www.sme.org/namrc/).

10- Mohamed Abdelkhak, Shady Salama and Amr Eltawil, Improving Efficiency of TV PCB Assembly Line Using a Discrete Event Simulation Approach – A Case Study”, 10th International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation (ICCMS 2018), Syndey, Australia 8-10 January 2018. Class B

11- Mohammed Abdelgalil, Zakaria Yahia and Amr B. Eltawil, A Proposed New Dynamic Programming Formulation for The Nurse Rostering Problem, 47th int conference on Computers and industrial Engineering (CIE47) Proceedings, 11-13 October 2017, Lisbon / Portugal

12- Frobin M. Mnale, Mohamed S. Gheith, and Amr B. Eltawil, Optimum Twin Yard Crane scheduling With Non-Interfernce Constraints in automated Container Terminals, 47th int conference on Computers and industrial Engineering (CIE47) Proceedings, 11-13 October 2017, Lisbon / Portugal

13- Shady Salama, Alyaa Abdelhalim and Amr B. Eltawil, Assembly Line Balancing Using Discrete Event Simulation and design of experiments - A Case Study in A Home Appliances Production Line, 47th int conference on Computers and industrial Engineering (CIE47) Proceedings, 11-13 October 2017, Lisbon / Portugal

14- Frobin Mnale, Shady Salama, Jaehyun Park and Amr B. Eltawil, MobDesctop: A Mobile Decision Support Application for Monitoring Real-time Container Terminals Operations, Proceedings of the 21st Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2017), Langkawi, Malaysia 2017.

15- Shady Salama, Frobin Mnale, Jaehyun Park, Alyaa Abdelhalim and Amr B. Eltawil, Mobi-Manager: A Collaboration Platform for Production Management: the case of the Egyptian Furniture Industry, Proceedings of the 21st Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2017), Langkawi, Malaysia 2017.

16- Frobin M. Mnale, Mohamed S. Gheith, Amr B. Eltawil, A Simulation - Based Optimization Approach for Stochastic Yard Crane Scheduling Problem with Crane Mobility Constraints, 7th SIMULTECH Conference, in Madrid – Spain, 26-28 July 2017, http://www.simultech.org/

17- Mahmoud Heshmat, Kazuhide Nakata and Amr Eltawil, Modified Formulation for the Appointment Scheduling Problem of Outpatient Chemotherapy Departments, the 4th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (ICIEA 2017), Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan, April 21-23, 2017.

18- Noha Mostafa, Amr Eltawil, Solving the Heterogeneous Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem using K-Means Clustering and Valid Inequalities, the 7th International Conference in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Rabat, Morocco, April 11-13, 2017.

19- Mahmoud Heshmat , Amr Eltawil, “A New Approach to Solve Operations Planning Problems of the Outpatient Chemotherapy Process;” 2017 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT'17), Barcelona, Spain April 5-7, 2017 (website: http://codit2017.com).

20- M. Heshmat, K. Nakata and A. Eltawil, “A Modified Formulation for the Appointment Scheduling Problem of Outpatient Chemotherapy Units”, IEEE 4th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (ICIEA 2017), Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan April 21-23, 2017 (website: http://www.iciea.org/)

21- Noha Mostafa, Amr Eltawil, “Solving the Heterogeneous Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem using K-Means Clustering and Valid Inequalities”, 7th International Conference in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Rabat, Morocco, April 11-13, 2017.

22- Azab A., Karam A. and Eltawil A. (2017). A Dynamic and Collaborative Truck Appointment Management System in Container Terminals, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems - Volume 1: ICORES, ISBN 978-989-758-218-9, pages 85-95. DOI: 10.5220/0006188100850095

23- Salama S., Abdelhalim A. and Eltawil A. (2017). Mathematical Modeling Approaches to Solve the Line Balancing Problem.In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems - Volume 1: ICORES, ISBN 978-989-758-218-9, pages 401-408. DOI: 10.5220/0006199404010408

24- Ahmed Azab, Amr Eltawil, "A Simulation Based Study of The Effect of Truck Arrival Patterns on Truck Turn Time In Container Terminals", ECMS 2016, the 30th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, in Regensburg, Germany, May 31-June 3, 2016.

