Mohammad E. Arbabian

Associate Professor of Operations & Technology Management

University of Portland · School of Business · Portland, Oregon

Teaching

My teaching emphasizes analytical rigor, applied learning, business decision-making, and student mentoring.

Supply Chain Analytics Analytics, sourcing, inventory, and applied supply-chain decision making.
Decision Modeling Spreadsheet modeling, optimization, uncertainty, and managerial decision tools.
Operations Management Process, capacity, forecasting, inventory, and quality management foundations.
Forecasting in R Regression, classification, forecasting, and analytics applications using R.
Process Analysis & Quality Management Process improvement, bottlenecks, quality tools, and operational performance.
Supply Chain Theory & Design Supply-chain structure, coordination, sourcing, and network decisions.

Teaching Approach

I use applied projects, Excel and R assignments, simulations, WebWork quizzes, guest speakers, site visits, and office-hour mentoring to help students connect analytical tools with real managerial decisions.