ErhanKutanoglu

About

Kutanoglu specializes in applied operations research regarding manufacturing and service logistics and supply chain management. He develops solutions to service logistical problems where repairing, recycling and stocking of parts provides after-market service to geographically-dispersed customers. This research allows manufacturing companies and the U.S. military to achieve cost savings through better decision-making in warehousing and distribution, which increases overall service readiness and minimizes costs.

He is also collaborating with other college professors to streamline semiconductor manufacturing. The manufacturing time (or “cycle time”) for semiconductor wafers is typically about 10 to 12 weeks, but they only require 2 weeks to actually process. Kutanoglu’s goal is to reduce disruptions of overall plant performance by developing models for them. To develop his models, he uses mathematical modeling as well as game theory. He hopes to develop a unifying theoretical framework that encompasses both fields and connects the system-level optimization with the distributed decision structure.

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University, 1999
• M.S., Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 1995
• B.S., Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 1992

Select Awards & Honors

• IBM Faculty Award (2019)
• INFORMS Young Researcher Roundtable (2005)
• Summer Research Award – The University of Texas at Austin (2004)
• CAREER Award – National Science Foundation (2002)

Related Websites

• Dr. Kutanoglu’s Website

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