C U R R I C U L UM   V I T A E

 

ÖMER SAATÇİOĞLU

 

                                                                                                            January 2nd, 2008

PERSONAL

 

Date and Place of Birth : June 30, 1939. Ankara, Turkey

Marital status                : Married, İlhan Aral; two children, Yasemin, Pamir

 

Office               : Department of Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University,

                          İnonü Blvd., 06531 Ankara, Turkey

Phone               : (312) 2102282

Fax                   : (312) 210 1268

E-mail               : saatcioglu@etu.edu.tr

Home               : Bilkent Çamlık I, D-4 Block, #11, 06533 Ankara, Turkey

Phone               : (312) 2666344

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D.   Systems Management Engineering and Operations Research, University of Pittsburgh, USA, 1970.

M.S.     Mechanical Engineering, METU, 1965

B.S.     Mechanical Engineering, METU, 1964

B.A.S.  Industrial Administration, METU, 1961.

 

 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

 

Professor                                      Department of Industrial Engineering, TOBB ETU, 2006-

 

Professor                                      Department of Industrial Engineering, METU, 1987-2006

Distinguished Visiting Professor     College of Business Administration, Texas Tech. University, Lubbock, Texas USA, 1996-1997.

Professor                                      Department of Management, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 1985-1987.

Part-time Lecturer                         Department of Industrial Engineering, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 1983-1984.

Visiting Associate Professor          School of Business Administration, The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA, 1980-1982 (on leave from METU).

Visiting Professor                          Center of Management and Applied Economics, Widener University, USA, 1979-1980 (on leave from METU).

Associate Professor                      Department of Industrial Engineering, METU, 1976-1982 (on leave from 1979-1982).

Part-time Lecturer                         Systems Management Institute, Ankara Academy of Economy and Commerce, Ankara, Turkey, 1972-1977.

Assistant Professor                       Department of Industrial Engineering, METU, 1971-1976 (on leave from 1972-1973).

Instructor                                      Department of Industrial Engineering, METU, 1970-1971.

Assistant                                       Department of Management, METU, 1963-1970 (on leave during 1965-1970 for Ph.D. studies)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

 

NPC Chairman of EUREKA         The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey,     1998-1999.

President                                      Middle East Technical University, 1987-1992.

 

Assistant President                        Middle East Technical University, 1986-1987.

 

Chairman                                      Department of Industrial Engineering, METU, 1970-1972, 1973-1977, 1978-1979, 1982-1986.

 

 

OTHER EXPERIENCE

 

Chairman                                      Administrative Board, Techno-Park Cooperation, METU       

                                                     Development Foundation, Ankara, Turkey, 1992-1994.

 

Member                                        Administrative Board, BARMEK Holding, Ankara, Turkey.2000-2002.

Member                                        Administrative Board, STFA Construction Cooperation, Istanbul, Turkey, 1993-1996.

Systems Analyst                            Computer Center, Turkish General Staff, Ankara, Turkey, 1972-1973.

Part-time Consultant                      Operations Research Unit, The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, 1971-1972, September 1973.

Research Assistant                        Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), Ankara, Turkey, 1964-1965.

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

Operations Research in Production Planning,

Transportation Planning and Manpower Planning

Strategic and Operational Planning in University Administration

Design of Total Quality Management Systems

Quality Engineering

 

 

THESES

 

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Synthesis of an Electrolyte for Electrolytic Plating through the Anodic Dissolution of Ferro-Chromium”, M.S. Thesis, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 1965 (under the supervision of Professor M.Doruk).

 

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Highway and Capacity Additions to Urban Transportation Networks”, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1970 (under the supervision of Professors A.G.Holzman and W.L.Garrison).

 

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Review of the Operations Research Applications in Transportation Systems and Development of Mathematical Programming Models for Airport Site Selection”, The Associate Professorship Thesis, METU, Ankara, Turkey, March 1976 (In Turkish).

 

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Goal Programming Models for Personnel Transfer and Placement Decisions”, The Professorship Thesis, METU, Ankara, Turkey, June 1982.

 

 

.PUBLICATIONS (AFTER 1980)

Saatçioğlu, Ö. “Excellence Models in University Governance and the Importance of Leadership: Assessment Criteria for the Candidates of a Presidential Office.

         Chapter in Higher Education in the Change Era: Global Trends- Paradigmal Directions”, Coşkun Can Aktan, (Editor), Yaşar Üniversitesi, pp 101-116,

         March 2007 (In Turkish)

 

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “History of  Department of Industrial Engineering of Middle East Technical University”, Chapter in “Innovator and Leader in the 50th  

          anniversary of METU”, Mustafa Tokyay, Fevzi Gümrah ve Çağdaş Şimşek (Editors), METU, Ankara, 179-196, May 2006 (In Turkish)

