Saban Adana
Associate Professor
Background
Dr. Adana comes from a military background serving in logistics and operations for 14 years at the tactical to strategic levels including international posts like SHAPE Headquarters, Mons, Belgium. His research focuses on supply chain resilience, performance-based contracting, transaction cost economics, analytics, and complexity. In the classroom, he emphasizes critical thinking, teamwork, and applied learning through case-based and project-based instruction. He also works to strengthen external benchmarking capabilities within supply chain practice and maintains strong engagement with industry partners.
Areas of Expertise
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Analytics
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Managment
Research Interests
Supply Chain Risk Management and Resilience, Transaction Cost Economics, Performance Base Contracting, P2P sharing platforms, Big Data Analytics
Education
Bachelor of Science in System Engineering and International Relations June 2002United States Military Academy at West Point / New York
Master of Science in National Security Affairs December 2010
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
Master of Science in National and International Security July 2013
Strategy Management and Leadership, Army War College-Istanbul/Turkey
PhD, Logistics and Supply Chain Management August 2020
University of North Texas-Denton
Courses Taught
SCM 3301-Supply Chain and Operations ManagementSCM 3350 Transportation Management
BI 3371 Business Optimization with Solver
SCM 3328 Logistics
MHR 4483- Project Management
BI 1100-Business Analytics with Excel
SCM 3361 Global Supply Chains
Publications
Manuj, I., Herburger, M. and Adana, S. (2024), "Supply chain resilience capabilities in automotive and other industries: a mixed method approach", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. (Tier 1)Caliskan, F., Idug, Y., Gligor, D.M., Uvet, H., Adana, S., Celik, H. and Cevikparmak, S. (2024), "Transparency and trust in cargo claims: microenterprises selling internationally on a peer-to-peer platform", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. (Tier 1)
Celik, H., Cevikparmak, S., Adana, S., Uvet, H. (2023). “Supplier Goal Commitment in Performance-based Contracts: A Managerial Perspective.” International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. (Tier 1)
Adana, S., Manuj, I., Herburger, M., Cevikparmak, S., Celik, H. and Uvet, H. (2023), "Linking decentralization in decision-making to resilience outcomes: a supply chain orientation perspective", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. (Tier-1)
Uvet, H., Adana, S., Celik, H., Cevikparmak, S. and Idug, Y. (2023), "Quality investment as a catalyst for successful performance-based contracts: a relational view perspective", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. (Tier -1)
Cevikparmak, S., Celik, H., Adana, S., Uvet, H., Sauser, B. and Nowicki, D., (2022). “Scale development and validation of Transaction Cost Economics typology for contracts: A systems thinking approach.” Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 28(3), p.100769. (Tier 1)
Uvet, H., Celik, H., Cevikparmak, S., Adana, S. and Idug, Y., (2022). “Decreasing e-waste through reliability enhancement encouraged by performance-based contracting.” International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management. (Tier 3)
Uvet, H., Celik, H., Cevikparmak, S. and Adana, S., (2021). “Supply chain collaboration in performance-based contracting: an empirical study.” International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 70(4), pp.769-788. (Tier 3)
Haskologlu, I., Eker, A. A., & Adana, S. (2013). “A Perspective of Applications of Unmanned Systems in Asymmetric Warfare.” International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 3(6), 656
