Gokce Esenduran

I am an Associate Professor in Operations Management at Krannert School of Management, Purdue University. I received my PhD in Operations Management from Kenan-Flagler Business School, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining Purdue, I was an associate professor of operations management at the Ohio State University.

My current research primarily focuses on sustainable operations. Whether driven by regulations or taken voluntarily, firms' true sustainability impact is shaped by the interactions of supply chain members, market competition, and consumer preferences. I study the interplay between these factors and their effect on firms’ sustainability performance.

Education

• Ph.D. Operations, Technology, and Innovation Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2010. (Advisors: J.M. Swaminathan and E. Kemahlioglu-Ziya)
• M.Sc. Industrial Engineering, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, 2004.
• B.Sc. Industrial Engineering, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, 2002.

Research Interests

• Sustainable Operations, Environmental Regulations, Extended Producer Responsibility, Closed-Loop Supply Chain, Operations Marketing Interface

Honors & Awards

• Krannert Young Faculty Scholar Award, 2019.
• Outstanding Reviewer, Decision Sciences Journal, 2017.
• Co-winner, Decision Sciences Institute Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2011.
• Outstanding Graduating Student Award, Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2010.
• Dissertation Completion Fellowship, UNC Graduate School, 2009-2010.
• Future Faculty Fellowship, UNC Center for Faculty Excellence, 2008.
• M. Wayne Delozier Fellowship, Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2008.

Journal Articles

• Esenduran, G., Letizia, P., A. Ovchinnikov (2022). Customization and Returns. Management Science,
• Esenduran, G., J.V. Gray, B. Tan, (2021). A Dynamic Analysis of Supply Chain Risk Management and Extended Payment Terms. Production and Operations Management,
• Esenduran, G., J.A. Hill, and I. Noh (2020). Understanding the Online Resale-Channel Choice for Used Electronics. Production and Operations Management, vol. 29 (5), 1188-1211.
• Esenduran, G., Y. Lin, W. Xiao, and M. Jin (2020). Choice of E-Waste Recycling Standard under Recovery Channel Competition. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, vol. 22 (3), 429- 643.
• Esenduran, G., L.X. Lu, and J.M. Swaminathan (2020). Buyback Pricing of Durable Goods in Dual Distribution Channels. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, forthcoming.
• Esenduran, G., A. Atasu, and L.N. Van Wassenhove (2018). Valuable E-Waste: Implications for Extended Producer Responsibility. IISE Transactions, vol. 51 (4), 382-396.
• Gray, J.V., G. Esenduran, M.J. Rungtusanatham, and K. Skowronski (2017). Why in the World Did They Reshore? Examining Small-to-Medium Sized Manufacturer Decisions. Journal of Operations Management, vol. 49 37-51.
• Esenduran, G., E. Kemahlioglu-Ziya, and J.M. Swaminathan (2017). Impact of Take-Back Regulation on the Remanufacturing Industry,. Production and Operations Management, vol. 26 (5), 924-944.
• Esenduran, G., E. Kemahlioglu-Ziya, and J.M. Swaminathan (2016). Take-Back Legislation: Consequences for Remanufacturing and Environment. Decision Sciences, vol. 47 (2), 219-256.
• Esenduran, G. and E. Kemahlioglu-Ziya (2015). A Comparison of Product Take-Back Compliance Schemes. Production and Operations Management, vol. 24 (1), 71-88.
• Esenduran, G., N.G. Hall, and Z. Liu (2015). Compliance with Environmental Regulation in Project-Based Industries. Naval Research Logistics, vol. 62 (3), 228-247.
• Buxel, H., G. Esenduran, and S. Griffin (2015). Strategic Sustainability: Creating Business Value with Life Cycle Analysis. Business Horizons, vol. 58 (1), 109-122.
• Gray, J.V., K. Skowronski, G. Esenduran, and M.J. Rungtusanatham (2013). The Reshoring Phenomenon: What Supply Chain Academics Ought to Know and Should Do. Journal of Supply Chain Management, vol. 49 (2), 27-33.
• Bilge, U., G. Esenduran, N. Varol, Z. Ozturk, B. Aydin and A. Alp (2006). Multi-Attribute Responsive Dispatching Strategies for Automated Guided Vehicles. International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 100 65-75.