Kenan Arifoglu

Dr Kenan Arifoglu is an Associate Professor in the UCL School of Management. He received his PhD from the Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS) department at Northwestern University in 2012. His research focuses on behavioral motivations and incentives of people and firms, with applications in healthcare, retail/service industry, and entrepreneurial settings. His work has been published in journals such as Management Science, Marketing Science, and Production and Operations Management. Current research projects include examining inefficiencies in the flu vaccine supply chain and developing frameworks for entrepreneurial operations management.

Kenan Arifoğlu is a researcher specializing in Healthcare Operations, Supply Chain Management, Pricing and Revenue Management, and Entrepreneurial Operations. His work explores complex challenges in healthcare supply chains, such as managing demand and supply uncertainties, coordinating vaccine supply chains, and addressing incentive issues in hospital readmissions. He also investigates inventory systems with imperfect information, random supply, and strategic consumer behavior. His research includes theoretical analyses of lean start-up methods, markdown strategies for seasonal goods, and the role of information asymmetry in pharmaceutical markets. Arifoğlu's studies emphasize the intersection of operations management and policy design, particularly in healthcare and service systems.