Mehmet Gumus
Associate Professor of Operations Management
Bensadoun Faculty Scholar
Academic Director, Masters of Management in Analytics
Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University
Ph.D., M.A., M.S., University of California at Berkeley
B.Sc., Turkish Naval Academy
Email: mehmet.gumus@mcgill.ca
Dr. Mehmet Gumus is an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. He joined McGill in 2007 from the University of California at Berkeley where he completed his Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and M.A. in Economics. He also holds a B.Sc. in Control Systems Engineering from Turkish Naval Academy.
In his research, Dr. Mehmet Gumus explores the impact of customer behavior and information asymmetry on supply chain management, dynamic pricing, and risk management. His papers are accepted for publication in Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Marketing Science and Production and Operations Management.
Research Interests
| * | Context: Supply Chain Risk Management, Operations/Marketing Interface, Consumer Behavior Models in Operations Management, Asymmetric Information, Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Control, Supply Chain Contracting. |
| * | Methodology: Game Theory, Signaling Games, Mechanism Design, and Dynamic Programming. |
Educational Background
| * | Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Jan 2005 – May 2007,University of California, Berkeley, CA. |
| * | Master of Arts in Economics, Jan 2005 – May 2007, University of California, Berkeley, CA. |
| * | Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Jan 2000 – May 2002,University of California, Berkeley, CA. |
| * | Bachelor of Science in Control Systems Engineering, Aug 1993 – Aug 1997, Turkish Naval Academy, Istanbul, Turkey. |
Academic Experience
| * | Associate Professor (Tenured), June 2013 – Present, Operations Management, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University |
| * | Assistant Professor, June 2007 – May 2013, Operations Management, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University |
Industry Experience
| * | Logistics Analysis Officer, May 2002 – January 2005, Turkish General Staff, Ankara, Turkey |
| * | Naval Officer, September 1997 – January 2000, Turkish Naval Forces Command |
Refereed Journal Papers
| [J15] | Mohammad E. Nikoofal, and Mehmet Gumus. Supply Diagnostic Incentives under Endogeneous Information Asymmetry, Forthcoming, Production and Operations Management, 2018. |
| [J14] | Manaf Zargoush, Mehmet Gumus, Vedat Verter and Stella Daskalopoulou. Designing Risk-Adjusted Therapy for Patients with Hypertension, Forthcoming, Production and Operations Management, 2018. |
| [J13] | Mohammad E. Nikoofal, and Mehmet Gumus, Quality at the Source or at the End? Managing Supplier Quality Under Information Asymmetry, Vol. 20(3), pp. 498-513, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2018 |
| [J12] | Mehmet Gumus, Phil Kaminsky and Sameer Mathur. The Impact of Product Substitution and Retail Capacity on the Timing and Depth of Price Promotions: Theory and Evidence, Forthcoming International Journal of Production Research. 2015. |
| [J11] | Xiaofeng Nie, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Joint Procurement and Demand-Side Bidding Strategies under Price Volatility, Forthcoming, Annals of Operations Research. 2015. |
| [J10] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Strategic Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, Forthcoming, Management Science. 2015. |
| [J9] | Mohammad E. Nikoofal, and Mehmet Gumus. On the Value of Terrorist’s Private Information in Government’s Defensive Resource Allocation Problem, Forthcoming, IIE Transactions. 2014. |
| [J8] | Mehmet Gumus. With or Without Forecast Sharing: Credibility and Competition under Information Asymmetry, Forthcoming, Production and Operations Management. 2013. |
| [J7] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Shuya Yin. Channel Returns Policies Between Channel Partners for Durable Products, Marketing Science, 2013, Vol. 32(4) pp. 622-643. |
