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My research can be roughly categorized as Applied Operations Research (method-wise) and Manufacturing and Service Logistics/Supply Chain Management (application-wise). Under this general heading, I conduct research in all stages of manufacturing and service logistics decision-making process: Network Design - Inventory Management - Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling - Distribution.

From this perspective, the following is the summary of my research interests:

• Methodological Areas of Expertise:
  
  • Integer Programming and Combinatorial/Discrete Optimization
  • Game Theory and Multi-agent/Distributed Algorithms
• Applications:
  
  • Supply Chain, Distribution and Transportation Logistics
    
    • Logistics Network Design
    • Inventory Management
  • Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling
  • Transportation Planning
• Industrial Areas:
  
  • After-market Service and Service Parts Logistics
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • Truckload Trucking
  • E-commerce and Auctions

Three applications have had significant effect on my research:

• Service Parts Logistics: This motivates my logistics network design and inventory management research within my NSF CAREER award, NSF REU Supplement, my collaborations with IBM's Service Parts Logistics Group, Baxter Planning Systems, and Dell's Enterprise Services Group.

[Detail: My CAREER research develops solution methods to service logistics problems where repair, recycle, and stocking of parts and material take place to provide after-market service to geographically dispersed customers. Two sectors that this research touches on are manufacturing and military.

In manufacturing, high technology equipment, electronics and automotive companies, such as Caterpillar, IBM, and Ford, perceive the service area as a promising growth opportunity as profit margins from sales continue to shrink. My research makes contributions to the $21 billion after-market service industry, by achieving cost savings through better decision making in warehousing and distribution of service parts.

In military logistics, the US military services need an adequate amount of service parts to sustain their operations and overall readiness. The developed methods position the right amounts of materials in strategically chosen locations so that the overall service readiness is maximized with minimum costs.

In my service logistics research, I closely work with IBM Global Services, and Baxter Planning Systems, a service parts software developer in Austin. I am also in touch with Dell to obtain industry support for my service logistics research.

From this line of research, I already have 3 refereed conference proceedings papers, 5 conference presentations, 3 poster presentations, and 1 submitted journal paper (Management Science), another soon-to-be-submitted (Naval Research Logistics).]

• Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling: This motivated my M.S. and Ph.D. research, and now motivates my NSF/SRC Project on Disruption Management in Semiconductor Manufacturing, and my project on Semiconductor Manufacturing Scheduling with AMD.

[Detail: I am part of a NSF grant that supports my semiconductor manufacturing research. In fact, this grant is also partially supported by two industry consortiums, Semiconductor Research Consortium (SRC) and SEMATECH (Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology). I collaborate with Joe Qin (from Chemical Engineering) and John Hasenbein (from ORIE) to develop methods for plant-wide process control and disruption management in semiconductor wafer fabrication. This grant provides support for three engineering Ph.D. students for three years, and I co-advise two of them.

My research here aims to suppress the adverse effects of disruptions on the overall plant performance by developing models and methods to adequately respond to the disruptions. I collaborate with engineers and managers from semiconductor manufacturers, such as AMD, IBM, and Intel.

I am also expanding my manufacturing planning and scheduling research by interacting closely with AMD. I recently secured the initial funding of a potentially long-term project that will redesign AMD's planning and scheduling system for their new generation, fully automated plants. My contribution at AMD is poised to affect the whole sector as modernization in planning and scheduling is perceived as an essential step for further growth in this sector.

Finally, I am part of a multi-university team (working with professors from Arizona State and Arkansas), who develop models and methods to solve large scale manufacturing and logistics problems, which are characterized by their two-stage nature: Group orders and Process grouped orders. One arm of this project is again related to semiconductor manufacturing where I address issues faced by new generation plants that have to group multiple orders coming from multiple customers into containers and have to route these containers through the machines. Without direct funding, this project has already produced numerous refereed conference papers, a journal paper submission (IIE Transactions, first revision), and potentially three more journal papers (two with a MS ORIE student). The other arm of this research effort is related to military logistics problems where planners have to pack and load multiple entities (e.g., material, equipment, personnel) into transport vehicles (ships, aircraft, etc.) and then route these vehicles through multiple destinations to achieve a mission objective in a cost-effective manner. We found that there are many problems in military logistics, especially in Air Force operations, which would be modeled within this context. We have a proposal in review with the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research.]