Ayan , E., Saatçioğlu, Ö., Turanlı, L., “Parameter Optimization of Steel Fiber Reinforced High Strength Concrete, Proceedings of 6th National Concrete Congress, Civil Engineering Chapter of TMMOB (Istanbul Branch), Istanbul pp. 283-294, 2005 (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “ Interpretation of the paper on Transformation to Information Society and Universities: Debates and Discussions on the Present State and Restructuring: Total Quality Management, Accreditation and Excellence Models”, Transformation to Information Society: Debates/Observations, Interpretations/ Critics and Discussions, edited by Tekeli, İ., Özoğlu, S., Akşit, B., Irzık, G., İnam, A., Ankara, Turkey, pp. 371-384, 2002. (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Prof. Dr. Halim Doğrusöz: Distinguished Scientist who Contributed Significantly for the Development of Operations Research in Turkey”, Chapter Operations Research, N.Erkip and M.Köksalan (Editors), Middle East Technical University Press, pp. 1-8, 2002, Ankara, Turkey, 2002. (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Promotion of EUREKA and Quality Management of Research and Development Projects”, Proceedings of Sakarya KALDER International Technology, Quality and Production Systems Congress” , Sakarya, Turkey, pp. 52-59, 1999. (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Contribution of Turkish Higher Education System to the Manpower Development Policy”, Proceedings of Turkish Training System National Congress at the Beginning of Twenty-first Century”, Ankara, Turkey, pp. 137-142, 1999. (In Turkish)

Altekin, T., Arıkan, C., Doğrusöz, H., Karasakal, E., Köksal, G. And Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Design of Learning Management System for EUREKA”, Eighth National Quality Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, CD-ROM, 1999. (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Definition and the Elements of Total Quality Management in the University Environment”, Journal of Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, pp. 21-23, 1999. (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “We need Total Quality Management in All Areas”, Denge, Ankara Chapter of Trade, pp 108-110, 1998 (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “How to Develop a Total Quality Management System for the Middle East Technical University”, Proceedings of 5th National Quality Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 1997 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “On the Application of Total Quality Management in Municipalities”, Journal of ADA, Vol.3, pp 60-63, 1997 (In Turkish).

Doğanoğlu, E.T., Saatçioğlu, Ö., Özdemirel, N.E. and Köksal, G., “Design of Quality Information for a Private Hospital”, Proceedings of Eighteenth National Operational Research and Industrial Engineering Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 212-215, 1996. (In Turkish)

Köksal, G., and Saatçioğlu Ö., “A Team Work for the Improvement of Patient Admission and Discharge Quality of a Private Hospital”, Proceedings of 4th National Quality Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, pp.307-314, 1996 (In Turkish).

Önel, A. and Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Trend Analysis and regression Modeling for the Assessment of Research Performance at a Turkish University”, Transactions on Operations Research, Vol.7, pp1-12, 1995.

Saatçioğlu, Ö., and Köksal G., “Design of a Total Quality Management System for a Private Hospital”, Proceedings of 4th National Quality Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, pp.295-306, 1995 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Science and Education in the Years of 2000 (Pure and Applied Science)”, Proceedings of Science and Education, Scientific Meeting Series No:2, Science Academy of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, 1994 (In Turkish).

Ceylan, D., Saatçioğlu Ö., and Sepil, C., “An Algorithm for the Committee Construction Problem”, European Journal of Operations Research, Vol.77, pp.60-69, 1994.

Önel, A. and Saatçioğlu Ö., “Use of Performance Indicators in Budgeting”, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education, Bonn, Germany, pp.375-384, July 1993.

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Operations Research in Turkey in the 70th Anniversary of the Republic”, Journal of Science and Technique, Special Issue, TÜBİTAK, Ankara, Turkey, pp.13-18, 1993 (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., Current Turkish State-University-Industry Research and Development Information System and its Improvement Strategy”, Proceedings of 1991 Industrial Congress, Ankara, Turkey, pp.85-96, 1991 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Developments in Science and Technology and Current State of Turkey”, National Education Journal, pp.48-50,1991 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “New Approaches on Education System and Recommendation”, National Education Journal, pp.39-40, 1991 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “The Importance of Performance Indicators in Budget Allocation to Universities and its Implementation”, The Turkish Court of Accounts Journal, Special Issue, pp.25-33, 1991 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “On the Application of Total Quality Management in Municipalities”, Journal of ADA, Vol.3, pp 60-63, 1997 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Industry-University-State Cooperation System”, Productivity Journal, Special Issue, pp.57-82, 1990 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., Denizel, M., Karabakal, N. And Tuncel, L., “Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Studies on the Administration of Middle East Technical University”, Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol.1, No.2, 1989 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Conceptual Design of Solid Waste Management Information Systems and Organizational Structure”, Proceedings of Eleventh National Operational Research Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, pp.I-54-68, 1987 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Multi-Attribute Assignment Goal Programming Model with Incentives”, The Journal of Operational Research Society, Vol.38, No.4, pp.361-365, 1987.

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “The Role of Product and Quality Planning in Productivity Improvements”, Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol.28, No.324, 1987.

