Overview

Ph. D., University of Florida

I am a professor in the Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering at Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć State University. My research interests is on applied optimization, smart grids, sustainable engineering, energy efficient production planning, transportation/logistics and healthcare management.

My office hours are Wednesday 8am-10am, or by appointment. Please email (bayram.yildirim@wichita.edu) or call (316-978-3426) me for an appointment. Please provide me few alternative time slots to expedite this process.

 

Information

Areas of Research Interest

Labs:

  • Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
  • Systems, Energy and Analytics Lab (SEAL)

Areas of Research:

Sustainable Engineering, Energy Efficient Scheduling, Generation Expansion Planning, Operations Research, MultiCriteria Decision Making, Modeling and Optimization of Production and Service Systems, Pricing, and Supply Chain Management.

Current Research:

Energy Efficient Manufacturing; Generation Expansion, Transmission Planning; Smart Grids; Optimization applications in scheduling and healthcare management; Optimization applications in Green Manufacturing/Sustainable Engineering; Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Areas of Teaching Interest

IME 255.  Engineering Economy  

Economic comparisons of engineering alternatives considering the time value of money, taxes and depreciation; accounting and its relationship to economic analysis; replacement decisions. 

IME 550.  Operations Research I

Covers deterministic models and methods in operations research including linear programming, integer programming, and network optimization to aid in the analysis and solution of complex, large-scale decision problems. 

IME731, Fundamentals of Optimization

An extensive treatment of the theory and concepts of the linear, nonlinear, constrained and unconstrained optimization techniques. The course objectives are to provide students with sufficient understanding and ability to formulate, solve, and interpret situations involving a system of linear/nonlinear constraints and a linear/nonlinear objective function; survey some of the applications of optimization as well as heuristics, and will present some algorithms and theory for several OR models; to learn the inner workings of algorithms; and to understand the behavior of an algorithm.

IME 783.  Supply Chain Management.

Quantitative and qualitative techniques used in the design and management of the supply chain. Includes distribution management, multi-plant coordination, optimal design of the logistics network, adequate safety stock levels and the risk pooling concept, and integrating decision support systems (DDS) in the management of the supply chain. 

IME 883.  Supply Chain Analytics  

Uses operations research and analytics to provide state-of-the-art mathematical models, concepts and solution methods important in the design, control, operation and management of global supply chains by emphasizing a quantitative analytical approach.

IME 960A, Network Optimization

This course will introduce the students to the theory, algorithms and applications of linear programming and network flow problems. The course will be useful to the students in engineering, management, computer science, and mathematics. The objectives of the course are: to provide students with sufficient understanding and ability to formulate, solve, and interpret situations involving a system of linear constraints and an objective function; to present a range of applications of network optimization problems in many scientific domains and industrial settings; to present a range of algorithms available to solve such problems; to give exposure to the diversity of applications of these problems in engineering and management; to help each student develop his or her intuition about algorithm design, development and analysis. Each student will learn how to use state of the art optimization software CPLEX and GAMS.

IEN 960B, Planning and Scheduling in Manufacturing and Services

This course will introduce the area of scheduling from the theoretical and practical point of view. Both classical and new methods for solving planning and scheduling problems are presented. Description of general purpose scheduling procedures gives the basic overview of solving methods. Various models for planning and scheduling in manufacturing and services are described and algorithms for their solution are presented. The models include real-life problems like project planning, scheduling assembly systems, timetabling, workforce scheduling, or telecommunication planning. Each student will learn how to use state of the art optimization software CPLEX and GAMS.

IME 960 B, Logistics and Supply chain

The overall objective of this course is to introduce and explore issues relevant to logistics and supply chain management. This course enables students to understand the characteristic elements of integrated business logistics, the role and application of logistics principles to supply/demand/value chain management, the application of a selection of inventory management / analytical tools in solving logistical problems, aspects of strategic integrated logistics management and benchmarking and global integrated logistics activities.

Publications

Archival Journal Articles:

  1. Sener, A.*, Barut, M., Avcilar, M., Oztekin, A. and Yildirim, M.B., “The Role of Information Usage in a Retail Supply Chain: A Causal Data Mining and Analytical Modeling Approach,” Submitted to Journal of Business Research, Accepted January 3, 2019
  2. Al Rubaiee, S.* and Yildirim, M. B., “An Energy-Aware Multiobjective Ant Colony Algorithm to Minimize Total Completion Time and Energy Cost on a Preemptive Single-Machine,” submitted to Computers & Industrial Engineering, Accepted for publication on December 6, 2018
  3. Cinar, S.*, Al Rubaei, S.* and Yildirim, M. B., “Asset Management Strategies for Wind Turbines: Keeping or Retrofitting Existing Wind Turbines?,” accepted for publication in International Journal of Operations Research,  June 18,  2018
  4. Al Rubaiee, S.*, Cinar, S.* and Yildirim, M. B.,  â€śAn Energy-Aware Multiobjective Optimization Framework to Minimize Total Tardiness and Energy Cost on a Non-Preemptive Single-Machine,” Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,  5/31/2018
  5. Topuz, K.*, Zengul, F.,  Dag, A.,  Almehmi, A., and Yildirim, M. B.,  â€śPredicting Graft Survival among Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Bayesian Decision Support Model,” Decision Support Systems, Accepted for Publication, December 2017
  6. Topuz, K.*, Uner, H. Oztekin, A. and Yildirim, M. B., “Predicting Pediatrics Clinic No-Shows: A Decision Analytic Framework Using Elastic Net and Bayesian Belief Network,” Accepted for publication, Annals of Operations Research, Accepted for publication, March 2017
  7. Ghazi-Nezami, F., Yildirim, M. B. and Crema, G. G.*,  2016, “Comparing Three Instructional Modes for an Engineering Economy Course,” Journal Of Online Engineering Education, Vol. 7, No. 2, Article 1
  8. Ceciliano Meza, J., Lopez, J. A., Gomez, R. N., Moya, I. G., Perez, R. N., Martinez, F. P., ruiz, C. T., Sanches, A. S., Yildirim, M. B., 2015, “Power System Operator in Mexico Reveals Millions in Savings by Updating Its Short-Term Thermal Unit Commitment Model,” Interfaces, 2016.
  9. Barut, M., Yildirim, M. B. and Sridharan, V., 2015, “Effectiveness of Capacity Rationing Heuristics in Make to Order Environment,” Int. J. of Advanced Operations Management, Volume 7, Issue 2, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJAOM.2015.071478, Accepted July 2015.
  10. Mirzaei,S., Krishnan, K. and Yildirim, M. B., 2015, “Energy-Efficient Location-Routing Problem with Time Windows with Dynamic Demand,” Industrial and Systems Engineering Review, Vol 3, No 1, January 2015.
  11. Soltani, S. A., Esmaeili, M. A.*, Twomey, J., Overcash, M., and Yildirim, M.B., 2014, “Patient-Care and Downstream Energy Improvements for Hemodialysis Servics: Report of two Cases,”  Journal of Industrial Ecology, Volume 19, Issue 3, pages 504–513, June 2015.
  12. Yildirim, M.B. and Nezami, F.G.*, 2014, “Integrated Maintenance and Production Planning with Energy Consumption and Minimal Repair,” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol 73, No:1-4, April 2014.
  13. Uner, H., Nezami, F.G.*, Yildirim, M. B., Dong, F., Wellner, J. and Bradham, D., 2013, “Visit Length in Pediatric Primary Care: Lessons from a Pilot Study,” Journal of Medical Practice Management, Volume: 28, No: 6, pp. 363-372.
  14. Nezami, F.G.* and Yildirim, M.B., 2013, “A Sustainability Approach for Selecting Maintenance Strategy,” International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, doi 10.1080/19397038.2013.765928
  15. Keskinturk, T.*, Yildirim, M. B. and Barut, M., 2012, “A Modified Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Load Balancing in Parallel Machines with Setups,” Computers and Operations Research, Vol 39, 6, pp. 1225-1235
  16. Yildirim, M. B. and Mouzon, G. C.*, 2011, “Single Machine Sustainable Production Planning to Minimize Total Energy Consumption and Total Completion Time using a Multiple Objective Genetic Algorithm,” IEEE Transactions On Engineering Management, (99), pp. 1 –13, ISSN 0018-9391. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2011.2171055.
  17. Khan, W.S.*, Asmatulu, R. and Yildirim, M.B., 2011, “Acoustical Properties of Electrospun Fibers for Aircraft Interior Noise Reduction,” Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 376–382
  18. Yildirim, M.B., Nezami, F.G.*, Masud, A.S.M. and Ceciliano Meza, J. L., 2011, “A Fuzzy Multicriteria Generation Expansion Planning Model, International Journal of Multi-criteria Decision Making,” Vol 1, Number 2, pp. 133-154
  19. Asmatulu, R., Khan, W.*, Nguyen, K.D.*, and Yildirim, M.B., 2010, “Synthesizing Magnetic Nanocomposite Fibers for Undergraduate Nanotechnology Laboratory,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 38/3, pp. 196-203
  20. Ceciliano Meza, J. L.*, Yildirim, M. B. and Masud, A. S. M., 2009, “A Multiobjective Evolutionary Programming Algorithm and its Applications to Power Generation Expansion Planning,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, Vol.39, No. 5, 1086-1096 
  21. Mouzon, G.* and Yildirim, M. B., 2008, “A Framework to Minimize Total Energy Consumption and Total Tardiness on a Single Machine,” International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, Vol. 1, No:2, pp. 105-116.
  22. Helvaci, A. E. *, Cetinkaya, C. and Yildirim, M. B., 2008, “Using Rerouting to Improve Aggregate Based Resource Allocation,” Journal of Networks. Vol. 3, No. 6, pp 1-12.
  23. Duman, E., Yildirim, M. B. and Alkaya, A. F.[1], 2008, “Scheduling Continuous Aluminum Casting Lines,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 46, No: 20 pp. 5701-5718
  24. Cetinkaya, C. and Yildirim, M. B., 2008, “A Short-term Fair MAC Protocol for Wireless LANs,” AdHoc Networks, 6 (6): 860-877
  25. Mouzon, G.*, Yildirim, M. B. and Twomey, J., 2007, “Operational Methods for Minimization of Energy Consumption of Manufacturing Equipment,” International Journal of Production Research, Volume 45, Issue 18, pp. 4247 – 4271 
  26. Ceciliano Meza, J. L.*, Yildirim, M. B. and Masud, A. S. M., 2007, “A Model for the Multi-Period Multi-Objective Power Generation Expansion Problem,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Volume 22, Issue 2, pp. 871- 878 
  27. Yildirim, M. B., Duman, E., Krishnan, K. and Senniappan. K.*, 2007, “Parallel Machine Scheduling with Load Balancing and Sequence Dependent Setups,” International Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 42-49
  28. Yildirim, M. B., Duman, E., Duman, D. and Cetinkaya, C., 2007, “Allocation of Component Types to Machines in the Automated Assembly of Printed Circuit Boards,” Journal of Computers, Vol. 2, No. 7, pp. 11-19.
  29. Barut, M., Yildirim, M. B. and Kilic, K., 2006, “Designing a Global Multi-Disciplinary Classroom: A Learning Experience in Supply Chain Logistics Management,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 22, No 5, pp. 1105-1114 
  30. Yildirim, M. B., Cakar, T., Doguc, U.* and Ceciliano Meza. J. C.*, 2006, “Machine Number, Priority Rule, and Due Date Determination in Flexible Manufacturing Systems Using Artificial Neural Networks,” Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 50, 1, pp. 185- 194 
  31. Yildirim, M. B., Duman, E. and Duman, D., 2006,  “Dispatching Rules for Allocation of Component Types to Machines in the Automated Assembly of Printed Circuit Boards,” Proceedings of ISCIS'06: The 21st International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey  which is published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 4263, pp. 55-64
  32. Duman E. and Yildirim, M. B., 2005, “Workload Balancing in Printed Circuit Board Assembly Shops,” Dogus University Journal, Vol. 6, 1, pp. 67-78
  33. Yildirim, M. B. and Hearn, D. W., 2005, “A First Best Toll Pricing Framework for Variable Demand Traffic Assignment Problems,” Transportation Research-B, Vol. 39, pp. 659-678
  34. Cakar, T., Yildirim, M. B. and Barut, M., 2005, “Neuro-Genetic Approach to Design and Planning of Manufacturing Cell,” International Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 16, No. 4-5, pp. 453-462 
  35. Akturk, S. and Yildirim, M. B., 1998 “A New Lower Bounding Scheme for the Total Weighted Tardiness Problem,” Computers and Operations Research, 25 (4), pp. 265–278
  36. Akturk, S. and Yildirim, M. B., 1999, “A New Dominance Rule for the Total Weighted Tardiness Problem,” Production Planning & Control, 10 (2), pp. 138–149
  37. Aksen, D., Aksu, M. Altinel, K. and Yildirim, M. B., 1995, “Scheduling Traffic Lights in a Capacitated Junction,” Turkish Industrial Engineering Journal, pp. 3-16