25- Mohammed Abdelghany, Amr B. Eltawil, "A Discrete-Event and Agent-Based Hybrid Simulation Approach for Healthcare Systems Modeling and Analysis" , Proceedings of The IEEE Sixth International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 8-10, 2016.

26- M. Heshmat and A. Eltawil, "An Integrated Model for Chemotherapy Planning", Proceedings of the IEEE Sixth International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 8-10, 2016 .

27- Mahmoud Heshamt, Amr Eltawil, " Solution Methods for the Planning and Scheduling Problems of Outpatient Chemotherapy Units", Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2015), Singapore, December 2015, pp 1318 – 1322, (http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2015.7385861).

28- Noha Mostafa, Amr Eltawil, " A Mixed-Integer Programming Model for the Production-Inventory-Distribution Routing Problem", Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2015), Singapore, December 2015, pp 310 – 314, (http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2015.7385658).

29- Mohammed A Negmeldin , Amr Eltawil, " Agent Based Modeling in Factory Planning and Process Control ", Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2015), Singapore, December 2015, pp 1810 – 1814, (http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2015.7385960).

30- A. Abdelhalim, A. Eltawil, N. Fors, "The Multiple Vehicle Inventory Routing Problem for Perishable Products", Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2015), Singapore, December 2015, pp 1169 – 1173, (http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2015.7385832).

31- A. Karam, A.B. Eltawil , A new method for allocating berths, quay cranes and internal trucks in container terminals, Proceedings of the 5th Int conference on Logistics, Informatics and Service Sciences, Barcelona, Spain 27-29 July 2015

32- Noha Mostafa, Amr Eltawil , "The Production-Inventory-Distribution-Routing Problem: An integrated formulation and solution framework " , IEOM 2015, 5th Int. conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations management, Dubai, UAE, March 2015, pp 1 – 10, (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7093751) , DOI: 10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093751

33- Lamis Amer, Amr Eltawil, "Analysis of Quantitative Models of Horizontal Collaboration in Supply Chain Network Design: Towards “Green Collaboration” Strategies," IEOM 2015, 5th Int. conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations management, Dubai, UAE, March 2015 (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7093759), DOI: 10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093759

34- Aya Seada, Amr Eltawil, "Modeling and Analysis of Workforce Management Decisions in Modern Call Centers", IEOM 2015, 5th Int. conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations management, Dubai, UAE, March 2015 (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7093761), DOI: 10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093761

35- Mohammed Abdelghany, Amr B. Eltawil, “Individual versus Integrated Simulation Techniques in Healthcare Applications “, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Kualalumpur, Malaysia, December 2014, pp 1214 - 1218. (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7058831) DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2014.7058831

36- A. Karam, A. B. Eltawil, N. A. Harraz , “An improved Approach for the Quay Crane Assignment Problem with Limited Availability of Internal Trucks in Container Terminal”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Kualalumpur, Malaysia, December 2014.

37- Z. Yahia, N. Harraz, Amr B. Eltawil, “Building Master Surgery Schedules with Leveled Bed Occupancy and Nurse Workloads”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Kualalumpur, Malaysia, December 2014, pp 89 - 93. (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7058606), DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2014.7058606

38- M. S. Gheith, Amr B. Eltawil, N. A. Harraz, “A rule-based heuristic procedure for the container pre-marshalling problem”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Kualalumpur, Malaysia, December 2014, pp 662 - 666. (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7058721) DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2014.7058721

39- Lamis E. Amer, Amr B. Eltawil , “Collaborative Sustainable Supply Chain Network Design: State of the art and a Solution Framework”, 44th Int. Conf. on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, turkey, October 2014.