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Manpower Planning and its Contribution to Productivity”, Journal of Machine Design and Production, Vol.1, No.3, 1987 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Design of Solid Waste Vehicle Scheduling System and its Application”, Proceedings of Eleventh National Operational Research Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, pp.I.79-93, 1987 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “An Approach to the Design of Accumulation Subsystem of Solid Waste Management System and its Application”, Proceedings of Eleventh National Operational Research Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, pp.I.148-165, 1987 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Contributions of Operations Research to Productivity”, Journal of Machine Design and Production, Vol.1, No.3, 1987 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., M.Denizel, N.Karabakal, “Use of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering on University Administration”, Proceedings of Eleventh National Operational Research Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. XIII 44-52, 1987 (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “A Multi-period Goal Programming Model for Planning Transfers and Placements”, Proceedings of Eight National Operational Research Annual Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, 1986.

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “A Transportation Goal Programming Model for Manpower Transfer Decisions”, Proceedings of Eight National Operational Research Annual Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, 1986 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., Karabakal, N., “A computer Aided Decision Supported System Based on Goal Programming Model for Forecasting Cash Flow of Housing Cooperatives”, Proceedings of Tenth National Operational Research Annual Meeting, Izmir , Turkey, 1985 (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., Aktürk, M.S., “Design of a Computer Aided Quality Control Systems”, Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol.4, No.14-15, 1985 (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Analysis of the Turkish Service with Special Reference to the Transportation Systems”, Proceedings of Conference on Science Technology in Socio-Economic Development, Ankara, Turkey, 1984.

Saatçioğlu, Ö., and Sayın M., “An Approach for Fleet Scheduling in Metropolis”, Operations Research Journal, Vol.3, pp.65-89, 1984 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Mathematical Programming Models for Airport Site Selection”, Transportation Research-B, Vol.16-B, pp.443-447, 1982

Applied Research Reports

 

Saatçioğlu, Ö., Şen, T., Feyzan Ö., et al., “Employment Standards and Organization Project for BOTAŞ (Petroleum Transportation Company)”, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2004. (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., Kırca, Ö., Güven, S., Meral, S., Kandiller, L., Şen, T., Çorbacıoglu, U., Şahin, G., Ulu, C., “Development of the Auditing Function of  Turkish Court of Audit: System Analysis of Information Technology Sub Project”, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2001. (In Turkish)

Altekin, T., Doğrusöz, H., Karasakal, E., Köksal, G., Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Design of Learning Management System for Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council-TİDEP”, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 1999. (In Turkish)

Altekin, T., Doğrusöz, H., Karasakal, E., Köksal, G., Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Design of Learning Management System for EUREKA”, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 1999. (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., and Köksal, G., “Design of Total Quality Management Systems for Sevgi Hospital”, METU, 1995. (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Project Management Automation System for the General Directorate of Construction of the Ministry of Public Works and Settlement”, Several Reports, METU, 1995. (In Turkish)

Saatçioğlu, Ö., and Sayral, N., “Revision of the Feasibility Report on Bingöl Karlıova Thermal Power Plant”, METU, 1993 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Research Project on Quality Control and Testing Methodologies for Rubber Materials of Turkish Petroleum Industry”, METU, September 1987 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Solid Waste Management System Design Project for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, August 1986 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “HEMA Reorganization Project”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 1986 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Işık Cooperation Reorganization and Management System Design Project”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 1985 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Feasibility Study for Integrated Meat Plant of Ankara”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 1983 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Interdepartmental Coordination Research Project for Ankara Municipality: Planning and Coordination System”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, October 1979 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “The Diagnosis of Major Problems Concerning Cyprus Turkish Federative State”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, September 1978 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., and Şen, T..., “Computer-Based Integrated Manpower Planning System for Turkish Electricity Authority: Personnel Distribution Problem and Forecasting Interdepartmental Transfers”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, September 1977 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Design of Information System for the Coordination of Turkish Transportation System”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, February 1977 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Manpower Planning Research Project for Turkish Electricity Authority: Manpower Requirement Predictions”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, August 1976 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Preliminary Study for the Design of Management Information System in Transportation Sub-systems”, System Sciences Research Institute, METU, Ankara, Turkey, March 1976 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Planning of Teaching Staff and Facilities of Department of Industrial Engineering”, METU, Ankara, Turkey, July 1975 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, and Çınar, Ü., and Soyyoruk, C., “Design of A Management Information System for Turkish Sugar Industries: Design of Purchasing, Material and Transportation Subsystem”, METU, Ankara, Turkey, August 1974 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Linear Programming Application to Food Planning in Turkish Armed Forces”, Turkish General Staff, Ankara, Turkey, 1973 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Evaluation of Transportation System Projects of City of Ankara for Ankara Master Plan Bureau”, Operations Research Unit, The Scientific and Technical Research Council of  Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, 1972 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., and Çınar, Ü., “Investigation of Current Situation and Improvement of Turkish Management Education”, Turkish Management Education Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, August 1972 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu Ö., and Soyyoruk, C., “Design of a Management Information Systems for Turkish Sugar Industries: Design of Production Subsystem”, (Vol.7), METU, Ankara, Turkey, August 1974 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., and Tankut, G., “Application of Markov Process on Migration Forecasting in Turkey”, Construction Research Unit, The Scientific and Technical Research Council  Turkey,  Ankara, Turkey, 1971 (In Turkish).

