Dr. Ing. M. Can Arslan has extensive experience both in academia and in business. He is,

... the trusted advisor to senior executives and the boards globally, and the founding partner of MCA - a revolutionary management consultancy helping leaders make trusted decisions and run fit businesses,

... the author of the book “Slimf it: Management Reinvented. Essentials Compiled.” and some highly cited scientific articles,

... an award-winning researcher, practitioner and professor of Industrial Engineering, Operations Research and Management, and the founding director of MCA Management School and the designer, instructor and chair of its novel course curriculum,

... the engineer and inventor of FITNESS Score™, and architect of xPS system,

... the designer and speaker of several special business seminars and keynote speeches; namely MCA p u b l i ca t i o n s,

... an experienced international business executive, and the co-founder and Chief of Development (CoD) of Minicore Analytics,

... and the co-founder of core - a social and environmental responsibilities foundation.

See below to learn more about him and the cornerstones of his portfolio.

Dr. Arslan took several leadership positions in local Fortune 500 companies & Global 500 corporations where he led strategic projects / programs and assumed internal consulting engagements on almost each continent across the globe.

During those appointments, he has primarily worked on setting the right strategy on a global scale towards the future of those businesses. His agenda almost always involves topics like process development, R&D, innovation, technology, strategy, transformation, change, next, agility, capability, lean, excellence, optimization, modeling, and analytics.

Some examples of his work during his corporate affiliations include establishment of award-winning R&D, innovation and PMO functions, organizational restructuring of supply chain and operations units, deployment of planning tools / systems across European countries, and radical process development / improvement studies based on optimization, operations research / management science and advanced analytics.

He serves as an advisor to senior executives and boards from multinational organizations in diverse industries as well as various start-ups. The scientific, innovative and practical managerial framework and consulting services he offers help manufacturing and service businesses from around the globe achieve sustainable growth, productivity, profitability and competitiveness, or simply "fitness".

During his academic studies at globally recognized colleges and business schools, on the other hand, he also taught engineering and management courses at undergraduate, graduate and MBA levels.

He authored some highly-cited international scientific publications pioneer in the field of industrial engineering, operations research and management, and has given several seminars and talks at businesses as well as academic conferences including YAEM, IIE, EURO and INFORMS. He also serves as a reviewer for respected academic journals in engineering and management, and is a member of the Operational Research Society, Turkey (ORST).

He has received numerous academic honors and awards from Sabanci Foundation, Vehbi Koc Foundation, and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). He is a graduate of Izmir High School of Science (Izmir Fen Lisesi) (2002), and holds a BS degree in Manufacturing Systems / Industrial Engineering from Sabanci University (2007), and a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management from Koc University (2011).

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About MCA Management School

Based on a novel and actionable management theory, MCA Management School is an academy providing corporate and professional training courses and executive education to support the development of present and future leaders in global business. ​

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​MCA Management School has a rich curriculum of short courses to strengthen skills and expertise in business, leadership, and management. The School also offers the “Executive Master’s in Management (ExecMM)” program.

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