Chapters in Books:

  1. Cinar, S.* and Yildirim, M. 2017, “Reverse Logistic Network Design for End-of-Life Wind Turbines,” Book Chapter, in Optimization and Dynamics with their Applications: Essays in honor of Ferenc Szidarovszky, ISBN 978-981-10-4214-0, Springer-Japan.
  2. Yildirim, M. B., 2008, “Network Optimization,” in Operations Research and Management Science Handbook, CRC Press. Also in Operations Research Methodologies, 2010, CRC Press
  3. Hearn, D. W. and Yildirim, M. B., 2002, “A Toll Pricing Framework for Traffic Assignment Problems Current Trends in Transportation and Network Analysis: Papers in honor of Michael Florian, M. Gendreau and P. Marcotte (Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 135-145

Book Reviews

  1. Yildirim, M. B., 2000, review of “Locating Lines and Hyperplanes: Theory and Algorithms,” by Anita Schobel, Optimization Methods and Software, 13,  231-233

[1] Indicates student co-author

Grants
  1. Toll Pricing Strategies in Transportation Networks, NSF-Epscor, 8/1/2003-7/31/2004, $65,750
  2. Planning and Workshop Grant, with Dr. Barut, 2002, The Kansas NSF EPSCoR, Grant, $6,667, Co-PI
  3. A First Best Toll Pricing Framework for Variable Demand Traffic Assignment Problems, URCA, $ 3,000, 1/1/2003- 6/30/2003, PI
  4. Global Learning Grant Award for Collaborative Logistics and Supply Chain Management Course Redevelopment, with Dr. Barut, 2003-2004, WSU-State of Kansas, $20,118, PI
  5. Course Improvement Grant, IME 960A, Network Optimization, $1,250, 2003, Dean's Office, PI
  6. Travel Grant, 2004, Office of International Education, $1,700, PI
  7. Analysis of Coleman Company's Global Supply Chain Design and Distribution Planning, 2004, $10,000, Co-PI
  8. Image database and Web management project, Amerimerc LLC, Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć, KS, 8/2005-12-2007, $7,000
  9. Comparison of Disaster Logistics Planning and Execution for 2005 Hurricane Season, Midwest Transportation Consortium, 8/2006-4/2007, $10,000
  10. WSU/University of Arkansas/ Oklahoma State University Industrial Assessment Center, Department of Energy, with Twomey, J., Whitman, L., Liao, H., Kolarik, W. J. (PI), Nutter, D. (PI), Turner, W. C. and Frazier, R. S., 8/2006-6/2011, $125,000/yr , $23,500/yr for WSU
  11. Optimal Multi-Skilled Worker Assignment in Aircraft Manufacturing, 2007, $4,500, PI
  12. Research Study: Inter-relationship of Operational Decisions and Environmental Impacts, with Twomey, J., Ahmad, J. S., Whitman, L. NSF, 9/1/2005-8/30/2007, $100,000, Co-PI
  13.  Sustainable Engineered Systems Lab: Equipment Proposal I, 2007 with Twomey, J., Whitman, L. and Liao, H., College of Engineering, $47,595, Co-PI
  14. Sustainable Engineered Systems Lab: Equipment Proposal II, 2007, with Twomey, J., Whitman, L. and Liao, H., College of Engineering, $ 58,681, Co-PI
  15.  Aircraft Interior Noise Reduction by Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers, with Asmatulu, R., Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, 1/1/2007-12/31/2007, $100,000, Co-PI
  16. Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć State University Industry University Cooperative Research Center for the Reduction of Waste in Aerospace Logistic Systems, with Twomey, J., Whitman, L. and Liao, H., NSF Planning Grant, 1/1/2007-5/31/2008, $10,000, Co-PI
  17. Supply Chain and Logistics problems in Wind Energy Industry, 2008, part of Sustainable Energy Solutions supported by the Department of Energy, with Twomey (PI), Asmatulu, Liao, Ward, Cetinkaya, $1,000,000, Co-PI .
  18. EAGER: Energy Use in Healthcare Services, 2009, NSF, $250,000, Co-PI
  19. Yildirim, M.B., The Coleman Foundation Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellows Program Application Coleman Foundation, 8/1/2010-7/31/2010, $5000, PI
  20. Yildirim, M.B., Care and Teaching Times in A Pediatric Primary Care Clinic, WSU ORA, 2010-2011, $3,000, PI
  21. Uner, H. and Yildirim, M.B., Care and Teaching Times in A Pediatric Primary Care Clinic, KU Medical School Deans Office, 2010-2011, $3,000, PI
  22. Uner, H. and Yildirim, M.B., Care and Teaching Times in A Pediatric Primary Care Clinic, Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć Medical Research Foundation, 2010-2011, $3,000, PI
  23. Yildirim, M.B., Environmental Sustainability and Wind Generation Reliability, Department of Energy, 2010-2011, $50,000, PI
  24. Yildirim, M.B., William J. Kolarik, Dr. Darin Nutter, WSU/University of Arkansas/ Oklahoma State University Industrial Assessment Center, Department of Energy, 8/2006-12/2010, $25,000, PI
  25. Yildirim, M.B., William J. Kolarik, Dr. Darin Nutter, WSU/University of Arkansas/ Oklahoma State University Industrial Assessment Center, Department of Energy, 10/2011-10/2015, $250,000, PI
Areas of Service