 

Other Reports

 

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al,  Strategic Planning for the Faculty of Engineering of TOBB ETU: 2007-2012, Ankara, Turkey, June 2007

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Special Interest Group Report, Coordination Research Department of Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Institute”, Ankara, Turkey, 1985 (In Turkish).

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Proposed Industrial Engineering Programs for the Evening Division of Widener University”, Widener University, Pennsylvania , USA, February 1980.

Saatçioğlu, Ö., “Proposal for Graduate Engineering Management and Undergraduate Industrial Engineering Programs at Widener University”, Pennsylvania, USA, January 1980.

Saatçioğlu, Ö., et al., “Proposals for the Interdepartmental Coordination of METU”, Ankara, Turkey, July 1979. (In Turkish)

 

 

ProfessIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

AssocIatIonS

 

Member                     Quality Association, Istanbul, Turkey, 1993-present.

President                   Operational Research Society, Ankara, Turkey, 1989-1996 (Member since 1976).

Member                     Alumni Association, Ankara, Turkey, 1987-present.

Member                     Mechanical Engineering Society, Ankara, Turkey, 1971-present.

Associate Member     Operations Research Society of America, Maryland, USA, 1966-1982.

Member                      International Universities Association, USA, 1987—1992,

Founding Member     Turkish Road Association, Ankara, Turkey, 1991-present.

Member                      Quality Association, Istanbul, Turkey,  1993-present

Member                      Machine Design and Manufacturing Association, Ankara, Turkey, 1988-present.

 

FoundatIons

 

Chairman                   Board of Trustees, Turkish Strategic, Social and Economic Research Foundation (Foundation 2000), Ankara, Turkey (Founding member), 2001- present

Member                     Board of Trustees, Ankara Atatürk High School Foundation, 1999- present

Founding Member      Scientific and Technical Research Foundation, 1995- present

Member                     Board of Trustees, Sabancı University, Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, 1994-2005

Member                     Turkish Managers Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, 1992-present.

Chairman                   Middle East Technical      University Development Foundation, Ankara, Turkey, 1987-1992 (Member since 1992).

Member                     Board of Trustees, Middle East Technical University, Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation, Ankara, Turkey, 1987-1992

 

 

Other InstItutIons

 

Member                     Committee on Accreditation and Certification, Turkish Standard Institute,

                                  Ankara, Turkey, 1995-1996.

Member                     Advisory Board, MESS Training Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, 1995-1996

Member                     Science and Technology Supreme Council, Ministry of State, Ankara, Turkey, 1990-1996

Member                     Educational Supreme Council, Ministry of Education, Ankara, Turkey, 19901996)

Chairman                   Executive Board of Techno-park A.Ş., METU Development Foundation, Ankara, Turkey, 1990-1992

Member                     Committee on University-Industry Cooperation, Ankara Industry Chapter, 1988.

Member                     Evaluation Committee on Turkish Science and Technology Policies, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Gebze, Istanbul, 1987.

Member                     Committee on University-Industry Cooperation, Ankara Industry Chapter, Ankara, Turkey, 1988.

Member                     Inter-University Council, Higher Educational Council, Ankara, Turkey, 1987-1992, (Chairman, 1987-1988).

Chairman                    Educational Council. Inter-University Council, Ankara, Turkey, 1987-1992.

Member                     Evaluation Committee on post-graduate degrees earned in foreign countries, Ankara, Turkey, 1987-1988.

Member                     Evaluation Committee on Science and Technology Policies, Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council, Ankara, Turkey, 1987.

Chairman                   Peer Review Committee of Operations Research Department, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, 1985.

Member                     National Productivity Center, Ankara, Turkey, 1977-1980, 1982-2006.

Member                     Transportation Supreme Council, Ministry of Transportation, Ankara, Turkey, 1977-1979.

Member                     Turkish Standards Institute, Ankara, Turkey, 1976-1980.

Member                     Advisory Committee, National Productivity Center, Ankara, Turkey, 1976-1980.

Member                     Advisory Committee, Ministry of Transportation, Ankara, Turkey, 1971-1979.

 

 

 
ScIentIfIc MeetIng OrganIzatIons

 

Chairman                   Panel on Public Administration and World Leadership, Seventh Public Quality Symposium, Ankara, Turkey, May 2006.

Member                     Advisory Board, Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2005.

Organizer&Chairman Dimensions of Modern Quality Management and its present State in Turkey, Seventeenth National Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, July 1995.

Member                     Organizing Committee of the Seventeenth National Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, July 1995.

Chairman                   Transportation System Section, First National Operations Research Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, February 1995.

Organizer&Chairman Total Quality Management, Sixteenth National Operations Research Industrial Engineering Annual Meeting, Ankara Turkey, July 1994.

Chairman                   Turkish Economy and its Future Session, Fifteenth National Operation Research and Industrial Engineering Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, July 1993.

Chairman                   Globalization and Foreign Economic Relationships Session, Fifteenth National Operation Research and Industrial Engineering Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, July 1993.