40- A. Karam , A. B. ElTawil, N. A. Harraz, “an improved solution for integrated berth allocation and quay crane assignment problem in container terminals”, 44th Int. Conf. on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, turkey, October 2014.

41- M. S. Gheith, A. B. Eltawil, N. A. Harraz, S. Mizuno , “An integer programming formulation and solution for the container pre-marshalling problem”, 44th Int. Conf. on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, turkey, October 2014.

42- Z. Yahia, N. Harraz, Amr B. Eltawil , “The operating room case-mix problem under demand uncertainty and nurses capacity constraint”, 44th Int. Conf. on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, turkey, October 2014.

43- M. S. Gheith, A. B. El-Tawil, N. A. Harraz, "Container Pre-marshalling Problem: A Review and Solution Framework, Proceedings of the IEEE International conference on Industrial Engineering and Management, Hong Kong, December 2013.

44- A. Abdelhalim, A. Eltawil, K. Nakata, M. El-Alem , A Guided Particle Swarm Optimization Technique to Solve Optimization Problems, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial and Management Engineering , Tokyo 2013.

45- Abdel Hafez, M. A., Hubbard, N.J, Tipi, N.S. and Eltawil, A.B., A Simulation based model for the berth allocation and quay crane assignment problem, The 18th Annual Conference of The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport UK. “Logistics Research Network”, University of Aston, Birmingham UK, 2013.

46- Zakaria Y. Abdelrasol, Nermine Harraz, Amr Eltawil, Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, "A Proposed Solution Framework for the Operating Room Scheduling Problems", San Francisco , USA, 23-25 October 2013, Lecture Note in Engineering and Computer Science, Vol 2208, Issue 1, pp 1149 – 1158

47- Nagham El-Berishy, Amr Eltawil, M. Nashat Fors and M. Hamdy Elwany, APPS Framework for Batch Production Planning and Scheduling, Proceedings of the Sixth International conference on Software, knowledge, Information Management and Applications (SKIMA 2012), Cengdu, China, September 2012

48- Abdelhalim, A. B. Eltawil, " Recent Heuristics and Algorithms for Solving the Vehicle Routing Problems", 19th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation (IEMI2012) Proceedings, Ershi Qi, Jiang Shen, Runliang Dou (editors), Springer, pp 1103-1112, 2013, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-38445-5_114.

49- Moustafa, A. A. Abdelhalim, A. B. Eltawil, N. Fors, "Waste Collection vehicle routing problem: Case Study in Alexandria, Egypt", 19th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation (IEMI2012) Proceedings, Ershi Qi, Jiang Shen, Runliang Dou (editors), Springer, pp 935-944, 2013, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-37270-4_89.

50- M. S. Gheith, A. B. El-Tawil, N. A. Harraz, " A Proposed heuristic for Solving the Container Pre-marshalling Problem", 19th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation (IEMI2012) Proceedings, Ershi Qi, Jiang Shen, Runliang Dou (editors), Springer, pp 955-964, 2013, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-37270-4_91

51- A. Abdelhalim, A. B. Eltawil, " A classification and review of recent models for solving the vehicle routing problem and a proposed new problem framework ", Proceedings of the IEEE International conference on Industrial Engineering and Management, Hong Kong, December 2012 .

52- A.Eltawil, W.Kotayet, M.N.Fors , A Hierarchical Production Planning Framework for the Textile Industry with Make to Order and Make to Stock Considerations, Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Production Engineering, Edinburgh, UK April 2011.

53- Walid Gomaa, Nermine Harraz and Amr Eltawil, Crop Planning and Water Management: A Survey, Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering (CIE 41), USA, October 2011.

54- A.A.Al-Fazary, A.Eltawil, A Review and Framework of Heuristic Methods for the Multiple Vehicle Routing Problem, Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Production Engineering, Edinburgh, UK April 2011.

