Yasin Alan
Associate Professor of Operations Management
Professor Alan’s research focuses on understanding the impact of firms’ operational decisions on their external stakeholders, including customers, investors, suppliers, competitors, and regulators. For example, some of his studies in the retail operations domain examine the role of retailers’ category management practices in their strategic interactions with manufacturers and consumers. Additionally, his airline industry studies analyze the interplay between airlines, investors, passengers, and regulators. Professor Alan has an interdisciplinary research agenda, bringing theories and methods from several fields, including operations management, economics, engineering, quantitative marketing, and finance. His work has been published in top operations and marketing journals. Professor Alan teaches the managerial statistics core course and a supply chain management elective in the MBA program. He received numerous research, teaching, and service awards, including the Dean’s Teaching and Research Productivity awards at the Owen School.