Nazli Turken, PhD

Nazli Turken is an Associate Professor of Practice at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. She received her Ph.D. in Operations Management and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida. She also holds a B.S. in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests include the impact of environmental regulations on supply chain decisions, the interface of industrial symbiosis, circular economy, biomimicry and operations management, and the role of emerging technologies on market evolution. She has taught business analytics courses at the undergraduate, MBA and doctoral levels, and interned at companies such as the Coca-Cola Bottlers of Turkey, Siemens-Yazaki Wiring Technologies, and Renault Automotive Systems.

Education

• Ph. D, Operations Management, University of Florida
• MS, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida
• BS, Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Research

Selected publications

• Turken, N., Cannataro, V., Geda, A., Dixit, A., 2020. Nature inspired supply chain solutions: definitions, analogies, and future research directions. International Journal of Production Research.
• Turken, N., Carrillo, J., Verter, V., 2020. Strategic supply chain decisions under environmental regulations: When to invest in end-of-pipe and green technology. European Journal of Operational Research.
• Turken, N., Geda, A., 2020. Supply chain implications of industrial symbiosis: A review and avenues for future research. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 161, 104974.
• Clouse, C., Dixit, A., Turken, N., 2020. The role of place image for business site selection: a research framework, propositions, and a case study. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 16, 174–186.
• Turken, N., Carrillo, J., Verter, V., 2017. Facility location and capacity acquisition under carbon tax and emissions limits: To centralize or to decentralize? International Journal of Production Economics.
• Turken, N., Tan, Y., Vakharia, A.J., Wang, L., Wang, R., Yenipazarli, A., 2012. The multi-product newsvendor problem: Review, extensions, and directions for future research, in: International Series in Operations Research and Management Science.

Working papers

• Turken, N., Carrillo, J. and Paul, A., "The Impact of Mergers, Capacity Expansion and Adoptions on Animal Shelter Performance: A Queuing Analysis." Under second round review.
• Turken, N. "Carbon Footprint in Traditional and Vendor Managed Supply Chains with Multiple Buyers." Under third round review.

Teaching

Current

• Business Analytics
• Advanced Business Analytics
• Statistical Analysis

Previous

• Theory of Optimization (Doctoral level)
• Supply Chain Analytics (MBA and undergraduate level)
• Sustainable Supply Chain Management (Graduate level)
• Service Operations Management (Undergraduate level)