55- Nagham Elberishy, Amr B. Eltawil, M Nashat Fors, M Hamdy Elwnay, A proposed Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling Model for Batch Process Industry, Proceedings of the 19th, International Conference on Management of Technology, IAMOT’2010, Cairo, Egypt 2010.

56- Alyaa A. Al-Fazary, Amr B. Eltawil, M Nashat Fors, A Proposed Model for Integrated Production-distribution Planning, Proceedings of the 19th, International Conference on Management of Technology, IAMOT’2010, Cairo, Egypt 2010.

57- Amr B. Eltawil, Rania Shaker, M. Nashat Fors, A proposed heuristic for the multi-buyer joint replenishment problem, Proceedings of the 36th International conference on computers and Industrial Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan 2006

58- Amr B. Eltawil, Rania Ghazzal, M Hamdy Elwany, Integrated production-inventory planning with make to order and make to stock considerations, Proceedings of the 36th International conference on computers and Industrial Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan 2006

59- M. Hamdy Elwany, Amr B. Eltawil, Total Quality Management In Egypt – A Survey, Proceedings of the 1996 Pacific Conference on Manufacturing, Seoul, Korea, 1996.

o Chemical Security Improvement at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (co PI) US$29,990 (2017)

o ELARABY Group research fund (2013-2015) (PI) US$80,000.

o Veolia Environmental Services grant (PI), US$10,000 to fund research activities in the field of planning and logistics 2008.

o Unilever Mashreq research support grant (PI), US$2,500 equipment award, 2007.

o Golden State Foods GSF Egypt research support grant (PI), US$7,500 equipment award, 2006.

1- Azab A., Karam A., Eltawil A. (2018) Impact of Collaborative External Truck Scheduling on Yard Efficiency in Container Terminals. In: Parlier G., Liberatore F., Demange M. (eds) Operations Research and Enterprise Systems. ICORES 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 884. Springer, Cham

2- Amr Eltawil, Ahmed Azab, “Collaborative Truck Schedules”, Port Technology International, Edition 74 – AI and Automation, June 2017. (https://www.porttechnology.org/technical_papers/collaborative_truck_schedules)

3- Mohammed Abdelghany, Amr Eltawil, " Linking Approaches for Multi-Methods Simulation in Healthcare Systems Planning and Management", International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2017, page 275-290

4- Noha A. Mostafa and Amr B. Eltawil, A Generic Mathematical Model to Optimize the Integrated Production, Inventory and Distribution Decisions in Supply Chains, The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Zagazig university, Vol. 19 No. 2 (2016-Special Issue) pp 297–304.

5- M. Heshmat, A. Eltawil, Comparison between Outpatient Appointment Scheduling and Chemotherapy Outpatient Appointment Scheduling, The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Zagazig university, Vol. 19 No. 2 (2016-Special Issue), 326–332

6- A. Karam, A. B. Eltawil, T. Mizutani, K. Nakata , N. A. Harraz, "Quay crane allocation problem with the internal truck capacity constraint in container terminals", Journal of the Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, September 2014,Vol 1931, pp 94-106, 2015.

7- A. Karam, A. B. Eltawil, N. A. Harraz , "Simultaneous assignment of quay cranes and internal trucks in container terminals" , International Journal of Industrial and Systems engineering, Vol 24(1), pp. 107 –125, DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2016.078012

8- Noha Mostafa and Amr Eltawil, "Vertical Supply Chain Integrated Decisions: A Critical Review of Recent Literature and a Future Research Perspective, in Supply Chain Management: Applications for Manufacturing and Service Industries Editors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habib (Asia Graduate School of Business, UNITAR International University, Selangor, Malaysia), Nova Science Publishers, March 2015.

