Research
Research Interests
Retail operations, supply chain management, airline operations
Journal Articles
Alan Y., M. Kurtulus, A. Nakkas. 2024. Retail category management with slotting fees. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (forthcoming). 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
Ahuja V., Y. Alan, M. Arıkan. Rethinking service quality in the airline industry: Evidence from the Wright Amendment repeal.
Alan Y., M. Kurtulus, A. Maslov. On the strategic implications of store brand sourcing.
Alan Y., M. Kurtulus, A. Nakkas. The impact of planogram design and display fees on retail category management
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