Research

Research Interests 

Retail operations, supply chain management, airline operations

Journal Articles

Alan Y., M. Kurtulus, A. Nakkas. 2025. The impact of planogram design and display fees on retail category management. Production and Operations Management (forthcoming)

Ahuja V., Y. Alan, M. Arıkan. 2025. The role of route-level decisions in the efficiency and resilience of airline operations: Evidence from the Wright Amendment repeal. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 27(2) 460-478.

Alan Y., M. Kurtulus, A. Nakkas. 2024. Retail category management with slotting fees. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 26(3) 1119-1136. Online Supplement

Nakkas A., Y. Alan, M. Kurtulus. 2020. Category captainship in the presence of retail competition. Production and Operations Management 29(2), 263-280.

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.  Online Supplement

Alan Y., V. Gaur. 2018.  Operational investment and capital structure under asset-based lending. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 20(4) 637-654.

Alan Y., M. Lapre. 2018. Investigating operational predictors of future financial distress in the U.S. airline industry. Production and Operations Management 27(4), 734-755.

Alan Y., J. Dotson, M. Kurtulus. 2017. On the competitive and collaborative implications of category captainship. Journal of Marketing 81(4) 127-143.

Alan Y., G. Gao, V. Gaur. 2014. Does inventory productivity predict future stock returns? A retailing industry perspective. Management Science 60(10) 2416-2434. Online Appendix

Book Chapters

Alan Y., V. Gaur. (2011) Category and Inventory Management. Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science

Working Papers 

Alan, Y., X. Barriola, W. Schmidt. The resilience benefits of store brands during supply disruptions.

Ahuja, V., Y. Alan, M. Arikan. The resilience advantage: Why (a bit) slower can be faster.

Alan, Y., M. Kurtulu.s, A. Maslov, C. Wang. On the strategic implications of store brand sourcing.

Alan, Y., M. Kurtulu.s, A. Maslov, C. Wang. The impact of retail competition on the prevalence and profitability of store brands.

Alan, Y., V. Gaur. How fast should a cash-constrained firm grow? Strategies that balance growth and survival.

United States Patents

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

Handley J., Y. Alan. (2013) Inventory management system in a print-production environment. United States Patent 8577757