Eda YÜCEL, Asst. Prof. Dr.

TOBB Economy and Technology University

Department of Industrial Engineering

Sogutozu Cad No: 43, Sogutozu, Ankara, Turkey

+90 312 290 4491 (office)

e.yucel@etu.edu.tr

Research Interests

Workforce routing and scheduling, healthcare operations, distribution logistics, facility location, production scheduling, disaster preparedness and response logistics, retail operations, staff rostering

Courses Offered

END 101 Introduction to Industrial Engineering

END 294 Operations Research I

END 308 Facilities Planning and Design

END 320 Engineering Economics

END 395 Operations Research II

END 396 Service Systems Design and Planning

END 426 Logistics

END 507 Heuristic Methods

Education

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering & Operations Management, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey, 2011

Thesis Title: Logistics of Clinical Testing

Supervisors: F. Sibel Salman, Lerzan Örmeci, Esma Gel (Arizona State University)

M.Sc. Industrial Engineering, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey, 2006

Thesis Title: Product Assortment under Customer-Driven Demand Substitution in Retail Operations (supported by KUMPEM - Koç University MIGROS Retail Education Center)

Advisors: Fikri Karaesmen, F. Sibel Salman, Metin Türkay

B.Sc. Computer Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 2003

Teaching Experience

July, 2015 - Present Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering Department,

TOBB Economy and Technology University

Fall 2012 Part-time Lecturer, Department of Industrial Engineering, TOBB ETU

2011- 2012 Instructor, Department of Computer Engineering, Çukurova University, Adana

Courses: CENG 434 Algorithms and Computational Complexity,

CENG 439 Automata Theory and Formal Languages, CENG 430 Java Programming, CENG 304 Software Engineering

2004- 2006 Teaching Assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey

Industry Experience

July, 2015 - Present Consultant,

Solvoyo, ITU Teknokent

Jan., 2015 - July, 2015 Senior Supply Chain and Optimization Engine Developer,

Solvoyo, ITU Teknokent

2012 - 2014 Project Manager & Senior System Engineer,

Milsoft Software Technologies, ODTU Teknokent

2006 - 2008 MRP Specialist, Temsa Global

2003 - 2004 Software Engineer,

Milsoft Software Technologies, ODTU Teknokent

Publications and Refereed Conference Proceedings

Papers in Refereed Journals

E. Yücel, F. Karaesmen, F. S. Salman, and M. Turkay, “Optimizing product assortment under customer-driven demand substitution”, European Journal of Operational Research, 199(3), 759-768, 2009.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2008.08.004,

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, L.Örmeci, E. Gel, “A constant-factor approximation algorithm for multi-vehicle collection for processing problem”, Optimization Letters Special Issue on Vehicle Routing, 7(7), 1627-1642, 2013.

http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s11590-012-0578-1

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, E. Gel, L.Örmeci, A. Gel, “Optimizing Specimen Collection for Processing in Clinical Testing Laboratories”, European Journal of Operational Research, 227(3), 503-514, 2013.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.10.044

L.Örmeci, F.S.Salman, E. Yücel, "Staff Rostering in Call Centers Providing Employee Transportation", Omega, The International Journal of Management Science, 43, 41-53, March 2014.

doi:10.1016/j.omega.2013.06.003

F.S.Salman, E. Yücel, “Emergency facility location under random network damage: Insights from the Istanbul case”, Computers and Operations Research, 62, 266-281, October 2015.

doi:10.1016/j.cor.2014.07.015

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, I.Arsik, “Improving Post-Disaster Road Network Accessibility by Strengthening Links against Failures”, European Journal of Operational Research, 2018.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.02.015

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, B.Bozkaya, C.Gökalp, “A multi-period, prize collecting, scheduling and routing model for mobile medical services based on transactional data”, Annals of Operations Research, 2018

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-3058-x

G.K. Bilgin, E. Yücel, G. Kuyzu, “Forming, Scheduling and Routing Field Service Teams for Multi-Skill Prioritized Tasks”, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Engineering, Journal of Science and Engineering, 2018

http://web.deu.edu.tr/fmd/s60/S60-m19.pdf

E. Yücel, “Ferry Assignment and Routing Optimization for Public Ferry Transportation: A Case Study for Istanbul Şehir Hatları” Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Engineering, Journal of Science and Engineering, 21(62), 357-368, 2019.

https://dergipark.org.tr/download/article-file/718865

S. Çakırgil, E. Yücel, G. Kuyzu, “A Multi-objective Matheuristic Approach for Forming, Scheduling and Routing Field Service Teams with Prioritized Multi-Skill Tasks”, Computers and Operations Research, Computers and Operations Research, 2020.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2020.104908

S. B. Yılmaz, E. Yücel, “Optimizing Onboard Catering Loading Locations and Plans for Airlines”, Omega, The International Journal of Management Science, 43, 41-53, 2020.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2020.102301

Working Research Papers

S. Zehtabiyan, G. Kuyzu, E. Yücel, “Integrated Routing and Scheduling of Salt Trucks with Replenishment in Urban Areas”, 2019, under review.