Chairman                   Methods and Approaches in Operations Research Session, Fourteenth National Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1991.

Organizer&Chairman University Administration and Productivity Session, Thirteen National Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Annual Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, June 1990.

Member                     Organizing Committee of the Thirteenth National Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Annual Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, June 1990.

Chairman                   Operations research in University Administration Session, Twelfth National research and Industrial Engineering Annual Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, June 1989.

Chairman                   Goal Programming Session, tenth National Operations Research Annual Meting, Izmir, Turkey, September 1985.

Chairman                   Transportation Session, Ninth Operations, Research Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1983.

Chairman                   Heuristic Methods Session, Eight National Operations Research Annual Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, June 1983.

Member                     Organizing Committee of the Eight National Operations Research Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, June 1983.

Co-Director               Workshop on Important Issues and Problem Areas Where the System Science Contribution will be needed and Useful, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, September 1981.

Chairman                   Transportation Planning Session, Fourth National Operations Research Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1978.

Co-Chairman             Planning Session, Joint National ORSA/TIMS Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 1977.

Member                     Organizing Committee of the Second National Operations Research Annual Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, June 1976.

Chairman                   Transportation System Session, Second National Operations Research Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, February 1975.

 

 

 

Committee Activities Within University

 

Member                     Transfer Committee, Faculty of Administrative Science, METU, 1970-1971.

Member                     Doctoral Committee, Faculty of Engineering, METU, 1971-1972.

Member                     Doctoral Committee, Department of Industrial Engineering, METU, 1973-1979, 1992-1996

Member                     Master of Science Program Committee, Department of Industrial Engineering, METU, 1973-1979, 1992-1996.

Founding member       System Science Research Institute, METU, 1975-1979 (Also Director  1993-1996).

Member                     Widener Business Research Center, Widener University, 1979-1980.

Chairman                   Strategic Planning Committee, METU, 1990-1992.

Chairman                   Strategic Planning Committee, department of Industrial Engineering, METU, 1992-2006

Chairman                   Accreditation Committee, department of Industrial Engineering, METU, 1992-2006.

Coordinator                Executive Committee, Engineering Management, METU, 1998-2006.

Chairman                   Total Quality Management Committee, Faculty of Engineering, METU, 1998-2000.

Member                     Self Assessment and Strategic Planning Committee, Faculty of Engineering, 2002-2006

Member                     Strategic Planning Committee, METU,  2000-2006

Chairman                   Strategic Planning Committee, Faculty of  Engineering, TOBB ETU, 2006-present

 

 
AWARDS AND HONORS

 

Listed in Who’s Who in Turkey

Several Appreciation Awards and Honorary Memberships

A.I.D. Scholarship for Ph.D. studies.

 

 

TUTORIALS AND PRESENTATIONS (AFTER 1980)

 

TutorIals

 

Organizer and Lecturer                  Seminar on “Design of Production Planning Systems”.

Program Director and Lecturer      Seminar on “Production Planning”, National Productivity Center, Ankara, Turkey, November 1983.

Program Director and Lecturer      Seminar on “Inventory Control”, National Productivity Center, Ankara, Turkey, November 1983.

Organizer and Lecturer                  Seminar on “Design of Production Planning Systems”, METU, Ankara, Turkey, November 1984.

Organizer Director and Lecturer    Seminar on “Electrical and Industrial Engineering”, METU and Prof. Parlar Foundation, T.R.N.C., September 1984.

Program Director and Lecturer      Seminar on “SIDEMAS Production Planning Systems Design”, National Productivity Center, Sivas, Turkey, September 1984.

Lecturer                                       Seminar on “Job Evaluation”, National Productivity Center, Ankara, Turkey, October 1984.

Lecturer                                       Seminar on “Quality Control”, National Productivity Center, Ankara, turkey, October 1984.

Program director and Lecturer       Seminar on “Design and Control of Production Systems”, National Productivity Center, Ankara, Turkey, December 1984.

Lecturer                                       Seminar on “Developments in Industrial Engineering”, METU, Ankara, January 1985.

Organizer and Lecturer                  Seminar on “Design Control of Production Systems”, METU and Prof. Parlar Foundation, Ankara, Turkey, February 1985.

Organizer and Lecturer                  Seminar on “Productivity”, METU and Prof. Parlar Foundation, T.R.N.C., September 1985.

Lecturer                                       Seminar on “Off Line Quality Control: Taguchi method”, Continuing Education Center, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 1993.

Lecturer                                       Seminar on “Basic of Total Quality Management”, CITOSAN, (Continuing Education Center, METU) September 20-24, 1993.

Lecturer                                       Seminar on “Quality Function Deployment”, Refrigerator Plant of Arçelik, Eskişehir, (Continuing Education Center, METU), January 1994.

Lecturer                                       “Quality Management”, METU, Ankara, February 2005.

 

 

Invited Panel Presentations

 

“Reflection of Changes and Developments in the World to Universities and Typical Manger Mode”, AISEC, Ankara, April 1992.

“Business Ethic”, Turkish Mangers Foundation, Eskişehir, November 14, 1992.

