Nahid Hussein Afia Abdel Halim

Emeritus Professor at Design and Production Engineering

Career Information

Academic Information

Brief

Nahid H. Afia Professor of industrial engineering at Ain Shams University. Teaching courses: industrial organization, engineering economy, project management, work study, consumer behaviour, and marketing.
Supervised many graduation projects in the field of IE. Supervisor of many M.Sc. and Ph.D. students.

Publications

1. Mikhail, M., El-Beheiry, M., Afia, N., " Incorporating resilience determinants in supply chain network design model ", Journal of Modelling in Management, 2019
2. Mikhail, M., El-Beheiry, M., Afia, N., " Investigating Resilient Supply Chain Design Determinants Using Monte Carlo Simulation ", Proceedings of 2019 8th International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management, ICITM 2019, 2019
3. Al-Ashhab, M.S., Afia, N., Shihata, L.A., " Objective effect on the performance of a multi-period multi-product production planning optimization model ", International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, 2016
4. Nahid Afia, " Design of Supply Chain Networks with Supply Disruptions using Genetic Algorithm ", 25th annual POMS conference proceedings, 2014
5. Abdulkader, M.M.S., Elbeheiry, M.M., Afia, N.H., El-Kharbotly, A.K., " Scheduling and sequencing in four machines robotic cell: Application of genetic algorithm and enumeration techniques ", Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2013
6. Taha, R.B., El-Kharbotly, A.K., Sadek, Y.M., Afia, N.H., " A Genetic Algorithm for solving two-sided assembly line balancing problems ", Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2011
7. El-Sayed, M., Afia, N., El-Kharbotly, A., " A stochastic model for forward-reverse logistics network design under risk ", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 2010
8. El-Sayed, M., Afia, N., El-Kharbotly, A., " A stochastic model for forward-reverse logistics network design under risk ", 37th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering 2007, 2007
9. Sadek, Y., El-Kharbotly, A., Afia, N., " Production scheduling in robotic cells ", 37th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering 2007, 2007
10. Omnia M Nabil, Nahid H.Afia, T. Ismail, " Intermittent Demand Forecasting for Spare Parts Using Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning: Literature Review ", JES, Assiut University, Faculty of Engineering, 2025
11. M. S. Al-Ashhab 1, Omnia M. Nabil 2, Nahid H. Afia 3, Tamer Ismail 4. *, " Designing a Multiperiod Sustainable Supply Chain Network for Perishable Products ", PORT SAID ENGINEERING RESEARCH JOURNAL, 2025
12. Mahmoud Elashwah , N. Afia ,*, W. Abbas , T. Ismail, " Designing sustainable reverse supply chain network with optimal collection points locations ", Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2025
13. M. S. AL-ASHHAB, OMNIA M. NABIL, NAHID H. AFIA, " Perishable products supply chain network design with sustainability ", INDIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 2021
14. Omnia Mohamed Nabil1,2, Nahid Hussein Afia1, Lamia Ahmed Shihata1,3, " SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN FOR PERISHABLE PRODUCTS: A LITERATURE REVIEW ", JES, Assiut University, Faculty of Engineering, 2021
15. Nessren Zamzam, Yomna Sadek, Nahid Afia, Amin El-Kharbotly, " Multi-Manned Assembly Line Balancing using Genetic Algorithm ", International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), 2015
16. Doaa Mohamed Mohamed, Nahid Afia Afia, Lamia A. Shihata, " Review on the Inspection Allocation Problem (IAP) in Different Manufacturing Systems ", International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research,, 2019
17. Raghda Taha, Khaled Abdallah,Yomna Sadek, Amin El-Kharbotly, Nahid Afia, " Multi-Objective Supply Chain Network Design Under Demand Uncertainty Using Robust Goal Programming Approach ", Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Operations Excellence and Service Engineering Orlando, Florida, USA, September 10-11, 2015, 2015
18. Nessren Zamzam, Nahid Afia, Amin El-Kharbotly, Yomna Sadek, " Balancing Two-Sided Multi-Manned Assembly Lines Using Genetic Algorithm ", PORT SAID ENGINEERING RESEARCH JOURNAL, 2022
19. Nahid Hussein Afia, " A HEURISTIC ALGORITHM FOR HOIST SCHEDULING IN ELECTROPLATING LINES ", AL-AZHAR ENGINEERING ELEVENTHINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE December 21 - 23, 2010, 2010

Research Projects

Industrial Engineering and Management Science TEMPUS Project (ASU-team member)