Olcay Polat

Olcay Polat received his Industrial Engineering PhD degree from the Technical University of Berlin (Germany) with the scholarship of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in 2013. He has been working as Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Pamukkale University (Turkey). He has a special interest in supply chain management, logistics and transportation optimization, production management and risk management. He has been published more that 100 papers in respected journals, conference proceedings and books.

Publications

Theories and Practices for Sustainable Urban Logistics
Theories and Practices for Sustainable Urban Logistics
Olcay Polat, Görkem Gülhan. © 2024. 297 pages.
Cities are grappling with unprecedented challenges, and the urgency to transform urban logistics into sustainable, equitable, and economically viable systems has never been more...
Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning for Izmir Through Comprehensive Analysis
Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning for Izmir Through Comprehensive Analysis
Kemal Yasin Göka, Halil Ibrahim Yiğit, Olcay Polat, Görkem Gülhan, Aşkıner Güngör, Soner Haldenbilen, Halim Ceylan. © 2024. 25 pages.
This study aims to develop urban logistics plan to increase its applicability by utilizing a sophisticated software tool which allowed one to effectively create urban logistic...
From Analysis to Action With PESTEL Insights Into Izmir's Sustainable Urban Logistics Plan
From Analysis to Action With PESTEL Insights Into Izmir's Sustainable Urban Logistics Plan
Olcay Polat, Aşkıner Güngör, Soner Haldenbilen, Halim Ceylan. © 2024. 20 pages.
The Izmir Sustainable Urban Logistics Plan (LOPI) addresses the challenges of integrating sustainability into urban logistics amidst rapid urbanization and environmental...
Determination and Evaluation of Parameters Affecting Tourism Revenue by Machine Learning Methods
Determination and Evaluation of Parameters Affecting Tourism Revenue by Machine Learning Methods
Hande Mutlu Ozturk, Ozgur Guler, Olcay Polat. © 2023. 28 pages.
The main focus of this chapter is to examine the tourism income of Türkiye as a case country, taking into account the structure of the tourism industry and relevant economic and...
Designing of Container Feeder Service Networks Under Unstable Demand Conditions
Designing of Container Feeder Service Networks Under Unstable Demand Conditions
Olcay Polat. © 2022. 22 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly magnified supply challenges in all industries, and virus waves continue to cause an extraordinary amount of variation in both the demand for and...
An Overview of Feeder Services in the Era of Mega Containerships
An Overview of Feeder Services in the Era of Mega Containerships
Olcay Polat. © 2018. 23 pages.
In the era of mega containerships, global containership liners design their transportation service as Hub-and-Spoke networks to improve the access to local transportation markets...
An Overview of Feeder Services in the Era of Mega Containerships
An Overview of Feeder Services in the Era of Mega Containerships
Olcay Polat. © 2017. 23 pages.
In the era of mega containerships, global containership liners design their transportation service as Hub-and-Spoke networks to improve the access to local transportation markets...