From Data to Decisions - Lunchtime Masterclass Series (Virtual)
In this one-hour session, you will learn about the pitfalls of dashboards and how to unlock advanced analytics.
This session with Professor Yalcin Akcay explores the journey from raw data to impactful decision-making, illustrating how organisations can extract value through various types of analytics—descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive. The role of dashboards in descriptive analytics will be examined, highlighting both their benefits and potential pitfalls.
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About the Speaker
Yalçın Akçay
Yalçın Akçay is the Director of the Centre for Business Analytics.
He received his dual-title PhD from the Penn State Smeal College of Business. Previously, he was an Associate Professor at Koç University.
Yalçın’s research focuses on revenue management, dynamic pricing, inventory management, retail operations, stochastic modelling of service and manufacturing systems. His research has been published in leading academic journals, including Management Science, Operations Research, and Production and Operations Management.
Yalçın teaches Operations Management at the MBA, Executive MBA and Senior Executive MBA programs.
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