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Necati Ertekin serves as an Associate Professor in the Supply Chain and Operations Department at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He teaches PhD, MS in Supply Chain Management, MBA, and undergraduate courses including Retail Operations, Sales Inventory and Operations Planning, and Supply Chain Planning and Control.
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Operations & Supply Chain Management, Texas A&M University (2016)
- MBA, Naval Postgraduate School (2008)
- MS in Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School (2008)
- BS in Industrial Engineering, Turkish Naval Academy (2003)
Dr. Ertekin's research centers on retail operations with emphasis on consumer returns, omnichannel retailing, and operations/marketing interface. His empirical work examines store labor dynamics, discount framing strategies, and zero-waste initiatives, consistently bridging academic rigor with practical retail applications through industry partnerships.
His publication trajectory reveals deep specialization in retail operations management, with recent work analyzing mobile health applications' operational potential and visual merchandising of open-box products. Articles consistently appear in premier journals like Management Science and Marketing Science, demonstrating methodological diversity spanning field experiments, retail data analytics, and behavioral modeling.
As an active COER (Consortium for Operational Excellence in Retailing) member since 2016, he maintains strong industry ties through consulting engagements with national retailers and presentations at practitioner conferences. His research has generated significant media coverage including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Reverse Logistics Magazine.
