Elif Akçali

Elif Akçali is an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering and the Michael Durham Professor in Creativity. She also is an affiliate faculty member in the Engineering Innovation Institute. She has been teaching undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in the area of inventory and supply chains, manufacturing systems and creativity. Her research focuses on the use of mathematical modeling and analysis for the design and control of sustainable manufacturing and supply chain systems. She has domain expertise in automotive parts manufacturing, semiconductor wafer fabrication and healthcare service delivery.