Mr Mohamad Ali Mezher

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Management

College of Business and Law


Mohamad Ali is a Ph.D. student at the School of Business. He holds an MBA in Technology and Operations and a B.S. in Business – Information Technology Management, both from the Lebanese American University. He has several peer-refereed journal and conference publications. His research focuses on subjects within the manufacturing industry, such as Industry 4.0, flexibility, agility, lean manufacturing, and sustainability. Before commencing his Ph.D. program, Mohamad Ali worked at Deloitte as an IT Specialist in Audit, Assurance, and Analytics.

Date Position Institution name
2021 - 2022 IT Specialist in Audit, Assurance, and Analytics Deloitte
2020 - 2021 Member of the Human Research Ethics Committee Lebanese American University
2019 - 2021 Research Assistant Lebanese American University

Language Competency
Arabic Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
French Can read and speak

Date Institution name Country Title
2019 - 2021 Lebanese American University Lebanon Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2016 - 2019 Lebanese American University Lebanon B.S. in Business - Information Technology Management

Year Citation
2020 El-Khalil, R., & Mezher, M. A. (2020). The mediating impact of sustainability on the relationship between agility and operational performance. Operations Research Perspectives, 7, 17 pages.
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- Mezher, M. A., Gunawan, I., & Fayezi, S. (2025). A multitheoretical framework for lean-enabled digital transformation in Industry 4.0. QUALITY MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 15 pages.
DOI
- Mezher, M. A., Gunawan, I., & Fayezi, S. (2025). Lean 4.0 as a Socio-Technical System: Mapping the Interaction of Soft Practices and Industry 4.0 in Digital Transformation. Systems, 14(1), 9.
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Year Citation
2021 Nader, J., Mezher, M. A., & El-Khalil, R. (2021). Towards understanding the impact of industry 4.0 technologies on operational performance: an empirical investigation in the US and EU automotive industry. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (pp. 2807-2822).
2021 Mezher, M. A., & El-Khalil, R. (2021). The role of flexibility in enhancing operational performance through sustainability practices: A case study on the US and european original equipment manufacturers. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (pp. 1046-1059).
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2020 El-Khalil, R., & Mezher, M. A. (2020). A study of the relation between flexibility dimensions and performance metrics: Literature review. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
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Date Role Committee Institution Country
2020 - 2021 Board Member Institutional Review Board Lebanese American University Lebanon

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