He earned his PhD in Operations Management from Texas A&M University. Dr. Altay is an experienced and highly qualified teacher-scholar. His research specializes in after-sale service operations, disruption management and humanitarian supply chains. He has published his research in leading academic journals and presented in national and international arenas. He co-edited a book titled Service Parts Management: Demand Forecasting and Inventory Control that was published also with Springer. He is the co-Editor-in-chief for the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics & Supply Chain Management, and directs the Master program in Supply Chain Management at DePaul University.