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Sıla Çetinkaya, Ph.D. Professor of Operations
Research and Engineering Management (OREM) Cecil H. Green Professor of
Engineering Lyle School of Engineering, SMU |
Academic
Degrees
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Ph.D.,
Management Science/Systems (Minor: Statistics), McMaster
University, 1996
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M.S.,
Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 1991
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B.S.,
Industrial Engineering, İstanbul Technical University, 1989
Research
Interests
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Supply
Chain and Service Operations Engineering: Inventory Theory, Distribution
Logistics, Transportation, Coordination and Contracts, Pricing, Closed-Loop
Supply Chains, Healthcare Operations
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Advanced
Analytics: Decision Making under Uncertainty
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Stochastic
Optimal Control
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Dynamic
Optimization
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Applied
Probability and Stochastic Modeling
Appointments
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2014-Present, Cecil
H. Green Professor of Engineering, Professor (with tenure) of Lyle OREM
Department, and Professor of
Cox ITOM Department (by courtesy)
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2017-Present,
Adjunct Professor, Internal Medicine, UTSW Medical Center (by courtesy)
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2015-2025,
Department Chairperson, Lyle OREM Department, SMU
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2016-2019, Senior
Fellow, Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity, SMU
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2013-2014,
Associate Head, Industrial and Systems Engineering, TAMU
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2009-2014,
Professor (with tenure), Industrial and Systems Engineering, TAMU
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2003-2009,
Associate Professor (with tenure), Industrial and Systems Engineering, TAMU
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1997–2003,
Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, TAMU
Visiting
Appointments
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September
2025-Present, Visiting Professor, Özyeğin
University, Istanbul, Turkey
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March-August
2013, Visiting Professor, Industrial Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul,
Turkey
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April
2006, Visiting Faculty, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of
Florida
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May
2002, Visiting Scholar, Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Current
Editorial Appointments
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Department
Editor, Supply Chains, IISE Transactions
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Associate
Editor, Naval Research Logistics
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Editorial
Board Member, International Journal of Inventory Research
Selected Media
Coverage
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January
2023, SMU Press Release: https://www.smu.edu/News/Research/Research-in-2022?utm_source=linkedin
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April
2022, INFORMS Resoundingly Human: https://resoundinglyhuman.com/episodes/ensuring-compassion-is-at-the-core-of-compassionate-dialysis-screening/
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February
2022, D Magazine: https://www.dmagazine.com/healthcare-business/2022/02/fighting-dallas-compassionate-dialysis-tragedy/
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February
2022, Renal Interventions: https://renalinterventions.net/us-researchers-develop-methods-to-improve-patient-screening-for-compassionate-dialysis/
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February
2022, Eurekalert: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/942896
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February
2022, SMU Press Release: https://www.smu.edu/News/Research/Overwhelming-numbers-of-uninsured-dialysis-patients-may-have-a-solution
Selected
Honors, Awards, and Distinctions
Scholarly Recognition:
International/National/Society Level
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Fellow,
Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers, 2012.
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Best
Paper Prize in Scheduling and Logistics, in collaboration with X. Liu, IISE
Transactions on Scheduling and Logistics, 2010.
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Finalist
for Daniel Wagner Prize in Operations Research Practice, in collaboration with
H. Üster, G. Easwaran, and B. B. Keskin, INFORMS,
2008.
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Coauthor
of Feature article in ISE Magazine, ``Innovative Use of Operational
Tools to Improve Care Delivery for the Uninsured ESRD Patients and to Inform
Healthcare Policy-Makers", December 2022.
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Coauthor
of Feature article ISE Magazine, ``An Analytical Investigation of
Alternative Batching Policies for Remanufacturing under Stochastic Demands and
Returns", August 2021.
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Feature
article in IE Magazine for “Üster, H., B.
B. Keskin, and S. Çetinkaya, “Integrated Warehouse Location and Inventory
Decisions in a Three-Tier Distribution System,” August 2008.
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Selected
for Frontiers of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering, 2005.
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Feature
article in IE Magazine for " Liu, X. and S. Çetinkaya,
“Designing Supply Contracts in Supplier- versus Buyer-Driven Channels,”
November 2003.