F. S. Salman, E. Yücel, S. Turper-Alısık, İ. Kayı, A. Coskun, “Modeling Mobile Health Service Delivery to Syrian Migrant Farm Workers using Call Record Data”, 2019, under review.

Publications in Refereed Conference/Workshop Proceedings

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, I.Arsik, “Improving post-disaster road network accessibility by strengthening links against failures”, 29th European Conference On Operational Research, 8-11 July 2018, Valencia, Spain.

E. Yücel, F. S. Salman, E. L. Ormeci, and E. S. Gel, “Optimizing Post-Disaster Road Network Accessibility by Strengthening Links against Failures”, Proceedings of the Conference of EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization (VeRoLog),  June 10-12, 2017, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

E. Yücel, F. S. Salman, E. L. Ormeci, and E. S. Gel, “Multi Vehicle Collection for Processing Problem: Bicriteria Heuristics”, Proceedings of the Conference of EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization (VeRoLog),  June 8-10, 2015, Vienna, Austria.

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, L.Örmeci, E. Gel, “Logistics of Clinical Testing: A Prioritized Bicriteria Heuristic for Collection for Processing Problem”, Proceedings of the International Workshop on  Freight Transportation and Logistics (ODYSSEUS),  May 21-25, 2012, Mykonos, Greece.

E. Yücel, F. S. Salman, E. L. Ormeci, and E. S. Gel, “Logistics of Clinical Testing: A Prioritized Bicriteria Heuristic for Collection for Processing Problem”, Proceedings of the Conference of EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization (VeRoLog),  June 18-20, 2012, Bologna, Italy.

E. Yücel, F. S. Salman, E. L. Ormeci, and E. S. Gel, “Logistics of Clinical Testing: Heuristics for Routing and Scheduling of Specimen Collection”, Proceedings of EU/ME 2011: Workshop on Client-centered

Logistics and International Aid. February 21-22, 2011, Vienna, Austria.

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, L.Örmeci, E. Gel, A. Gel, “Logistics of Clinical Testing: Heuristics for Routing and Scheduling of Specimen Collection”, MSOM (Annual Conference of The Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, June 2010, Haifa, Israel.

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, L.Örmeci, E. Gel, A. Gel, “Designing Routes to Match Collected Workload with the Processing Capacity”, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Freight Transportation and

Logistics (ODYSSEUS), May 26-29, 2009, Cesme, Turkey.

E. Yücel, F. Karaesmen, F. S. Salman, and M. Turkay, “Product assortment under customer-driven demand substitution in retail operations”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain. May 14-17, 2006, Lyon, France.

C. Oğuz and E. Yücel, "A branch-and-bound algorithm for single machine total tardiness problem with release dates", Proceedings of the 2^nd Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling: Theory and Applications, pp: 162-168, 2005.

Presentations

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, I.Arsik, “Improving post-disaster road network accessibility by strengthening links against failures”, 29th European Conference On Operational Research, 8-11 July 2018, Valencia, Spain.

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, I.Arsik, “Improving post-disaster road network accessibility by strengthening links against failures”, YA/EM 2018 National Congress. June 26-29, 2018, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey

E. Yücel, E. L. Ormeci, and F. S. Salman “Staff rostering problem in call centers”, YA/EM 2015 National Congress. September 9-11, 2015, METU, Ankara, Turkey

E. Yücel, F. S. Salman, E. L. Ormeci, and E. S. Gel, “Multi Vehicle Collection for Processing Problem: Bicriteria Heuristics”, Proceedings of the Conference of EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization (VeRoLog),  June 8-10, 2015, Vienna, Austria.

E. Yücel, E. Gel, L. Ormeci, and F. S. Salman, “A constant-factor approximation algorithm for multi-vehicle collection for processing problem”, YA/EM 2012 National Congress. June 20-22, 2012, Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, L.Örmeci, E. Gel, “Logistics of Clinical Testing: A Prioritized Bicriteria Heuristic for Collection for Processing Problem”, Proceedings of the International Workshop on  Freight Transportation and Logistics (ODYSSEUS),  May 21-25, 2012, Mykonos, Greece.