• Transportation Planning and Truckload Trucking: This motivated my past Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center projects and my collaborations with JB Hunt and ABF.

[Detail: I am involved in transportation research, mainly truckload trucking problems. I collaborated with companies such as J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., of Lowell, AR (one of the nation's largest truckload carriers), and ABF Freight Systems, Inc., of Fort Smith, AR (one of North America's largest less-than-truckload carriers), and worked on federally funded projects through Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center (MBTC). In fact, I graduated my first Ph.D. student on transportation research and undertook 6 different MBTC projects in less than four years. I have one published paper and one accepted paper in this area.]

I conduct both descriptive and prescriptive research. I use two fields to attack the outlined problems:

• Mathematical Modeling and Optimization: Using OR, I investigate the following issues:
  
  • Stochastic analysis, uncertainty, robustness, variability
  • Large-scale problems, optimization-based decomposition techniques and heuristics
  • Integration of disparate functional areas and decision islands
  • System dynamics, timing of decisions, effects of planning/rolling horizon procedures
• Game Theoretic/Auction Theoretic Analysis: With this, I focus on the following issues:
  
  • Coordination and collaboration: How do you achieve a globally optimal solution within a distributed decision structure? (multi-agent, multi-company coordination)
  • When does equilibrium (stability of agents' decisions) coincide with system optimum?
  • Use of historical and a priori information in repeated coordination games and auctions
  • Effects of incentives, information asymmetry, dispersed information/decentralized authority
  • Agent coalitions, agent designs, effects of these on communication and convergence
  • Consideration of electronic marketplaces and auctions in the context of coordination/collaboration and overall system efficiency

My long term objective is to develop a unifying theoretical framework that encompasses both fields, and to connect the system-level optimization with the distributed decision structure.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN:

Vishv Jeet , Ph.D. in progress 2 years into the program, passed the qualifier, passed his proposal defense in February. Presented at IERC (IE research conference, refereed proceedings) and INFORMS, and submitted a paper to INFORMS Journal on Computing. He is working on another paper which will go to Naval Research Logistics by the end of March. He is the first prize recipient of the Supply Chain Dissertation Proposal Competition organized by the University of Florida Supply Chain Center. He should graduate by May 2006. website resume

Mehmet F. Candas, M.S./Ph.D. in progress 2 years into the program, passed the qualifier, should present his proposal by the end of the semester. Presented at INFORMS and IERC, and submitted a paper to Management Science last December. Should graduate by August 2006.

Yiwei Cai, Ph.D. in progress 1 semester into the program, will take the qualifier in August, working on the Disruption Management in Semiconductor Manufacturing project, co-supervised with J. Qin in Chemical Engineering. Should graduate by December 2007.

Ilyas Mohamed Iyoob, Ph.D.Student Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Program Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station C2200 Austin, TX 78712-0292 Phone: (479) 200-5173 Fax: (512) 232-1489 Email: iiyoob@mail.utexas.edu Resume

Clare Schoen, Ph.D. in progress A Chemical Engineering student, co-supervised with J. Qin in Chemical Engineering. Should graduate by December 2007.

Michael Nehme, Ph.D. in progress In his second semester in the program, will take the qualifier in August, working on Proactive Planning and Scheduling in Semiconductor Manufacturing (AMD-supported project). Should graduate by May 2008. resume

Emrah Zarifoglu, Ph.D. in progress In his second semester in the program, will take the qualifier in August, working on the Scope of Scheduling in Semiconductor Manufacturing (AMD-supported project). Should graduate by May 2008.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

Darsono Tjokroamidjojo, Ph.D., 2002 Currently Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, North Dakota State University (Co-advisor with G. Don Taylor, currently professor and chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Virginia Tech). Presented at IERC and INFORMS conferences. Has an accepted paper in Transportation Research Part E out of his dissertation. He is finishing up his second paper.

