The Value of RFID Benefits vs. Costs

Dr Alp Ustundag was born in 1977. He graduated from Industrial Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 2000. He got his MBA degree from Bogazici University in 2002 and his doctoral degree from ITU in 2008. He conducted research studies at Logistics Department of Dortmund University, Germany in 2007. He became Associate Professor in 2011 in ITU. He is currently the head of RFID Research and Test Lab in Istanbul Technical University and also a lecturer at Industrial Engineering Department of ITU. He has also been responsible for establishment of Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office of ITU as an advisor to the Rector.  He worked in IT and the finance industry from 2000 to 2004.  He has conducted a lot of research and consulting projects in reengineering, logistics and supply chain management for major Turkish companies. His current research interests include RFID, supply chain and logistics management, innovation and technology management, risk management, IT/IS systems, soft computing and optimization. He has published many papers in international journals and presented various studies at national and international conferences.