Aydin Alptekinoglu

Aydin Alptekinoglu is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University. He joined Smeal in 2013 after faculty roles at the University of Florida and Southern Methodist University. He holds a PhD in Operations Management from UCLA Anderson School of Management (2004), an MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona (1996), and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University (1993).

His research focuses on three pillars of product strategy: Variety (mass customization, retail assortment planning), Price (advance selling, pricing service capacity), and Availability (inventory pooling, inventory competition). Recent work explores sustainability in fashion, resilient supply chains for critical metals, and ethical food distribution.

His articles span topics like consumer choice modeling (e.g., 'Heteroscedastic Exponomial Choice'), dynamic pricing strategies ('Demand management using responsive pricing'), and environmental impact of retail practices ('Achieving Rawlsian Justice in Food Rescue').

His research has been published in top journals such as Management Science and Operations Research. No specific awards are listed in the provided text.