Current PhD Students:

  • Alok Dand, “A data Analytic Approaches to model the Airplane Delays in the USA,” expected to graduate in Fall 2021
  • Gokcen Akgun, “Data Analytics modeling  in Healthcare Operations,” Fall 2021
  • Mostafa Hasan, “Energy Efficient Production Scheduling” Fall 2021
  • Ziad Alseuidi, To be determined, expected to graduate in Fall 2021
  • Subarna Haque, To be determined, Fall 2022

 PhD Students:

  • Abdurezzak Sener, “Impact of Information Sharing on Supply Chain Performance,” Spring 2018 (Duqueyne University Business School)
  • Ahmet Akgun, “Electricity and Gas Generation Transmission Distribution Expansion Planning,” Spring 2018 (California University Business School)
  • Kazim Topuz, “Data Mining Applications in Healthcare,” Spring 2017 (University of Tulsa Business School)
  • Elham Kookahi, “Traveling Salesman and Vehicle Routing Problems with Time and Budget constraints,” Fall 2016
  • Hessameddin Vali, “Impact of Customer Reviews on Correct Purchase,” Spring 2016
  • Suna Cinar, “End of life planning and asset management with retrofits,” Spring 2016
  • Saaed Al Rubaei, “Energy-Aware Scheduling with Day Ahead Electricity Pricing,” Fall 2015
  • Olga Devkota, “Problem Definition as Complex Adaptive system,” May 2014 (co-advisor: Dr. Malzahn)
  • Farnaz Ghazi Nezami, Sustainability Based Decisions in Manufacturing Systems with Production, Reliability and Maintenance Constraints, September 2013
  • Gilles Mouzon, Operational Decisions in Energy Efficient Manufacturing, May 2008
  • Jose Luis Ceciliano Meza, Multicriteria analysis of power generation expansion planning, 7/17/06
  • Sukardi Sukardi, Mathematical modeling and solution methods for worker-activity scheduling problems in a flexible manufacturing system environment, 11/24/03

 MS Thesis Students:

  • Gokcen Akgun, “Travelling Politician Vehicle Routing Problem,” Summer 2017
  • Maryam Lamyei, “Imperialist Algorithm to solve Green Vehicle Routing problem,” Spring 2017
  • Majjid Talei, Energy Efficient Traveling Salesman Problem, 12/2012
  • Qamar Iqbal, Logistics and Distribution of Secondary Products in Bio-fuel Supply Chains, 10/2008
  • Karthikeyan Sennappan, Parallel machine scheduling with load balancing and sequence dependent setups, 4/24/2006
  • Pushpalatha Vallurupalli, Equilibrium Pricing in Aviation Networks,  8/2004
  • Amit Gupta,Toll Pricing Strategies with Advanced Traveler Information Systems,  8/2004
  • Raghunandan Yedehalli Venkataram, Revenue Management in health care, 12/2005
  • Charuhas Padole, A framework for Supplier Selection, 8/2004

 MS Project Students:

  • Alvin Wong Yu Chuan, “Lean Six-Sigma Approach to Reduce Patient Waiting Times,” Fall 2011
  • Muci Chali Zarzar, Application Of Lean Six-Sigma In A Small Hospitality Firm In Bolivia, November 2010
  • Ranjith Kumar Krishnamurthi, Impact of crane availability during construction phase of a wind farm, November 2010
  • Jorge Santos Pinzon, Dynamic Capacity Apportionment Procedure Exposed To Different Business Conditions, July 2010
  • Zach Thomas, Application of Vehicle Routing Problem Heuristics in Logistics Management, December 2009
  • Olga Devkota, Flexible Worker Scheduling, June 2009
  • Manindar Singh, Wind Energy Supply Chains, March 2009
  • Chung Tan Dat, Project Management of Aircraft Recovery Built, June 2008
  • Fatih Kabak, Manufacturability of Electrospun Fibers, June 2008
  • Gaurav Vig, Use of enterprise resource planning systems to demonstrate production planning concepts, May 2008
  • Nabi Shajeed, MS Project, Software to assist learning Engineering Economics, May 2008 
  • Mouzon, G., Operational methods for minimization of energy consumption of manufacturing equipment, May 2006
  • Akash Shirol, RFID in Supply Chain Management and a Method to Evaluate Implementation, 5/2005
  • Saugat Roy, Revenue Management in Agribusiness, 8/2004
Additional Information