M.S. Students

• UT AUSTIN
  Completed: 18 students in OR/IE, MSE, and ME.
  In-progress: 5 students in OR/IE.
• University of Arkansas
  Completed: 4 M.S. students in IE.

Other Student Advising

• UT Austin Committee Memberships
  10 Ph.D. Committee Memberships (5 completed)
  9 M.S. Committee Memberships (5 completed)
• University of Arkansas
  2 Ph.D. Committee Memberships (2 completed)
  9 M.S. Committee Memberships (9 completed)

NSF CAREER Award, 2002-2007, NSF.
Summer Research Award, 2004, the University of Texas at Austin.
Graduate Scholarship, 1995-1999, Department of ISE, Lehigh University.
Graduate Scholarship, 1992-1994, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Undergraduate Scholarship, 1987-1992, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.

Book In Preparation

• E. Kutanoglu and H.A. Taha, "Integer Programming: Theory, Applications, and Computation."

Invited Book Chapter in Preparation

• E. Kutanoglu, Y. Cai, and J. Hasenbein, "Production Planning, Scheduling and Disruption Management," Expected Completion December 2006, Handbook of Production Plannning, Editors: K. Kempf, P. Keskinocak, and R. Uzsoy.

Refereed Journal Papers, published or accepted for publication

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. Long Version | Short Version
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. Long Version
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. Long Version
4. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (2004), "Improving Schedule Robustness via Preprocessing and Dynamic Adaptation," IIE Transactions, Vol. 36, No. 11, 1107-1124. Research Summary in Industrial Engineer Magazine | Long Version
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. Research Summary in Industrial Engineer Magazine | Long Version
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. Long Version
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. Long Version
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. Long Version
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. Long Version
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. Long Version
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. Long Version
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.

Refereed Conference Proceedings, published or accepted

1. E. Kutanoglu and D. Lohiya (2005) "An Inventory and Multi-Modal Transportation Model for Service Parts Logistics," Proceedings of 14th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Atlanta, GA.
2. E. Kutanoglu, M.F. Candas, and V. Jeet (2005) "Considering Stochastic Facility Response in Logistics Network Design Problems with Time Sensitive Service," Proceedings of 14th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Atlanta, GA.
3. S.J. Mason, E. Kutanoglu, J.W. Fowler (2005) "Manufacturing and Logistics Applications of Multiple Orders Per Job Scheduling," Proceedings of 14th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Atlanta, GA.
4. F. Tanrisever, E. Kutanoglu, and S.J. Mason (2004), "Forming and Scheduling Jobs from Multiple Orders with Different Attributes: A Computational Study of Special Cases," Proceedings of 13th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Houston, TX.
5. P. Qu, S.J. Mason, E. Kutanoglu and J.W. Fowler (2004), "A Polynomial Time Heuristic for Scheduling Multiple-Order Jobs on a Single Machine," Proceedings of 13th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Houston, TX.
6. M.F. Candas and E. Kutanoglu (2004) "Integrated Logistics Network Design and Inventory Stocking with Time-Based Service Levels," Proceedings of 13th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Houston, TX.
7. V. Jeet and E. Kutanoglu (2004) "An Algorithm for Logistic Network Design Problems with Time-based Service Constraints," Proceedings of 13th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Houston, TX.
8. D. Tjokroamidjojo, E. Kutanoglu, and G.D. Taylor (2004) "Advance Load Information Value in Transportation Logistics under Stochastic Conditions," Proceedings of 13th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Houston, TX.
9. R. Ling, E. Kutanoglu, and S.J. Mason (2003) "Scaling-based Algorithms for Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problems," Proceedings of 12th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Portland, OR.
10. F. Tovia, C.R. Cassady, and E. Kutanoglu (2003), "Inventory Management through Information Sharing and Collaboration," 31st International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, San Francisco, California.
11. F. Tovia, E. Kutanoglu, and and T. Collins (2002) "Throughput Analysis in a Frozen Food Processing Facility," Proceedings of 11th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Orlando, FL.
12. W.C. Oon and E. Kutanoglu (2002) "Heuristics for Multi-Level Logistics Network Design Problems with Service Coverage Constraints," Proceedings of 11th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Orlando, FL.
13. G.M. Magableh, S.J. Mason, and E. Kutanoglu (2002) "The Impact of Wireless Data Systems on Transportation Systems of the Future," Proceedings of 11th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Orlando, FL.
14. P. Qu, S.J. Mason, and E. Kutanoglu (2001) "Scheduling jobs containing multiple orders," Proceedings of International Conference on Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing, Phoenix, AZ.
15. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (2001), "Lagrangian Relaxation-Based Techniques for Job Shop Scheduling," Proceedings of 10th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Dallas, TX.
16. M.H. Cole, H.R. Ural, and E. Kutanoglu (2001) "Design and Analysis of Dynamic Focused Storage Systems," Progress in Material Handling Research: 2000, Editors: R.J. Graves, L.F. McGinnis, M.K. Ogle, B.A. Peters, R.E. Ward, M.R. Whilhem, Material Handling Institute, Charlotte, NC, 78-83.
17. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (2000), "Schedule Selection Game: A Game-Theoretic Analysis for Incentive Compatible Scheduling," Proceedings of 9th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Cleveland, OH.
18. E. Kutanoglu and I. Sabuncuoglu (1995), "An Investigation of Reactive Scheduling Policies under Machine Breakdowns," Proceedings of 4th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Nashville, Tennessee, 1995.
19. E. Kutanoglu and I. Sabuncuoglu (1994), "Experimental Investigation of Scheduling Rules in a Dynamic Job Shop with Weighted Tardiness Costs," Proceedings of 3rd Industrial Engineering Research Conference, IIE, Atlanta, Georgia, 1994.

