DR. ERIALDI BIN SYAHRIAL

Dr. Erialdi Syahrial is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia. Prior to this, he made contributions in academia and research at the Faculty of Management, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). When he was in Japan, he served as a Visiting Researcher at Weber State University in Utah, United States where he collaborated with the Goddard School of Business and Economics for two consecutive years. As a Visiting Researcher, he presented his research at the Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) in Florida, United States.

Before transitioning to academia, Dr. Erialdi worked at PROTON, Malaysia's first national car manufacturing company, where he held roles as Section Head, Lead Engineer, and Project Leader in the Research and Development (R&D) Department. During his time at PROTON, he focused primarily on after-sales service and customer satisfaction. Additionally, he has worked on after-sales service projects in the United Kingdom, Italy, Korea, and Germany. Dr. Erialdi's work involved collaborating with CEOs, managing directors, customers, suppliers, and consultants from several countries. He is a member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and is recognized by the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) as a Professional Technologist (Ts.) until 2023. He is currently in the process of renewing his Ts. status and applying for registration as a Professional Engineer (Ir.) with BEM in the coming years.

After his tenure at PROTON, Dr. Erialdi pursued a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Japan, earning his Doctoral degree in Engineering from Keio University in Yokohama. He lived in Japan for nearly eight years. His teaching and research interests primarily focus on Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, and Quality Management. Dr. Erialdi is also eager to share his industrial experience and contribute to other courses such as Project Management, Research Methodology, Work Design/Ergonomics, Logistics Management, Business Mathematics, and Human Resource Management.

In 2022, Dr. Erialdi served as a session chair at the Asia Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. In 2024, he was appointed as a panel speaker and session chair at the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Dubai, UAE, as well as panel chair and session chair at the Asia Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Tokyo, Japan. In 2024, he also chaired sessions at the International Conference on ICT Application Research and the Malaysia-Japan Visionaries Conference in Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Erialdi is currently an active project member at Universiti Malaya, working on a project funded by the Malaysian government. In Universiti Malaya, he has established initial connections with governments, universities, institutions, and agencies both nationally and internationally for potential future collaborations.