Primary Research Area

  • Supply chain management
  • Optimization

Research Areas

  • Construction Management
  • Quality Management

Biography

Firas M Tuffaha is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture Engineering and Construction Management at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Prior to joining KFUPM, Firas was an assistant professor at the University of Taibah- Yanbu Branch (2015). Dr. Firas's research focuses on the construction management field. His work is related to building models around managerial factors that have an impact on various aspects of the construction management field. Nevertheless, due to his background in industrial engineering, Dr. Firas has also participations in the supply chain management and Quality Management fields. Dr. Firas received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from KFUPM and a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan.

 

 Education

  • Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA, 2007.
  • M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 2001.
  • B.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1996.

Academic Positions

  • Distinguished Academic Performance Award of Merit, Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM, May 2006.
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Environmental Designs (2020)

Service on Committees

  • Member of AFAAQ project, "The role of Saudi universities in serving the community: a supporting study for the strategic plan of high education in Saudi Arabia", Ministry of Higher Education funded project, September 2006 – January 2007.
  • Member of Water Tariff Project, "Development of suitable tariff structure for water pricing in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia", Research Institute funded project, June 2004 - December 2004.
  • Member of the Engineering Management program Revision (2016-2019)
  • Head of the Project Management Initiation MX Program (2020)

      2. Publications

      Selected journal articles

      • Alkhalifah, S.J., Tuffaha, F.M., Al Hadidi, L.A. and Ghaithan, A. (2023), "Factors influencing change orders in oil and gas construction projects in Saudi Arabia", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-06-2022-0081
        • Firas M. Tuffaha, Sadi Assaf, Yasar Zakaria Zaben, Laith A. Hadidi,(2020),” A framework for the performance assessment of construction contractors in Saudi Arabia”, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Volume 11 Issue 2
        • AlDurgam, M.M., Tuffaha, F.M., Abdel-Aal, M.A., Almoghathawi, Y., Saleh, H.H. and Saleh, Z., 2023. A Scientometric Analysis of the Capacity Expansion and Planning Research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

         

        Dr. Firas Majed Helmi Tuffaha Assistant Professor 013-860-2503 tuffaha@kfupm.edu.sa

        Professor

        Primary Research Area

        • Supply chain management
        • Optimization

        Research Areas

        • Construction Management
        • Quality Management

        Biography

        Firas M Tuffaha is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture Engineering and Construction Management at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Prior to joining KFUPM, Firas was an assistant professor at the University of Taibah- Yanbu Branch (2015). Dr. Firas's research focuses on the construction management field. His work is related to building models around managerial factors that have an impact on various aspects of the construction management field. Nevertheless, due to his background in industrial engineering, Dr. Firas has also participations in the supply chain management and Quality Management fields. Dr. Firas received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from KFUPM and a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan.

         

         Education

        • Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA, 2007.
        • M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 2001.
        • B.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1996.

        Academic Positions

        • Distinguished Academic Performance Award of Merit, Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM, May 2006.
        • Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Environmental Designs (2020)

        Service on Committees

        • Member of AFAAQ project, "The role of Saudi universities in serving the community: a supporting study for the strategic plan of high education in Saudi Arabia", Ministry of Higher Education funded project, September 2006 – January 2007.
        • Member of Water Tariff Project, "Development of suitable tariff structure for water pricing in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia", Research Institute funded project, June 2004 - December 2004.
        • Member of the Engineering Management program Revision (2016-2019)
        • Head of the Project Management Initiation MX Program (2020)

            2. Publications

            Selected journal articles

            • Alkhalifah, S.J., Tuffaha, F.M., Al Hadidi, L.A. and Ghaithan, A. (2023), "Factors influencing change orders in oil and gas construction projects in Saudi Arabia", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-06-2022-0081
              • Firas M. Tuffaha, Sadi Assaf, Yasar Zakaria Zaben, Laith A. Hadidi,(2020),” A framework for the performance assessment of construction contractors in Saudi Arabia”, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Volume 11 Issue 2
              • AlDurgam, M.M., Tuffaha, F.M., Abdel-Aal, M.A., Almoghathawi, Y., Saleh, H.H. and Saleh, Z., 2023. A Scientometric Analysis of the Capacity Expansion and Planning Research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

               

              Dr. Firas Majed Helmi Tuffaha Assistant Professor 013-860-2503 tuffaha@kfupm.edu.sa

              Associate Professor

              Primary Research Area

              • Supply chain management
              • Optimization

              Research Areas

              • Construction Management
              • Quality Management

              Biography

              Firas M Tuffaha is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture Engineering and Construction Management at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Prior to joining KFUPM, Firas was an assistant professor at the University of Taibah- Yanbu Branch (2015). Dr. Firas's research focuses on the construction management field. His work is related to building models around managerial factors that have an impact on various aspects of the construction management field. Nevertheless, due to his background in industrial engineering, Dr. Firas has also participations in the supply chain management and Quality Management fields. Dr. Firas received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from KFUPM and a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan.

