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Annual Report | 2007

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3 Greetings from Brett Peters

4 Faculty News

6 Department Honors Johnson

7 Major Gifts

8 Research and News

11 2007 Faculty

21 The Advisory Council

22 Graduate Student News

23 Graduate Degrees Awarded

Contents

Contents

Our mission, as a component of a land-grant institution, is

1. to provide the high quality educational experience in the industrial engineering discipline which will prepare our graduates to contribute successfully to society and to assume leadership roles in industrial, governmental, and academic professions;

2. to provide the state and nation with new knowledge, both basic and applied, in the field of industrial engineering;

3. to provide service to the industrial, governmental, and professional communities through dissemination of research findings, provision of continuing education programs, interaction with industry and professional colleagues, membership on advisory committees, consulting, and other outreach activities.

Our Mission Statement

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2007

I am pleased to present the annual report for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University. It provides an overview of the many activities and accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and students over the past year.

These continue to be exciting times at Texas A&M and in the department. We have seen tremendous growth in terms of new faculty joining the department and also increasing numbers of undergraduate and graduate students. The faculty and students continue to make valuable research contributions across an expanding range of application areas from reverse logistics to energy security to health care delivery. However, the future looks even brighter as we continue to grow and expand the department to exploit new and emerging opportunities.

I hope you enjoy reviewing the department’s activities. We continue to move forward on many fronts and work to solidify our status as a highly ranked industrial and systems engineering program. We are excited about the future as we continue to build a culture of excellence.

Brett A. PetersDepartment Head

Department Head’s Letter

Annual Report

Greetings from the Department Head

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Gary Gaukler

Gary Gaukler, assistant professor, has the top-selling supply-chain management/industrial engineering dissertation, according to an annual ranking of academic theses and dissertations by ProQuest. Gaukler’s dissertation, “RFID in Supply Chain Management,” was also ranked the most popular dissertation across all engineering fields as well as the fifth-best selling dissertation overall. Gaukler wrote the dissertation while a graduate student in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. His advisor was professor Warren H. Hausman. Gaukler joined the Texas A&M faculty in 2005.

Gary Gaukler, Assistant Professor

Faculty Accolades

Yu Ding

Yu Ding has been promoted to associate professor with tenure effective September 1. Ding received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2001. He joined the department as an assistant professor that same year. His research interests are in the optimal utilization of complex sensing systems for improving the quality of products, processes, and services. Ding is director of the Advanced Metrology Lab, created to support research and education in that area. He is also the inaugural holder of the Donna and Jim Furber ’64 Faculty Fellowship.

Yu Ding, Associate Professor

Kiavash Kianfar

Assistant professor Kiavash Kianfar joined the Industrial and Systems Engineering faculty in 2007. Kianfar’s Ph.D. is from North Carolina State University. His areas of research interest include the theory and application of mathematical programming. His recent research has been focused on valid inequalities for mixed integer programming problems. He has also done research on the application of mathematical programming, computer simulation, and stochastic models in production and healthcare systems. Kianfar teaches courses in optimization and mathematical programming.

Kiavash Kianfar, Assistant Professor


Halit Üster, Assistant Professor

Martin Wortman, Professor

Faculty Accolades

Martin Wortman

Professor Martin Wortman was named 2007 Dwight Look College of Engineering Faculty Fellow for contributions to the Engineering Program including classroom instruction, scholarly activities and professional service.

Halit Üster

Assistant professor Halit Üster, chapter advisor for the student INFORMS chapter at Texas A&M, was presented with the Moving Spirit Award by INFORMS for his service to the chapter. The award was presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting in Seattle.

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The 2007 outstanding former student

award was presented to Stephen M.

Johnson ’73, senior executive vice

president for business development for

Washington Group International. Johnson

joined Washington Group International

in 2001. Before that, he spent 29 years in

the engineering and construction industry,

including serving as senior vice president

for global development, marketing, and

strategy and as Executive Vice President

of Fluor Corporation. He is a member

of the boards of directors of NSAT

Corporation, the National Association of

Manufacturers and the Business Council

for International Understanding.