Conference Proceedings:

  1. Vali, H.*, Xu, J. and Yildirim, M. B., 2015, “The Effects of Repeating Purchase Cues and Mixed Reviews on Product Attribution,” 2015 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2015), Forth Worth, TX, USA
  2. Vali, H.*, Xu, J. and Yildirim, M. B., 2015, “The Effect of Conflicting Consumer Reviews on the Accuracy of Purchase Decisions,” 2015 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2015), Puerto Rico, USA
  3. Ghazi Nezami, F.*, and Yildirim, M. B., 2015, “Active Learning in Supply Chain Management Course,” 122nd American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, USA
  4. Keskinturk, T., Yildirim, M. B., and Barut, M. B., 2015, “Total Tardiness Load Balancing in Parallel Machines,” The 2015 International Conference on Business and Information - Winter Session (BAI 2015 Winter Session), Hawaii, U.S.A.
  5. Bai, G.*, Ding, Y., Yildirim, M. B. and Ding, Y. H., 2014,  “Short-term Prediction Models for Wind Speed and Wind Power”,  the 2014 International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI 2014), November  2014, Shanghai, China.
  6. Tang, B., Bagai, R., Nilofar, FNU* and Yildirim, M. B., 2014, “A Generalized Data Preservation Problem in Sensor Networks - A Network Flow Perspective,” The 8th International Workshop on Wireless Sensor, Actuator and Robot Networks (WiSARN 2014) will be held in conjunction with The 13th International Conference on Ad-Hoc Networks and Wireless, Benidorm, Spain, June 22-27, 2014
  7. Taylor, J.*, Tang, B., and Yildirim, 2013, “Steady Status Study of Distributed Data Caching in Ad Hoc Networks,” 2013 International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN2013)–LAMN, Nassau, Bahamas.
  8. Ghazi Nezami, F.*, Yildirim, M. B., and Wang, P., 2012, “Sustainable Single Machine Scheduling Problem with Reliability and Energy Consumption,” 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC 2012), Orlando, FL.
  9. Vali, H.*, Yildirim, M. B., Buyuktahtakin, E., and Malzahn, D., 2012, “Cash Flow Optimization in a Multi-Project Environment,” 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC 2012), Orlando, FL.
  10. Masud, A. S. M., and Yildirim, M. B., 2012, “Three Multiple Criteria Models for Power Generation Expansion Planning: A Review,” 3rd International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM 2012), Istanbul, Turkey, July 3–6, 2012.
  11. Ghazi Nezami, F.* and Yildirim, M.B., 2011, “A Nonlinear Approach for Integrated Marketing- Economic Production Quantity Problem,”  Proceedings of the 2011 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, NV
  12. Keskinturk, T.* and Yildirim, M.B, 2011, “A genetic algorithm metaheuristic for Bakery Distribution Vehicle Routing Problem with Load Balancing,” International Symposium on Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications (INISTA), 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
  13. Ashkan S. Jahromi*, Janet M. Twomey, Amin Esmaeili*, Fernando Valenzuela*, Bayram Yildirim, Michael R. Overcash, 2011,  “Hospital Radiology Department Overhead Energy Estimation,” 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology
  14. Ashkan S. Jahromi*, Janet M. Twomey, Michael R. Overcash, Bayram Yildirim, Fernando Valenzuela*, Tyson J. Elsken , Nicholas O. Thomas*, Ashlee N. Mcadam*, and Amin Esmaeil*, 2011, “Energy Consumption of VA Hospital CT Scans,” 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology
  15. Yildirim, M.B., Twomey, J. and Krishnamurthi, R.*, 2010, “Financial Analysis Of Crane Utilization During The Construction Phase Of The Wind Farm,” ISFA 2010 International Symposium on Flexible Automation, Tokyo, Japan, June 12-14, 2010.
  16. Corcoran, S.*, Twomey, J., Overcash, M. and Yildirim, M.B.,        2010, “Energy Inventory of a Turret Punch in a Production Setting,”  ISFA 2010 International Symposium on Flexible Automation  Tokyo, Japan, June  12-14, 2010.
  17. Asmatulu, R., Khan, W.* and Yildirim, M.B., 2009, “Acoustical Properties of Electrospun nanopfibers for Aircraft Interior Noise Reduction,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida - November 13-19, 2009, pp. 1-7
  18. Küçük, B.*, Keskintürk, T.*, and Yildirim, M. B., 2008, “Scheduling Parallel machines using ant colony optimization metaheuristic,” 28th Turkish Industrial Engineering Conference, June 30-July2, 2008, Istanbul , Turkey
  19. Mouzon, G*. and Yildirim, M. B., 2008, “A framework to minimize total energy consumption and total tardiness on a single machine,” Proceedings of the 4th Annual GRASP Symposium, Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć State University, pp. 17-18.
  20. Asmatulu, R., Khan, W.* and Yildirim, M. B., 2008, “CNT Reinforced Nanocomposite Fiber Fabrication for Undergraduate Students,” ASEE 2008 Midwest Regional Conference, Tulsa, OK
  21. Asmatulu, R., Khan, W.*, Nguyen, K.D.* and Yildirim, M. B., 2008, “Synthesizing Magnetic Nanocomposite Fibers By Electrospinning Method,” Proceedings of IMECE2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, October 31-November 6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  22. Masud, A. M., Yildirim, M. B. and Meza, J. C.*, 2007, “A Multi-Objective Model for Power Generation Expansion Planning,” Institute of Industrial Engineering Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN    
  23. Jithavech, I.*, Krishnan, K. and Yildirim, M. B., 2007, “Analysis of Material Handling and Scheduling Using Simulation,” Institute of Industrial Engineering Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN
  24. Mouzon, G*. and Yildirim, M. B., 2007, “Genetic Algorithm to Solve a Multi-Objective Scheduling Problem,” Proceedings of the 3rd Annual GRASP Symposium, Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć State University, pp. 45-46
  25. Yildirim, M. B., Twomey, J. T.,   Whitman, L. W., Ahmad, J., 2007, “A Framework to Collect, Assess and Reduce Energy Consumption of Manufacturing Equipment,” First International Energy 2030 Conference, An International Forum on Energy Resources and Technologies, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
  26. Asmatulu, R., Yildirim, M.B., Khan, W.*, Adeniji, A. and Wamocha, H* “Nanofiber Fabrication and Characterization for the Engineering Education,” 2007 ASEE Midwest Regional Conference, September 19-21, 2007, Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć, KS, pp. 1-9
  27. Drake, R.*, Yildirim, M. B., Twomey, J. T.,   Whitman, L. W., Ahmad, J. and Lodhia, P.*, 2006,  â€śData Collection Framework on Energy Consumption in Manufacturing,” Institute of Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL    
  28. Krishnan, K. K., Jitvatech, I.*, Nayak, C.*, Yildirim, M. B. and Thomas, S.*, 2005, “A Material Handling Scheduling System in an Agent Based Environment,” Proceedings of the 35th International Conference, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 1215-1220
  29. Cetinkaya, C. and Yildirim, M. B., 2004, “Cooperative-Game Theoretical Approach to MAC Protocol for Sensor Networks,” Institute of Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Houston, TX   
  30. Gupta, A.* and Yildirim, M. B., 2004, “A Toll Pricing Framework for Networks with Advanced Traveler Information Systems,” Institute of Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Houston, TX
  31. Yildirim, M. B., Barut, M. and Kilic, K., 2004, “A Global Learning Experience in Supply Chain Logistics Management,” Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2004, pp. 263- 268
  32. Thomas, S.*, Krishnan, K. K. and Yildirim, M. B., 2004, “A Material Handling Scheduling System in an Agent Based Environment,” Proceedings of the  34th International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering San Francisco, California, USA, pp. 406-411
  33. Yildirim, M. B., Barut, M. and Cakar, T., 2004, “A Neuro-genetic Algorithm for Parallel Machine Scheduling to Determine the Number of Machines and Priority Scheduling Rules,”  International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research, 10th Commemorative International, Miami,  Florida, U.S.A  
  34. Hearn, D. W., Yildirim, M. B., Ramana, M. V.  and  Bai, L. H., 2001, “Computational Methods for Congestion Toll Pricing Models,” The 4th International IEEE  Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Oakland, CA, pp. 257-262   