| [J6] | Mehmet Gumus, Shanling Li, Wonseok Oh, and Saibal Ray. Shipping Fees or Shipping Free? Impact of Product and Retailer Characteristics on Shipping Charges in E-Commerce, Production and Operations Management, 2013, Vol. 22(4), pp.758-776. |
| [J5] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Haresh Gurnani. Supply Side Story: Risks, Guarantees, and Information Asymmetry, Management Science, 2012, Vol. 58 (9) pp. 1694-1714. |
| [J4] | Haresh Gurnani, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray, and Tridip Ray. Optimal Procurement Strategy Under Supply Risk, Asia-Pacific Journal of Operations Research, 2012,Vol. 29(1), pp. 1240006-1/31. |
| [J3] | Weifen Zhuang, Mehmet Gumus, and Dan Zhang. A Single-Resource Revenue Management Problem with Random Resource Consumptions, Journal of Operational Research Society, 2012, Vol. 63, 1213-1227 |
| [J2] | Hyun-soo Ahn, Mehmet Gumus, and Phil Kaminsky. Inventory, Periodic Discounts, and the Timing Effect, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2009, Vol. 11(4), pp. 613-629. |
| [J1] | Hyun-soo Ahn, Mehmet Gumus, and Phil Kaminsky. Pricing and Manufacturing Decisions when Demand is a Function of Prices in Multiple Periods, Operations Research, 2007, Vol. 55(6), pp. 1039-1057. |
Refereed Conference Proceedings
| [C9] | Mohammad Nikoofal, and Mehmet Gumus. The Value of Audit in Managing Supplier’s Process Improvement M&SOM 2013 Conference Proceedings, July 28-30 2013 at INSEAD, Europe Campus, France. |
| [C8] | Mohammad Nikoofal, and Mehmet Gumus. How To (and How Not To) Manage Supplier’s Process Improvement: Delegation, Incentives, or Audit. M&SOM 2012 Conference Proceedings, June 17-18, 2012, Columbia University, New York City, NY. |
| [C7] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, M&SOM 2012 Conference Proceedings, June 17-18, 2012, Columbia University, New York City, NY. |
| [C6] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Haresh Gurnani. Supply Side Story: Risks, Guarantees, and Information Asymmetry, M&SOM 2011 Conference Proceedings, June 26-28, 2011, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| [C5] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Shuya Yin. Channel Returns Policies for Durable Products, M&SOM 2011 Conference Proceedings, June 26-28, 2011, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| [C4] | Mehmet Gumus. With or Without Forecast Sharing: Does It Really Cause Collusion?, M&SOM 2011 Conference Proceedings, June 26-28, 2011, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| [C3] | Mehmet Gumus. Multi-product Pricing and Inventory Ordering Strategies, M&SOM 2009 Conference Proceedings, June 28-30, 2009, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA. |
| [C2] | Mehmet Gumus, Shanling Li, Wonseok Oh, and Saibal Ray. Shipping Fees or Shipping Free? Impact of Product and Retailer Characteristics on Shipping Charges in E-Commerce, M&SOM 2009 Conference Proceedings, June 28-30, 2009, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA. |
| [C1] | Mehmet Gumus, Phil Kaminsky, Erik Tiemroth and Mehmet Ayik. A Multi-stage Decomposition Heuristic for the Container Stowage Problem, M&SOM 2008 Conference Proceedings, June 5-6, 2008, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. |
External Grants
| [G1] | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grant.
Role: Principal Investigator Title: Mechanism Design for Sustainable Supply Chains. Length: 2014 – 2019. Total Amount: $100,000 |
| [G2] | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grant.
Role: Principal Investigator Title: Impact of customer behavior on price and inventory management. Length: 2009 – 2014. Total Amount: $85,000 |
| [G3] | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Early Career Supplement Grant.
Role: Principal Investigator. Title: Impact of customer behavior on price and inventory management. Length: 2011 – 2014. Total Amount: $15,000 |
| [G4] | Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture (FQRSC) New Researcher Grant
Role: Principal Investigator. Title: Integrated Revenue Management and Transportation Planning. Length: 2009 – 2012. Total Amount: $39,600 |
| [G5] | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Strategic Group Grant.