9- Ahmed Mostafa, A. B. Eltawil , "A Lagrangian relaxation approach for the integrated quay crane and internal truck assignment in container terminals" , International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, Vol 24, No 1, 2016, pp. 113 –136, DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2016.075665

10- Zakaria Yehia, Nermine Harraz, Amr B Eltawil, "Operating Room Scheduling Problems: A Survey and a Proposed Solution Framework", Transactions on Engineering Technologies, Springer Netherlands, pp 717-731, 2014, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9115-1_52

• Next-Gen Container Terminals and Internet of Things, F. M. MNALE and A. B. ELTAWIL, M. S. Gheith, The International Maritime Transport & Logistics Conference (MARLOG 6), Global Integration in Ports “Future Opportunities”, 19 - 21 March 2017.

• Mahmoud Heshmat, Amr Eltawil, "A System Dynamics Model for Chemotherapy", Proceedings of the International conference on Informatics and Business,INFOs2016, Cairo University, 9-11 May 2016 (http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2908461).

• Ahmed Azab, Amr B. Eltawil, "A Design Thinking Approach for Building a Dynamic Truck Appointment Scheduling System for Smart Container Terminals", 1st International Joint Symposia on “Product Development and Innovation” and “Industrial Systems and Operations Management”, 3-5 May 2016, Ain Shams University, Cairo.

• M. Heshmat, Z. Yahia and A. Eltawil, "An Ontological-based Conceptual Model for Chemotherapy System", 1st International Joint Symposia on “Product Development and Innovation” and “Industrial Systems and Operations Management”, 3-5 May 2016, Ain Shams University, Cairo.

• D. Serag , N. Harraz and A. Eltawil, "A review OF THE yard crane management PROBLEMS in container terminals", 1st International Joint Symposia on “Product Development and Innovation” and “Industrial Systems and Operations Management”, 3-5 May 2016, Ain Shams University, Cairo

• Ahmed Azab and Amr b. Eltawil, "OnTime CT - A Prototype of Integrated web-based and Mobile Interactive Information System for Online Real-time Scheduling of Container Delivery and Receipt Activities in Container Terminals", The International Maritime Transport & Logistics Conference (MARLOG 5), Alexandria, Egypt, 13 - 15 March 2016.

• M. Heshmat and A. Eltawil, Comparative Study between Outpatient Appointment Scheduling and Chemotherapy Outpatient Appointment Scheduling, Proceedings of the International Conference of Engineering Sciences and Applications (ICESA), Aswan, Egypt, 29-31 January 2016.

• N. A. Mostafa and A. B. Eltawil, "A Generic Mathematical Model to Optimize Production and Distribution Decisions in Supply Chains", Proceedings of the International Conference of Engineering Sciences and Applications (ICESA), Aswan, Egypt, 29-31 January 2016.

• Omnia Reda, Nermine Harraz, Amr El-Tawil, "Terminal operations in Container Transshipment Hubs: Literature Review and Research directions", Proceedings of the International Conference of Engineering Sciences and Applications (ICESA), Aswan, Egypt, 29-31 January 2016.

• Amr Eltawil, Khaled Elfaramawy, Lamis Amer, "Improving Assembly Line Performance using Discrete Event Simulation: The Case Study of ELARABY Home Appliances Manufacturer in Egypt", Industry Academia Collaboration Conference, Cairo, 2015.

• Mostafa Abdelhafez, Amr Eltawil, berth allocation and quay crane assignment in port said port with convoy consideration in Suez Canal, the international maritime transport & logistics conference (MARLOG 2), 2013;

• Amr Eltawil, A systematic approach to container terminal planning and operational decision making, the international maritime transport & logistics conference (marlog 2), 2013.