Submitted, In review, Under revision

1. S.J. Mason, P. Qu, E. Kutanoglu, and J.W. Fowler (2004) "The single machine multiple orders per job scheduling problem," Submitted to IIE Transactions, Revision 2.
2. F. Tanrisever, and E. Kutanoglu (2005) "Forming and Scheduling Jobs with Capacitated Constraints in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Single Machine Problem," Submitted to Annals of Operations Research.
3. V. Jeet and E. Kutanoglu (2005) "Lagrangian Relaxation Guided Problem Space Search Heuristics for the Generalized Assignment Problem," Submitted to European Journal of Operational Research, Revision 1.
4. S.J. Mason, G.M. Magableh, and E. Kutanoglu (2004) "The Impact of Wireless Data Systems on the Transportation Systems of the Future," Submitted to International Journal of Production Distribution and Logistics Management.

In Preparation for Journal Submission

1. V. Jeet and E. Kutanoglu "Low Demand Network Design with Inventory Stocking: Modeling and Optimization," In final stages of preperation.
2. M.F. Candas and E. Kutanoglu "Integrated Logistics Network Design and Inventory Management with Customer-centric Service Levels," In final stages of preparation.
3. V. Jeet and E. Kutanoglu "Effects of Part-commonality in Integrated Service Parts Logistics Network Design," In preparation for Naval Research Logistics.
4. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu "A Computational Study of Coalitions in Cooperative Multi-Agent Production Scheduling," In preparation for Production Planning and Control.
5. F. Tanrisever and E. Kutanoglu "Forming and Scheduling Jobs with OrderWeights in Semiconductor Manufacturing," In preparation for Journal of Scheduling.
6. S. Lee and E. Kutanoglu "Analysis of Inventory Sharing and Time-based Service Levels: A Simulation Study,"
7. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu "Scaling-based Heuristics for Job Shop Scheduling under Deterministic and Stochastic Conditions," In preparation for Computers and Operations Research.
8. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu "Proactive Equilibrium: A New Equilibrium Concept for Distributed Resource Scheduling,"
9. E. Kutanoglu and M.C. Booth "Application of a large scale network design model: A case study in service parts logistics,"
10. E. Kutanoglu and R. Ling "A Scaling-based Heuristic for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problems,"

Non-refereed Conference Proceedings and Poster Sessions

• E. Kutanoglu (2005) "CAREER: Analysis of Multi-dimensional Coordination Problems in Service Parts Logistics," Proceedings of NSF Design, Manufacturing, and Service Grantees and Research Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
• E. Kutanoglu (2004) "CAREER: Analysis of Multi-dimensional Coordination Problems in Service Parts Logistics," Proceedings of NSF Design, Manufacturing, and Service Grantees and Research Conference, Dallas, TX.
• E. Kutanoglu (2003) "CAREER: Analysis of Multi-dimensional Coordination Problems in Service Parts Logistics," Proceedings of NSF Design, Manufacturing, and Service Grantees and Research Conference, Edited by R.G. Reddy, Pages 859-893, Birmingham, AL.

