Transport College

Personal Data:

Name: Sara Hassan Kamal Elgazzar
Name of Organization: Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT)
Years within the organization: 14
Current Position:
– Dean of the College of International Transport and Logistics
– Project Manager of AASTMT new campus at Al Alamein new city
Previous position:
– President’s assistant for Institutional Development
– Director of the Strategic Marketing Center
– Chair of Logistics of International Trade Department, College of International Transport & Logistics
Academic Status: Associate professor in Supply Chain Finance
Date of birth: 1/ 8/ 1983
Nationality: Egyptian
Tel. Number: (002) 01281068680
Email: sara.elgazzar02@gmail.com – sara.elgazzar@aast.edu

Education:

2013: Ph.D. degree in Supply Chain Finance
Business School, The University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield – UK.
Thesis title: “Enhancing the company’s financial performance through managing the performance of supply chain operations: A case study of an Egyptian manufacturing company”

2010: MPhil degree in Supply Chain Management
School of applied science, The University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield – UK.
Thesis title: “Incorporating fuzzy AHP in SCOR model for measuring supply chain operations’ performance: a case study of an Egyptian natural bottled water company”

2008: Diploma in International Transport and Logistics.
Institute of International Transport and Logistics, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria- Egypt in cooperation with Molde University, Norway.
2006: Master of Business Administration (MBA). (Major: Finance)
Graduate school of business, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria- Egypt.
Thesis title: “investigating factors cause an absence of financial leasing in Egyptian shipping sector”

2004: Bachelor of Business Administration. (Major: Finance)
College of management & technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria-Egypt.

Professional Certificates:

2013: Certified Trainer and Instructor
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), Genève.

2012: Certified Trainer and Instructor
International road union (IRU), Switzerland.

2003: A professional certificate in Modern Accounting.
The American University in Cairo

Consultancy & Practical Experience:

• Committee member: The master plan of the Egyptian logistics centers project.
• Consultant for the Union of Arab Chamber (February 2018 – to date)
• Consultant for the Egyptian Federation of the chamber of commerce (2014 – to date)
• Board Member (July 2014 – June 2017): Holding Company for food Industries under the Egyptian ministry of Supply and Internal Trade. The Holding Company for food Industries plays a strategic role in the Egyptian internal trade system as it is responsible for supplying the needs of the Egyptian food subsidies system which serves 70 million Egyptians.
• Steering committee member and coordinator (2015 – September 2016): “Gameeti project”, a franchise project offering commodity loans for more than 14000 young people ranging between EGP 50,000 to 100,000 each for the establishment of retail outlets supervised through a franchise right by the Holding Company for Food Industries to increase the accessibility and the availability of commodities and food outlets to citizens and provide job opportunities for young people. 2000 outlets have been opened so far (creating 8000 direct jobs), presented by this the largest chain in the Middle East in terms of the number of outlets.
• Steering committee member and coordinator (2015 – September 2016): ” Egypt’s Food Industries, consumer complexes e-linking project”, in cooperation with Microsoft- this project connects Egyptian Food Industries Holding Company, groceries, wholesale companies and consumer complex companies in a unified electronic network as the biggest e-linking project in the Middle East. The project connects 500 wholesale ports with 40,000 retail outlets and groceries that serve all the suppliers to decrease the cost of goods traded in stores and consumer complexes by 30%, provide time-saving mechanisms in transportation and handling processes, as well as provide electronic reports on works in progress can be sent instantaneously in addition to information about consumer feedback and their requests or suggestions for the available commodities which allow creating an expert system to support strategic decisions.
• Participated in designing the logistics and the financial systems of the Egyptian food subsidy system (2014- September 2016).
• The New Food Subsidy System includes (bread system, ration food system, new incentive points system). The new bread system improved the subsidized bread supply chain through shifting towards the output-based financing. On the Ration food system, the system has also moved from subsidized commodities to subsidized beneficiaries. The new system of food subsidy adopts an incentive points-based mechanism with a better consolidation of the two food subsidy programs. The unused monthly allowance of subsidized Bread converts into points, which could be used to buy other food commodities within the same Smart Card System. It worth mentioning that millions of Egyptians have suffered through long decades since the 1970s from bread crisis and difficulty of obtaining it in addition to very bad quality.
• The Coordinator and The Manager of Financial Affairs (2012-2015): LACTIMED Project launched and financed by EU under the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Agreement. The project aims to foster the production and distribution of typical and innovative dairy products in the Mediterranean by organizing local value chains, supporting producers in their development projects and creating new markets for their products. In the end, it will lead to the creation of the Mediterranean network of dairy clusters.
• Designed the reward systems for five main companies in the Egyptian food retail sector (2014 -2015).
• Exchange of Experience Program (2015, Sicily, Italy): Training in collaboration with CORFILAC (center of applied research focused on the traditional dairy productions) covered consumer behavior, marketing activities, Mediterranean products, PDO certificate, and field visits.
• Developed a supply chain performance system (2011): the system measures and improves supply chain operations performance. The system was successfully implemented in one of the Egyptian bottled water companies.
• Participated in a number of consultancy projects and studies for the Arab league and region.
• Participated in preparing several economic, logistics and financial reports for the Egyptian government.
• Prepared several Feasibility Studies for both public and private sectors.
• Participated in organizing several national and international industrial and academic events in different fields of business and logistics.

