Dr. Yacob Khojasteh is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He also received his M.Sc. in policy and planning sciences, and in industrial engineering from the University of Tsukuba, and Tarbiat Modares University, respectively. He has over six years of professional experience in industry and consulting. His research interests include production and operations management, supply chain management, logistics and warehousing, systems modeling and optimization, and lean production systems.