YAS˙IN ALAN. Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University.
401 21st Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203. Phone: (615) 343-2408. Fax: (615)
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˙ ALAN YASIN Owen Graduate School of Management Vanderbilt University 401 21st Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 Phone: (615) 343-2408. E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.owen.vanderbilt.edu SSRN Author Page: http://ssrn.com/author=1912179 Education Ph.D. Production and Operations Management, 2012 Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Dissertation: Managing Operations Under Bankruptcy Risk Advisor: Professor Vishal Gaur M.Sc. Management, 2012 Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY M.Sc. Operations Research, 2008 School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY B.Sc. Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2006 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Academic Positions Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Assistant Professor of Operations Management, July 2012 - Present
Work Experience Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Course Instructor, Spring 2011 Research and Teaching Assistant, August 2006 - May 2012 Xerox Research Center, Webster, NY Operations Research Intern, Summer 2008 & Summer 2009
Honors & Awards Management Science Meritorious Service Award, 2015 Management Science Distinguished Service Award, 2014 Full M.Sc. and Ph.D. funding (tuition plus stipend) from Cornell University, 2006 - 2012 Finalist, 2011 M&SOM student paper competition Covan Award - Texas A&M University, Department of Industrial Engineering outstanding graduating senior, 2006 Turkish Government Scholarship for undergraduate studies in the USA, 2002 - 2006
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Research Interests Operations–finance interface, supply chain management, airline and retail operations
Publications and Forthcoming Papers in Journals Alan, Y., G. Gao, V. Gaur. 2014. Does inventory productivity predict future stock returns? A retailing industry perspective. Management Science 60(10) 2416-2434.
Book Chapters Alan, Y., V. Gaur. 2011. Category and inventory management. Chapter in Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, John Wiley & Sons.
Working Papers Alan, Y., V. Gaur. Operational investment and capital structure under asset-based lending. Under revision. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1716925 • Finalist, 2011 M&SOM student paper competition. Extended abstract published in M&SOM 14(2), 344-347. Lapr´e, M., Y. Alan, G. Scudder. A longitudinal analysis of operating profitability in the U.S. airline industry, 1988-2011. Under revision. Alan, Y., J. Dotson, M. Kurtulu¸s. Competitive and collaborative implications of category captainship: An empirical investigation. Under revision.
Works in Progress Managing growth and bankruptcy risk for a cash constrained firm with Vishal Gaur Linking operational performance to financial distress in the U.S. airline industry with Michael Lapr´e
U.S. Patents Handley, J., Y. Alan. 2013. Inventory management system in a print-production environment. United States Patent 8577757 Handley, J., Y. Alan, J. Earl. 2012. Systems and methods for analyzing performance of a print device in a managed print service. United States Patent 8180665
Presentations POMS Annual Conference, Washington DC, 2015. (2 talks) POMS Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2014. INFORMS Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2013. (4 talks) Consortium of Operational Excellence in Retailing Conference, Harvard Business School, 2013. POMS Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 2012. (2 talks) INFORMS Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, 2011. (2 talks)
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Empirical Workshop in Operations Management, The Wharton School, 2011. M&SOM Society the Interface of Finance, Operations, and Risk Management (iFORM) Special Interest Group (SIG) Conference, The University of Michigan, 2011. POMS Annual Conference, Reno, NV, 2011. (2 talks)
Teaching Experience Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University Operations Management (MBA Core) - Fall 2014 (Mod II) instructor ratings: 4.42 and 4.61/5.00 - Fall 2013 (Mod II) instructor ratings: 4.50 and 4.55/5.00 - Fall 2012 (Mod II) instructor ratings: 4.44 and 4.10/5.00 Supply - Spring - Spring - Spring
Chain Management (MBA Elective) 2015 (Mod III) instructor ratings: 4.47 and 4.87/5.00 2014 (Mod III) instructor ratings: 4.63 and 4.63/5.00 2013 (Mod III) instructor ratings: 4.74 and 4.80/5.00
Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University Managing Operations (non-MBA Elective) - Spring 2011 instructor rating: 4.67/5.00
Professional Activities M&SOM iFORM SIG Track Co-chair: INFORMS Annual Conference, 2015 Retail Operations Management Track Co-chair: POMS Annual Conference, 2014 Judge: M&SOM Society iFORM SIG Conferences, 2012–2014. Reviewer: Management Science, M&SOM, Operations Research, POM. Member: INFORMS, M&SOM, POMS, Alpha Pi Mu, Tau Beta Pi
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