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Arzum AKKAS

Academic Background:

• 2009 - Present • MIT, ESD: PhD student in Engineering SystemsSystems 
  Advisor: David Simchi-Levi
• 2003 - 2004 • MIT, ESD: MEng in Logisitics (MLOG)Master of Engineering in Supply Chain Management
• 1996 - 2000 • Istanbul Technical University: BS in Industrial Engineering

Research Domain:

supply chain management

Research Methodology:

econometrics, analytical modeling

• 2013-2014   Reviewer, Production and Operations Management Journal 

Teaching Experience:

• 2013 Summer - Guest Lecturer, Operations and Supply Chain Management (ESD.763)

• 2012 Summer - Instructor, Operations and Supply Chain Management (ESD.763)

• 2011 Fall - Teaching Assistant, Supply Chain Finance (ESD.251)

• 2011 Fall - Teaching Assistant, Analytical Methods (ESD.250)

• 2010 Fall - Teaching Assistant, Systems Optimization (ESD.762)

• 2010 Summer - Teaching Assistant, Operations and Supply Chain Management (ESD.763)

Industry Experience:

• 2008 - 2009 • Archstone Consulting, New York, NY 
  Associate
  

  Management consultant focusing on operations management related client projects and research. Clients include a $15B international metals and mining company and a $1.6B global industrial packaging company.

• 2004 - 2008 • Pepsi Bottling Group, Somers, NY
  Operations Manager
  Business owner of supply chain applications (demand planning, supply planning, suggested replenishment orders for retail stores) that are used by planners at over 60 plants and 350 warehouses and 5,000 sales representatives to create replenishment orders for 200,000 retail stores. Diagnosed the shortcomings of the supply chain systems. Developed solutions that involve new business processes, software enhancements, designs of algorithms, and architecting changes in the database and data flow among multiple complex systems. Planned contents of software releases, managed the vendor relationship and oversaw the development process. Managed testing, piloting, and national rollouts of new releases. Developed training materials for the users. Trained users of new software releases at annual user meetings. 

• 1999 - 2002 • Manugistics

Research Domain:

supply chain management

Research Methodology:

• , Istanbul, Turkey 
  Presales and Implementation Consultant
  Demonstrated demand planning, fulfillment planning, transportation management, production scheduling, and network optimization solutions to prospective clients. Implemented the transportation management software at a $2.8B appliances company.

 empirical analysis, field study, modeling