Johnson earned his bachelor’s degree in

industrial engineering from Texas A&M

in 1973.

Johnson was honored at the Industrial

and Systems Engineering Department’s

annual awards banquet on April 26. The

event, sponsored by Parsons Corporation,

honors exceptional accomplishments

by faculty, staff, students and former

students.

Department head Brett Peters said of

Johnson, “Through his distinguished

career, he has brought honor not only to

himself but also to this department and to

the university.”

Outstanding Former Students

Johnson Outstanding Former Student

Previously recognized former students:

2002 Ross E. George Joe Barton W. Michael Barnes

2004 Franklin A. Mikell John A. Scott 2005 Jack T. Allison G. Allen Flynt Joseph B. Michels

2006 Howard C. Homeyer Charles F. Milstead

Steve Johnson (right) accepts award from Brett Peters.

Johnson addresses audience.


Major Gifts to the Department in 2007The Caterpillar Foundation has made a gift to the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Improvement Fund. This fund is for discretionary use by the department head.

Energy South, represented on the Industrial and Systems Engineering Advisory Council by Dean Liollio, has supported student activities with a gift to the student chapter of Institute of Industrial Engineers at Texas A&M.

Hal V. Haltom ’51 of Houston has made a planned gift of a tax deferred annuity to the department to endow the Haltom Family Scholarship in Industrial and Systems Engineering. When funded, distributions will be used to provide scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing a degree in the department.

Lee Housewright ’43 has recently given an additional amount, with a matching grant from Hormel, to the original endowment of the Lee D. Housewright, Jr. ’43 Scholarship in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Marathon Oil Company has given $5,000 scholarships to three undergraduate students in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering for the 2007 – 2008 academic year.

Jill and Charles Milstead of Houston have established the Jill and Charles F. Milstead ’60 Faculty Fellowship in Industrial and Systems Engineering to provide an annual award recognizing outstanding teaching, research, service and professional development activities of junior faculty members in the department.

Parsons Corporation, represented on the Industrial and Systems Engineering Advisory Council by John Scott, has underwritten the Parsons Seminar Series and the Industrial and Systems Engineering Honors and Awards Banquet for the fifth year in a row.

James L. Sneddon ’92, a member of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Advisory Council, is endowing the Sneddon-Smith Scholarship in Industrial and Systems Engineering. This fund will provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing a degree in the department.

Major Gifts

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from conventional seismic technologies, says Stephen Pickering, marketing manager for WesternGeco’s reservoir seismic services.

“The question is, ‘How much value does this additional detail add to the information we can give the producers?’” Pickering says. “We think it adds quite a bit, but we’d like to be able to quantify it.”

Enter decision scienceNew information — such as the added detail in WesternGeco’s seismic technology — is valuable to oil producers’ decisions if it is relevant, material and economic, Bickel says.

Drilling for oil is a high-risk, high-payoff proposition. The right information can help reduce the risk.

For information to be relevant, you must be uncertain about something that’s important to your decision, and the new information must have the possibility of telling you something useful about the uncertainty. For instance, you may be uncertain about whether it’s a good idea to drill a well in a particular location.

For information to be material, it has to have the potential to affect your decision.“If you’re going to take some particular action no matter what, new information is worthless,” Bickel says. On the other hand, if you’re considering drilling in a particular place and whether you drill or not depends on information you can get about the site, that information is material.

Finally, for information to be economic, it must be a good investment. Even if new information tells you exactly what you need to know, if you can’t afford to pay for it, it’s not economic. By applying the mathematics of decision science to the situations oil producers

rock formations, or strata, under the ground. Certain strata are associated with the presence of oil.

“Geophysicists will often explore technical aspects of seismic imaging of reservoirs, attempting to predict whether or not it will be possible to detect the presence of oil,” says Richard Gibson, a specialist in seismology and associate professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics. Or, if they’re dealing with a known oil reservoir, provide some estimates of the amount of gas or oil in the reservoir.

