Degrees

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, (February 1999)
M.S. Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey (January 1995)
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey (June 1992)

Research/Teaching Interests

Dr. Kutanoglu's research interests include design and implementation of distributed and market-based decision mechanisms including e-commerce and auctions, large-scale optimization, game theoretic models, robust optimization, model pre-processing for efficient algorithm design. Applications include manufacturing and transportation logistics, supply chain management, logistics network design, inventory management, resource allocation and scheduling. He teaches courses in the areas of operations research, production planning and control, logistics, and statistics. Dr. Kutanoglu has been with the Department since 2002.

1. Models and Algorithms for Distributed Decision Making.
2. Manufacturing and Service Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
3. Integer Programming and Large-Scale Industrial Optimization.
4. Game Theoretic Models for Combinatorial Optimization.
5. Service Parts Logistics.
6. Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Courses Taught:

1. ORI 391Q.4 Integer Programming
2. ORI 390R.14 Scheduling Theory and Applications
3. ORI 390Q.2 Production and Inventory Control
4. ME 397 Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing and Service Enterprises
5. ME 375K Production Engineering Management
6. ME 353 Engineering Economic Analysis

Publications

Journal Articles:

1. M.F. Candas and E. Kutanoglu (2006) "Benefits of Considering Inventory in Service Parts Logistics Network Design Problems with Time-based Service Constraints," To Appear in IIE Transactions.
2. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (2006) "Incentive Compatible, Collaborative Production Scheduling with Simple Communication among Distributed Agents," International Journal of Production Research, Vol 44, No. 3, 421-446.
3. C.R. Cassady and E. Kutanoglu (2005) "Integrating Preventive Maintenance Planning and Production Scheduling for a Single Machine," IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 54, No. 2, 304-309.
4. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (2004), "Improving Schedule Robustness via Preprocessing and Dynamic Adaptation," IIE Transactions, Vol. 36, No. 11, 1107-1124.
5. C.R. Cassady and E. Kutanoglu (2003), "Minimizing Job Tardiness using Integrated Preventive Maintenance Planning and Production Scheduling," IIE Transactions, Vol. 35, No. 6, 503-513.
6. S. Choong, M.H. Cole, and E. Kutanoglu (2002), "Empty Container Management for Intermodal Transportation Networks," Transportation Research - Part E, Vol. 38, No. 6, 423-438.
7. E. Kutanoglu and I. Sabuncuoglu (2001), "Routing based reactive scheduling policies for machine failures in dynamic job shops," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 39, No. 14, 3141-3158.
8. E. Kutanoglu and I. Sabuncuoglu (2001), "Experimental Investigation of Iterative Simulation-Based Scheduling in Dynamic and Stochastic Job Shops," Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 20, No. 4, 264-279.
9. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (1999), "On Combinatorial Auction and Lagrangean Relaxation for Distributed Resource Scheduling," IIE Transactions, Vol. 31, No. 9, 813- 826.
10. E. Kutanoglu and I. Sabuncuoglu (1999), "An Analysis of Heuristics in a Dynamic Job Shop withWeighted Tardiness Objectives," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 37, No. 1, 165-187.
11. D. Tjokroamidjojo, E. Kutanoglu, and G.D. Taylor (2005) "Quantifying the Value of Advance Load Information in Truckload Trucking," To appear in Transportation Research, Part E.
12. M.R. Bartolacci, E. Kutanoglu, and A. Ho (2004) "Modeling the Effects of E-Commerce Transactions on Inter-Regional Transportation Flows," To appear in Journal of Business and Information Technology.

 

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