“Entrepreneurship”, Small and Medium Industry Development Organization, Ankara, April 1993.

“Start-up and Development Strategies of Small and Medium Industry Engaged With High Technology”, Turkish Mangers Foundation, Istanbul, May 12, 1993.

“Current State of Turkish Universities and Principles for a New Law”, Greater Anatolian Group, Ankara May 15, 1993.

“Euro-Arab Dialogue Programme: Education and Ideology” (As a chairman of Third session), Ankara, October 13-15, 1994.

“Science and Education in the Years of 2000 (Pure and Applied Science)”, Scientific Meeting Series No:2, Science Academy of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, December 2-3, 1994.

“Present Status of Quality Education in USA and in the Middle East Technical University: Observations and Proposals Quality Education in Turkey and National Policies”, Istanbul University, Istanbul, February 23, 1995.

“Effective Use of Public Funds” (as a panel chairman), Ankara, April 16, 1995.

“Technoparks and State-University-Industry Cooperation in the Production of New technologies”, Gebze Trade Chapter and Gebze Institute of Technology, Gebze, May 26, 1995.

“Systems Engineering Education”, Military Academy System Engineering Congress, Ankara October 1995.

“Changes in the understanding of Public Administration and Public Reform”, Chairman, 3rd National Conference on Quality in Public Administration, Turkish and Middle East Public Administration Institute, Ankara, Dec. 4-5, 2003

“Institutional Performance and Citizen Satisfaction; A case Study on Middle East Technical University” (Panel on Institutional Performance and Citizen Satisfaction in 6th Public Quality Symposium, Organized by Turkish Quality Association), Also served as the Panel Chairman, Cultural and Convention Center, METU, Ankara, 8-9 June 2005.

“The Role of Education for the World Peace” Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security, June 9-11 June 2005 (Also served as the Chairman of the Round Table), Conrad Hotel, Istanbul.

 

Invited Presentations
 
“Future of Total Quality Management”, Quality Week Symposium of Air Force Logistic Headquarter, Ankara, March 21 2007.
 

.”Total Quality Management in Public Institutions, Air Force Logistic Headquarter, Ankara, March 2006.

 

 “Application of Total Quality Management in Public Institutions”, Quality Week Symposium of Air Force Logistic Headquarter, Ankara, October 25, 2005.

 “Team Differences and Their Properties”, Quality Week Symposium of 11th Air Force Transportation Headquarter, Ankara, October 5, 2004.

“Team Works”, Quality Week Activities of 3rd Air force Supply and Maintenance Center Headquarter, Ankara, Oct. 22, 2003

“Learning Management System for EUREKA Network”, Luncheon Plenary, ICPR Americas’02, St.Louis, USA, 2002.

“Internationalization in Higher Educational Institutions”, CH1 Chapter of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholar’s Meeting, Texas Tech. University, Lubbock, March 3, 1997.

“Management of Research Process at a State University”, ATAS Science and Education Conference, Washington, February 22, 1997.

“Main Difficulties in Implementing Total Quality Management and Some Suggestions for a Military Company”, Command of Third Air Supply and Maintenance Center, Etimesgut, Ankara, February 1996.

“Total Quality Management System in Hospitals and Difficulties in Implementation”, Bayındır Hospital, Ankara, January 1996.

“Human and Quality”, Ankara Rotary Club, Ankara, January 1996.

“Teamwork in Total Quality Management”, Refrigeration Plant of Arçelik, Eskişehir, November 1995.

“Approaches for the Effective Relationship Between University and its Environment”, Higher Education in Changing Europe Congress, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, 1996 (In Turkish).

“Human Quality”, Gazi Osman Paşa Rotary Club, Ankara, April 30, 1994.

“Design of New Product and Quality in the World and in Turkey”, 1993 Industry Congress, Ankara, November 22-26, 1993.

“Quality as a Means of Global Integration”, Turkish-American Scientists Association and Bogaziçi University Science Conference, Istanbul, July 1993.

“Reflection of Changes and Developments in the World to Industrial Engineering Profession: Opportunities and Challenges”, Industrial Engineering Department of Anatolian University Eskişehir, December 1992. Also presented at the Industrial Engineering Department of METU, January 1993.

“The Current State of Research and Development Activities at Universities in Turkey and Proposals for Increasing Them”, Rauf Denktaş Conference Series, Magosa, April 1992.  Also presented at the Meeting of the Turkish-American Scientists Association, February 1992.

 

 

JOURNAL ACTIVITIES

 

Editor                                  Transaction on Operational Research (Turkish, English), 1994-2004

Referee                               Industrial Engineering Journal (Turkish)

Member                              Editorial Board, Journal of Büyük Anadolu Grubu (Turkish)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

Chairman                            EUREKA National Project Coordinators, 1998-1999.

Member                              Audit and Accreditation Council of Higher Education, North Cyprus Turkish Republic, 1993-1994.

Member                              Special Program Panel on System Science, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1980-1982.

National Secretary               EURO-Working Group on Operations Research in the Public Sector, European Operations Research Society, 1979.

