Dr Yousef Amer

Senior Lecturer UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (P2-13)
tel +61 8 830 23006

email Yousef.Amer@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Hello I am Dr Yousef Amer, welcome to my home page. I have over 18 years’ experience in automation, manufacturing, operations, logistics and supply chain management in various firms in Adelaide, both local and global. I aim to develop links and collaboration with industry (manufacturing, service, retail, and community) to foster relevant and innovate research amongst our students that will meet and address current and future challenges. In my teaching I foster student awareness of industrial needs, process and practice to equip students with tools and techniques to be innovative and adaptive in the changing work environment. I have been lecturing at UniSA since 2006 and currently I am a Program Director, Research Degree Supervisor and...

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Research

Research focus

Manufacturing Engineering
Business and Management
Engineering
Applied Mathematics
Information and Computing Sciences

Highlights

Current projects

Design and develop a partial soft-bodied robot to provide aid to hospitals, aged care residential facilities and the disability sector
A novel model to improve the current Australian Kidney Exchange Program - A Genetic Algorithm Approach

Research & Highlights

Artificial Intelligence - Neural networks, Fuzzy logic and Genetic Algorithms,Design for six sigma and Inventive Design Using TRIZ Theory,Design for six sigma for nano and cell therapy manufacturing,Green engineering and sustainable nano manufacturing - Design for X (environment) and Eco QFD,New product development, Product design and redesign,Lean and green supply chain; supply chain modelling, optimisation and simulation,Service design,... Read more

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Books

Year	Output
2012	Amer, Y & Ashraf, M 2012, Predicting the useful life of sliding polymer components: using Finite Element Analysis, Lap Lambert, Germany.
2011	Amer, Y 2011, Six sigma for supply chains, LAP Lambert Academic Publishers, Saarbrucken.

Chapters

Year	Output
2021	Amer, Y, Rana, H, Doan, LTT & Tran, TT 2021, 'Designing and analysis of a soft robotic arm', in YP Huang et al. (eds), Computational Intelligence Methods for Green Technology and Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the International Conference GTSD2020, Springer Nature, Switzerland, ch. 12, pp. 130-143. Open access
2012	Amer, Y & Luong, L 2012, 'Order fulfillment: a key to supply chain integration', in HK Chan, F Lettice & AO Durowoju (eds), Decision-Making for Supply Chain Integration, Springer, US, ch. 10, pp. 189-210.
2011	Majewski, P, Luong, L, Xing, K & Amer, Y 2011, 'Sustainability of industry-scale nanomanufacturing', in P Roetman & C Daniels (eds), Creating sustainable communities in a changing world, Crawford House Publishing, Australia, pp. 171-177. Open access

