Education
- PhD Operations Research, Northeastern University
- MS Operations Research and Information Systems, Northeastern University
- BS Civil Engineering, Northeastern University
Selected publications
- Zaarour, N., Melachrinoudis, E., and Min, H., “Optimal Collection Policies for Multiple Returned Products and Multiple Return Centers”, ASME Open Journal of Engineering, Vol. 04, 2025
- Zaarour, N., “A Simple Relationship between the Sample Size and the Number of Independent
Variables.”, Journal of Business Management and Economics Statistics, Vol. 02, No. 1, 2024 - Friar, J.H., Zaarour, N., Bargal, B., “Entrepreneurs Versus Established Companies: Who are the
Real Job Creators?”, International J. of Business & Management Studies, Vol. 04, No. 12, 2023 - Kapadia, M., Melachrinoudis, E., Zaarour, N., “Optimal Collection Policies for Returned Products
in the Reverse Supply Chain”, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, Vol.
42, No. 2, pp. 240-272, 2022
Selected presentations
- Zaarour, N., Melachrinoudis, E., “Optimal Routing and Order Cycle Decisions in a Three-Echelon Distribution Network”, Optimization 2026, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2026
- Zaarour, N., Melachrinoudis, E., “Optimal Returned Policies for Multiple Products to Multiple Return Centers”, The 34 th EURO Conference, Leeds, UK, June 2025
- Zaarour, N., Melachrinoudis, E., Chai, S., “Optimal Returned Policies for Multiple Products to Multiple Return Centers”, The 33 rd EURO Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2024
- Zaarour N., Bargal, B., Melachrinoudis, E., “A Dynamic, Scalable Algorithm to Optimize the Allocation of Athletics Scholarships”, 10 th MathSport Int. Conf., Budapest, Hungary, June 2023
- Kapadia, M., Melachrinoudis, E., Zaarour, N., “Optimal Collection Policies for ReturnedProducts”, The 32 nd EURO Conference, Espoo, Finland, July 2022
Research & teaching interests
Zaarour's research interests include Operations Research, Operations Management, Applied Statistics, Econometrics, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.
Industry & academic experience
Zaarour's extensive history with Northeastern University includes time spent instructing in Information Services, the College of Engineering, and the Math Department since 2000.
Awards & recognition
- D'Amore-McKim – Ramamurti Family Inaugural Teaching Excellence Award (2024)