Role: Co-applicant (with Prof. Tamer Boyaci, Saibal Ray, and Dan Zhang). Title: Operational Risk Management in Supply Chains. Length: 2008 – 2011. Total Amount: $129,000 |
Conference Presentations[1]
[INFORMS: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, MSOM: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, POMS: Production & Operations Management Society, CORS: Canadian Operations Research Society, INTRIM: Integrated Risk Management]
| [T48] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus. Incentives in New Product Development, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 07 2013, Minneapolis, MN. | ||
| [T47] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus. The Value of Audit in Managing Supplier’s Process Improvement, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 07 2013, Minneapolis, MN. | ||
| [T46] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Strategic Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 07 2013, Minneapolis, MN. | ||
| [T45] | Manaf Zargoush, Stella Daskalopoulou, Mehmet Gumus, and Vedat Verter. Hypertension Management: A Value of Information Approach, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 07 2013, Minneapolis, MN. | ||
| [T44] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus. How To (and How Not To) Manage Supplier’s Process Improvement: Delegation, Incentives, or Audit, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 14-17 2012, Phoenix, AZ. | ||
| [T43] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Shuya Yin. Returns Policies Between Channel Partners for Durable Products With Used Goods Markets, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 14-17 2012, Phoenix, AZ. | ||
| [T42] | Sameer Mathur, Mehmet Gumus, and Saibal Ray. Product Assortment and Retail Pricing Strategies in Emerging Economies, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 14-17 2012, Phoenix, AZ. | ||
| [T41] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 14-17 2012, Phoenix, AZ. | ||
| [T40] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus, What would you know about the next terrorist attack? Target Information vs. Rationality of the Attacker, 2012 CORS/MOPGP International Joint Conference, June 11-13, 2012, Niagara Falls, ON. | ||
| [T39] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus, How To (and How Not To) Manage Supplier’s Process Improvement: Delegation, Incentives, or Audit, 2012 CORS/MOPGP International Joint Conference, June 11-13, 2012, Niagara Falls, ON. | ||
| [T38] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus, How To (and How Not To) Manage Supplier’s Process Improvement: Delegation, Incentives, or Audit. M&SOM 2012 Conference, June 17-18, 2012, Columbia University, New York City, NY. | ||
| [T37] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, M&SOM 2012 Conference, June 17-18, 2012, Columbia University, New York City, NY. | ||
| [T36] | Mehmet Gumus. With or without Forecast Sharing: Credibility and Competition under Information Asymmetry, Annual POMS Conference, April 20-23 2012, Chicago, IL. | ||
| [T35] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, Annual POMS Conference, April 20-23 2012, Chicago, IL. | ||
| [T34] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Shuya Yin. Channel Returns Policies for Durable Products, Annual POMS Conference, April 20-23 2012, Chicago, IL. | ||
| [T33] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus, How To (and How Not To) Manage Supplier’s Process Improvement: Delegation, Incentives, or Audit, Annual POMS Conference, April 20-23 2012, Chicago, IL. | ||
| [T32] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, Annual INFORMS Conference, Nov 13-16 2011, Charlotte, NC. | ||
| [T31] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus. What would you know about the next terrorist attack? Target Information vs. Rationality of the Attacker, Annual INFORMS Conference, Nov 13-16 2011, Charlotte, NC. | ||
| [T30] | Mehmet Gumus, Philip Kaminsky and Sameer Mathur. The Impact of Product Substitution and Retail Capacity on the Timing and Depth of Price Promotions: Theory and Evidence, Annual INFORMS Conference, Nov 13-16 2011, Charlotte, NC. | ||
| [T29] | Mehmet Gumus. With or without Forecast Sharing: Credibility and Competition under Information Asymmetry, Annual INFORMS Conference, Nov 13-16 2011, Charlotte, NC. | ||
| [T28] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus. How To (and How Not To) Manage Supplier’s Process Improvement: Delegation, Incentives, or Audit, Annual INFORMS Conference, Nov 13-16 2011, Charlotte, NC. | ||
| [T27] | Mohammad Nikoofal and Mehmet Gumus. How To (and How Not To) Manage Supplier’s Process Improvement: Delegation, Incentives, or Audit, The 7th INTRIM Conference, August 1-2, 2011, Montreal, QC. | ||
| [T26] | Lei Xie, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Risk Management in Supply Chains with Business Interruption Insurance, The 7th INTRIM Conference, August 1-2, 2011, Montreal, QC. | ||
| [T25] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Haresh Gurnani. Supply Side Story: Risks, Guarantees, and Information Asymmetry, M&SOM 2011 Conference Proceedings, June 26-28, 2011, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | ||
