Saudi Cultural Missions Theses & Dissertations
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Item Restricted The Impact of Geopolitical Tensions on Supply Chain Strategies in Saudi Arabia(Saudi Digital Library, 2025) Almakakhalas, Mutrik; Khobzi, HamidThis dissertation's overall objective was to highlight the impact of geopolitical tensions on the supply-chain strategies from an international perspective, and how Vision 2030 in Saudi Arabia adopted actions and endeavors to forecast geopolitical uncertainties. As geopolitical risks increase in the corporate economy, businesses continue to shift their supply chain approach beyond cost efficiency to a resilience-based approach to guarantee flexibility in navigating the emerging challenges. Specifically, this paper considered reshoring, supplier diversification, and the use of digital technologies as pertinent mitigating approaches and assesses how universal the highlighted approaches are in mitigating the risk caused by political and economic shocks whose impact without proper mitigation can reach drastic results. Data were collected from experts employed in mega-projects of Saudi Arabia (NEOM, The Line, and Oxagon) by using a quantitative methodology in a survey, and then to analyze the returns of these methods towards supply chain performance and, more specifically, the tradeoffs between risk reducing and enhancing the operational performance of the chain. Results suggest that while resilience-based approaches to supply chain recovery from disruptions are successful in supply chain terms, they are usually less competitive on cost, rendering trade-offs between flexibility and cost effectiveness challenging for organizations, which necessitates more attention. The study also indicates that the execution aspect of these strategies is different from the actions due to the terms of service, which are determined mainly by the employees, implying that policy makers and business organizations require a targeted plan and organization through a robust and adaptive supply chain in a geographical cluster.25 0Item Restricted Investigating the Address Systemisation for Delivery Services in Saudi Arabia: Ongoing efforts, Gaps, and Smart City Recommendations(Saudi Digital Library, 2025) Aldaweesh, Madawi; Shah, RazaAs part of 2030 vision, Saudi Arabia is undergoing a huge digital transformation, and smart cities play a vital role as a concept and practice to achieve this vision. Address systems have become a crucial infrastructure component in rapidly urbanising cities, significantly impacting daily operations, service delivery, and quality of life. This dissertation explores the development of Riyadh as a smart city to generally examine the city's progress and challenges with key focus on the logistics and addresses systemisation as a case study. Drawing on national initiatives such as Saudi Vision 2030, the study investigates how Riyadh integrates digital infrastructure, smart governance, and innovative technologies to enhance addresses’ management. The literature review provides theoretical grounding in smart city logistics technologies, while qualitative analysis of the case data offers insight into the practical implementation of these systems. The findings present notable advancements in technology and geospatial systems, yet highlight persistent challenges including data integration, public engagement, and inter-agency coordination. The study concludes by recommending strategic improvements to support Riyadh’s transformation into a more intelligent and connected city. This research contributes to the growing body of knowledge on smart city development in Saudi Arabia and provides insights for people working on similar initiatives.24 0Item Restricted Mitigating Risks In Global Transportation And Logistics Networks(Sheffield Hallam University, 2025) Alotaibi, Munthir; Hatami, SomayehIn this dissertation, global transportation and logistics networks are studied with respect to risks which include the identification and assessment of disruptions and the effectiveness of existing risk mitigation strategies, and the impact of emerging technologies on those risks. The goal of the study is to develop a full risk-mitigation approach for improving the resilience of logistics networks. Using qualitative interviews of industry professionals, the research identifies such key risks as geopolitical instability, natural disasters and operational inefficiencies and evaluates the strategies that companies have employed to manage such risks, including supplier diversification and long-term partnerships. The investigation of the blockchain and AI technologies with the aim to improve risk management includes factors as the cost, integration complexity and skills shortage. Furthermore, it examines how sustainability and resilience can be incorporated into risk strategy to illustrate the trade-offs companies encounter between achieving sustainability objectives while actively managing the disruption's impact on operations. Emerging technologies have much to offer, but the findings indicate their integration needs to be managed with thought to cost, skill and regulatory barriers. The thesis concludes by suggesting a balanced approach that incorporates technology, resilience, and sustainability to future proof logistics networks and minimise vulnerabilities.52 0Item Restricted Mitigating Risks In Global Transportation And Logistics Networks(Sheffield Hallam University, 2025) Alotaibi, Munthir; Hatami, SomayehIn this dissertation, global transportation and logistics networks are studied with respect to risks which include the identification and assessment of disruptions and the effectiveness of existing risk mitigation strategies, and the impact of emerging technologies on those risks. The goal of the study is to develop a full risk-mitigation approach for improving the resilience of logistics networks. Using qualitative interviews of industry professionals, the research identifies such key risks as geopolitical instability, natural disasters and operational inefficiencies and evaluates the strategies that companies have employed to manage such risks, including supplier diversification and long-term partnerships. The investigation of the blockchain and AI technologies with the aim to improve risk management includes factors as the cost, integration complexity and skills shortage. Furthermore, it examines how sustainability and resilience can be incorporated into risk strategy to illustrate the trade-offs companies encounter between achieving sustainability objectives while actively managing the disruption's impact on operations. Emerging technologies have much to offer, but the findings indicate their integration needs to be managed with thought to cost, skill and regulatory barriers. The thesis concludes by suggesting a balanced approach that incorporates technology, resilience, and sustainability to future proof logistics networks and minimise vulnerabilities.24 0Item Restricted Optimising Supply Chain Management for International Projects: Insights from Project Managers in Saudi Arabia(Reading University, 2024) Alfawzan, Rakan; Buddhi, PathakGiven the difficulties and mutual reliance on each other, supply chain management is rather important for project management. Supply chain management becomes more difficult and demanding if the project is in a different area that is becoming international. Therefore, this paper addresses the optimisation of supply chain activities in the framework of international projects in Saudi Arabia in account of their emergence under the 2030 Vision. This study employs a mixed-methodology quantitative and qualitative approach using a snowball survey questionnaire with open-ended and close-ended questions to gather the difficulties, strategies, and supply chain resilience assessment. The survey questionnaire obtained responses from 103 participants. The findings revealed noteworthy common difficulties in the Saudi Arabian setting that exceeded other challenges. Furthermore, the findings highlighted typical strategies to get beyond these obstacles. Eventually, the resilience results revealed a flaw in Saudi Arabia's resilience farmwork knowledge. Therefore, the application of these research findings can be applied to the framework of international projects in Saudi Arabia to control supply chain operations effectively. However, The research is limited in the context of Saudi Arabia, which could be useless if applied in another area because of the different surroundings.34 0Item Restricted EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF GREEN LOGISTICS PRACTICES ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF IKEA(University of Sussex, 2024-09-18) Alshahrani, Mamdouh Mohammed; Kondic, AdelaThis dissertation explores the influence of green logistics practices on IKEA’s supply chain performance with a focus on operational efficiency and economic outcomes. Quantitative research design was employeed and data was gathered through a structured questionnaire distributed to IKEA employees engaged in logistics and supply chain roles. The findings reveal a high level of awareness and adoption of green logistics practices at IKEA. However, the perceived impact on operational efficiency and economic performance is moderate. The study identifies key areas for enhancement particularly in the cost-effectiveness and strategic integration of these practices with IKEA's broader sustainability objectives. Overall, IKEA demonstrates considerable progress in implementing green logistics but the research underscores the need for ongoing refinement to maximize their benefits.86 0