Ilhan OR

Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering, Bogaziçi University, 80815 Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tel. (90) (212) 359 6772. Fax. (90) (212) 265 1800
URL: http://www.ie.boun.edu.tr/~or;   E-mail: or@boun.edu.tr

Degrees

Ph.D. – Northwestern University - 1976.  Industrial Engineering.

M.S.  - Northwestern University - 1974.  Industrial Engineering.

B.S.  - Northwestern University - 1973.  Industrial Engineering.

 

Academic Experience

Professor, Bogaziçi University, 1991- present

Associate Professor, Boğaziçi University, 1984 - 1991.

Visiting Professor, Syracuse University, NewYork, USA, 1982-83.

Visiting Professor, University of Maryland, Maryland, USA, 1983.

Assistant Professor, Boğaziçi University, 1976 - 1984.

Graduate  Research, Teaching Assistant,  Northwestern University, 1974-76.

 

Teaching Experience

Graduate and Undergraduate Courses Offered: Operations Research  I; Operations Research  II; Production Planning I; Production Planning II; Planning For Engineers; Computer Methods In Industrial Engineering; Plant Organization; Mathematical Modeling; Network Optimization; Linear Optimization;  Nonlinear Optimization; Network Theory ond Optimization; Decision Analysis; Project Management; Optimization Methods in Finance and Economics.

Professional Seminars Offered: Project Management; Total Productive Maintenance; Quantitative Methods; Decision Analysis For Management: Quantitative and Behavioral Aspects; Collection and Disposal of Solid Wastes; Quantitative Methods for Planning and Decision Making in Management; Top Management and Computers; Designing a Maintenance Planning System; Project Evaluation International Training Workshop; Quantitative Techniques in Production Planning.

 

Research Interests

Linear Optimization, Network Models, Risk Analysis and Assessment, Energy Policy and Planning, Maintenance and Production Plannning, Project Management

 

 Consulting, Professional Experience and Patents

 

“Analysis of Accident Risks in Narrow Waterways: The Case of Istanbul Channel”

Start - End Dates: 2004 - 2007.

Position: Co-Director.

Supporting Institutions: National Science Foundation (NSF), Turkish State Scientific and Technological Research Institution (TUBITAK).

 

 “Euro- Mediterranean Energy Policy Training Network Project”

Start-End Dates: 2001-2003.

Position: Counrty Team Leader.

Supporting Institution: The MEDA Programme, The European Comission.

 

“Investigation of Potential Maritime Accidents in Narrow Waterways Through Bayesian Analysis and Simulation, 2000”.

Start-End Dates: 2000-2003.

Position: Principle Investigator.

Supporting Institution: Boğaziçi University Research Fund.

 

“Supply Chain Management”

Start-End Datess: 1999-2000.

Position: Project Co-director.

Supporting Institution: Eczacıbaşı-Vitra A.Ş. (a major ceramic products manufacturer)

 

“Analysis of Mediterranean Energy Policies”

Start-End Dates: 1998-1999.

Position: Counrty Team Leader.

Supporting Institution: The Synergy Programme, The European Comission.

 

Principal Publications (of last five years)

“Precedence Constrained TSP Arising in Printed Circuit Board Assembly” (with E. Duman). International Journal of Production. Research, V. 42, No:1, p. 67-78, 2004.

 “A Simulation Study of the Accident Risk in the Istanbul Channel” (with İ. Kahraman). International Journal of Emergency Management, Vol 1, No: 2, pp. 110-124, 2001.

 “Heat Exchanger Network Design and Optimization for Multi-purpose Batch Plants” (with M. Bozan, F. Borak). Chemical Engineering and Processing, V. 40, No: 6, pp. 511-524, 2001.

"A Quadratic Assignment Problem in the Automated Assembly of Printed Circuit Boards" (with K. Atik). Journal of the Operations Research Society of Turkey, V.11, No:1, p. 67-88, 2000.

"An Investigation of Maritime Accident Probabilities and Causes in the Istanbul Channel" (with M. Sevilir). The Journal of Management Sciences and Regional Development, V.1, No:2, p. 47-60, 1999.

"Energy Policies and Issues in the Mediterranean Basin: Effects on Globalisation, Emerging Trends and Potentials for Regional Cooperation", Book Section, Regional Cooperation In a Global Context, Ed. R. Bar-El, G. Benhayoun, E. Menipaz, L’Harmattan, Paris, 2001.

 

Memberships of Scientific and Professional Societies

Member, Operations Research Society of Turkey (YAD);

Founding Member, Turkish National Committee for Solid Waste (KAKAD);

Member, Turkish Statistics Society;

Founding Member, Turkish Industrial Management Institute (EYE).

Member, World Energy Councel – Turkish National Comittee (WEC-TNC).

Associate Editor, Naval Research Logistics, Wiley Interscience, New York (1994 - 2004).

Associate Editor, Solid Waste and Environment Journal, Turkish National Committee for Solid Waste, Istanbul, (1990-1998).