| [T24] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Shuya Yin. Channel Returns Policies for Durable Products, M&SOM 2011 Conference, June 26-28, 2011, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | ||
| [T23] | Mehmet Gumus. With or Without Forecast Sharing: Does It Really Cause Collusion?, M&SOM 2011 Conference Proceedings, June 26-28, 2011, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | ||
| [T22] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Shuya Yin. Channel Returns Policies for Durable Products, Annual POMS Conference, Annual POMS Conference, April 29-May 12 2011, Reno, NV. | ||
| [T21] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, Annual POMS Conference, April 29-May 12 2011, Reno, NV. | ||
| [T20] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Haresh Gurnani. Supply Side Story: Risks, Guarantees, and Information Asymmetry, Annual POMS Conference, April 29-May 2 2011, Reno, NV. | ||
| [T19] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Shuya Yin. Channel Returns Policies for Durable Products, Annual INFORMS Conference, Nov 07-10 2010, Austin, TX. | ||
| [T18] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, Annual INFORMS Conference, Nov 07-10 2010, Austin, TX. | ||
| [T17] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Haresh Gurnani. Supply Side Story: Risks, Guarantees, and Information Asymmetry, Annual INFORMS Conference, Nov 07-10 2010, Austin, TX. | ||
| [T16] | Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Supplier Alliances under Default Risk, The 6th INTRIM Conference, August 8-9, 2010, Syracuse, NY. | ||
| [T15] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Haresh Gurnani. Supply Side Story: Risks, Guarantees, and Information Asymmetry, The 6th INTRIM Conference, August 8-9, 2010, Syracuse, NY. | ||
| [T14] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Haresh Gurnani. Supply Side Story: Risks, Guarantees, and Information Asymmetry, Annual POMS Conference, May 07-10 2010, Vancouver, BC. | ||
| [T13] | Mehmet Gumus and Senay Solak. A Dynamic Programming Model for Project Selection with Unknown Return and Investment Characteristics, Annual POMS Conference, May 07-10 2010, Vancouver, BC. | ||
| [T12] | Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Haresh Gurnani. Supply Side Story: Risks, Guarantees, and Information Asymmetry, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 12-14, 2009, San Diego, CA. | ||
| [T11] | Mehmet Gumus and Senay Solak. A Dynamic Programming Model for Project Selection with Unknown Return and Investment Characteristics, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 12-14, 2009, San Diego, CA. | ||
| [T10] | Xiaofeng Nie, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray and Dan Zhang. Joint Bidding and Procurement Strategies under Fluctuating Purchase Prices, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 12-14 2009, San Diego, CA. | ||
| [T9] | Mehmet Gumus. Multi-Product Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Ordering Strategies, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 12-14, 2009, San Diego, CA. | ||
| [T8] | Mehmet Gumus. Multi-product Pricing and Inventory Ordering Strategies, M&SOM 2009 Conference, June 28-30, 2009, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA. | ||
| [T7] | Mehmet Gumus, Shanling Li, Wonseok Oh, and Saibal Ray. Shipping Fees or Shipping Free? Impact of Product and Retailer Characteristics on Shipping Charges in E-Commerce, M&SOM 2009 Conference, June 28-30, 2009, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA. | ||
| [T6] | Mehmet Gumus. Multi-Product Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Ordering Strategies, Annual POMS Conference, May 12-14, 2009, Orlando, FL. | ||
| [T5] | Mehmet Gumus, Shanling Li, Wonseok Oh, and Saibal Ray. Shipping Fees or Shipping Free? Impact of Product and Retailer Characteristics on Shipping Charges in E-Commerce, Annual POMS Conference, May 12-14, 2009, Orlando, FL. | ||
| [T4] | Mehmet Gumus, Shanling Li, Wonseok Oh, and Saibal Ray. Shipping Fees or Shipping Free? Impact of Product and Retailer Characteristics on Shipping Charges in E-Commerce, Annual INFORMS Conference, Nov 4-7 2008, Washington DC. | ||
| [T3] | Mehmet Gumus, Phil Kaminsky, Erik Tiemroth and Mehmet Ayik. A Multi-stage Decomposition Heuristic for the Container Stowage Problem, M&SOM 2008 Conference, June 5-6, 2008, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. | ||
| [T2] | Hyun-soo Ahn, Mehmet Gumus, and Phil Kaminsky. Inventory, Periodic Discounts, and the Timing Effect, CORS/Optimization Days Joint Conference, May 12-14, 2008, Quebec City, QC. | ||
| [T1] | Mehmet Gumus, Phil Kaminsky, Erik Tiemroth and Mehmet Ayik. A Multi-stage Decomposition Heuristic for the Container Stowage Problem, CORS/Optimization Days Joint Conference, May 12-14, 2008, Quebec City, QC. | ||
Industry Presentations
| [Ip1] | Recent Advances in Inventory Management, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Montreal, QC, Nov 17, 2008. |
| [Ip2] | Multi-stage Decomposition Heuristics for Container Stowage Problem. Navis LLC. Oakland, CA, 2007. |
| [Ip3] | The Effects of Inter-Temporal Demand Interactions on Pricing/Production Planning. E-Frontier, San Jose, CA, 2007. |
Software/Tools Developed
| [S1] | Online Test Question Generator Tool, developed with Youcef Tebbal based on PHP and MySQL Technologies. |
