Mumin Kurtulus
Associate Professor of Operations Management
Research Interests/Areas of Expertise
Supply chain management, retail operations, category management
Subject Areas
Operations Management & Quantitative Methods
Biography
Biography
An award-winning teacher, Professor Kurtulus’ research explores the effectiveness of various retail supply chain practices.
Awards & Accomplishments
Professor Kurtulus has won several awards at Owen, including the 2015 and 2016 Executive MBA teaching award, the 2016 Dean’s Teaching Innovation Award, and the 2013 Research Productivity Award. He earned the Wickham Skinner Best Paper Award in 2006 and the Gold Medal in the 2004 ECR Paper Competition.
Publications
Professor Kurtulus’ research has appeared in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Marketing, and Journal of Retailing.
Teaching
Professor Kurtulus currently teaches operations management classes in the MBA and Executive MBA programs at Owen. His operations management courses focus on questions related to design, management, and execution of processes in service and manufacturing organizations. Professor Kurtulus has also taught the operations management class in the full time MBA program at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.
On A Personal Note...
Professor Kurtulus is an avid photographer,
runner and biker.
Research Interests
Professor Kurtulus’ research focuses on retail supply chains. In particular, Professor Kurtulus’ research explores the effectiveness of various retail supply chain practices such as category management, collaborative forecasting, and direct-store delivery. More recent research by Professor Kurtulus examines the implications of private labels on the retailers’ category management strategy.
Education
PhD, Operations Management, INSEAD, 2005
MS, Management, INSEAD, 2002
MS, Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 2000
BS, Physics, Koc University, 1998
Select Publications
Articles
The role of store brand spillover in a retailer's category management strategy
Alan, Y., M. Kurtulus, C.
Wang. 2019. The role of store brand spillover in a retailer's category
management strategy. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 21(3)
620--635.
On the Competitive and Collaborative Implications of Category Captainship
Alan, Y., J. Dotson, and M. Kurtulus. (2017) On the Competitive and Collaborative Implications of Category Captainship. Journal of Marketing 81(4), 127-143.
How Collaborative Forecasting Can Reduce Forecast Accuracy
Galbreth, M, M. Kurtulus, and M. Shor. How Collaborative Forecasting Can Reduce Forecast Accuracy. Operations Research Letters. 43 (4), 349-353. 2015.
The Impact of Category Captainship on Breadth and Appeal of Retail Assortment
Kurtulus, M., S. Ulku, J. Dotson, and A. Nakkas. The Impact of Category Captainship on Breadth and Appeal of Retail Assortment. Journal of Retailing. 90 (3), 379-392. 2014.
The Value of Category Captainship in the Presence of Manufacturer Competition
Kurtulus, M, A. Nakkas, and S.Ulku. The Value of Category Captainship in the Presence of Manufacturer Competition. Production and Operations Management, Vol.23, No.3, pp. 420-430, March 2014.
The Value of Collaborative Forecasting in Supply Chains
Kurtulus, M., S. Ulku, and L.B. Toktay. The Value of Collaborative Forecasting in Supply Chains, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol.14, No.1, pp.82-98. Winter 2012.
A Multi-Ordering Newsvendor Model with Dynamic Forecast Evolution
Wang, T., A Atasu and M. Kurtulus. A Multi-Ordering Newsvendor Model with Dynamic Forecast Evolution, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol.14, No. 3, pp. 472-484.
Category Captainship vs. Retailer Category Management under Limited Retail Shelf Space
Kurtulus, M., and L.B. Toktay. Category Captainship vs. Retailer Category Management under Limited Retail Shelf Space, Production and Operations Management, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp.47-56. January/February 2011.
Retail Assortment Planning under Category Captainship
Kurtulus, M., and A. Nakkas. Retail Assortment Planning under Category Captainship, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol.13, No.1, pp.124-142. Winter 2011.
Category Captainship: Who Wins, Who Loses?
Kurtulus, M., and L.B. Toktay. Category Captainship: Who Wins, Who Loses? ECR Journal, Vol.4, No.2, Winter 2004.
Chapters
Collaborative Forecasting in Retail Supply Chains
Kurtulus, M. Collaborative Forecasting in Retail Supply Chains. To appear in Handbook of Information Exchange in Supply Chain Management edited by Albert Ha and Chris Tang. Springer, 2016.
Category Captainship Practices in Retail Industry
Kurtulus, M., L.B. Toktay. “Category Captainship Practices in Retail Industry.” Chap. 5 in Retail Supply Chain Management. Vol. 122, edited by Narendra Agarwal and Stephen Smith. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Springer, 2009.