Theses, Dissertations, and Working Papers

• "Integrated Analysis of Transportation and Inventory in Intermodal Distribution Networks" with S.J. Mason, MBTC Final Report, December 2003.
• "Modeling and Analysis of Transportation Flows Created by E-commerce Transactions" with M.R. Bartolacci, MBTC Final Report, 2002.
• "Efficient Timing of Pick-up and Delivery Assignment Decisions Through Simulation and Optimization" with D. Tjokroamidjojo, MBTC Final Report, 2002.
• "Impact ofWireless Data Systems on the Transportation Systems of the Future" with S.J. Mason and G.M. Magableh, MBTC Final Report, 2002.
• "Stock Positioning for Personal Equipment and Spare Parts Inventory in Military Logistical Systems," with M.D. Rossetti, N. Sloan, and Y. Tee,Working Paper, TLI/DLA, 2002.
• "Empty Container Management for Container-on-Barge (COB) Transportation," with M.C. Cole, S.T. Choong, MBTC Final Report, 2001.
• "Efficient Dispatching in a Terminal City Network," with G.D. Taylor and D. Tjokroamidjojo, MBTC Final Report, 2001.
• "The Analysis of Inter-modal Choice Combinations and Pre-positioning Strategies for Military Supplies and Materiel," with M.D. Rossetti, T.R. Collins, N. Sloan, Y. Tee, and M. Chow, Working Paper, TLI/DLA, 2000.
• "Distributed Resource Scheduling: Optimization Models, Equilibrium Conditions, and Incentive Compatible Mechanisms," Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 1999.
• "Job Shop Scheduling under Dynamic and Stochastic Manufacturing Environments," M.S. Thesis, Department of Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 1995.