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Outstanding
Young Industrial Engineer, Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2003.
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CAREER
Award, National Science Foundation, 2001–2006.
Scholarly Recognition:
University/College Level
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Cecil
H. Green Professor of Engineering, SMU, 2014-present.
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William
O. and Montine P. Head Faculty Fellow, TAMU, 2011.
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Dwight
Look College of Engineering Dean’s Merit Award, TAMU, 2010.
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E.D.
Brockett Professorship, TAMU, 2006.
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TEES
Fellow, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMU, 2006.
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Dwight
Look College of Engineering Fellow, TAMU, 2006.
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Dwight
Look College of Engineering Fellow, TAMU, 2003.
Recognition of Teaching Excellence
o Logistics and Supply Chain Divisions Annual
Teaching Award, Institute
of Industrial & Systems Engineers, 2015.
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Alpha
Pi Mu Outstanding Professor, TAMU, 2009.
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BP
Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, TAMU, 2004.
Service Recognition:
International/National/Society Level
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WORMS
Award for the Advancement of Women in OR/MS, INFORMS, 2024.
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INFORMS
Senior Member (inaugural cohort), 2024.
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Moving
Spirit Award, INFORMS, 2011.
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Meritorious
Service Award, Operations Research, INFORMS, 2002.
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Silver
Award, Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter Recognition Program, 2001 and 2002, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers.
Service Recognition:
University/College Level
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Student
Organization Advisor of the Year Award, Department of Student Activities, TAMU,
2011
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Registered
Student Organization New Advisor of the Year for 2008-2009, Department of
Student Activities, TAMU.
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INFORMS
Student Chapter Faculty Appreciation Award, TAMU, 2006.
Peer-Reviewed Journal
Publications
(Underlined co-authors are graduate and post-doctoral advisees)
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Bountali,
O., S. Çetinkaya,
M. Hahsler, F. Nourbakhsh, Zhenghang Xu, and H.
Quinones, “An Investigation of Treatment Barriers for End-Stage Kidney Disease
Patients Using Advanced Analytics,” Healthcare Analytics, Vol. 8, pp.
100438, 2025.
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Wei, B., S. Çetinkaya, D. B. H. Cline, “Cost- and Service-based
Comparison of Practical Policies for Stochastic Clearing under Nonlinear Delay
Penalty,” IISE Transactions, 2025.
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Wood, D. and S. Çetinkaya, “A Comparative Analysis of How to Handle
Stockout Scenarios: The Impact of Newsvendor’s Risk Attitude,” Annals of
Operations Research, Vol. 338, pp. 1187-–1218, 2024.
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Wei, B., S. Çetinkaya, D. B. H. Cline, “Inbound Replenishment
and Outbound Dispatch Decisions under Hybrid Shipment Consolidation Policies:
An Analytical Model and Comparison,” Transportation Research E: Logistics
and Transportation Review, Vol. 175, pp. 103–135, 2023.
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Wood, D., S. Çetinkaya, H. Gangammanavar, L. Weiguo, and J. Wang,
“On the Value of a Multistage Optimization Approach for Intensity-Modulated
Radiation Therapy Planning,” Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 67,
No. 14, pp. 140513, 2022.
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Wei, B., S. Çetinkaya, D. B. H. Cline, “Analytical Results on
the Service Performance of Stochastic Clearing Systems,” Probability in the
Engineering and Informational Sciences, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 217—236, 2022.
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Nourbakhsh,
F., O. Bountali, and S. Çetinkaya,
“Innovative Use of Operational Tools to Improve Care Delivery for the Uninsured
ESRD Patients and to Inform Healthcare Policy Makers,” IISE Transactions on
Healthcare Systems Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp.193—211, 2022.
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Bountali,
O., S. Çetinkaya,
and V. Ahuja, “On the Impact of Treatment Restrictions for the Indigent
Suffering from a Chronic Disease: The Case of Compassionate Dialysis,” Service
Science, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp.133—154, 2021.
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Y. Zhang, E. Akçalı, and S. Çetinkaya, “An Analytical Investigation of
Alternative Batching Policies for Remanufacturing under Stochastic Demands and
Returns,” IISE Transactions, Vol. 53, No. 9, pp. 990—1009, 2021.