               

               Education

              • Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA, 2007.
              • M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 2001.
              • B.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1996.

              Academic Positions

              • Distinguished Academic Performance Award of Merit, Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM, May 2006.
              • Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Environmental Designs (2020)

              Service on Committees

              • Member of AFAAQ project, "The role of Saudi universities in serving the community: a supporting study for the strategic plan of high education in Saudi Arabia", Ministry of Higher Education funded project, September 2006 – January 2007.
              • Member of Water Tariff Project, "Development of suitable tariff structure for water pricing in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia", Research Institute funded project, June 2004 - December 2004.
              • Member of the Engineering Management program Revision (2016-2019)
              • Head of the Project Management Initiation MX Program (2020)

                  2. Publications

                  Selected journal articles

                  • Alkhalifah, S.J., Tuffaha, F.M., Al Hadidi, L.A. and Ghaithan, A. (2023), "Factors influencing change orders in oil and gas construction projects in Saudi Arabia", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-06-2022-0081
                    • Firas M. Tuffaha, Sadi Assaf, Yasar Zakaria Zaben, Laith A. Hadidi,(2020),” A framework for the performance assessment of construction contractors in Saudi Arabia”, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Volume 11 Issue 2
                    • AlDurgam, M.M., Tuffaha, F.M., Abdel-Aal, M.A., Almoghathawi, Y., Saleh, H.H. and Saleh, Z., 2023. A Scientometric Analysis of the Capacity Expansion and Planning Research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

                     

                    Dr. Firas Majed Helmi Tuffaha Assistant Professor 013-860-2503 tuffaha@kfupm.edu.sa

                    Assistant Professor

                    Primary Research Area

                    • Supply chain management
                    • Optimization

                    Research Areas

                    • Construction Management
                    • Quality Management

                    Biography

                    Firas M Tuffaha is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture Engineering and Construction Management at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Prior to joining KFUPM, Firas was an assistant professor at the University of Taibah- Yanbu Branch (2015). Dr. Firas's research focuses on the construction management field. His work is related to building models around managerial factors that have an impact on various aspects of the construction management field. Nevertheless, due to his background in industrial engineering, Dr. Firas has also participations in the supply chain management and Quality Management fields. Dr. Firas received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from KFUPM and a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan.

                     

                     Education

                    • Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA, 2007.
                    • M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 2001.
                    • B.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1996.

                    Academic Positions

                    • Distinguished Academic Performance Award of Merit, Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM, May 2006.
                    • Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Environmental Designs (2020)

                    Service on Committees

                    • Member of AFAAQ project, "The role of Saudi universities in serving the community: a supporting study for the strategic plan of high education in Saudi Arabia", Ministry of Higher Education funded project, September 2006 – January 2007.
                    • Member of Water Tariff Project, "Development of suitable tariff structure for water pricing in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia", Research Institute funded project, June 2004 - December 2004.
                    • Member of the Engineering Management program Revision (2016-2019)
                    • Head of the Project Management Initiation MX Program (2020)

                        2. Publications

                        Selected journal articles

                        • Alkhalifah, S.J., Tuffaha, F.M., Al Hadidi, L.A. and Ghaithan, A. (2023), "Factors influencing change orders in oil and gas construction projects in Saudi Arabia", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-06-2022-0081
                          • Firas M. Tuffaha, Sadi Assaf, Yasar Zakaria Zaben, Laith A. Hadidi,(2020),” A framework for the performance assessment of construction contractors in Saudi Arabia”, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Volume 11 Issue 2
                          • AlDurgam, M.M., Tuffaha, F.M., Abdel-Aal, M.A., Almoghathawi, Y., Saleh, H.H. and Saleh, Z., 2023. A Scientometric Analysis of the Capacity Expansion and Planning Research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

                           

                          Dr. Firas Majed Helmi Tuffaha Assistant Professor 013-860-2503 tuffaha@kfupm.edu.sa

                          Lecturer

                          Primary Research Area

                          • Supply chain management
                          • Optimization

                          Research Areas

                          • Construction Management
                          • Quality Management

                          Biography

                          Firas M Tuffaha is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture Engineering and Construction Management at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Prior to joining KFUPM, Firas was an assistant professor at the University of Taibah- Yanbu Branch (2015). Dr. Firas's research focuses on the construction management field. His work is related to building models around managerial factors that have an impact on various aspects of the construction management field. Nevertheless, due to his background in industrial engineering, Dr. Firas has also participations in the supply chain management and Quality Management fields. Dr. Firas received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from KFUPM and a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan.