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2021	Aakyiir, M, Kingu, MAS, Araby, S, Meng, Q, Shao, J, Amer, Y & Ma, J 2021, 'Stretchable, mechanically resilient, and high electromagnetic shielding polymer/MXene nanocomposites', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 138, no. 22, pp. 1-10. Open access 4 6
2021	Al-Zuheri, A, Vlachos, I & Amer, Y 2021, 'Application of lean six sigma to reduce patient waiting time: literature review', International Journal for Quality Research, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 241-258. Open access 4 2
2021	Doan, LTT, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H, Phuc, PNK & Tran, TT 2021, 'Optimizing a reverse supply chain network for electronic waste under risk and uncertain factors', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), vol. 11, no. 4, article no. 1946, pp. 1-21. Open access
2021	Tham, TT, Doan, LTT, Amer, Y & Lee, SH 2021, 'An integrated approach for the selection of operation strategy using fuzzy TOPSIS, sensitivity analysis, and MOLP', Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 10721-10736. Open access
2020	Aakyiir, M, Araby, S, Michelmore, A, Meng, Q, Amer, Y, Yao, Y, Li, M, Wu, X, Zhang, L & Ma, J 2020, 'Elastomer nanocomposites containing MXene for mechanical robustness and electrical and thermal conductivity', Nanotechnology, vol. 31, article no. 315715, p. 1-14. Open access 19 19
2020	Dania, WAP, Xing, K & Amer, Y 2020, 'The assessment of collaboration quality: a case of sugar supply chain in Indonesia', International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, online, pp. 1-36. 3 4
2019	Al-Zuheri, A, Amer, Y & Vlachos, I 2019, 'Risk assessment and analysis of healthcare system using probability-impact matrix', Nursing & Primary Care, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 1-4. Open access
2019	Dania, WAP, Xing, K & Amer, Y 2019, 'An integrated collaboration framework for sustainable sugar supply chains', International Journal of Supply Chain Management, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 706-717. Open access 7
2019	Dania, WAP, Xing, K & Amer, Y 2019, 'Collaboration quality assessment for sustainable supply chains: benchmarking', Benchmarking: An International Journal, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1469-1498. Open access 7 6
2019	Doan, LTT, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H & Phuc, PNK 2019, 'Strategies for e-waste management: a literature review', International Journal of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 157-162. Open access 64
2019	Doan, LTT, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H, Phuc, NK & Dat, LQ 2019, 'A comprehensive reverse supply chain model using an interactive fuzzy approach - a case study on the Vietnamese electronics industry', Applied Mathematical Modelling: Simulation and Computation for Engineering and Environmental Systems, vol. 76, pp. 87-108. Open access 19 17
2019	Doan, LTT, Amer, Y, Lee, SH, Phuc, PNK & Dat, LQ 2019, 'E-waste reverse supply chain: a review and future perspectives', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), vol. 9, no. 23, article no. 5195, pp. 1-28. Open access 14 13
2018	Dania, WAP, Xing, K & Amer, Y 2018, 'Collaboration behavioural factors for sustainable agri-food supply chains: a systematic review', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 186, pp. 851-864. 105 89 3
2018	Doan, LTT, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H & Phuc, PNK 2018, 'Optimizing the total cost of an E-waste reverse supply chain considering transportation risk', Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 151-160. Open access 5 5
2018	Linh, DTT, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H & Phuc, PNK 2018, 'Development of a reverse supply chain model for electronic waste incorporating transportation risk', IPTEK journal of proceedings series, no. 3, pp. 30-36. Open access
2017	Doan, LTT, Amer, Y, Lee, S- H & Phuc, PNK 2017, 'Optimizing an E-waste reverse supply chain model while incorporating risk costs', American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 949-958. Open access
2017	Seth, D & Amer, Y 2017, 'Development of logistics framework for PANCEAMART to enhance their operations', International Journal of Research and Commercial Innovation, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 1-7. Open access
2016	Fauza, G, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H & Prasetyo, H 2016, 'An integrated single-vendor multi-buyer production-inventory policy for food products incorporating quality degradation', International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 182, pp. 409-417. Open access 20 16
2016	Seth, D & Amer, Y 2016, 'Applications of logistics framework for Indian ecommerce company to enhance the financial performance: A case study', Journal of Advanced Studies and Communication Research, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 1-6. Open access
2015	Djafar, W, Amer, Y & Lee, S-H 2015, 'Models and Optimisation Techniques on Long Distribution Network: A Review', Procedia Manufacturing, vol. 2, pp. 519-526. Open access 4 1
2015	Eladabee, F, Marian, R & Amer, Y 2015, 'A Robust Optimisation Approach of a Simultaneous Cost-Risk Reduction under a Just-in-time environment using a Genetic Algorithm', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 743, pp. 307-316.
2015	Fauza, G, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H & Prasetyo, H 2015, 'A Vendor-Buyer Inventory Model for Food Products Based on Shelf-Life Pricing', Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 67-73.
2014	Eldabee, FFM, Marian, RM & Amer, Y 2014, 'A genetic algorithm for a simultaneous optimisation of cost-risk reduction under a just-in-time adaption', Journal of Computer Science, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 2507-2517. Open access
2013	Amer, Y, Moayyedian, M, Hajiabolhasani, Z & Moayyedian, L 2013, 'Improving Injection Moulding processes using experimental design', International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 412-417. Open access
2013	Djafar, W, Amer, Y & Lee, S-H 2013, 'A review on long distribution channel's problems', International Journal of Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 60-64. Open access
2013	El Dabee, F, Marian, R & Amer, Y 2013, 'Development of a model for simultaneous cost-risks reduction in JIT systems using multi-external and local backup suppliers', Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 42-52. Open access
2013	Eldabee, F, Marian, R & Amer, Y 2013, 'An optimisation model for a simultaneous cost-risk reduction in just-in-time systems', Australian Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 139-147.
2013	Eldabee, FFM, Marian, RM & Amer, Y 2013, 'A novel optimization model for simultaneous cost-risk reduction in multi-suppliers just-in-time systems', Journal of Computer Science, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 1778-1792. Open access 7
2013	Fauza, G, Amer, Y & Lee, S-H 2013, 'Model of an Integrated Procurement-Production System for Food Products Incorporating Quality Loss during Storage Time', International Journal of Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 17-21. Open access
2013	Firmansyah, MR & Amer, Y 2013, 'A review of collaborative manufacturing network models', International Journal of Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 6-12. Open access
2013	Nagalingam, S V, Kuik, SS & Amer, Y 2013, 'Performance measurement of product returns with recovery for sustainable manufacturing', Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 473-483. Open access 39 34
2012	Amer, Y, Wang, R & Abdullatif, L 2012, 'Minimizing ship weight and an investigation of sustainability', Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 394-403. Open access 1
2012	Lacina Diaby, A, Luong, L, Amer, Y & Addai-Mensah, J 2012, 'A review of optimal scheduling cleaning of refinery crude preheat trains subject to fouling and ageing', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 148-149, pp. 643-651. 6
2011	Kuik, SS, Nagalingam, SV & Amer, Y 2011, 'Sustainable supply chain for collaborative manufacturing', Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 984-1001. Open access 60
2010	Amer, Y, Luong, LHS & Lee, S-H 2010, 'Case Study: Optimizing order fulfillment in a global retail supply chain', International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 127, pp. 278-291. 21 16
2010	Amer, Y, Luong, LHS, Ashraf, MA & Lee, S-H 2010, 'A systems approach to order fulfilment', International Journal of Operational Research, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 443-465. 6
2008	Amer, Y, Luong, L, Lee, S-H & Ashraf, MA 2008, 'Optimizing order fulfillment using design for six sigma and fuzzy logic', International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 83-99. Open access 17