Bickel, Gibson and Duane McVay, an expert in reservoir management and professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering, are evaluating the effectiveness of new technology developed by WesternGeco, a subsidiary of the international energy company Schlumberger that provides seismic services to oil producers. The new technology produces seismic images of the underground landscape that are more detailed and complete than those

All information is not created equal. That’s a fact of Eric Bickel’s professional life. Bickel is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and he’s an expert in decision science — using mathematics to help make complex decisions. Decision science uses the odds that something will happen, its probability, to help decide what to do in complicated situations. Few situations are more complicated than when oil producers decide where to drill new wells.

Drilling for oil is a high-risk, high-payoff proposition. Your chances of finding oil in any particular place may be low, but if you do, the payoff is high. If you’ve seen the classic movie Giant you understand how this works.

One way to improve your odds of finding oil is to use seismic imaging to get a “picture” of what the underground geography looks like. You get seismic images by setting off small explosive charges and mapping how the vibrations from the explosions move through the

News & Research

To Drill or not to Drill


Martin Wortman, professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,

organized and hosted a workshop, “Predictive Modeling in Engineering,” which was

sponsored by the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation. The

twenty-four invited participants included engineers, mathematicians, statisticians, and

economists from the NSF as well as industries and universities across the United States.

They gathered May 22 and 23 at the Jon L. Hagler Center on the Texas A&M University

campus to examine the characterization of uncertainty as it pertains to predictive

modeling in engineering and to offer guidance to the National Science Foundation on

future needs in research and education in predictive modeling.

Participants addressed the following questions: should there be a consensus on a

fundamental theory of prediction, is research needed to better incorporate this theory

into engineering, what tools are needed to enable the use of this theory in engineering,

how might we introduce key concepts of uncertainty in predictive modeling into

engineering practice and education, how do we develop incentives for change and,

should the NSF organize an initiative or program around these concepts and changes?

A summary report of the deliberations was made available to the NSF.

Wortman Hosts NSF Sponsored Workshop

who use seismic services face, Bickel, Gibson and McVay are determining how much value the additional detail adds. “We were able to leverage Texas A&M’s energy expertise to help WesternGeco better communicate the value of its product to potential customers. In addition,” Bickel says, “the methodologies we have developed will help exploration and production companies make better use of their capital and hopefully discover more reserves.”

Written by Lesley Kriewald and Gene Charleton of Engineering Communications

News & Research

Eric Bickel

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News & Research

INFORMS Chapter Wins National Award

The Texas A&M student chapter of INFORMS (Institute for Operations

Research and the Management Sciences) was the inaugural recipient

of the Student Chapter Award Summa Cum Laude presented at the

recent INFORMS 2007 Annual Meeting in Seattle. This is the highest

distinction given to a student chapter; and it recognizes outstanding

participation, performance and achievement. On hand to receive

the award was Panitan Kewcharoenwong, graduate student in the

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

The chapter, which was organized in 2004, currently has 287 members

from 20 different departments across the university. The goals of the

group are to encourage interest in the field of operations research and

management sciences, to provide communication and networking

opportunities, to facilitate an informal exchange of information about

educational programs and opportunities as well as OR/MS methods and

techniques, and to present a forum of speakers on OR/MS.

Student INFORMS officers with advisor, Halit Üster (top right)


Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

Professional ActivitiesMember, Technical Committee, IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Human Machine Systems Society

Member, Tutorial Board, 2008 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference

Associate Editor, International Journal of Service Operations and Informatics

Reviewer, Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Reviewer, International Journal of Service Operations and Informatics

Reviewer, Decision Support Systems

Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine Panelist, National Science Foundation, Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I

Amarnath BanerjeeAssociate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Program Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago [email protected]

Dr. Banerjee’s research interests are in virtual manufacturing, simulation, image processing, real-time video processing, augmented reality and human behavior modeling. He directs the Advanced Virtual Manufacturing and Augmented Reality Laboratory. He teaches courses in manufacturing and production systems design and control, facilities planning, virtual manufacturing and simulation.

