Buket AVCI
Full-time Faculty
Assistant Professor of Operations Management (Education)
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
LKCSB
Education
|
2014 |
PhD. in Technology and Operations Management |
|
2009 |
MSc. in Management |
|
2007 |
MSc. in Industrial Engineering |
|
2005 |
BSc. in Industrial Engineering |
Current Position(s) Held
|
2023 - Present |
Assistant Professor of Operations Management (Education) |
|
2014 - 2023 |
Assistant Professor of Operations Management |
Research Interests
- Sustainable Operations Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Behavioral Operations Management
Awards, Recognition and Honors
- Dean's Teaching Honor List, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015
- Runner-up of the 2020 INFORMS TIMES Best Paper Award, INFORMS TIMES Section, 2020
- SMU Most Promising Teaching Award Nominee, 2017, 2016
- Dean's Impact Award, 2017
- Finalist in the 2012 MSOM Student Paper Competition
- Second Prize in the 2012 POMS College of Supply Chain Management Student Paper Competition
- INSEAD Doctoral Scholarship, 2007-2012
- Passed INSEAD PhD qualification examination with distinction
- Ranked 1st in the Turkish National University Entrance Exam among over 1.3 million students
- Ranked 1st in the graduating class of 2005
- IBM Travel Grant for the MSOM Conference, June 2009
- TUBITAK National Scholarship Program for MSc Students, 2006-2007
- Haci Omer Sabanci Foundation Scholarship, 2000-2005
Research
- Economic and environmental implications of biomass commercialization in agricultural processing, with Bin Li and Onur Boyabatli, Management Science, 69(6), 3561-3577, 2023
- The impact of commodity price uncertainty on the economic value of waste-to-energy conversions in agricultural processing, with Bin Li and Onur Boyabatli, Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management, 16(3-4), 229-249, 2023
- Electric Vehicles with a Battery Switching Station: Adoption and Environmental Impact, joint with Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine, Management Science, 61(4), 772-794, 2015
- Second Prize in the 2012 POMS College of Supply Chain Management Student Paper Competition
- Finalist in the 2012 MSOM Student Paper Competition - Comparison as Incentive: Newsvendor Decisions in a Social Context, with Zeina Lout, Jurgen Mihm, Elena Belavina and Steffen Keck, Production and Operations Management, 23(2), 303-313, 2014
- Optimal Staffing with Endogenous Goals, joint with Ioana Popescu and Francis de Vericourt, Working Paper
-
Wastewater Recycling Capacity Investment in Urban Water Systems, joint with Onur Boyabatli and Luo Qian, Work in Progress
HighlightsBuket Avcı is a leading scholar in sustainable and behavioral operations management, recognized for her impactful research on agricultural processing, environmental operations, and innovative teaching at Singapore Management University.
Renowned for integrating rigorous analytical modeling with real-world sustainability challenges, Avcı’s research bridges economic and environmental objectives in operations; her award-winning work has influenced both academic thought and industry practices, and she is recognized for excellence in teaching and mentorship.
Focused research areas include Economic and environmental implications of sustainable operations, particularly in agricultural processing and waste-to-energy conversion; behavioral incentives in operational decision-making; sustainable sourcing and capacity investment in water management; optimal staffing with endogenous goals.
Renowned for integrating rigorous analytical modeling with real-world sustainability challenges, Avcı’s research bridges economic and environmental objectives in operations; her award-winning work has influenced both academic thought and industry practices, and she is recognized for excellence in teaching and mentorship.
Focused research areas include Economic and environmental implications of sustainable operations, particularly in agricultural processing and waste-to-energy conversion; behavioral incentives in operational decision-making; sustainable sourcing and capacity investment in water management; optimal staffing with endogenous goals.
Areas of Expertise
Sustainable operations managementagricultural operationsbehavioral operations managementsupply chain managementenvironmental impact assessmentcapacity investmenturban water systems.
Latest Publications
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- B Li, O Boyabatlı, B AvcıFoundations and Trends® in Technology, Information and Operations Management …, 2023
- Economic and environmental implications of biomass commercialization in agricultural processing [2022]B Li, O Boyabatlı, B AvcıManagement Science, 2022
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Education
|
2014 |
PhD. in Technology and Operations Management |
|
2009 |
MSc. in Management |
|
2007 |
MSc. in Industrial Engineering |
|
2005 |
BSc. in Industrial Engineering |
Current Position(s) Held
|
2023 - Present |
Assistant Professor of Operations Management (Education) |
|
2014 - 2023 |
Assistant Professor of Operations Management |
Research Interests
- Sustainable Operations Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Behavioral Operations Management
Awards, Recognition and Honors
- Dean's Teaching Honor List, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015
- Runner-up of the 2020 INFORMS TIMES Best Paper Award, INFORMS TIMES Section, 2020
- SMU Most Promising Teaching Award Nominee, 2017, 2016
- Dean's Impact Award, 2017
- Finalist in the 2012 MSOM Student Paper Competition
- Second Prize in the 2012 POMS College of Supply Chain Management Student Paper Competition
- INSEAD Doctoral Scholarship, 2007-2012
- Passed INSEAD PhD qualification examination with distinction
- Ranked 1st in the Turkish National University Entrance Exam among over 1.3 million students
- Ranked 1st in the graduating class of 2005
- IBM Travel Grant for the MSOM Conference, June 2009
- TUBITAK National Scholarship Program for MSc Students, 2006-2007
- Haci Omer Sabanci Foundation Scholarship, 2000-2005
Research
- Economic and environmental implications of biomass commercialization in agricultural processing, with Bin Li and Onur Boyabatli, Management Science, 69(6), 3561-3577, 2023
- The impact of commodity price uncertainty on the economic value of waste-to-energy conversions in agricultural processing, with Bin Li and Onur Boyabatli, Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management, 16(3-4), 229-249, 2023
- Electric Vehicles with a Battery Switching Station: Adoption and Environmental Impact, joint with Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine, Management Science, 61(4), 772-794, 2015
- Second Prize in the 2012 POMS College of Supply Chain Management Student Paper Competition
- Finalist in the 2012 MSOM Student Paper Competition - Comparison as Incentive: Newsvendor Decisions in a Social Context, with Zeina Lout, Jurgen Mihm, Elena Belavina and Steffen Keck, Production and Operations Management, 23(2), 303-313, 2014
- Optimal Staffing with Endogenous Goals, joint with Ioana Popescu and Francis de Vericourt, Working Paper
-
Wastewater Recycling Capacity Investment in Urban Water Systems, joint with Onur Boyabatli and Luo Qian, Work in Progress