| [S2] | Cargo Loading Optimizer Engine: The engine is designed to effectively address what is commonly known as Containership Stowage Problem (CSP), developed with Prof. Phil Kaminsky, Erik Tiemroth and Mehmet Ayik based on MS Visual C++. |
| [S3] | Statistical survey analysis tool based on Java Servlet Technology. |
Teaching Experience
| * | Technology Management (INSY 606), MBA required course for Technology and Innovation Management Concentration, Taught in Winter 2009-2013, McGill University. |
| * | Operations Management (MGCR 472), BCom core course, Taught 3 sessions in Winter 2008 and 2 sessions in Winter 2009-2013, McGill University. |
| * | Value Creation (MGCR 652), Professional MBA, Winter 2013, McGill University. |
| * | Value Creation (MGCR 652), McGill MBA Japan, Summer 2013, Tokyo, Japan. |
| * | Basic Business Skills (BBS) for Non-Business Graduate Students, Winter 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, McGill University. |
| * | Elements of Statistics course (DS 512) for MBAs, San Francisco State University, Decision Science Department, Winter 2006. |
Doctoral/Post-Doctoral Supervision
| * | Mohammad Nikoofal, PhD. student, Sole supervision, 2009 – 2014.Current Position:Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. |
| * | Hedayat Alibeiki, PhD. student, PhD. Co-supervision, 2012 – 2017. Current Position:Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) at California State University. |
| * | Manaf Zargoush, PhD. student, PhD. Committee Member (supervisor: Prof. Vedat Verter), 2010 – 2016. Current Position:Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. |
| * | Ali Inay, PhD. student, PhD. Committee Member (supervisor: Prof. Tamer Boyaci), 2011 – Present. |
| * | Cheng Zhu, PhD. student, PhD. Committee Member (supervisor: Prof. Beste Kucukyazici), 2013 – Present. |
| * | Dr. Xiao Huang, Post-doctoral fellow, Co-supervision, 2009-2010.Current Position:Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) at John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. |
| * | Dr. Xiaofeng Nie, Post-doctoral fellow, Co-supervision, 2008-2010.Current Position:Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. |
| * | Dr. Lei Xie, Post-doctoral fellow, Co-supervision, 2010-2011.Current Position: Assistant Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. |
| * | Dr. Weifen Zhuang, Post-doctoral fellow, Co-supervision, 2009-2010.Current Position: Assistant Professor at Xiamen University, China. |
Institutional Services
*Area Level:
| * | University Level: |
| The CORS (Canadian Operations Research Society) Diploma Coordinator for McGill University, 2008-Current. | |
| * | Faculty Level: |
| Director, Management Science Research Center, 2013—Present. | |
| Associate Director, Management Science Research Center, 2007—2013. | |
| Member, Ph.D. Program Committee, 2010—2013. | |
| Area Coordinator of Operations Management, 2013—present, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University. | |
| Designed new Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam for Operations Management (OM) Doctoral Students, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University. | |
| Graduate Student Adviser of Operations Management Area, 2010—2013, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University. |
Professional Services
| * | Conference Chair/Co-chair: |
| The 7th Integrated Risk Management (INTRIM) Conference 2011, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, QC. | |
| * | Track Chair/Co-chair: |
| Capacity and Inventory Management Track, Annual POMS Conference, May 07-10 2010, Vancouver, BC. | |
| * | Session Chair/Co-chair: |
| Session Title: The Impact of Information Asymmetry on Supply Chains, Annual POMS Conference, April 20-23 2012, Chicago, IL. | |
| Session Title: Durable Products and Their Effects on the Supply Chains, Annual POMS Conference, April 20-23 2012, Chicago, IL. | |
| Session Title: Pricing and Inventory Issues in Product Variety Management, Annual INFORMS Conference, Oct 12-14 2009, San Diego, CA. | |
| Session Title: Inter-modal Transportation Systems, CORS/Optimization Days Joint Conference, May 12-14 2008, Quebec, QC. | |
| Session Title: Dynamic Pricing in Supply Chains, CORS/Optimization Days Joint Conference, May 12-14 2008, Quebec, QC. | |
| * | Journal Reviewer: |
| Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, IIE Transactions, Naval Research Logistics, Journal of Operational Research Society, MIS Quarterly, Decision Sciences. |
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| * | Conference and Book Chapter Reviewer: |
| Proceedings of MSOM Conferences in 2010, 2011, and 2012, Supply Chain Disruptions, Springer-Verlag, 2012. | |
| * | Reviewer for Granting Agencies: |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Research Grant Council of Hong Kong. |
Memberships in Professional Societies/Organizations
| * | Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). |
| * | Production and Operations Management Society (POMS). |
| * | Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS). |
| * | Groupe d’Études et de Recherches en Analyse des Décisions (GÉRAD). |
| * | Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS). |
[1] Presenter is underlined. The list includes conference presentations since 2008.
Dr. Mehmet Gumus 