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Mutlu, F. and S. Çetinkaya, “Supplier-Carrier-Buyer Channels:
Contractual Pricing for a Carrier Serving a Supplier-Buyer Partnership," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 230, pp. 107876, 2020.
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Zhang, L. and S.
Çetinkaya, “Stochastic Dynamic Inventory
Problem under Explicit Inbound Transportation Cost and Capacity,” Operations
Research, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 1267—1274, 2017.
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Çetinkaya, S., Y. Zhang, and E. Akçalı, “Vendor-Buyer Inventory Problem Revisited:
Modeling Random Yield and Trade Credit," Journal of the Operational
Research Society, First
Online: 01/09/2017.
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Toptal,
A. and S. Çetinkaya, “The Impact of Price Skimming on Supply and Exit
Decisions," Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 551—574, 2015.
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Zhu, X. and S. Çetinkaya, “A Stochastic Inventory Model for an Immediate
Liquidation and Price-Promotion Decision under Price-Dependent Demand," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 53, No. 12, pp. 3789—3809, 2015.
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Çetinkaya, S., F. Mutlu, and B. Wei, “On the
Service Performance of Alternative Shipment Consolidation Policies," Operations
Research Letters, Vol.
42, No. 1, pp. 41—47, 2014.
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Katariya,
A., S. Çetinkaya, and
E. Tekin, “Cyclic Consumption and Replenishment Decisions for Vendor-Managed
Inventory of Multi-sourced Parts in Dell’s Supply Chain,” Interfaces, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 300—316, 2014.
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Çetinkaya,
S. Keskin, B. B., and H. Üster,
“Characterization of Facility Assignment Costs for a Location-Inventory Model
under Truckload Distribution,” Journal of the Operational Research Society,
Vol. 65, No. 9, pp. 1371—1379, 2014.
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Katariya,
A., E. Tekin, and S.
Çetinkaya, “A Capacitated Replenishment-Liquidation Model under Contractual and
Spot Markets,” Probability in Engineering and Informational Sciences, Vol. 28, No. 2,
pp. 223-269, 2014.
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Katariya,
A., S. Çetinkaya, and
E. Tekin, “On the Comparison of Risk Neutral and Risk Averse Newsvendor
Problems,” Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 65, No. 7, pp. 1090—1107, 2014.
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Mutlu,
F. and S. Çetinkaya,
“Pricing Decisions in a Carrier-Retailer Channel under Price-Sensitive Demand
and Contract-Carriage with Common-Carriage Option,” Transportation Research
E, Vol. 51, No. 0, pp. 28–40, 2013.
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Karakayalı, I, E. Akçalı, S.
Çetinkaya, and H. Üster, “Capacitated Replenishment
and Disposal Planning for Multiple Products with Resalable Returns,” Annals
of Operations Research, Vol. 203, No. 1, pp. 325–350, 2013.
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Mutlu,
F. and S. Çetinkaya, “Coordination
in Retailer-Carrier Channels for Long Term Planning,” International Journal
of Production Economics, Vol. 133, No. 1, pp. 360–369, 2011.
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Liu,
X. and S. Çetinkaya,
“The Supplier-Buyer Integrated Production-Inventory Model with Random Yield,” International
Journal of Production Research, Vol. 49, No. 13, pp. 4043–4061, 2011.
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Akçalı,
E. and S. Çetinkaya, “Quantitative Models for Inventory and Production Planning
in Closed-Loop Supply Chains,” International Journal of Production Research,
Vol. 49, No. 8, pp. 2373-2407, 2011.
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Hwang,
H.-C., W. Jaruphongsa, S. Çetinkaya, and C.-Y.
Lee, “Capacitated Dynamic Lot-Sizing Problem with Delivery/Production Time
Windows,” Operations Research Letters, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 408–413,
2010.
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Mutlu,
F. and S. Çetinkaya,
“An Integrated Model for Stock Replenishment and Shipment Scheduling under
Common Carrier Dispatch Costs,” Transportation Research E, Vol. 46, No.
6, pp. 844–854, 2010.
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Keskin,
B. B., H. Üster, and S. Çetinkaya, “Integration of Strategic and
Tactical Decisions for a Generalized Vendor Selection Problem with Capacity
Considerations,” Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 37, No. 12, pp.