Conferences

Year	Output
2022	Shahid, J, Muhammad, Z, Iqbal, Z, Khan, MS, Amer, Y & Si, W 2022, 'SAT: integrated multi-agent blackbox security assessment tool using machine learning', 2nd IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) 2022, IEEE, pp. 105-111.
2020	Amer, Y, Singh, S & Doan, LTT 2020, 'Partial soft body robots - a literature review', 3rd International Conference on Material Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Technology (MEAMT 2019), IOP Publishing, vol. 715 , no. 1, pp. 1-8. Open access
2019	Amer, Y, Doan, LTT, Lee, S-H, Phuc, PNK & Tran, DTM 2019, 'Optimizing a reverse supply chain model using fuzzy mathematical programming', 2019 International Conference on System Science and Engineering (ICSSE), IEEE, pp. 372-378. Open access
2019	Amer, Y, Ong, MSB, Al Zuheri, A, Doan, LTT & Tran, DTM 2019, 'A systematic framework to integrate TRIZ into DFSS for new product development', 2019 International Conference on System Science and Engineering (ICSSE), IEEE, pp. 355-361. 1
2019	Dababneh, D, Amer, Y, Doan, LTT & Tran, DTM 2019, 'A proposed genetic algorithm approach for the kidney exchange problem', 2019 International Conference on System Science and Engineering (ICSSE), IEEE, pp. 383-390. 1
2016	Dania, WAP, Xing, K & Amer, Y 2016, 'Collaboration and sustainable agri-food supply chain: a literature review', 3rd Bali International Seminar on Science and Technology, BISSTECH 2015, EDP Sciences, vol. 58, article no. 02004, pp. 1-10. Open access 17 13
2016	Firmansyah, MR, Amer, Y & Marian, R 2016, 'Intermediary agent in the holistic collaborative production distribution network model for SMMEs', 6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Kuala Lumpur, IEOM 2016, IEOM society International, pp. 2940-2941. Open access
2015	Fauza, G, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H & Prasetyo, H 2015, 'An inventory model of production-inventory policy for food products considering quality loss in raw materials', 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), IEEE, pp. 910 - 914. 5 4
2015	Prasetyo, H, Fauza, G, Amer, Y & Lee, SH 2015, 'Survey on applications of biased-random key genetic algorithms for solving optimization problems', 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), IEEE, pp. 863-870. Open access 14 12
2014	Eldabee, FFM, Marian, RM & Amer, Y 2014, 'A simultaneous cost-risk reduction optimisation in JIT systems using genetic algorithms', 4th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering, IEEE Press, article no. 7072694, pp. 84-89. Open access 1
2014	Fauza, G, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H & Prasetyo, H 2014, 'An integrated production-inventory model for food products based on shelf-life pricing', in I NyomanPujawan, I Vanany & I Baihaqi (eds), 6th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), pp. 156-164.
2014	Fauza, G, Amer, Y, Lee, S-H & Prasetyo, H 2014, 'Inventory model for food products considering preservation cost to reduce quality loss', in I NyomanPujawan, I Vanany & I Baihaqi (eds), 6th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), pp. 895-901.
2014	Firmansyah, MR & Amer, Y 2014, 'Collaborative production distribution network model for Australian SMMEs: research challenges for their competitiveness', in IV Pujawan & I Baihaqi (eds), International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), pp. 761-772.
2014	Firmansyah, MR & Amer, Y 2014, 'SMEs Competitiveness Analysis in the Global Environment using Integrated Swot-Porter's Five Forces Model: A case study of Australian Manufacturing SMEs', in IV Pujawan & I Baihaqi (eds), International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), pp. 1340-1352.
2013	Eldabee, F, Marian, R & Amer, Y 2013, 'A Novel Model for Simultaneously Minimising Costs and Risks in Just-in-Time Systems Using Multi-backup Suppliers: Part 2-Results', XXXIV Conference on Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development 2013, WASET - World Academy of Science Engineering a..., vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 346-353. Open access
2013	Eldabee, FFM, Marian, RM & Amer, Y 2013, 'A novel model for simultaneously minimising costs and risks in just-in-time systems using multi-backup suppliers: part 1-modelling', XXXIV Conference on Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development 2013, WASET - World Academy of Science Engineering a..., vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 340-345. Open access
2013	Fauza, G, Amer, Y & Lee, SH 2013, 'A map of research in inventory models for perishable items from the perspective of supply chain management', 2013 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Application, IEEE, pp. 330-334.
2012	Amer, Y, Moayyedian, M, Hajiabolhasani, Z & Moayyedian, L 2012, 'Reducing warpage in injection moulding processes using Taguchi method approach : ANOVA', in B Chen, M Khan & K Tan (eds), EAS 2012 - The IASTED International conference on engineering and applied science, ACTA Press, pp. 227-233. 4
2012	Kuik, SS, Nagalingam, S & Amer, Y 2012, 'Assessing sustainability in manufacturing using a fuzzy expert system', 3rd International Conference on Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications, IEEE Press, article no. 6337656, pp. 162-167. 7
2011	Kuik, SS, Nagalingam, S & Amer, Y 2011, 'A framework of product recovery to improve sustainability in manufacturing', in M Ming (ed.), International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME 2011), Information Engineering Research Institute, vol. 2, pp. 232-235. 1
2011	Kuik, SS, Nagalingam, S & Amer, Y 2011, 'Criticality of product recovery management in sustainable supply chain', 2011 International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Information Engineering Research Institute, pp. 225-229. Open access 3
2011	Kuik, SS, Nagalingam, S & Amer, Y 2011, 'Manufacturing trend: adaptation of sustainability', ICMT 2011: 15th international conference on mechatronics technology, Monash University, pp. 557-562. Open access
2011	Kuik, SS, Nagalingam, S V & Amer, Y 2011, 'Importance of product returns and recovery operations towards sustainability in manufacturing', 9th ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium, Deakin University and ANZAM, pp. 184-208. Open access
2011	Quinn, DM, Amer, Y, Lonie, A-L, Blackmore, K, Kane, L & Pettigrove, M 2011, 'Leading change: applying change management approaches to engage students in blended learning', in G Williams et al. (eds), Ascilite 2011: Changing demands, changing directions, ASCILITE, pp. 1039-1049. Open access 1
2010	Kuik, SS, Nagalingam, S & Amer, Y 2010, 'Challenges in implementing sustainable supply chain within a collaborative manufacturing network', 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management & Information Systems (SCMIS2010), IEEE, article no. 5681736, pp. 662-669. Open access 15
2010	Kuik, SS, Nagalingam, S, Amer, Y & Saw, YP 2010, 'Implementation of Six Sigma methodology to improve supply chain network in the context of Malaysian manufacturing industries', 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management & Information Systems (SCMIS2010), IEEE, article no. 5681705, pp. 707-714. Open access 3