Poster Presentations:

  1. Akgul, A. E.*, Yildirim, M. B., and Twomey, J., 2012, “A Cash Flow Model on Profitability of Wind Farm Projects,” Kansas Wind Energy Forum, Manhattan, KS
  2. Uner, H., Ghazi Nezami, F.*, and Yildirim, M.B., “Pediatric Clinic Providers’ Time in Face-to-Face Care Activities,” Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), 2012, Boston, MA.
  3. Esmaeili, M. E.*, Twomey, J., Overcash, M., Malzahn, D., Yildirim, M. B., Jahromi, A.*, Dominquez, F.*, Thomas, N.*, and Mcadam, A.*, 2011, “Environmental Impacts of Healthcare Services: Delivery of X-Ray Services,” 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Chicago, IL.
  4. Ghazi Nezami*, F., and Yildirim, M. B., 2011, “A Framework for a Fuzzy Sustainable Maintenance Strategy Selection Problem,” 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Chicago, IL.
  5. Esmaeili, M. E.*, Twomey, J., Overcash, M., Malzahn, D., Yildirim, M. B., Jahromi, A.*, Dominquez, F.*, Thomas, N.*, and Mcadam, A.*, 2011, “Hospital Radiology Department Overhead Energy Estimation,” 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Chicago, IL.
  6. Esmaeili, M.E.*, Twomey, J., Overcash, M., Malzahn, D., Yildirim, M. B., Jahromi, A.*, Dominquez, F.*, Thomas, N.*, and Mcadam, A.*, 2011, “Energy Consumption of VA Hospital CT Scans,” 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Chicago, IL.
  7. Krishnamurthy, R.*, and Yildirim, M. B., 2009, “Wind Energy Supply Chains,” Kansas Wind and Renewable Energy Conference.
  8. Yildirim, M. B., Twomey, J., Whitman, L., Liao, H., and Ahmad, J., 2006, “A Framework to Reduce Energy Consumption of Manufacturing Equipment,” First International Energy 2030 Conference, An International Forum on Energy Resources and Technologies, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
  9. Twomey, J., Whitman, L., Yildirim, M. B., and Ahmad, J, 2006, “Research Study: Inter-Relationship of Operational Decisions and Environmental Impacts,” NSF DMI Conference, St. Louis, MO.
  10. Yildirim, M. B., 2004, “Toll Pricing Strategies in Congestible Networks,” Kansas State Wide EPSCOR Conference: Biosciences and the New Economy in the New Economy in Kansas.