2182–2191, 2010.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and M. Parlar, “A One-Time Excess Inventory Disposal Decision Under a
Stationary Base-Stock Policy,” Stochastic Analysis and Applications,
Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 540–557, 2010.
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Mutlu,
F., S. Çetinkaya, and
J. H. Bookbinder, “An Analytical Model for Computing the Optimal
Time-and-Quantity Policy for Consolidated Shipments,” IIE Transactions on
Operations Engineering, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 367–377, 2010.
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Çetinkaya,
S., H. ¨ Üster, G. Easwaran, and B. B.
Keskin, “An Integrated Outbound Logistics Model for Frito-Lay: Coordinating
Aggregate Level Production and Distribution Decisions,” Interfaces, Vol.
39, No. 5, pp. 460–475, 2009.
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Liu,
X. and S. Çetinkaya,
“Designing Supply Contracts in Supplier- versus Buyer-Driven Channels,” IIE
Transactions on Scheduling and Logistics, Vol. 41, No. 8, pp. 687–701,
2009.
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Akçalı,
E., S. Çetinkaya, H. Üster, “Network Design for
Reverse and Closed-Loop Supply Chains: An Annotated Bibliography of Models and
Solution Approaches,” Networks, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 231–248, 2009.
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Üster,
H., B. B. Keskin, and S. Çetinkaya, “Integrated Warehouse Location and
Inventory Decisions in a Three-Tier Distribution System,” IIE Transactions
on Scheduling and Logistics, Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 718–732, 2008.
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Toptal,
A. and S. Çetinkaya,
“Quantifying the Value of Channel Coordination: Analytical and Numerical
Results,” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 187, No. 3, pp.
785–805, 2008.
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Çetinkaya,
S., E. Tekin, and C.-Y. Lee, “A Stochastic Model for Joint Inventory and
Outbound Shipment Decisions,” IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing,
Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 324–340, 2008.
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Üster,
H., G. Easwaran, E. Akçalı, and S.
Çetinkaya, “Benders Decomposition with Alternative Multiple Cuts for a
Multi-Product Closed-Loop Supply Chain Network Design Model,” Naval Research
Logistics, Vol. 54, No. 8, pp. 890–907, 2007.
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Jaruphongsa, W.,
S. Çetinkaya, and C.-Y. Lee, “Outbound Shipment Mode Considerations for
Integrated Inventory and Delivery Lot-Sizing Decisions,” Operations Research
Letters, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 813–822, 2007.
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Liu,
X., and S. Çetinkaya,
“A Note on Quality Improvement and Setup Reduction in the Joint Economic
Lot-Size Model,” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 182, No.
1, pp. 194–204, 2007.
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Atasu,
A. and S. Çetinkaya,
“Lot Sizing for Optimal Collection and Use of Remanufacturable
Returns over a Finite Life-Cycle,” Production and Operations Management,
Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 473–487, 2006.
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Toptal,
A. and S. Çetinkaya,
“Contractual Agreements and Vendor Managed Delivery Under Explicit
Transportation Considerations,” Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 53, No.
5, pp. 397–417, 2006.
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Çetinkaya,
S., F. Mutlu, and C.-Y. Lee, “A Comparison of Outbound Dispatch Policies
for Integrated Inventory and Transportation Decisions,” European Journal of
Operational Research, Vol. 171, No. 3, pp. 1094–1112, 2006.
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Jaruphongsa, W.,
S. Çetinkaya, and C.-Y. Lee, “A Dynamic Lot-Sizing Model with Multi-Mode
Replenishments: Polynomial Algorithms for Special Cases with Dual and Multiple
Modes,” IIE Transactions on Scheduling and Logistics, Vol. 37, No. 5,
pp. 453–467, 2005.
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Jaruphongsa, W.,
S. Çetinkaya, and C.-Y. Lee, “A Two-Echelon Inventory Optimization Model with
Demand Time Window Considerations,” Journal of Global Optimization, Vol.
30, No. 5, pp. 357–366, 2004.
