Goker Aydin

Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Office: 2775 IOE
Phone: (734) 763-3459
Fax: (734) 764-3451
Address: Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, 1205 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117

Education

• PhD in Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, 2003
• MS in Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 1999
• BS in Industrial Engineering, Bogazici University, 1997

Reseach Interests

Supply chain management, operations management / marketing interface, joint inventory and pricing problems

Courses Taught

IOE 441: Production and Inventory Control, IOE 541: Inventory Analysis and Control, IOE 543: Scheduling

Honors and Awards

• 2008 Alpha Pi Mu Outstanding Professor of the Year, awarded by the student honor society Alpha Pi Mu.
• 2008 Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching, awarded by the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan.

Publications and Working Papers

1. G. Aydin and S. Ziya, Pricing Promotional Products under Upselling. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. 2008, 10:36-376.

2. Z. Yang, G. Aydin, V. Babich, D. Beil, Supply Disruptions, Asymmetric Information, and a Backup Production Option. Forthcoming in Management Science.

3. G. Aydin and E. L. Porteus, Joint Inventory and Pricing Decisions for an Assortment Online Appendix. Forthcoming in Operations Research.

4. G. Aydin and E. L. Porteus, Manufacturer-to-Retailer versus Manufacturer-to-Consumer Rebates in a Supply Chain. Forthcoming in Retail Supply Chain Management, eds. Narendra Agrawal and Stephen Smith.

5. C. Kuo, H. Ahn and G. Aydin Sales Format Decisions in a Supply Chain. Under review.

6. M. Suh, G. Aydin, Dynamic Pricing of Substitutable Products with Limited Inventories under Logit Demand. Under review.

7. G. Aydin, S. Ziya, Personalized and Dynamic Pricing of Limited Inventories. Under review.

8. C. Kuo, H. Ahn and G. Aydin Dynamic Pricing of Limited Inventories when Customers Negotiate Online Appendix. Under revision.

9. M. Mayorga, H. Ahn and G. Aydin, Optimal Assortment and Inventory Decisions with Multiple Quality Levels. Under revision.

10. G. Aydin and Warren H. Hausman, The Role of Slotting Fees in the Coordination of Assortment Decisions. Under review.

11. V. Babich, G. Aydin, P-Y. Brunet, J. Keppo and R. Saigal, Risk, Financing and the Optimal Number of Suppliers. Under review.

External Funding

1. Markdown Pricing and Production Planning for a Catalog Manufacturer, National Science Foundation, 9/2005 – 8/2008, Principal Investigator, Share: 100% of $150,000.

2. Supply Risk Management and Asymmetric Information, National Science Foundation, 9/2008 – 8/2010, Co-Principal Investigator, Share: 42% of $220,000.

3. NSF Workshop: Integrated Risk Management in Operations and Global Supply Chain Management: Risk Contracts, and Insurance, National Science Foundation, 1/2006 – 12/2006, Co-Principal Investigator, Total Award: $35,000.

4. Koeze Company Gift Fund, Koeze Company, Grand Rapids, MI, $10,000.