Research Banerjee, A., “Generating a Stochastic Optimal Schedule from Historical Data for Efficient Management of Railroad Maintenance Activities,” 2007, Association of American Railroads (through Texas Transportation Institute), $30,000

Edwards, J.C., K. Mechler and A. Banerjee, “Improving Texas Rural Community Healthcare through HIT Implementation,” 2007-2009, Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs (through Texas A&M Research Foundation), $1,600,000

Gonzalez, J., J.A. Wall and A. Banerjee, “Continuation of Research in Support of Army Digitization and Transformation (Force XXI),” 2006-2008, NAVAIR – Orlando TSD, $749,999 (ISEN portion $66,000)

PublicationsCerekci, A. and A. Banerjee, “Heuristic Scheduling of Serial Batch Processor System for Cycle Time Reduction,” Proceedings of

the Production and Operations Management Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 2007

Cerekci, A. and A. Banerjee, “Cycle Time Reduction in Batch Processing by Upstream Rescheduling,” Proceedings of the IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

Choi, Y-K. and A. Banerjee, “Tool Path Generation and Tolerance Analysis for Free-Form Surfaces,” International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 47 (3-4): 689-696, 2007

Choi, Y-K., A. Banerjee and J-W. Lee, “Tool Path Generation for Free-form Surfaces Using Bezier Curves/Surfaces,” Computers and Industrial Engineering, 52 (4): 486-501, 2007

Lee, H., B. Sharda and A. Banerjee, “Representation and Simulation of Stochastic Petri Net Models using xPNML,” Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, D.C., December 2007

Sharda, B. and A. Banerjee, “Bayesian Petri Net Based Framework for Performance Analysis and Control of Manufacturing Systems,” Proceedings of the IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

PresentationsBanerjee, A., “Representation and Simulation of Stochastic Petri Net Models Using xPNML,” Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, D.C., December 2007

Cerekci, A. and A. Banerjee, “Cycle Time Reduction in Batch Processing by Upstream Rescheduling,” IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

Dasgupta, S. and A. Banerjee, “Multi-Objective Stochastic Path Planning,” IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

Sharda, B. and A. Banerjee, “Bayesian Petri Net Based Framework for Performance Analysis and Control of Manufacturing Systems,” IIE Annual Research Conference,

of Justice and the FBI. He currently serves as executive director of the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center.

PresentationsBennett, G.K., “Emerging Technology: The Shift,” Bryan Noon Lion’s Club, Bryan, Texas, July 2007

Bennett, G.K., Welcome Remarks, Nano Summit, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, August 2007

Bennett, G.K., Panel Member, “Texas A&M’s Commitment to STEM Initiatives,” Texas Engineering and Technical Consortium Executive Committee Meeting, Houston, Texas, October 2007

Professional ActivitiesChair, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Advisory Council(Appointed by FEMA Administrator David Paulison)

Member, Texas Board of Professional Engineers (Appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry)

Chair, Licensing Committee, Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Member, Legislative Issues Committee, Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Member, General Issues Committee, Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Education Advisory Liaison, Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Member, Professional Engineering Exam Committee, Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Member, Texas Deans of Engineering

University Member, Executive Committee, Texas Engineering & Technical Consortium

Member, Task Force on Eco and Animal Rights Terrorism, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges

2007 Faculty

G. Kemble BennettProfessor, Vice Chancellor and Dean of Engineering Ph.D., Texas Tech University [email protected]

Dr. Bennett specializes in work related to homeland security. His interests also include engineering management, quality, logistics and reliability engineering. He has served on several government blue ribbon panels for the Department of Homeland Security, Department

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Member, Executive Working Group for the Office of State & Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, U. S. Department of Homeland Security

Executive Director, National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center

Executive Director, System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders Program

Trustee, Southwest Research Institute Member, Advanced Energy Technical Working Group, Texas Technology Initiative

Member, Emergency Preparedness Institute Working Group, City of San Antonio

J. Eric BickelAssistant ProfessorPh.D., Stanford [email protected]

Dr. Bickel’s research interests include decision analysis, modeling probabilistic dependence, value of information, and applications of decision analysis to enhanced oil recovery. Dr. Bickel teaches engineering economy, decision analysis and senior design. Before joining Texas A&M University, Dr. Bickel was a senior engagement manager for Strategic Decisions Group (SDG) in Houston, where he applied decision analysis to corporate strategy for Fortune 500 companies.