                           

                           Education

                          • Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA, 2007.
                          • M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 2001.
                          • B.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1996.

                          Academic Positions

                          • Distinguished Academic Performance Award of Merit, Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM, May 2006.
                          • Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Environmental Designs (2020)

                          Service on Committees

                          • Member of AFAAQ project, "The role of Saudi universities in serving the community: a supporting study for the strategic plan of high education in Saudi Arabia", Ministry of Higher Education funded project, September 2006 – January 2007.
                          • Member of Water Tariff Project, "Development of suitable tariff structure for water pricing in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia", Research Institute funded project, June 2004 - December 2004.
                          • Member of the Engineering Management program Revision (2016-2019)
                          • Head of the Project Management Initiation MX Program (2020)

                              2. Publications

                              Selected journal articles

                              • Alkhalifah, S.J., Tuffaha, F.M., Al Hadidi, L.A. and Ghaithan, A. (2023), "Factors influencing change orders in oil and gas construction projects in Saudi Arabia", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-06-2022-0081
                                • Firas M. Tuffaha, Sadi Assaf, Yasar Zakaria Zaben, Laith A. Hadidi,(2020),” A framework for the performance assessment of construction contractors in Saudi Arabia”, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Volume 11 Issue 2
                                • AlDurgam, M.M., Tuffaha, F.M., Abdel-Aal, M.A., Almoghathawi, Y., Saleh, H.H. and Saleh, Z., 2023. A Scientometric Analysis of the Capacity Expansion and Planning Research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

                                 

                                Dr. Firas Majed Helmi Tuffaha Assistant Professor 013-860-2503 tuffaha@kfupm.edu.sa

                                Graduate Assistant

                                Primary Research Area

                                • Supply chain management
                                • Optimization

                                Research Areas

                                • Construction Management
                                • Quality Management

                                Biography

                                Firas M Tuffaha is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture Engineering and Construction Management at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Prior to joining KFUPM, Firas was an assistant professor at the University of Taibah- Yanbu Branch (2015). Dr. Firas's research focuses on the construction management field. His work is related to building models around managerial factors that have an impact on various aspects of the construction management field. Nevertheless, due to his background in industrial engineering, Dr. Firas has also participations in the supply chain management and Quality Management fields. Dr. Firas received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from KFUPM and a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan.

                                 

                                 Education

                                • Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA, 2007.
                                • M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 2001.
                                • B.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1996.

                                Academic Positions

                                • Distinguished Academic Performance Award of Merit, Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM, May 2006.
                                • Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Environmental Designs (2020)

                                Service on Committees

                                • Member of AFAAQ project, "The role of Saudi universities in serving the community: a supporting study for the strategic plan of high education in Saudi Arabia", Ministry of Higher Education funded project, September 2006 – January 2007.
                                • Member of Water Tariff Project, "Development of suitable tariff structure for water pricing in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia", Research Institute funded project, June 2004 - December 2004.
                                • Member of the Engineering Management program Revision (2016-2019)
                                • Head of the Project Management Initiation MX Program (2020)

                                    2. Publications

                                    Selected journal articles

                                    • Alkhalifah, S.J., Tuffaha, F.M., Al Hadidi, L.A. and Ghaithan, A. (2023), "Factors influencing change orders in oil and gas construction projects in Saudi Arabia", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-06-2022-0081
                                      • Firas M. Tuffaha, Sadi Assaf, Yasar Zakaria Zaben, Laith A. Hadidi,(2020),” A framework for the performance assessment of construction contractors in Saudi Arabia”, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Volume 11 Issue 2
                                      • AlDurgam, M.M., Tuffaha, F.M., Abdel-Aal, M.A., Almoghathawi, Y., Saleh, H.H. and Saleh, Z., 2023. A Scientometric Analysis of the Capacity Expansion and Planning Research. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

                                       

                                      Dr. Firas Majed Helmi Tuffaha Assistant Professor 013-860-2503 tuffaha@kfupm.edu.sa