Dr. Isik Bicer

Biography

Isik Bicer is an Associate Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems at the Schulich School of Business, York University. His current research focuses on the analysis of operational factors impacting financial parameters, including stock price, capital structure, and return on assets. He aims to design operational strategies that ensure high customer fulfillment rates in economically feasible ways. Utilizing methods from corporate and quantitative finance, as well as optimization theory, he addresses various operational challenges. His research has been published in renowned journals such as the Production and Operations Management Journal. Bicer serves as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Operations Management. Before joining Schulich, he was a faculty member at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, in the Netherlands, and completed a postdoctoral research position at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Switzerland. His doctoral studies were conducted at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, where he collaborated on the development of a cost assessment tool with the Department of Commerce. Bicer has also gained industry experience in the pharmaceutical and finance sectors, specifically focusing on consulting projects related to digital transformation and operational performance assessment. Having lived and worked in countries such as the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Turkey prior to relocating to Canada, he brings a broad international perspective to his academic and research endeavors.

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