Maha Ben Ali
ing., M.Sc. (ENIT, Tunisie), M.Sc. (Université Laval), Ph.D. (Université Laval)
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering
Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering
Research interests and affiliations
Research interests
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Customer-oriented supply chains ;
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Sustainable supply chains ;
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Simulation modeling, design of experiments, and experimental analysis ;
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Digital twins for production and logistics systems ;
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Leveraging advances in artificial intelligence to develop tailored industrial solutions ;
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Decision support system combining simulation, machine learning, and optimization.
Affiliation(s)
- FORAC, Adjunct Professor
- Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT), Member
- CIRRELT, Member
- Laboratoire Poly-Industries 4.0, Member
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
- 1600 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
- 1601 Operations research and management science
- 1606 Operations management
- 2717 Modelling and simulation studies
Publications
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Saraei, T., Ben Ali, M., & Frayret, J.-M. (2025). A hybrid recommendation system using association rule mining, i-ALS algorithm, and SVD++ approach: A case study of a B2B company. Intelligent Systems with Applications, 25, 200477 (10 pages).
Bouazizi, H., Ben Ali, M., Frayret, J.-M., & Larbi, R. (2024). Joint design and pricing problem for symbiotic bioethanol supply chain network: Model and resolution approach. Cleaner Energy Systems, 9, 100163 (16 pages).
Dessevre, G., & Ben Ali, M. (2024). Analysis of a new dynamic capacity management approach in DDMRP: Application on a real industrial case. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 17(2), 445-462.
Duhem, L., Ben Ali, M., Morin, M., & Gaudreault, J. (2024, December). A comparative study of price-driven production control methods using a sawmill simulator [Paper]. 2024 Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Duhem, L., Ben Ali, M., & Martin, G. (2023). Parametrization of a demand-driven operating model using reinforcement learning. Computers in Industry, 147, 12 pages.
Ben Ali, M., D'Amours, S., Gaudreault, J., & Carle, M.-A. (2019). Integrating revenue management and sales and operations planning in a Make-To-Stock environment: softwood lumber case study. INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research, 57(2), 314-341.
Ben Ali, M., D'Amours, S., Gaudreault, J., & Carle, M.-A. (2018). Configuration and evaluation of an integrated demand management process using a space-filling design and Kriging metamodeling. Operations Research Perspectives, 5, 45-58.
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Teaching
IND6205A - Production and inventory planning
IND3304 - Simulation of production systems
IND8375 - Logistic networks
IND6224A - Freight distribution
IND6209 - Layout and material handling
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, National Engineering School of Tunis
- M.Sc. in Industrial Systems Engineering, National Engineering School of Tunis
- M.Sc./Ph.D. in mechanical engineering (concentration industrial engineering), Université Laval
Supervision at Polytechnique
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Master's Thesis (9)
- Fradi, A. (2024). Planification multiprojet avec préemption et chevauchement d'activités [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Rabipour, M. J. (2024). Demand-Driven Production Management with Log Saw Optimization [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Bouazizi, H. (2023). Outil d'aide à la décision pour la conception d'un réseau symbiotique de production de bioéthanol de 2ème génération [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Mzoughi, H. (2023). Méthodologie de prévision des ventes B2B avec une demande intermittente [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Duhem, L. (2022). Paramétrisation d'une méthode de production pilotée par la demande avec un algorithme d'apprentissage par renforcement [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Padidar, M. (2022). A Hybrid Modeling Approach to Joint Matching and Pricing in an Intelligent Freight Transportation Platform [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Saraei, T. (2022). Développement d'un système de recommandation de produits dans un contexte Business-to-Business [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Haji Mohammad, F. (2021). Evaluation and Configuration of a Demand-Driven Distribution Resource Planning (DDDRP) [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Trottier, S. (2021). Développement d'une méthodologie de prévision des prix du bois d'œuvre au Québec [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Fradi, A. (2024). Planification multiprojet avec préemption et chevauchement d'activités [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
Other achievements
Best paper - CIGI-QUALITA-MOSIM 2023
David Martell Student Paper Prize in Forestry - CORS 2018
Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral award (NSERC)
Doctoral scholarship (FRQNT)
Fast-tracking scholarship