• Amr B. Eltawil, Nagham Elberishy, M Nashat Fors, M Hamdy Elwnay, An Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling System for Batch Process Industry, Proceedings of the 9th International conference on Production Engineering, Design and Control, PEDAC’2009, Alexandria, Egypt 2009

• Amr B. Eltawil, Aly Samy Megahed, M. Gaber Abou Ali, Multi-Commodity multi-period supply chain network design, Proceedings of the 37th International conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt 2007

• Amr B. Eltawil, Ghada El Naggar, M Hamdy Elwany, Simulation Optimization of an (s, S) Inventory Control System with Random Demand Sizes, Demand Arrivals, and Lead Times, Proceedings of the 37th International conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt 2007

• Amr B. Eltawil, Shihab S. Asfour, M. Hamdy Elwany, Deadlock detection and avoidance in closed flexible flow lines using colored Petri nets, Proceedings of the 8th Cairo university international conference on mechanical design and production, Cairo, Egypt, 2004

• Amr B. Eltawil, Shihab S. Asfour, M. Hamdy Elwany, Performance analysis of open production lines using colored Petri nets, Proceedings of the 8th Cairo university international conference on mechanical design and production, Cairo, Egypt, 2004

• Amr B. Eltawil, Nermine Harraz, Simulation modeling and analysis of AGV operated cellular manufacturing system, Proceedings of the 8th Production Engineering, Design and Control Conference, PEDAC’2004, Alexandria, Egypt, 2004.

• Amr B. Eltawil, Rania Ghazzal, M Hamdy Elwany, Integrated production-inventory planning in an enterprise resource planning environment, Proceedings of the 8th Production Engineering, Design and Control Conference, PEDAC’2004, Alexandria, Egypt, 2004.

o Supply chain management; Production engineering; Operations research.

o Facilities planning; Inventory management; Production planning and control; Engineering economy.

o Work design and measurement; Ergonomics and human factors engineering.

o Safety engineering and safety systems.

o Simulation modeling and analysis; Management information systems; Decision support systems design and development.

o Maintenance planning and management; Total productive maintenance; Reliability centered maintenance; Project planning and management; Computerized maintenance management systems.

o Advanced analytics; Data modeling and statistical analysis for decision making; design of experiments and Taguchi methods.

o Total quality management; Quality cost analysis.

o Industrial feasibility studies.

o Soft and management skills.

o “Recent Trends in Humanitrian Logisitcs”, ICT in our Lives Conference, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, on 15th December 2018. (ictinourlives.alexu.edu.eg)

o “Impact of IoT and Industry 4.0 on Logistics and Supply Chain Management”, 2017 ABRM-AASTMT International Conference on the Issues in Business & Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management & Information Systems (ICBESI), Alexandria, Egypt - Alexandria, Egypt, 22-23rd May 2017

o “How to Read & Evaluate a Research Paper”, Encephalon project, Bibliotheca Alexandrian, April 2017

o "Modelling and analysis of container terminal planning and operational decisions ", Keynote speech at the 1st International Joint Symposia on “Product Development and Innovation” and “Industrial Systems and Operations Management”, 3-5 May 2016, Ain Shams University, Cairo.

o "Modeling and Analysis of Container Terminal Operations: Introduction to Container Terminal Planning and Operational Decisions", Keynote speech at the International Maritime Transport & Logistics Conference (MARLOG 4) A Sustainable Development Perspective for mega projects, Alexandria, 29-31 March 2015

o Manufacturing Systems Modeling, Design and Evaluation Using Petri Nets, Oral presentation, INFORMS meeting, Salt Lake City, USA, 2000.

o “Egypt-Japan university of Science and Technology - a Competitive Model for Higher Education”, the 4th International Conference on Regionalization of Arab Institutions: The road to global competitiveness, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, Cairo, 2012.

Supervised PhD Theses

o “Solving Planning and Scheduling Problems of Outpatient Chemotherapy Clinics Using Exact Mathematical Programming Models”, Mahmoud Heshmat, PhD, (E-JUST), February 2018.

o “A New Matheuristic to Solve the Integrated Production-Inventory-Distribution-Routing Problem”, Noha Mostafa, PhD, (E-JUST), April 2017.

o Exact and Heuristic Based Solution Methods for the Integrated Allocation of Berths, Quay Cranes and Internal Trucks in Container Terminals, Ahmed Karam, PhD, (E-JUST), 2015.

