Profile
Professor Mohammad Ishfaq
PhD from London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London .
PhD dissertation on Decentralised Resource Allocation in Primary Health Care .
Dissertation work includes preparing GIS (Geographical Information System) for a District Health Authority in UK
Developed methods of need identification for primary health care using smaller areas Geo-codes for equitable resource planning both for advanced and developing countries .
MSc. in Operational Research from London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London .
MBA with Major in Finance from Gomal University, DIK, Pakistan .
Over 30 years of experience as academic head, business leader and research supervisor .
Current research interest are resource planning, quality management, interest free banking, financial planning and control, financial risk management .
Current Job: Professor and Head of Finance Department, College of Business, Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .
Marital status: Married with four Children .
Research Interests
Resource allocation using advanced rational methods.
Use of advanced planning systems for less developed / developing countries.
Analysing the impact of interest free banking on consumer well being
Quality management.
Financial planning and control.
Financial risk management.
Value chain analysis.
Design of operations network
Single currency and it impact on economies of participating nations.
Use of GIS (Geographical Information System) in social planning.
Scientific interests
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Financial Management
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Financial Risk Management
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Operations Management
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Project Management
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Quantitative Methods
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Forecasting and Time series Analysis
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Human Resource Management
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Training and Management development
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Business Management