Workshops, Seminars, and Others:

  1. Yildirim, M. B., Akgun, A.*, Gupta, D. and Nallamadhi, N. R.,  “Economic and Environmental Analysis of Material Handling Units,”  2018 IISE Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2018
  2. Yildirim, M. B. and Akgun, A.*, “A Combined Asset Management and Electricity Generation and Transmission Expansion Planning,”  2018 IISE Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2018
  3. Akgun, A.* and Yildirim, M. B., “A Multi-objective Mathematical Model for Integrated Electricity and Natural Gas Pipeline Network Problems,” 2017 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, TX,  October 2017
  4. A.*, Barut, M. and Yildirim, M. B., “Member Relationship Types and Information Integration in Relation to Performance,” DSI 2017 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2017
  5. Topuz, M. K.*, Yildirim M. B, Uner, H., and Salari, E., “A Unifying Framework to Assess Continuity of Care,”         DSI 2016 Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, Nov. 2016
  6. Topuz, M. K.* Yildirim M. B.,, F. Zengul, A. Dag*, and A. Almehmi, “Probabilistic Decision Analytic Model for Predicting the Quality of Matching in Kidney Transplantations,” Annual Meeting of The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Nashville, TN.            ,Nov. 2016.
  7. Topuz, M. K.*, Uner, H.  and Yildirim M. B., “Primary Care Clinic Appointment Scheduling with Predicted Patient Dependent No-Shows and a Case Study of Simulation in Pediatrics,” Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium, Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć, Kansas, May 2016
  8. Sener, A.*, Barut, M. and Yildirim M. B., “Towards Supply Chain Information Flow Theory,” Annual Meeting of The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Nashville, TN.,Nov. 2016
  9. Sener, A., Barut, M. and Yildirim M. B., “Impact of Information Sharing on Retail Logistics and Organizational Performance,” 2015 Annual Meeting of Production Operations Management Society, Washington DC, May 2015
  10. Topuz, M. K.* and Yildirim, M. B., “A Framework for Pediatrics Clinic No-show Prediction using Elastic Net and Bayesian Belief Network,” 2015 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philedelphia, USA
  11. Kookhahi, E.* and Yildirim, M. B., “A Vehicle Routing Problem with Budget and Time Constraints,” 2015 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philedelphia, USA
  12. Cinar, S.* and Yildirim, M. B., “Asset Management Strategies for Wind Turbines,” 2015 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philedelphia, USA
  13. Yildirim, M. B., “Energy Aware Operations Planning,” 2014 Biennial Workshop in Service Engineering (BeWiSE): NSF Energy-Aware Operations in Manufacturing and Service Enterprises Workshop, September 2014, Philedelphia, USA
  14. Cinar, S. and Yildirim, M. B., “Application of Green Supply Chain Management Strategies in Various Industries,” 2014 INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
  15. Topuz, and Yildirim, M. B., “Load Balancing in Prioritized Surgery Scheduling,”  2014 INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
  16. Kookhahi, E.* and Yildirim, M.B., ”A Traveling Salesman Problem with Budget and Time Constraints,” INFORMS 2014 Conference, SanFrancisco. 11/9-12/2014
  17. Cinar, S.* and Yildirim, M.B. ,” Application of Green Supply Chain Management Strategies in Various Industries,” INFORMS 2014 Conference, SanFrancisco 11/9-12/2014
  18. Ghazi Nezami, F. and Yildirim, M.B., “ Incorporating Technology in Classroom: A Case Study in an Engineering Course, “INFORMS 2014 Conference, SanFrancisco,11/9-12/2014
  19. Yildirim, M. B., “Energy Aware Operations Planning,” 2014 Biennial Workshop in Service Engineering (BeWiSE):  NSF Energy-Aware Operations in Manufacturing and Service Enterprises Workshop, Philadelphia, USA,          September 2014
  20. Barut, M., Sener, A. and Yildirim, M. B., “Supply Chain Information Integration: A Holistic Metric for Coupling,” 2014 Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute, Tampa, FL.
  21. Yildirim, M. B., Barut, M., and John Sluder, J., “A Rubric to Assess Entrepreneurship in Engineering Education,” ISERC, 2013.
  22. Ghazi Nezami, F.*, and Yildirim, M. B., “An Integrated Maintenance and Production Planning Problem with Energy Costs and Minimal Repair,” ISERC, Puerto Rico, 2013.
  23. Vali, H.*, Yildirim M. B., “Multiproject cash flow optimization problem under uncertainty,” ISERC 2013, Puerto Rico
  24. Yildirim, M. B., Keskinturk, T., and Barut, M., “Ant Colony Optimization for Workload Balancing in Parallel Machines while Minimizing Total Tardiness and Average Number of Active Machines,” Decision Science Institute Annual Conference 2012, November 2012.
  25. Ghazi Nezami, F.*, Vali, H.*, and Yildirim, M. B., “FMEA Analysis of a Surgery Department Supply Chain,” IIE/ISERC Annual Conference 2012, May 2012.
  26. Yildirim, M. B., Keskinturk, T., and Duman, E., “Travelling Trainer Problem,” Decision Science Institute Annual Conference, November 18–21, 2011.
  27. Ghazi Nezami, F., Yildirim, M.B. and Wang P., ”Energy Efficient Operations Scheduling with System Reliability,” INFORMS 2011, 11/13-16/2011
  28. Yildirim, M.B., “Timewise simulation: a lean Supply Chain exercise,” Day long Workshop for WSU MBA students, 2011,2012,2013
  29. Yildirim, M.B., “Timewise simulation: a lean Supply Chain exercise,” Day long Workshop for WSU MBA students, 2011,2012,2013