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Jaruphongsa, W.,
S. Çetinkaya, and C.-Y. Lee, “Warehouse Space Capacity and Demand Time Window
Considerations in Dynamic Lot-Sizing for a Simple Supply Chain,” International
Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 92, No. 2, pp. 169–180, 2004.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and M. Parlar, “Computing a Stationary Base-Stock Policy for a Finite
Horizon Problem with Non-linear Stockout Costs,” Stochastic Analysis and
Applications, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 589–625, 2004.
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Lee,
C.-Y., S. Çetinkaya, and W. Jaruphongsa, “A
Dynamic Model for Inventory Lot-Sizing and Outbound Shipment Scheduling at a
Third Party Warehouse,” Operations Research, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp.
735–747, 2003.
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Toptal,
A., S. Çetinkaya, and
C.-Y. Lee, “The Buyer-Vendor Coordination Problem: Modeling Inbound and
Outbound Cargo Capacity and Costs4,” IIE Transactions on Scheduling and
Logistics, Vol. 35, No. 11, pp. 987–1002, 2003.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and J. H. Bookbinder, “Stochastic Models for the Dispatch of Consolidated
Shipments,” Transportation Research B, Vol. 37, No. 8, pp. 747–768,
2003.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and M. Parlar, “Optimality Conditions for an (s, S) Policy with Proportional
and Lump-Sum Penalty Costs,” Management Science, Vol. 48, No. 12, pp.
1635–1639, 2002.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and C.-Y. Lee, “Optimal Outbound Dispatch Policies: Modeling Inventory and
Cargo Capacity,” Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 531–556,
2002.
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Lee,
C.-Y., S. Çetinkaya, and A. P. M. Wagelmans, “Dynamic Lot-Sizing Model with
Demand Time Windows,” Management Science, Vol. 47, No. 10, pp.
1384–1395, 2001.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and C.-Y. Lee, “Stock Replenishment and Shipment Scheduling for Vendor
Managed Inventory Systems,” Management Science, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp.
217–232, 2000.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and M. Parlar, “Nonlinear Programming Analysis to Estimate Implicit
Inventory Backorder Costs,” Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications,
Vol. 96-1, pp. 71–92, 1998.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and M. Parlar, “Optimal Myopic Policy for a Stochastic Inventory Problem
with Fixed and Proportional Backorder Costs,” European Journal of
Operational Research, Vol. 110, pp. 20–41, 1998.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and M. Parlar, “Optimal Non-Myopic Gambling Strategy for the Generalized
Kelly Criterion,” Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 44, pp. 639–654, 1997.
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Çetinkaya,
S. and C. H. Falkner, “Manufacturing Flexibility in the Context of
Multi-Machine Replacement Decisions,” International Journal of Manufacturing
System Design, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 277–296, 1995.
Selected Grants, Contracts, and
Agreements
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Data
Assimilation for Radiation Therapy Planning via Optimization: Adaptive
Deterministic Models," co-PI in collaboration with Harsha Gangammanavar,
Interdisciplinary Seed Funding, Lyle School of Engineering, SMU, February
2020—December 2020.
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Radiation
Oncology MAIA Lab Educational Experience Agreement (UTSW Contract ID #
2020—7031), for supporting Ph.D. student educational and research experiences
in the context of collaborative research work with Harsha Gangammanavar and
Jing Wang (UTSW), January 2020—January 2021.
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“Women,
Men, and Lyle: Quantitative Characterization of Gender and Engineering Culture
at SMU,” in collaboration with Jonathan Stolk, Sevinç Şengor,
and Kathy Hubbarb, Interdisciplinary Seed Funding, Lyle School of Engineering,
SMU, May-December 2016.
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Parkland
Health and Hospital System Educational MOU, for supporting Ph.D. student
educational and research experiences in the context of collaborative research
work with Vishal Ahuja and Robert S. Hendler (Parkland), May 2016—December
2016.
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“Improving
Quality and Efficiency at Parkland Hospital: Addressing Congestion in the
Delivery of Care to Uninsured Patients,” in collaboration with Vishal Ahuja,
Interdisciplinary Seed Funding, Lyle School of Engineering, SMU, May-December
2016.
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“Collaborative
Research: Travel Support for Students to Attend the 2015 Industrial and Systems
Engineering Research Conference (ISERC); Nashville, Tennessee; May 30 - June 2,
2015," in collaboration with J. K. Ryan, National Science Foundation, 2015—2016.
