Mechanical and Production Engineering

Mr. Rafat Rahman

Research Interests

• Optimization
• Supply Chain Resilience
• Multicriteria Decision Making
• Machine Learning
• Data Analytics
• Sustainability

Educational Background

• Bachelor of Science (BSc), (Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE)), Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

Honors and Achievements

• Dean's List of honor, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, 2021
• Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA™), International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA), 2020
• Government Scholarship in HSC, Adamjee Cantonment College, Dhaka, 2015
• Government Scholarship in SSC & JSC, Shaheed Police Smrity College, Dhaka, 2013

Publications

1. Embracing Sustainability in Green Supplier Evaluation: A Novel Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Framework, Contemporary Mathematics, 2024, Universal Wiser. URL
2. Exploring lean manufacturing drivers for enhancing circular economy performance in the pharmaceutical industry: a Bayesian best–worst approach, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited. URL
3. Analyzing the key barriers of adopting Industry 4.0 in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry: an emerging economy example, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited. URL
4. Reducing plastic pollutants through catalyzing consumer roles: A novel application of fuzzy total interpretive structural modeling, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, Elsevier. URL

1. Designing an Integrated Multi Echelon, Multi-Period Healthcare Supply Chain Network, 51st International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering (CIE51), 2024.