  30. Yildirim, M.B. “Timewise simulation: a lean Supply Chain exercise,”Day long Workshop for WSU IME supply chain class, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  31. Yildirim, M.B., Barut, M., and Keskinturk, T.*, “Sustainable Capacity management in service operations,” Informs 2010, 11/7/2010
  32. M.B., “Wind Energy Research,” Seminar at university of Oklahoma,  5/7/2010
  33. Yildirim, M.B. and Barut, M., “Allocation of Manufacturing Capacity to Customer Segments,” YAEM 2009 6/23/2009
  34. Masud, Abu S. , Yildirim, M.B. and Meza, Jose L. C., “Multiple Objective Models for Power Generation Expansion Planning, “ Informs 2009, 11/2009
  35. , M. B., “Integer Programming Workshop,”    Optimization Seminars at Kocaeli University/Turkey 6/20-28/08
  36. , M. B., “Network Optimization Workshop,” Optimization Seminars at Kocaeli University/Turkey, 6/20-28/08
  37. , M. B. and Barut, M. “A learning experience with global multi-disciplinary teams in a supply chain logistics management course,”  2008 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 11/22-25/2008
  38. , M. B. and Malzahn, D. “Multiskilled laborer assignment to minimize production time and overtime,” Planning Meeting for Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć State University to join the Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution. 2/1/2008
  39. Barut, M. and Yildirim., M. B. and Barut, M., “Capacity Rationing For Outpatient Clinics,” Decision Science Institute 38th Annual Meeting, 11/2007
  40. Yildirim, M. B., Duman, E. and Krishnan, K., 2007, “Load Balancing and Sequence Dependent Setups in an Unrelated Parallel Machine Environment,” Institute of Industrial Engineering Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN.
  41. Mouzon, G.*, Yildirim., M. B. and Twomey, J., 2007, “A Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm for Scheduling Jobs to Minimize Total Completion Time And Energy Consumption,” Institute of Industrial Engineering Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN.
  42. Ceciliano, J. L.*, Yildirim, M. B.  and Masud, A. S., 2006, “A Multiobjective Power Generation Expansion Model,” Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA.,  
  43. Barut, M. and Yildirim, M. B., 2006, “Revisiting Robustness of Capacity Rationing Models,” Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA.
  44. Sukardi Sukardi* and Yildirim, M. B., 2006, “An Activity-Based Approach for Worker Scheduling to Minimize Makespan and Overtime Hours under Manufacturing Environment with a Fixed Production Rate,” Euro XX1 Conference on Operational Research, Iceland, 
  45. Ceciliano, J. L.*, Yildirim, M. B. and Masud, A. S., 2006, “A Long-Term Multi-Objective Model for The Power Generation Expansion Problem,” Kansas Academy of Science, Engineering Symposium, Saturday, 138th annual meeting of Kansas Academy of Science, Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć State University.
  46. Mouzon, G.*, Drake, R.*, Twomey, J.,   Yildirim, M. B., Whitman, L., Ahmad, J. and Lodhia P.*, 2006, “Operational Methods for Minimizing Energy Consumption by Manufacturing Equipment,” Kansas Academy of Science, engineering symposium, Saturday, April 8, 2006, 138th annual meeting of Kansas Academy of Science, Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć State University.
  47. Malzahn, D. and Yildirim, M. B., “Multi-Skilled Mechanic Assignment to Minimize Production Time and Overtime,” Cessna, 1/19/04
  48. Yildirim, M. B. and Duman, E., “Workload Balancing in Printed Circuit Board Assembly Shops,” 6/17/04, Yoneylem Arastirmalari ve Endustri Muhendisligi Kongresi, Adana/Turkey
  49. Yildirim, M. B. and Duman, E., 2004, “Computational Methods in Toll Pricing,” Institute of Industrial Engineering Annual Conference and Exposition, May 2004, Seattle, WA
  50. Padole, C.*, Yildirim, M. B. and  Barut, M., 2004, “Stratified Supplier Base Management: A Framework,”  Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting,, Denver CO
  51. Yildirim, M. B. and Barut, M. “Teaching Supply Chain Logistics: A Global Learning Framework” Euro-Informs, July 6-10, 2003, Istanbul, Turkey
  52. Duman, E. and Yildirim, M. B., 2003, “Aluminum Casting Scheduling,” Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting, Atlanta.
  53. Yildirim, M. B., Barut, M. and Kilic, K., 2003, “Teaching Supply Chain Logistics: A Global Learning Framework,” Global Learning and Internet 2 Conference, Â鶹ĆĆ˝â°ć State University
  54. Lawphongpanich, S., Hearn, D. W, Yildirim, M. B. and Bai, L. H., 2002, “Congestion Toll Pricing Models and Methods,” IFORS, Edinburgh.
  55. Lawphongpanich, S., Hearn, D. W. and Yildirim, M. B., 2002, “Second Best Toll Pricing Problem with Elastic Demand,”  Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting, San Jose.
  56. Yildirim, M. B., Bai, L. H. and Hearn, D. W., 2001, “Computational Methods for Congestion Toll Pricing Models,” Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting, Miami
  57. Yildirim, M. B., 2001, “Transfer Pricing in Spatial Networks: an Equilibrium Approach,” Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting, Miami.
  58. Yildirim, M. B. and Hearn, D. W., 2000, “Toll Pricing for Variable Demand Traffic Assignment Models,” Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
  59. Yildirim, M. B. and Hearn, D. W., 2000, “A Comparison of Toll Pricing Methods for Traffic Assignment Models,” ISMP  Atlanta, GA
  60. Hearn, D.W. and Yildirim, M. B., 1999, “The Toll Pricing Theory,” Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
  61. Hearn, D.W., Ramana, M. V.  and Yildirim, M. B., 1998, “A Decomposition Method for Congestion Toll Pricing,” Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada