Mustafa Abduljabbar

Seeking the next big opportunity to establish my career in operations management! Here’s a selection of my work I’m proud to share.

Profile · At a glance

Education

  • MSc Logistics & Operations Management – Cardiff University (Distinction, 78%)
  • BSc Business Management – Cardiff University (2:1, 68%)

Relevant Experience

  • Live MSc Dissertation Project – DSV & ESG.AI
  • Data Analysis Internship – Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Selected Work

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Circular Economy Operations

97% · Achived

Proposed a retain-product-ownership (leasing/servitisation) model for Leonardo Helicopters to close the loop via repair, remanufacture, and recycling, while tackling return uncertainty using stochastic forecasting and blockchain-enabled traceability.

CircularityResource efficiencyClosed-loop forecasting & traceability
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Lean & Operational Excellence

87% · Achived

Critical lean transformation analysis of a UK medical device manufacturer, diagnosing flow, inventory, and cultural failures using VSM, SMED, Kanban, and Hoshin Kanri, and proposing a staged, data-driven recovery roadmap under NHS cost and quality pressure.

LeanContinuous improvementProcess analysisCultural Alignment
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Digital Supply Chains & Logistics

85% · Achived

Analysed Aston Martin’s global supply chain to evaluate how blockchain traceability and cybersecurity integration could mitigate tariff exposure, supplier opacity, counterfeit risk, and regulatory pressure, while improving resilience across tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers following post-Brexit and geopolitical disruptions.

Digital transformationRisk & resilienceSupplier traceability
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ERP Systems

80% · Achived

Section One: Critical analysis of Bombardier’s ERP implementation success factors, evaluating governance, change management, and data integration challenges.

Section Two: In-person ERPsim simulation (team of five) covering procurement, production planning, and inventory control, testing real-time operational decision-making under competitive conditions.

ERPChange managementERP simulation reflection
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Logistics and Its Provision

80% · Achived

A policy-led analysis of Transport for London’s ULEZ and last-mile logistics regulations, critically evaluating their impact on van fleet decarbonisation and proposing a subsidised EV leasing scheme and Zero Emission Zone to accelerate adoption while addressing affordability and operational constraints.

UK logistics policyNet Zero 2050Last mile delivery
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Operations Management

Two assessed outputs · 90% and 83%

Project One: Operational strategy assessment of Domino’s UK, analysing speed as an order winner and evaluating inventory control using the Order-Up-To (OUT) model, with explicit trade-offs between service level, safety stock, forecast accuracy, and food waste under high-volume, perishable demand.

Project Two: Process analysis of a UK sock manufacturer, mapping batch production flows and applying demand forecasting techniques to evaluate capacity planning, inventory implications, and analytical decision-making under variable demand.

Operations strategyInventory controlProcess analysisForecasting