Dr. Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman
Email: nitty@agri.upm.edu.my
Tel: +603-8946 4133  Fax: +603-8946 4142

Expertise: Supply Chain Management / Agribusiness Information Systems
 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1. PhD in Management Science, Lancaster University, United Kingdom, 2007

2. Master of Science (Management), University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, 2003

3. Bachelor of Science (Agribusiness), University Pertanian Malaysia, Malaysia, 1995

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

1. Supply Chain Management (SCM)

2. Management Information Systems (MIS)

RESEARCH

1. PhD -  "An Empirical Investigation into the Development of E- Supply Chains in the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry"

2. Master - "The Use of Information Technology (IT) in Managing The Supply Chain of Malaysian Palm Oil Industry: The Case of FELDA"

3. Bachelor - "Consumers" Reaction to the Use of Sales Promotion in Supermarket Marketing Strategies"

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/POSTER PRESENTATION ATTENDED

1. Poster presented at "Pameran Reka Cipta, Penyelidikan dan Inovasi (PRPI 2007), 27-29 November 2007, Dewan Besar, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

2. Seminar on "Malaysian Qualification Framework (MQF)", October 2007, Centre for Academic Development (CADE), Universiti Putra Malaysia.

3. Seminar on "Logistics Scheduling with Batching and Transportation", February 2007, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom.

4. Management Science Lunchtime Seminar, "The calibration of agent-based simulation models and their use for prediction", February 2006, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom.

5. Management Science Seminar, "Costing the bullwhip effect in supply chains", February 2006, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom.

6. International Workshop on "Successful Strategies in Supply Chain Management", 5-6 January 2006, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

7. Management Science Lunchtime Seminar, "A Strategic Capacity Allocation Model for a Complex Supply Chain: Formulation and Solution Approach Comparison", December 2005, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom.

8. Management Science Lunchtime Seminar, "Factors Influencing Adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning in Medium Sized Companies: One Early Adopter"s Perspective", November 2005, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom.

9. Management Science Lunchtime Seminar, "Public services: doing better and measuring it better", October 2005, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom.

10. e-Thematic Seminar on "e-Fulfilment State-of-the-Art", 24 June 2005, University of Verona, Italy.

11. The 3rd Annual MRG Conference, 4 June 2005, Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.

12. Management Science/Marketing Research Seminar, "Research on Marketing Science Practice: Technical Success vs. Market Success", April 2005, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom.

13. Management Science Research Seminar, "OR and OM in the Battle for the NHS", February 2005, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom.

14. Seminar on "Operational Research in Developing Countries", February 2005, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom.

15. Conference on "Competitive Food Production: New Challenges", 7-8 May 2002. Organized by Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

16. Faculty of Agriculture Research Workshop, October 2001, Residence Hotel, UNITEN, Malaysia. Organized by Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

17. Workshop on "Program Formulation for Master of Agribusiness Management", 13-14 March 1999, Renaissance Palm Garden Hotel, Putra Jaya, Malaysia.

PUBLICATIONS

1. N. H. Kamarulzaman and R.W. Eglese (2006), "Transforming into an E-Supply Chain: An Investigation into the Impact of the Internet on Customer-Supplier Relationships and Logistics Activities". Proceedings of International Workshop on Successful Strategies in Supply Chain Management, 5-6 January 2006, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.