Şeyda Serdar Asan

Şeyda Serdar Asan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), affiliated with the Faculty of Business Administration. She holds a PhD from Technische Universität Berlin. Her research focuses on supply chain networks, service systems, and medical tourism logistics, with recent work emphasizing circular supply chains for electric vehicles and sustainable drone delivery solutions.

Education:

• PhD in Industrial Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin (2003–2009)
• MSc in Engineering Management, ITU (1999–2001)
• BSc in Industrial Engineering, ITU (1995–1999)

Research Interests:

Her work addresses challenges in service supply chains, risk assessment, and sustainability. She has pioneered models for medical tourism operations and circular economy applications in battery management. Recent studies include drone-assisted last-mile delivery under environmental constraints and supplier selection in healthcare logistics.

Projects:

• Drone-Assisted Last-Mile Delivery Routing Model (2022–2024)
• Analysis of Health Tourism Demand in Turkey (2019–2020)
• Acorn-Based Sustainable Food Supply Chain (2023 ongoing)

Advising & Grants:

Dr. Asan has supervised over 15 theses, focusing on supply chain optimization, medical tourism, and sustainable logistics. She has secured grants totaling over ₺500k for projects on drone routing and healthcare logistics.

Labs/Teams:

She leads the ITU Supply Chain Innovation Lab, collaborating with industry partners on applied research in smart logistics and circular economy systems.