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“A
Quantitative Investigation of the Impact of Supply Chain Leadership on
Coordination under Uncertainty,” National Science Foundation, 2011–2016.
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“Ford
Foundation Funds,” Texas Engineering Experiment Station, 2013–2014.
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“Planning
Grant: I/UCRC for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution,” in collaboration
with B.A. Peters, National Science Foundation, 2012–2014.
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“Supply
Chain Revenue Management: Mitigating Profit-at-Risk in Manufacturing and
Distribution Networks,” in collaboration with E. Tekin, National Science
Foundation, 2006–2011.
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“Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need: Fellowships for Research in Industrial
and Systems Engineering,” in collaboration with G.-A. Klutke and I. V. Hicks,
U.S. Department of Education, 2006–2011.
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“Service
Operations Management: Collaborative Research and Curriculum Development
Funds,” Northwestern University, April–June 2010. Collaboration with
Northwestern University was not pursued after funding decision due to family
reasons.
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“Collaborative
Research: Analytical Approaches for the Design and Operation of Closed-Loop
Supply Chains,” in collaboration with H. Üster and E.
Akçalı, National Science Foundation, 2005–2009.
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“Effective
Inventory Management and Capacity Utilization under Demand Uncertainty for
Technology Products with Short Life-Cycles,” in collaboration with E. Tekin,
Nokia, September 2006–January 2007.
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“An
Integrated Outbound Logistics Model for Frito-Lay: Operational Level
Distribution Optimization,” in collaboration with H. ¨ Üster,
Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Co, May 2006–January 2007.
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“An
Integrated Outbound Logistics Model for Frito-Lay: Coordinating Production
Output & Distribution Decisions,” in collaboration with H. ¨ Üster, Frito-Lay, August 2005– February 2006.
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“CAREER:
Coordination of Transportation and Inventory Decision - Premises, Models, and Justification,”
National Science Foundation, 2001-2009.
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“Warehouse
Consolidation,” in collaboration with H. ¨ Üster and
G.-A. Klutke, Dee Howard Aircraft Maintenance, L. P., San Antonio, TX, October
2000-January 2001.
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“Third
Party Warehousing in Manufacturing Logistics,” in collaboration with C.-Y. Lee,
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Advanced Technology Program,
2000–2002.
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“Third
Party Warehousing: Making Logistics Management Effective,” in collaboration
with C.-Y. Lee, National Science Foundation, 1999–2004.
Selected Research Presentations
Invited Research
Seminars at Academic Institutions
o Özyeğin University, Faculty of Business Research Seminar,
February, 2026.
o University of Florida, Industrial and Systems
Engineering Seminar, October 2025.
o University of Oklahoma, Industrial and Systems
Engineering Seminar, March 2025.
o Oklahoma State University, School of Industrial
Engineering & Management Seminar, April 2024.
o North Carolina State University, Edward P. Fitts
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Seminar, February 2024.
o Iowa State University, Department of Industrial and
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Seminar, November 2023.
o North Carolina State University, INFORMS Student
Chapter Seminar, November 2021.
o Arizona State University, Decision Systems
Engineering Seminar, December 2019.
o The University of Texas at Arlington, Industrial,
Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Seminar, November 2017.
o Northwestern University, Industrial Engineering and
Management Sciences Seminar, October 2017.
o The University of Texas at Austin, Operations
Research and Industrial Engineering Graduate Seminar, April 2017.
o SMU Download@Lyle,
November 2016.
o The University of Waterloo, Department of
Management Sciences Seminar, November 2016.
o Southern Methodist University, Cox School
Information Technology and Operations Management Seminar, March 2015.
o Arizona State University, Decision
Systems Engineering Seminar, November 2013.
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University
of Houston, Industrial Engineering Seminar, September 2013.
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Koç
University, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, ORCIBS Seminar,
June 2013.
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Boğaziçi
University, Department of Industrial Engineering, May 2013.
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Bilkent
University, Department of Industrial Engineering, May 2013.
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Middle
East Technical University, Industrial Engineering Department, May 2013.
