Staff profile

Nail Tahirov is an Assistant Professor in Operations & Supply Chain Management at Durham University Business School. He holds a PhD in Production and Supply Chain Management from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, and completed postdoctoral research at the Sustainable Operations Management Chair at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. His research explores management science techniques and practices across various industry domains, with a focus on consultancy projects in areas such as internal logistics, scheduling optimization, operations improvement, and corporate education. Dr. Tahirov has published in reknown scientific journals, including the European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Annals of Operations Research, and the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics.

Research Interests

• Sustainable operations and circular supply chains
• Multi/Omni-channel distribution and supply chain network design
• Process optimization in manufacturing and service operations
• E-commerce operations

Journal Article

• Tahirov, N., Akhundov, N., Emde, S., & Glock, C. H. (online). Configuration of last-mile distribution networks for an encroaching manufacturer. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-024-06031-3
• Fahimnia, B., Tan, T., & Tahirov, N. (online). Service-level anchoring in demand forecasting: The moderating impact of retail promotions and product perishability. International Journal of Forecasting, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2024.07.007
• Tahirov, N., & Glock, C. H. (2022). Manufacturer encroachment and channel conflicts: A systematic review of the literature. European Journal of Operational Research, 302(2), 403-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.12.006
• Akhundov, N., Tahirov, N., & Glock, C. H. (2022). Optimal Scheduling of Waitstaff with Different Experience Levels at a Restaurant Chain. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 52(4), 324-343. https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.2022.1124
• Emde, S., Tahirov, N., Gendreau, M., & Glock, C. H. (2021). Routing automated lane-guided transport vehicles in a warehouse handling returns. European Journal of Operational Research, 292(3), 1085-1098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.11.038
• Tahirov, N., Hasanov, P., & Jaber, M. Y. (2016). Optimization of closed-loop supply chain of multi-items with returned subassemblies. International Journal of Production Economics, 174, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.01.004