Baris Tan

His areas of expertise are in design and control of production systems, supply chain management, stochastic modelling, and business model innovation. Barış Tan is the recipient of Turkish Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scholar Award, TUBITAK fellowship, NATO Science Fellowship, and best paper awards for his publications.

He received a BS degree in Electrical&Electronics Engineering from Bogazici University, and ME in Industrial and Systems Engineering, MSE in Manufacturing Systems, and PhD in Operations Research from the University of Florida. He has been working at Koç University since 1994 and previously served as the the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of College of Administrative Sciences and Economics and the Director of the Graduate School of Business. He held visiting positions at Harvard University - Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, MIT - Operations Research Center, MIT - Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, University of Cambridge - Judge Business School, University College London - School of Management, and Politecnico di Milano - Manufacturing and Production Systems.

Professor Tan is a member of the advisory boards of Kyoto University Graduate School of Management and Nottingham Business School. He is also an independent board member of Anadolu Efes, Migros, and Anadolu Isuzu. He served as the chair of the ISM University of Management and Economics Senate and on the boards of CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education, European Foundation for Management Development, EQUIS, Turkish Quality Association, and Turkish Operations Research Society.

Education

• PhD University of Florida (1991 — 1994)
• Graduate Certificate in Manufacturing Systems Engineering UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (1991 — 1993)
• Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (1990 — 1991)
• BS Boğaziçi University (1985 — 1990)
• Haydarpaşa Lisesi (1982 — 1985)

Companies

• Professor of Operations Management and Industrial Engineering Koç University (1994)
• Vice President for Academic Affairs Koç University (2013 — 2021)
• Visiting Professor UCL School of Management (2017 — 2019)
• Visiting Fellow Cambridge Judge Business School (2013 — 2014)
• Member of the Board EFMD: European Foundation for Management Development (2009 — 2013)
• Dean of College of Administrative Sciences and Economics Koç University (2007 — 2013)
• Member of the Board YAD - Turkish Operations Research Society (2001 — 2009)
• Member of the Board KalDer - Turkish Society for Quality (2003 — 2008)
• Visiting Scholar MIT Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity (2006 — 2007)