1. M.F. Candas, and E. Kutanoglu (2006) "Integrated Logistics Network Design and Inventory Management in Service Parts Logistics," Fifth Annual Florida Supply Chain Conference, Gainesville, FL. (Presentation given by M.F. Candas to accept a Dissertation Support Award organized by Supply Chain and Logistics Engineering Center at the University of Florida).
2. F. Tanrisever, and E. Kutanoglu (2005) "Job Formation and Scheduling in Semiconductor Manufacturing," INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
3. Y. Cai, E. Kutanoglu, and J. Hasenbein (2005) "Optimization-based Semiconductor Manufacturing Scheduling," INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
4. B. Bregenzer, E. Kutanoglu, J. Hasenbein, and J. Qin (2005) "Scheduling Practice in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Results of a Comprehensive Survey," INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
5. V. Jeet, E. Kutanoglu, and A. Partani (2005) "Solution Techniques of an Integrated Location, Allocation and Inventory Model, " INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
6. E. Kutanoglu and F. Tanrisever (2005) "Forming and Scheduling Jobs with Order Weights in Semiconductor Manufacturing," 2nd Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling: Theory and Applications, MISTA 2005, New York, NY.
7. J. Fowler, E. Kutanoglu, and S.J. Mason (2005) "Multiple Orders per Job Scheduling Problems," 2nd Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling: Theory and Applications, MISTA 2005, New York, NY.
8. V. Jeet and E. Kutanoglu (2005) "Logistics Network Design with Inventory Stocking, Time-based Service Allocation, and Part Commonality," Fourth Annual Florida Supply Chain Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL. (Presentation given by V. Jeet to accept his First Prize in the Dissertation Support Award organized by Supply Chain and Logistics Engineering Center at the University of Florida).
9. M.F. Candas and E. Kutanoglu (2004) "Considering Inventory in Service Parts Logistics Network Design Problems with Time-based Service Constraints," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
10. V. Jeet and E. Kutanoglu (2004) "Effects of Part-commonality in Integrated Service Parts Logistics Network Design," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. 11. E. Kutanoglu, J.W. Whitaker, andW. Barnes (2004) "Multi-Echelon Logistics Network Design with Time-Based Service Coverage Constraints," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
11. E. Kutanoglu and F. Tanrisever (2004) "Job Formation and Scheduling Problem with Capacitated Containers," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
12. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (2002) "Distributed Scheduling, Mechanism Design, and Optimization," INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA.
13. E. Kutanoglu (2002) "Analysis of Multi-dimensional Coordination Problems in Service Parts Logistics," Invited Talk, INFORMS Austin Professional Chapter Seminar, Austin, TX.
14. E. Kutanoglu (2002) "Analysis of Multi-dimensional Coordination Problems in Service Parts Logistics," Invited Talk, Graduate Seminar Series, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
15. E. Kutanoglu (2002) "Analysis of Multi-dimensional Coordination Problems in Service Parts Logistics," Invited Talk, Graduate Seminar Series, The University of Texas at Austin.
16. E. Kutanoglu and S.K. Lee (2001) "Inventory Management with Location Interactions in Service Parts Supply Chains," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 2001.
17. E. Kutanoglu (2001) "Distributed Resource Scheduling via Complex Auctions," INFORMS International Meeting, Maui, Hawaii.
18. E. Kutanoglu, C.R. Cassady and S.J. Mason (2001) "An Analysis of Integrating Production Scheduling and Preventive Maintenance Planning Decisions," INFORMS International Meeting, Maui, Hawaii.
19. C. Ma, E. Kutanoglu, and M.C. Booth (2000) "Customer Delivery Time Sensitive Inventory Network Design," INFORMS Fall Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
20. D. Tjokroamidjojo, E. Kutanoglu, and G.D. Taylor (2000) "Efficient and Regularized Routing/Dispatching in a Terminal City Network," INFORMS Fall Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
21. E. Kutanoglu, M.H. Cole, and S.T. Choong (2000) "Empty Container Management for Container-on-Barge Transportation," INFORMS Fall Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
22. E. Kutanoglu, and W. Oon (2000) "Design of Multi-Echelon Distribution Networks with Service Level Constraints," INFORMS Fall Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
23. E. Kutanoglu (2000) "Modeling and Analysis of Transportation Flows Created by E-commerce Transactions," Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center Board Meeting, Fayetteville, AR.
24. E. Kutanoglu (2000) "Improving Schedule Robustness via Stochastic Analysis and Dynamic Adaptation," Invited talk, Graduate Seminar Series, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
25. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (2000) "Incentive Compatible Distributed Scheduling," 21st National Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Conference, Fagamusta, Cyprus.
26. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (1999) "Proactive Equilibrium for Distributed Job Shop Scheduling", INFORMS Fall Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
27. E. Kutanoglu and S.D. Wu (1999) "Improving Schedule Robustness via Stochastic Analysis and Dynamic Adaptation", INFORMS Spring Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.
28. E. Kutanoglu (1999) "Distributed Resource Scheduling: Optimization Models, Equilibrium Conditions, and Incentive Compatible Mechanisms," Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota.
29. E. Kutanoglu (1999) "Distributed Resource Scheduling: Optimization Models, Equilibrium Conditions, and Incentive Compatible Mechanisms," Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas.
30. E. Kutanoglu (1999) "Distributed Resource Scheduling: Optimization Models, Equilibrium Conditions, and Incentive Compatible Mechanisms," Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Lehigh University.
31. E. Kutanoglu and S.D.Wu (1998) "Distributed Resource Scheduling Using a Lagrangeanbased Decomposition," INFORMS Spring Meeting, Montreal, Canada.
32. S.D. Wu and E. Kutanoglu (1997) "Distributed Resource Scheduling Using Auction and Lagrangean Relaxation," INFORMS Fall Meeting, Dallas, TX.
33. E. Kutanoglu, J. Bustos and K. Zeithammer (1996) "Simulation Modeling at Bethforge, Inc.," Engineering Research for Industry Symposium, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
34. E. Kutanoglu and I. Sabuncuoglu (1994) "Reactive Scheduling Policies against Machine Breakdowns in Dynamic Job Shops," 16thNational OR/IE Conference, Ankara, Turkey (in Turkish).
35. E. Kutanoglu and I. Sabuncuoglu (1994) "Computational Testing of Weighted Tardiness Priority Rules in Dynamic Job Shop Setting," 16th National OR/IE Conference, Ankara, Turkey (in Turkish).
36. V. Verter, A. Atamturk, S. Hosten, E. Kutanoglu (1991) "Practical Studies in Mainstream OR Journals in 1985-1991," 14th National OR/IE Conference, Istanbul, Turkey (in Turkish).

