Dr. Yaşanur Kayıkcı is Consultant and Assistant Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management and works for Department of Industrial Engineering, Engineering Faculty at the Turkish-German University in Istanbul, Turkey. She was the Head of Department of Industrial Engineering between 2015-2019. She received her PhD in Information Business and Logistics Management from Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien) and obtained master and bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) and Yildiz Technical University (YTÜ) and also obtained another master degree in Management Organization from Istanbul University. Through her long professional as well as research career, she has worked with well-known international companies as management consultant for logistics and supply chain management and with research institutions as lecturer and university associate including Ford Motor Company, McKinsey, WU Wien, Montanuniversitaet Leoben. She received numerous fellowships and funds from EU, FFG, FWF, DAAD, TUBITAK, Newton Funds, RAEng for her projects. She has been as a visiting researcher/professor at several universities including TU Dortmund, TU Chemnitz, TU Berlin, Vaal University of Technology, Penn State University, University of Trieste for capacity building, curriculum development and teaching activities. She has published and presented more than hundred scientific/technical papers and books on logistics and supply chain management. She conducts research on new technologies and innovations (Industry 4.0, logistics 4.0., IoT, blockchain, big data, physical internet), information systems in logistics and supply chain management, collaborative business models, decision support systems in logistics processes, food supply chain, sustainability, circular economy, on-demand technologies, urban mobility.