Academic Qualifications:

• Lecturing and training (In English language and Arabic language) in several areas of Business, Finance and Supply Chain both for undergraduate and postgraduate, for Egyptian and foreign students.
• Publishing many papers in international journals and conferences in several areas of Business, Finance, and Supply Chain.
• Supervising and refereeing the number of masters and Ph.D. researches.
• Reviewing the number of papers in international journals.
• Conferences and agreements: Organizing and participating in a great number of national and international events in different fields of Business, Economics, Finance, Supply chain, Transport, and Logistics.

Publications:

• Ismail, A. and Elgazzar, S. (2018) Measuring the Egyptian container ports’ efficiency: A Fuzzy AHP framework. In: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Logistics Research Network Conference (LRN 2018), Plymouth University, UK, 5- 7 September 2018.
• Haddad, S., Elgazzar, S. and Elmilligy, B. (2017) Impact of clusters in dairy supply chains: the case of the Egyptian dairy chain. In: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Logistics Research Network Conference (LRN 2017), Southampton Solent University, UK, 6- 8 September 2017.
• Elgazzar, S. (2017) ‘An analysis of 2016 oil crisis: winners and losers in the oil supply chains’ Faculty of Commerce Magazine for Scientific Researches, Alexandria University, Vol.54, No.2.
• Sultan, A., Elgazzar, S. and Elmiligy, B. (2017) ‘ The Revenue Management Implementation and Its Complexity in the Airline Industry: An Empirical Study on the Egyptian Airline Industry’ International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Vol.4, No.2.
• Elgazzar, S., Tipi, N.S. and Hubbard, N.J. (2016) The impact of supply chain strategy on financial performance: a case study of a manufacturing company. In: Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2016), Taiwan, 3-6 July 2016.
• Ahmed, N., Elgazzar, S., and Saleh, G. (2016) The impact of implementing European quality labeling system on the supply chain performance of food industry: an empirical study of the Egyptian traditional food sector. In: Proceedings of 11th European Research Seminar (ERS) on Logistics and SCM, WU-Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, 12-13 May 2016.
• Othman, A., Elgazzar, S. and El-Miligy, B. (2016) The SCOR model adaptation in the developing countries: an empirical study on the Egyptian automotive sector. In: Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Supply Chain and Logistics Engineering, Boston, USA, 25-26 April 2016.
• Ramadan, M., Elgazzar, S. and Hanafy, M. (2015) ‘ Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on Stock Markets: Evidence from Emerging Markets’ International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol.8, No.1, pp.195-207.
• Elgazzar, S. and Tipi, N.S. (2014) Clusters and supply chain management: challenges and obstacles. In: Proceedings of the 18th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK, 3- 5 September 2014.
• Elzarka, S. and Elgazzar, S. (2014) Green Port Performance Index for Sustainable Ports in Egypt: a Fuzzy AHP approach. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Forum on Shipping, Ports, and Airports (IFSPA, 2014), Hong Kong, China, 19-21 May 2014.
• Elgazzar, S., Tipi, N.S., Hubbard, N.J. and Leach, D.Z. (2012) ‘Linking supply chain processes’ performance to a company’s financial strategic objectives’ European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.223, No.1, pp.276-289.
• Elgazzar, S., Tipi, N.S., Hubbard, N.J. and Leach, D.Z. (2012) Linking SCM strategy to financial performance: a scenario analysis approach. In: Proceedings of the 17th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference (LRN 2012), Cranfield, UK, 5-7 September 2012.
• Elgazzar, S., Tipi, N.S., Hubbard, N.J. and Leach, D.Z. (2011) ASW application system for measuring supply chain operations’ performance using SCOR FAHP technique. In: International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research, The 2011 International Conference on Business and Economics Research, Cairo, Egypt, 21-22 October 2011, Vol.16, pp.37- 41.
• Elgazzar, S., Tipi, N.S., Hubbard, N.J. and Leach, D.Z. (2011) Linking supply chain operations’ performance to the company’s financial strategy: a case study of an Egyptian natural bottled water company. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2011), Berlin, Germany, 10-13 July 2011, pp.173-181.
• Elgazzar, S., Tipi, N.S., Hubbard, N.J. and Leach, D.Z. (2010) Incorporating fuzzy AHP in SCOR model for measuring supply chain operations performance: a case study of an Egyptian natural bottled water company. In: Proceedings of the 15th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference (LRN 2010), Harrogate, UK, 8-10 September 2010, pp.180-187.

Languages and Computer skills:

• Arabic, Native Language.
• Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken.
• Managing the most common software and applications related to management, finance, and supply chain.