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Sabanci
University, Manufacturing Systems/Industrial Engineering, August 2012.
o
Koç
University, Industrial Engineering, July 2012.
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Mississippi
State University, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pritchard
Distinguished Speaker, October 2011.
o
University
of South Florida, Management Systems Engineering Department, INFORMS Lecture
Series, October 2011.
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Erasmus
University, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) Seminar, June 2011.
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The
George Washington University, Institute for Reliability and Risk Analysis
Seminar, April 2009.
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Cornell
University, Johnson School of Management, Operations Management Seminar, April
2007.
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Penn
State University, Smeal College of Business, Supply Chain and Information
Systems Seminar, October 2005.
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The
University of Texas at Dallas, School of Management, Operations Management and
Information Systems Seminar, October 2004.
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Case
Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of
Management, Department of Operations Seminar, February 2004.
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The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Management Seminar, May 2002.
o
University
of Texas at Austin, Manufacturing 2020 Lecture Series, March 2002.
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Northwestern
University, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences Seminar, December
2001.
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Purdue
University, Industrial Engineering Seminar, October 2001.
o
University
of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Kenan Flagler Operations, Technology and
Innovation Seminar, September 2001.
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University
of Michigan, Industrial and Operations Engineering Seminar, September 2001.
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University
Illinois at Chicago, Mechanical/Industrial Engineering Seminar, March 2000.
o
York
University, Schulich School Operations Management Seminar, February 2000.
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University
of Toronto, Mechanical/Industrial Engineering Seminar, January 2000.
Conference
and Workshop Paper Presentations
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Over
190 presentations.
Student Mentoring and Advising
Post-doctoral Advisees (employment
upon post-doc completion)
o Milad Armaghan
[2023—2025], Assistant Professor, C. T. Bauer College of Business, University
of Houston.
o Lingling Shi
[2022—2023], Assistant Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.
o Joohyun Kim
[2021—2022], Assistant Professor, Belk College of Business, UNC Charlotte.
o Olga
Bountali [2015—2018], Assistant Professor, ICCIT & Department of Management
and Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
o Bo Wei
[2014—2015], Research Fellow, Global Asian Institute, National University of
Singapore.
Ph.D. Advisees (employment upon graduation)
o
Tianpu
Liu [since 2025, in progress], (co-chaired with Yanling Chang).
o
Doran
Wood [2025], Assistant Professor, Smeal College of Business, Penn State,
Pennsylvania.
o
Farnaz
Nourbakhsh [2019], Senior
Operations Research Analyst, UPS Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland.
o
Yi Zhang
[2015], (Guy Curry was named co-chair of record upon my departure from TAMU,)
Senior Business Analysts and Data Scientist, Maxim Integrated, San Jose,
California.
o
Su
Zhao [Dec 2014], (co-chaired w/ Eylem Tekin,) Strategic Researcher, Shanghai
Jinde Asset Management, Shanghia,
China.
o
Bo
Wei [2014], (co-chaired w/ Darren Cline,) Post-doctoral
Fellow, Lyle EMIS Department, SMU, Dallas, Texas.
o
Abhilasha
Prakash Katariya [2013], (co-chaired w/ Eylem Tekin,) Research Scientist:
Supply Chain Optimization, Symbotic, Boston,
Massachusetts.
o
Liqing
Zhang [2011], Research Scientist, Llamasoft, Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
o
Gopalakrishnan
Easwaran [2008], (co-chaired w/ Halit Üster,)
Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering Program, School of Science,
Engineering and Technology, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas.
o
Burcu
B. Keskin [2007], (co-chaired w/ Halit Üster,)
Assistant Professor, Operations Management, Culverhouse College of Commerce and
Business Administration, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
o
Fatih
Mutlu [2006], Visiting Assistant Professor, Mays Business School, Texas A&M
University.
o
Xingchu
Liu [2005], Senior
Pricing Scientist, Zilliant, Austin, Texas.
o
Ayşegül
Toptal [2003], Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
o
Wikrom
Jaruphongsa [2001], (co-chaired w/ Chung-Yee Lee,)
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, National
University of Singapore, Singapore.