o Hierarchical Solution Methods for the Operating Room Scheduling Problems Based on Enterprise Ontology and Operations Research, Zakaria Yehia, PhD, (E-JUST), 2015.

o Exact and Heuristic Based Solutions for the Container Pre-marshalling Problem Using Mathematical Programming and Genetic Algorithm, Mohamed Samir Gheith, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), 2015

o A Novel Nonlinear Optimization Method Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Simplex Search Algorithm, Alyaa Abdelhalim, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), 2014. Supervised Master Theses o “Modeling and Analysis of Assembly Lines” , Shady Salama, MSc, (E-JUST), February 2018.

o “A New Dynamic Collaboration Platform for Managing External Truck Arrivals in Container Terminals”, Ahmed Azab, MSc, (E-JUST), February 2017.

o “Methods For Solving The Staffing Problem In Multi Skill Call Centers Using A Genetic Algorithm And Search Heuristics”, Aya Seada, MSc, (E-JUST), 2016.

o "A Discrete-Event and Agent-Based Hybrid Simulation Approach for Solving the Patients Appointment Scheduling Problem ”, Mohamed Abdelgalil, MSc, (E-JUST), 2016.

o An Exact Solution for the Joint Pollution Routing Problem for Two Cold Supply Chains, Lamis Amer, MSc, (E-JUST), 2015.

o An Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling system for Batch Process Industry, Nagham Elbreishy, Alexandria University, 2009.

o A proposed Model for Integrated Production-distribution Planning, Alyaa Adel Abdelhalim, MSc, Alexandria University,2009.

o Simulation Modeling and Analysis of (s, S) inventory control systems, Ghada Ragheb Elnagar, Alexandria University,2008.

o A production planning framework with make to order, make to stock and co-products considerations for the process, Rania Ghazal, Alexandria University, 2008

o Hierarchical Production Planning For the Textile Industry, Walaa Koteit, Alexandria University, 2008.

o Multi-Commodity Multi-Period Supply Chain Network Design, Aly Samy Megahed, Alexandria University, 2007.

Current Theses Supervision

- “Modeling and Analysis of Container Yard Operations”, Frobin Mnale, MSc, (E-JUST), expected defense date February 2019.

- “Human resources scheduling in health care industry”, Mohamed Abdelgalil, PhD, (E_JUST), expected defense date February 2019.

- “The container Vessel Stowage Planning Poblem” Dalia Rashed, PhD, (E-JUST), expected defense date, September 2020.

- “Operations Research Application in Project Management” Mohamed Yusuf, PhD (E-JUST, expected defense date, February 2021.

- “Application of Deep Learning Methods for Forecasting and Control of Electricity Consumption”, Sara Atef, PhD, (E-JUST), expected defense date, September 2021.

Research Projects

o Elaraby Group o Relocation of Foam Factory in Benha Industrial Complex, 2013.

o Simulation modeling and analysis of the semi-automatic washing machine assembly line, 2014.

o Simulation modeling and analysis of the ceiling fan assembly line, 2015. o Veolia Environmental Services, Alexandria, Egypt

o Applications of Operations Research and Geographic Information Systems in Waste Collection, 2008.

o Waste Collection Facility Simulation Modeling and Performance Analysis, 2009.

o FAC Filters, Burg Elarab, Egypt o Production line balancing using simulation, 2007. o MRP implementation using Fourth Shift, 2007.

o Automated Master Production Scheduling System for Automotive Filters Manufacturing Plant, 2006. o Coca Cola Egypt, Elamerya, Egypt

o Optimum Fleet Size for distribution system, 2005. o Automated Master Production Scheduling for glass and Pet bottling continuous production lines, 2006.

o Unilever Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt o Distribution network redesign, 2006-2007.

o Automation and implementation of a mater production scheduling system, 2007.

o Optimum Master Production Scheduling and operations Scheduling System in Batch Production System using MS Excel, 2006.

o Truck loading and dispatching, 2005.