The University of Texas at Austin

• "CAREER: Analysis of Multi-dimensional Coordination Problems in Service Parts Logistics Systems" Sponsor: NSF, Industry Collaborator: IBM, Funding: $375,000 Dates: August 2002 - July 2007 (PI).
• "Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplement for NSF CAREER Grant" Grantor: NSF, Funding: $12,000 Dates: August 2004 - July 2007 (PI).
• "Semiconductor: Fab-wide Control and Disruption Management in High Volume Semiconductor Manufacturing" Sponsor: NSF and SRC, Industry Collaborators: AMD, IBM, Intel, and SEMATECH. Funding: $400,000 Dates: October 2004 - August 2007. (Co-PI, with J. Qin and J. Hasenbein).
• "Scope of Scheduling in Semiconductor Manufacturing" (Unrestricted Gift Funding) Sponsor and Collaborator: AMD, Current Funding: $38,500 Dates: March 2005 - December 2005, Pending Funding: $100,000 Dates: January - December 2006 (PI).
• "Integrated Analysis of Transportation and Inventory in Intermodal Distribution Networks" Sponsor: Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center, Total Funding: $109,000, Match: $55,000, Dates: August 2002 - December 2003 (PI, with S.J. Mason, Total UT Portion: $27,000, UT Actual Dollars: $13,200 ).
• "Inventory Analysis forNavy Supply Command" Sponsor: NAVSUP/TLI, Total Funding: $50,000, Dates: August 2002 - December 2003 (Co-PI, with M.D. Rossetti, UT Portion: $0 ).

University of Arkansas

• "Performance and Uptime Analysis for Production Lines at Con Agra" Sponsor: Con Agra / TLI, Funding: $50,000 Dates: August 2001 - July 2002 (PI, with T.R. Collins, E. Fant).
• "Modeling and Analysis of Transportation Flows Created by E-commerce Transactions" Sponsor: MBTC, Industry Collaborator: ABF, Total Funding: $134,647, Match: $67,385, Dates: August 2000 - December 2001 (PI, with M.H. Cole and M.R. Bartolacci).
• "Efficient Timing of Pick-up and Delivery Assignment Decisions Through Simulation and Optimization" Sponsor MBTC, Total Funding: $151,438, Match: $80,000 Dates: August 2000 - December 2001 (PI, with G.D. Taylor).
• "Efficient Dispatching in a Terminal City Network" Sponsor: MBTC, Total Grant: $115,920, Match: $58,000 Dates: August 1999 - December 2000 (PI, with G.D. Taylor).
• "Impact ofWireless Data Systems on the Transportation Systems of the Future" Sponsor: MBTC, Total Grant: $60,000, Match: $30,000 Dates: August 2001 - June 2002 (Co-PI, with S.J. Mason).
• "Review of COTS for Transportation and Logistics Planning" Sponsor: Defense Logistics Agency / TLI, Funding: $50,000 Dates: August 2000 - December 2001. (Co-PI, with M.D. Rossetti).
• "Empty Container Management for Container-on-Barge Transportation" Sponsor: MBTC, Total Funding: $100,078, Match: $50,308 Dates: August 1999 - December 2000 (Co-PI, with M.H. Cole).
• "The Analysis of Inter-modal Choice Combinations and Pre-Positioning Strategies for Military Supplies and Materiel" Sponsor: DLA / TLI, Total Funding: $50,000 Dates: August 1999 - December 2000 (Co-PI, with M.D. Rosetti and T.R. Collins).

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