Selected
External Service
Editorial and Peer-Review Activities
o
Department
Editor - Supply Chains, IISE Transactions, 2006—present.
o
Associate
Editor - Naval Research Logistics, 2006—present.
o
Editorial
Board Member - International Journal of Inventory Research, 2005—present; IIE
Transactions, 2001—2006; Manufacturing and Service Operations Management,
2002.
o
Division
Editor - Operations/Decision Sciences, Canadian Journal of Administrative
Sciences, 2006—2008.
o
Review
Committee Member - MSOM Conference, INFORMS, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2025.
o
Panelist/Research
Proposal Reviewer – National Science Foundation; Dutch Research Council; Israel
Research Foundation; Hong Kong Research Grants Council; Louisiana Board of
Regents; The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research; Erasmus
Research Institute of Management; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada.
o
Referee
- Annals of Operations Research; Applied Stochastic Models in
Business and Industry; Automatica; Computers
and Operations Research; Computers and Industrial Engineering; European
Journal of Operational Research; IEEE Transactions on Engineering
Management; IISE Transactions; INFORMS Journal on Applied
Analytics (formerly Interfaces); International Journal of
Production Economics; International Journal of Production Research; Journal
of Industrial Ecology; Management Science; Manufacturing and
Service Operations Management; Naval Research Logistics; Omega;
Operations Research; Opsearch; Production
and Operations Management; Production Planning and Control; Transportation
Research B; Transportation Research E; and Transportation Science.
Selected National/International Awards
Committees Served
o
Chair
(with Bahar Biller), WORMS Award, INFORMS, 2025.
o
Member,
Fellows Selection Committee, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers,
IISE, 2016—2019.
o
Chair
(with Susan Martonosi), Doing Good with Good OR Student Paper Competition,
INFORMS, 2012.
o
Chair,
Paper Competition, Junior Faculty Interest Group, INFORMS, 2004.
Promotion and Tenure Reviewer
(External Assessor)
o
18
cases (confidential).
Selected Conference/Workshop
Organization
o
Program
Chair (with E. Gel), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2023
(appointment term: 2020—2023).
o
Program
Chair (with J. K. Ryan), Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference
(ISERC) Program, IISE Annual Conference and Expo, Nashville, Tennessee, 2015.
o
Organization
Committee, NSF Workshop on Future Directions of Service, Manufacturing, and
Operations Research, 2019.
o
Advisory
Board, Advances in Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management (ASCMM), organized
by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Indian Institute of
Technology Kharagpur, India, 2011.
o
Organization
Committee, INFORMS, Austin, Texas, 2010.
o
Organization
Committee, INFORMS, San Francisco, California, 2005.
o
Local
Organization Committee, INFORMS, San Antonio, Texas, November 2000.
Selected
Industry Engagement
For Academic and/or Ph.D. Student
Research
o
University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2015—present
o
Parkland
Hospital, Dallas, TX, 2015—present
o
Dell,
Austin, TX, 2011—2012
o
C&S
Wholesale Grocers, Woburn, MA, 2011
o
Nokia,
Alliance, TX, 2006—2007
o
Zilliant,
Austin, TX, 2006
o
Solectron,
Austin, TX, 2006
o
PROS,
Houston, TX, 2006
o
Texas
Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, 2005—2006
o
Frito
Lay, Plano, TX, 2005—2007
o
United
Airlines, Chicago, IL, 2005
o
AlEn
Americas, Houston, TX, 2005
o
Brazos
Family Medicine, Bryan, TX, 2004—2005
o
Factory
Physics, Inc., College Station, TX, 2003—2004
o
Lockheed
Martin, Fort Worth, TX, 2003—2004
o
Exel
Logistics/Compaq, Houston, TX, 1998—2002
o
C.H.
Robinson, Houston, TX, 1998—2002
o
Applied
Materials, Austin, TX, 2002 and 2006
o
Dee
Howard Aircraft Maintenance, L. P., San Antonio, TX, 2000—2001
o
Petkim
Petrochemical Holding, Turkey, 1990—1992
For Consulting
o
C&S
Wholesale Grocers, Woburn, MA, 2010—2011
o
Symbotic
LLC, Wilmington, MA, 2012—2013, 2014—2015
Professional
Affiliations
o
INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research
and Management Sciences)
o
IISE (Institute of Industrial and Systems
Engineering)