Yara Kayyali Elalem holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a master’s degree in Management, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD in the Technology and Operations Chair at EPFL. Her PhD research focuses on demand forecasting for new products and operational flexibility strategies for sustainable sourcing.
Cutting lead times, incentivizing local production and repurposing excess stock would have a huge positive impact on the environment, explain Ralf W Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem and Işik Biçer ...