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Kenan Arifoglu
Lecturer (assistant professor)
Biography
Dr Kenan Arifoglu is an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in the Department of Management Science and Innovation. Kenan received his PhD from the Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS) department at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL, USA) in 2012. He also has MScs from the IEMS department at Northwestern University (2008) and the Industrial Engineering department at Koc University (Istanbul, Turkey, 2007). He got his BSc in industrial engineering from Koc University in 2005. Before joining UCL, he had a postdoctoral position in Ross Business School at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI, USA).
Research
Dr Arifoglu’s current research analyses the impact of consumer behavior on the performance of supply chains and service systems. His broad research interests lie in the areas of healthcare management, supply-chain management, production and inventory systems, and pricing and revenue management. His research articles have been published in several academic journals, such as Management Science, European Journal of Operational Research, and International Journal of Production Economics.
Research projects
Selected publications
Arifoglu, K., Deo, S., & Iravani, S. M. R. (2012). Consumption Externality and Yield Uncertainty in the Influenza Vaccine Supply Chain: Interventions in Demand and Supply Sides. Management Science, 58 (6), 1072-1091. doi:10.1287/mnsc.1110.1469 [link]
Arifoglu, K., & Ozekici, S. (2011). Inventory management with random supply and imperfect information: A hidden Markov model. International Journal of Production Economics, 134 (1), 123-137. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.04.033 [link]
Arifoglu, K., & Ozekici, S. (2010). Optimal policies for inventory systems with finite capacity and partially observed Markov-modulated demand and supply processes. European Journal of Operational Research, 204 (3), 421-438. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2009.10.029 [link]
Arifoglu, K., Deo, S., & Iravani, S. M. R. (n.d.). Markdowns and Buying Frenzies with Conspicuous Consumers. SSRN.
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