 

Honors and Awards

Bogaziçi University Research Excellence Award, 2003.

Bogaziçi University Research Excellence Award, 2001.

Bogaziçi University Research Excellence Award, 2000.

Bogaziçi University Research Grant, $3000, 2000-2003.

Bogaziçi University Research Grant, $1000, 1998-1998.

Bogaziçi University Research Grant, $3000, 1997-1998.

TUBITAK (National Science Association) Research Grant, $6000, 1995-1998.

Instutional and Professional Service (in the last five years)

Chairman, Industrial Engineering Dept., Boğaziçi University (1993 – 97; 2003 -      )

Undergraduate Curriculum Commitee Member, Boğaziçi University (1998 -     )

Student Exchange Programs Committee Member, Boğaziçi University (1998 -    )

Continuing Education Committee Member, Boğaziçi University (1993 - 2000)

Student Exchange Programs Coordinator, School of Eng’g., Boğaziçi University (1998 - 00)

Distance Education Subcomittee Chairman, Boğaziçi University (1999 - 00)

Continuing Education Coordinator, Boğaziçi University (1993 - 98)

              

Professional Development Activities (in the last five years)

3rd International Conference on Oil Spills, Oil Pollution & Remediation, MEDOSC'2003, Boğaziçi University & University of Manchester, Istanbul, 2003.

Organizing Committee Member

Speaker, “An Expert Judgment Based Study of Accident Risk in the Istanbul Channel”.

 

Euro/Informs Joint International Meeting, Boğaziçi University & Turkish Operational Research Society, Istanbul, 2003.

Organizing Committee Member

Speaker, “Supplier Selection Through Logistic Regression”; “A Regional Electricity Demand Projection Study”.

 

The Energy Decision Makers Workshop, Boğaziçi University Foundation, Istanbul, 2002.

Organizing Committee Chairman

Speaker, The Opening Speech.

 

IFORS’2002, International Federation of Operations Research Societies, Edinburgh 2002.

Speaker, “An Expert Judgment Based Study of Accident Risk in the Istanbul Channel”.

 

ICRM-2002, 2nd International Conference on Responsive Manufacturing, Gaziantep, 2002.

Speaker, “Designing Printed Circuit Boards with the Objective of Minimizing Assembly Time”.

 

23rd Conference on Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Yeditepe University,  Istanbul, 2002.

Speaker "An Expert Judgment Based Study of the Maritime Accident Risks in the Istanbul Channel".

 

3rd National Industrial Engineering Assembly, Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, Izmit, 2001.

Panel Member, “The Past, Present and Future of Industrial Engineering”.

Advisory Committee Member.

 

The 2nd International Conference on Oil Spills in the Mediterranean & Black Sea Regions, MEDOSC'2000, Boğaziçi University & University of Manchester, Istanbul, 2000.

Speaker, "A Quantitative Analysis of Potential Accidents in the Istanbul Channel".

 

The Workshop on “Two Parallel Courses from Confrontation to Cooperation: Lessons from the Past and Challanges to the Future", University of the Aegean, Chios, 2000.

Invited Speaker, “Energy Issues in the Mediterranean Basin and Potentials for Regional Cooperation”.

 

EURO'2000, Budapest, 2000.

Speaker, “Risk Analysis in the Istanbul Channel based on Bayesian Methods and Simulation”.

 

21st Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Research,  Eastern Mediterranean University,  N. Cyprus, 2000.

Speaker "A Simulation Study of the Maritime Traffic in the Istanbul Channel".

 

TIEMS'2000, the 7th Annual Conference of the International Emergency Management Society, The International Emergency Management Society, Orlando, U.S.A., 2000.

Speaker, "A Simulation Study of the Accident Risks in the Istanbul Channel".

 

Disaster and Risk Management Workshop, Boğaziçi University and George Washington University, Istanbul, 1999.

Organization Committee Member;

Session Chairman.

 

The International Conference on Forging Regional Cooperation in the Mediterranean Basin, Universite d'Aix Marseille, Arles, France, 1999.

International Orginazing Committee Member,

Invited Speaker, "Energy Policies and Issues in the Mediterranean Basin: Effects on Globalisation, Emerging Trends and Potentials for Regional Cooperation"

 

The Workshop on “The Global Energy Market and the Mediterranean Region”, Synergy Programme, The European Comission, Athens, 1998.

Invited Speaker, “The Structure of the Energy Sector and the Energy Training in Turkey”.

 

2nd International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Sakarya University, Sapanca, 1998.

Program Committee Member,

Speaker, " Allocation of Component Types to Machines in Automated Production of PC Boards”.

 

The Kriton Curi International Symposium on Environmental Management in the Mediterranean Region”, Antalya, 1998.

Organization Committee/Scientific Committee Member,

Speaker, “A Location Transportation Model for Hospital Waste in Turkey”,

Session Chairman.

 

Informs’98, Tel-Aviv, 1998.

Invited Speaker, “Feeder Assignment Optimization in Placement Machines: A Quadratic Assignment Problem in PCB Assembly”.