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Air University	UNITED STATES
Attar University of Mashhad	IRAN
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	CHINA
Can Tho University	VIET NAM
Ho Chi Minh City International University	VIET NAM
La Rochelle Business School	FRANCE
Muhammadiyah University Of Surakarta	INDONESIA
Muhammadiyah University Surakarta	INDONESIA
Shenyang Aerospace University	CHINA
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta	INDONESIA
University of Brawijaya	INDONESIA
University of Mashhad	IRAN
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Baghdad	IRAQ
University Of Tunku Abdul Rahman	MALAYSIA
Vietnam National University, Hanoi	VIET NAM
Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City	VIET NAM
Western Sydney University	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)	2017
Member Council of Supply Chain Professionals (CSCMP)	2017
Member Logistics Association of Australia (LAA)	2017
Member Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)	2017
Member Performance Measurement Association (PMA)	2017
Member Engineers Australia (EA)	2017
Best Paper Award Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)	2011

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Simulation-based Lean Six-Sigma and Design for Six-Sigma,Artificial Intelligence — Fuzzy Logic,Lean and green supply chain modeling and Simulation,Logistics Engineering,Green engineering and sustainable nano manufacturing,Project Planning and Management,New product development, product design/ redesign,Operations Management,Inventory Management,A Simulation-supported ERP

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
A robust optimisation framework for the simultaneous cost-risk reduction in Just-In-Time systems	Completed
An integrated collaborative framework for quality assessment of sustainable sugar supply chains	Completed
Development of a robust and optimised fouling mitigation model for oil industries	Completed
Development of an integrated performance evaluatiion framework for product returns and recovery operations	Completed
Elastomer/MXene nanocomposites	Completed
Optimisation of a two-echelon production-inventory model for food products considering quality and perceived value loss	Completed
Optimisation of an e-waste reverse supply chain model in consideration of risks and uncertainties	Completed

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