It was nice to catch up with many old friends and meet new ones at the IPSERA 2025 conference, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. First, I attended the Doctoral Workshop organized by Robert Suurmond as faculty member. It was exciting to hear about so many interesting new PhD projects! Then, Davide Luzzini presented our research with …
We are glad to learn that our article with Davide Luzzini on supply network complexity (SNC) is one of the top cited articles in Journal of Business Logistics. Our integrative review encompasses the following key aspects: (i) defining (sub)dimensions of SNC, (ii) elaborating on the direct and contingent effects of SNC by highlighting underlying mechanisms …
On February 10, 2025, Monday, we had the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management Paper Development Workshop at Sabancı Business School, Sabanci University, in collaboration with IPSERA. With over 30 attendees, we enjoyed insightful sessions organized by JPSM Editors Carmela Di Mauro and Steven Carnovale, along with IPSERA President and Associate Editor Leonardo Marques. Carmela …
I’m thrilled to have been appointed as an Associate Editor for International Journal of Operations and Production Management. Thank you to the Editors Jens Roehrich, Martin Schleper and Hugo Lam for trusting that I can fulfill this role and I look forward to further contributing to our journal!
As part of the PMBA Operations Management course at Sabancı Business School, we had the pleasure of hosting Gökşen Töre Sancak, Board Member at Farplas, for an insightful guest lecture. Drawing on over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry—including her most recent role as Executive Vice President of Material and Logistics at Ford …
Last Friday, as Sabancı Business School, we organized the 4th Business Analytics Workshop, bringing together around 400 participants, including industry leaders, global experts, and academics, to explore the latest developments in business analytics and AI applications. The event began with a keynote by Omer Barbaros Yis (Karaca International) titled “Human-Centered Transformation in the Age of …
I’m thrilled to have been appointed as an Associate Editor for Journal of Supply Chain Management. Thank you to the Editors Wendy Tate, Tingting Yang, and Andreas Wieland for trusting that I can fulfill this role and I look forward to further contributing to our journal!
I’m thrilled to receive the Journal of Supply Chain Management Outstanding Reviewer Award that was announced at the Academy of Management 2024 conference in Chicago, Usa. I’m deeply grateful to the Editors Wendy Tate, Tingting Yang, and Andreas Wieland for this honor. Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to our journal!
IPSERA PSM Summer School was held at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, between 25-28 June, 2024. The summer school, organized by Finn Wynstra, consisted of both faculty presentations on key theories utilized in purchasing and supply management research and PhD student presentations. I was happy to participate as a faculty member and discuss resource-based …
I had the pleasure to attend the Supply Chain Management panel at Ford Otosan Supplier Sustainability Committee Meeting on May 28, 2024. Together with Seda Çınlar, Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations Manager at Koç Holding, we discussed the impact of sustainability rules and regulations in automotive supply chains. I highlighted the importance of revising strategic supplier …