E. Yücel, E. Gel, L. Ormeci, and F. S. Salman, “Logistics of Clinical testing”, YA/EM 2010 National Congress. June 30-July 2, 2010, İstanbul, Turkey.

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, L.Örmeci, E. Gel, A. Gel, “Optimizing Vehicle Routing and Scheduling of Visits in Specimen Collection at Clinical Laboratories”, WITOR (Joint Workshop of the Turkish and Israeli Operations Research Societies), Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2009.

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, L.Örmeci, E. Gel, A. Gel, “Designing Routes to Match Collected Workload with the Processing Capacity”, ODYSSEUS ( International Workshop on Freight Transportation and Logistics), Cesme, Turkey, May 2009.

E. Yücel, E. Gel, L. Ormeci, and F. S. Salman, “Clinical Laboratory Specimen Collection Problem”, YA/EM 2009 National Congress. June 22-24, 2009, Ankara, Turkey.

E. Yücel, F. Karaesmen, F. S. Salman, and M. Turkay, “Product assortment under customer-driven demand substitution in retail operations”, YA/EM Ph. D. Student Colloquium. November 2007, Istanbul, Turkey.

E. Yücel, F. Karaesmen, F. S. Salman, and M. Turkay, “Product assortment under customer-driven demand substitution in retail operations”, ILS (International Conference on Information Systems, Logistics, and Supply Chain. May 14-17, 2006, Lyon, France.

E. Yücel and C. Oğuz, "A branch-and-bound algorithm for single machine total tardiness problem with release dates", MISTA (The 2^nd Multi-Disciplinary International Conference on Scheduling: Theory and Applications), 2005, New York, USA.

Poster Presentations

E. Yücel, F.S.Salman, L.Örmeci, E. Gel, “Logistics of Clinical Testing Heuristics for Collection for Processing Problem”, Women in Industrial Engineering Academia,  May 30-June 1, 2012, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Selected Honors and Awards

TÜBİTAK (Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Association) Graduate Fellowship for M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies, 2004-2006, 2007-2011

Graduate Fellowship, M.Sc. and Ph.D., Koç University

Sabancı Holding Six Sigma Green Belt Projects' second place award, 2008

1^st rank in M.Sc. program, Industrial Engineering, Koç University, 2006

3^rd rank in B.Sc. program, Computer Engineering and Information Science, Bilkent University, 2003

Fellowship for undergraduate study, Bilkent University, 1999-2003

Ranked 74^th (1,500,000 participants) in the nationwide university entrance exam, 1999

Projects

TUBITAK CAREER AWARD (117M577), 2017-2020, “Optimization of Workforce Scheduling and Routing in Systems with Geographically Distributed Tasks Having Multi-Skill Requirements”, Investigator: E. Yücel

TUBITAK CAREER AWARD (119M007), 2019-2021, “Home Healthcare Electric Vehicle Routing and Scheduling Problems”, Investigator: Ç. Koç, Researcher: E. Yücel

TUBITAK 1001 PROJECT (119M229), 2019-2022, “Logistics Optimization in Mobile Aid Provision to En Route Refugees”, Investigator: D. Günneç-Danış, Researchers: E. Yücel, F. S. Salman

Thesis Supervised

Gözde Kutayer Bilgin, M.Sc. in IE, 2016, “Forming, Scheduling and Routing Field Service Teams for Multi-Skill Tasks with Priority Levels”, TOBB ETU (advisor)

Sorour Zehtabiyan, M.Sc. in IE, 2018, “Efficient Resource Management in Post-Disaster Debris Removal”, TOBB ETU (co-advisor)

Seren Bilge Yilmaz, M.Sc. in IE, 2019, “Optimization of Airline Snack Loading Plans and Locations”, TOBB ETU (advisor)

Seray Çakırgil, M.Sc. in IE, “Integrated Solution Approaches for Multi-Skill Workforce Scheduling and Routing Problem”, 2019, TOBB ETU (advisor)

Thesis Supervised (ongoing)

Güşta Dilaver, M.Sc. in IE, “Optimizing the location of incident response vehicles for congestion mitigation”, TOBB ETU (advisor)

Meryem İlbeği, M.Sc. in IE, “Heterogeneous resource scheduling and routing with order acceptance”, TOBB ETU (advisor)