Manufacturing and service process design, improvement, and optimisation
Sustainable operations
Supply chain network design
Retail operations
Mathematical programming
Metaheuristics
Game theory
Multivariate statistical analysis
Empirical research methods
My research seeks to address complex operational and supply chain challenges through a combination of analytical and empirical approaches. My work aims to generate insights that support both managerial decision-making and the advancement of operations and supply chain management theory.
Sustainable supply chain network design: Trade-offs in speed, emissions, and location, Nail Tahirov, Elif Kuscu, & Tarkan Tan (2025).
Managing green purchase options with heterogeneous carbon offset generating projects | Nail Tahirov, Seulchan Lee, Huseyn Abdulla & Tarkan Tan (2026).
Incentivizing supplier repair for circularity under repair heterogeneity, Wenjie Tu, Tarkan Tan, Nail Tahirov & Gizem Mullaoglu (2024).
Impact of frontline employee quits and rotations on operational waste: Evidence from perishable food distribution, Haileab Hilafu, Nail Tahirov & Huseyn Abdulla (2026)
Investing in carbon insetting to reduce Offsetting: A stochastic optimization approach, Najmaddin Akhundov, Nail Tahirov & Huseyn Abdulla (2025).
Fahimnia, B., Emde, S. Tan, T. & Nail Tahirov, (2025). Service-level anchoring in demand forecasting: The moderating impact of retail promotions and product perishability. International Journal of Forecasting, 41(2),554-570
Nail Tahirov, Akhundov, N., Emde, S. & Glock C.H (2025). Configuration of last-mile distribution networks for an encroaching manufacturer. Annals of Operations Research, 344(1),679–720.
Nail Tahirov & Christoph H. (2022). Manufacturer encroachment and channel conflicts: A systematic review of the literature. European Journal of Operational Research, 302(4), 403-426.
N.Akhundov, Nail Tahirov & C.H. Glock (2022). Optimal scheduling of waitstaff with different experience levels at a restaurant chain. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 52(4), 324-243.
S.Emde, Nail Tahirov, M. Gendreau, & C.H. Glock (2020). Routing automated lane-guided transport vehicles in a warehouse handling returns. European Journal of Operational Research, 292(3), 1085-1098.
M. Jaber, P. Hasanov & Nail Tahirov (2018). Four-level closed-loop supply chain with remanufacturing. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 66(1), 141-155.
Nail Tahirov, P. Hasanov & M. Jaber (2016). Optimization of closed-loop supply chain of multi-items with returned subassemblies. International Journal of Production Economics, 174(1), 1-10.
Nail Tahirov (2024). Urban Warehouses: Current trends, challenges and new perspectives. Warehousing 5.0: Managing the transition from techno-focused to human-value-centric intralogistics, ed. Christoph Glock & Eric Grosse, Amazon Publishing.
Nail Tahirov, Tarkan Tan, & Gizem Mullaoglu (2023). Promoting circularity in repair operations with incentives. INFORMS Annual Meeting on October 15-18, 2023 in Phoenix, AZ USA.
Nail Tahirov & C.H. Glock (2021). Multi-channel supply chain management: A systematic review of the literature. 25th International Symposium on Logistics, July 12-13, 2021.