Turkish Delegate                 Socio-Economic Systems Panel, OECD, Paris, France, February 1978.

National Point of Contact     The Fourth International Conference on Operational Research of IFORS, Denmark, 1972.

 

THESIS SUPERVISED

 

M.S. Thesis

 

“Quantifying Risk Management Process in a Software Organization”, METU, Ankara, April 2006 (by Cenkler Yakın)

“Parameter Optimization of Chemically Activated Mortars Containing High Volumes of Pozzolan by Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiment”, co-advised by Lütfullah Turanlı, METU, Ankara, January 2006 (by Başak Aldemir).

“A Methodology for Determining the Cluster of a New Project”, co-advised by Canan Sepil, METU, Ankara, June 2005 (by Aybeniz Yiğit).

“Parameter Optimization of Steel Fiber Reinforced High Strength Concrete by Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments”, co-advised by Lütfullah Turanlı, METU, Ankara, January 2004 (by Elif Ayan).

“Deriving Strategy and Developing Balanced Scorecard for General Directorate of Environmental Impact Assessment and Planning in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry”, METU, Ankara, December 2003 (by Mehmet Özcan).

“Analysis of the Influence of Non-Machining Process Parameters on Product Quality by Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis”, METU, Ankara, September 2003 (by Saygın Yurtseven).

“Measurement of Customer Satisfaction Index in Three Engineering Departments at METU”, METU, Ankara, January 2003 (by Sinem Okumuş).

“Application of Data Envelopment Analysis and Principal Component Analysis to Evaluate Efficiency of Air Force Squadrons”, METU, Ankara, January 2003 (by Tamer Özarslan).

“Critical Process Determination, Performance Measurement and Improvement Studies in a Health-Care Organization”, METU, Ankara, April 2002 (by İlke Karzek).

“Reengineering the Procurement Process through Supplier Selection”, METU, Ankara, January 2002 (by Barış Atadan).

“A Performance Measurement Framework Developed For the Faculty of Engineering of METU”, METU, Ankara, September 2001 (by Esra Tuğcu).

“Parameter Optimization of Emulsion Formation and Solvent Evaporation Process by Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments”, METU, Ankara, June 2001 (by Mustafa Burak Telli).

“Design of an Associate Professorship Promotion Committee Formation System for the Higher Educational Council of Turkey”, METU, Ankara, August 1990 (by Demet Ceylan).

“Design of Computerized Financial Planning System for Large Scale Housing Projects”, METU, Ankara, February 1986 (by Nejat Karabakal).

“Design of Methodology for the Certification Activities of Turkish Standards Institution”, METU, Ankara, February 1986 (by Betül Talu)

“Design of a General Purpose Computerized Quality Control System”, METU, Ankara, February 1984 (by M. Selim Aktürk).

“A Two Stage Methodology for Fleet Scheduling”, METU, Ankara, February 1984 (by Meral Sayın).

“A Location Allocation Model for Determination of Number, Locations and Capacities of Citrus Fruits Packing Houses”, METU, Ankara, February 1979 (by Kazım Çomak).

“A Planning Methodology for Network Link Investments: Its Application on Railroad Transportation System”, METU, Ankara, February 1979 (by Etkin Binbaşıoğlu).

“Job Shop Scheduling in Manufacturing Industry: A Special Case of the Turkish Tractor Factory”, METU, Ankara, August 1978 (by Tayfur Altıok).

“An Inventory Management Simulation Model for Material Procurement and Distribution Systems”, METU, Ankara, June 1978 (by Mesut Günel).

“Line Cost and Revenue Analysis Proposed for Turkish State Railways and Application of a Network Investment Model to the Existing Transportation Network of Turkey”, METU, Ankara, January 1977 (by Cengiz Haksever).

 

“Developing An Optimal Network to Transport Petroleum Products: The Case of the Aliağa Refinery”, METU, Ankara, August 1976 (by Berker Ertuna).

“Inventory Control in Pharmaceutical Industry: A Special Case of a Wholesaling Company”, METU, Ankara, October 1975 (by Refia Öner).

“Preparation of the Yearly Sugar Production Program for the Turkish Sugar Industry”, METU, Ankara, October 1974 (by Meral Altınbilek).

“Simulation of a Transmitter Station for Determining the Optimum Number of Transmitters and Maintenance Crew Size” METU, Ankara, October 1974 (by Taner Özbaykal).

“Forecasting and Optimization of Machine Loading in Singer Sewing Machines Factory”,  METU, Ankara, April 1974 (by Emin Arısoy).

 
Ph.D. Thesis

 

“A General Methodology and the Use of Trend Analysis for Performance Assessment in Higher Education with Applications at METU”, METU, Ankara, August 1996 (by Azer Önel).

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 

Stochastic Processes (Senior Level at METU): Random variables, generating functions, independent trial processes, dependent trial processes, Markov processes.

Introduction to Operations Research I (Senior Level at METU): Operations research methodology, linear programming including simplex, dual simplex algorithms, post optimal and sensitivity analysis, transportation, transshipment, assignment algorithms.

Introduction to Operations Research II (Senior Level at METU): Integer Programming: cutting plane algorithms for all integer and mixed integer problems.  Branch and bound algorithms.  Applications of LP.  Dynamic programming. Game theory: minimax criterion, solution of 2-person-zero-sum games.  Queuing theory and its applications.

Production and Inventory Systems (Senior Level at METU): Basic concepts involved in production and inventory systems: forecasting, production planning, inventory planning and control production scheduling, dispatching and progress control.

Modeling in Socio-Economic Systems (Senior Level at METU): Application of industrial engineering and operations research techniques to Socio-economic systems, such as, transportation, education, health, public utilities, and ecological systems.

Network Flows and Project Management  (Senior Level at METU): Graphs, classification of networks, flow network, shortest path problems and activity networks, forward and backward pass computations, resource allocation, time-cost-trade off problems.  Students are required to prepare a real life project using the available computer programs.

Systems Design  (Senior Level at METU): Fundamentals of system theory as applied to system design.  Modeling of production.

Inventory Theory  (Graduate Level at METU): Single installation and single echelon systems, review of deterministic models, stochastic and dynamic models.  Several installation and single echelon systems, single installation multi-echelon systems.

Application of Operations Research to Transportation Systems (Graduate Level at METU): Basic framework of transportation systems analysis, mathematical programming formulation of network flows.  Forward, backward and adaptive transportation planning.  Systems analysis and design issues in road, air, railroad, and marine transportation, Queuing theory as applied to traffic flow problems.

Quantitative Methods and Techniques in Management  (Graduate Level at Systems Management Institute Management Institute).

Production Management  (Graduate Level at Systems Management Institute).

Elementary Statistical Analysis  (Sophomore Level at Widener): Introduction to use of probability and decision making in administrative and social sciences.  Collection, measurement and presentation of data (descriptive statistics).  Probability distributions, expected values, sample design, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, and simple regression and correlation analysis.

Statistic I  (Graduate Level at Widener): Study of descriptive and parametric statistic.  Concern is itself with managerial decision making under conditions of uncertainty using univariate and multivariate analysis.

Intermediate Statistical Analysis  (Sophomore Level at Widener): The life cycle approach to studying productive systems and decisions.  Selection of the product; design of the system, including product design and process selection, layout of the physical systems, design of the quality control, production planning, scheduling and inventory systems; manning the system; startup of the systems; the system in steady state; revision and termination of the system.

Operations Management  (Junior Level at Widener): The life cycle approach to studying productive systems and decisions.  Selection of the product; design of the system, including product design and process selection, layout of the physical system, design of the quality control, production planning, scheduling and  inventory system; manning the system; startup of the system; the system is steady state; revision and termination of the system. Linear Programming, CPM, PERT simulation and waiting line theory as applied to operations management decision problems.

Operations Research  (Graduate Level at UWM): Applications of optimization techniques to deterministic and probabilistic managerial problems.

Production Analysis  (Graduate Level at UWM): Analysis of business systems, which direct the conversion of the factors of production into goods and services.  Emphasis on concepts and techniques for solving contemporary production problems.

Production and Inventory Theory  (Senior Level at UWM): Study of the use of mathematical in structuring, analyzing, and solving production and inventory problems of different business entities.

Management Models  (Junior Level at UWM): Discussion of models in managerial problem solving.  Emphasis will be on developing an awareness of the advantages and limitations of models. Discussion will include classical and modern statistical decision models and mathematical programming.

Service Systems  (Senior Level at METU): Discussion of the basic concepts and techniques in the design and operations of service producing systems.

Quality Planning  (Senior Level at METU): Basic concepts, quality costs, quality improvement, designing for quality, reliability and availability, acceptance sampling: Sampling plans for attributes and variables, control of process quality: control charts for variables and attributes.

Quality Engineering  (Graduate Level at METU): Basic concepts in quality engineering, Taguchi’s experimental design approach and loss function concepts as applied to parameters and tolerance design activities.

Total Quality Management  (Graduate Level at METU): Basic concepts and techniques of Total Quality Management (TQM), operating principles and key concepts of TQM.

Decision Theory and Management Science  (Graduate Level at Texas Tech.): Introduction to decision making using management science models.  Deterministic optimization models.  Stochastic decision models as paradigms for management risk.  Models for coping with uncertainty and complexity applications.

Total Quality Management  (Graduate  Level at Texas Tech.): Basic concepts, operating principals and techniques of Total Quality Management.  Case studies on Application of Total Quality Management to unstructured or more comprehensive situations.

Introduction to Production and Operations Management  (Undergraduate Level at Texas Tech.): An overview of the production and operations function in organizations with examples of the application of computer and quantitative skills to management problems.  Both design and operating problems are discussed.

Off-Line Quality Control (Undergraduate Level at METU): The total quality concept. Continuous quality improvement. Quality control activities (off-line, on-line) . Quality loss. System design. Parameter design. Taguchi method. Tolerance design. Quality function deployment. Quality standards. Quality awards.