ResearchBickel, J.E. (PI), R. Gibson and D. McVay, “Quantifying the Value of Seismic Information: Phase

San Antonio, Tex., September 2007

Pickering, S., J. Eric Bickel, R.L. Gibson and D.A. McVay, “Measuring the Value of Seismic Information in E&P Workflows,” Petrotech 2007, New Delhi, India, January 2007

Professional ActivitiesCouncil Member, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society

Member, Publication Award Committee, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society

Member, Membership Committee, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society

Member, Nominating Committee, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society

Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers

Member, Management Track Committee, Annual Conference and Technical Exposition, Society of Petroleum Engineers

Associate Editor, INFORMS Decision Analysis

Reviewer, INFORMS Decision Analysis

Reviewer, INFORMS Operations Research

Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science

Reviewer, Computers and Industrial Engineering

Reviewer, Society of Petroleum Engineers Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

2007 Faculty

(Bennett, Professional Activities, cont’d)

II,” 2006-2008, WesternGeco/Schlumberger, $125,000

PublicationsBickel, J. Eric, “Some Comparisons between Quadratic, Spherical, and Logarithmic Scoring Rules,” Decision Analysis, 4 (2): 49-65, 2007

Kim, S-D. and J. Eric Bickel, “Roads or Radar: Investing in Infrastructure or Improved Forecasting in the Face of Hurricane Risk,” Proceedings of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, October 2007

PresentationsBickel, J. Eric, “Strictly Proper Scoring Rules and the Measurement of Uncertainty,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Decision Analysis Track, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Bickel, J. Eric, “Decision Education for All,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Decision Analysis Track, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Bickel, J. Eric, “Applying OR across the Baseball Decision Hierarchy,” Symposium on Statistics and Operations Research in Baseball, Hayward, Cal., July 2007

Bickel, J. Eric, “Value of Information: From Theory to Practice,” INFORMS Conference on OR Practice, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, April 2007

Bickel, J. Eric and R. Bratvold, “Decision-Making in the Oil and Gas Industry – From Blissful Ignorance to Uncertainty Induced Confusion,” Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, Cal., November 2007

Bratvold, R., J. Eric Bickel and H.P. Lohne, “Value of Information in the Oil and Gas Industry: Past, Present, and Future,” Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, Cal., November 2007

Gibson, R., J. Eric Bickel, D.A. McVay and S. Pickering, “ Model-Based Uncertainty Quantification and Seismic Information Value,” Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting,

Sergiy ButenkoAssistant ProfessorPh.D., University of [email protected]

Dr. Butenko’s research concentrates mainly on global and discrete optimization and their applications. In particular, he is interested in theoretical and computational aspects of continuous global optimization approaches for solving discrete optimization problems on graphs. Applications of interest include network-based data mining, computational biology, social networks and remote sensing.

ResearchButenko, S., “IRES: Discrete and Nondifferentiable Optimization: Algorithms and Applications,” 2006-2009, National Science Foundation, $123,385

Butenko, S. and P. Stetsyuk, “Network-Based Techniques for Mining Massive Data Sets,” 2006-2008, Civilian Research and Development Foundation, $55,500

Damnjanovic, I., A. Wimsatt and S. Butenko, “Impact of Reconstruction Strategies on System’s Performance Measures: Maximizing Safety and Mobility while Minimizing Life-Cycle Costs,” 2007-2008, University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas Transportation Institute, $60,000

PublicationsButenko, S. and S. Trukhanov, “Using Critical Sets to Solve the Maximum Independent Set Problem,” Operations Research Letters, 35 (4): 519-524, 2007

Kahruman, S., E. Kolotoglu, S. Butenko, and I. Hicks, “On Greedy Construction


Member, Editorial Board, Computational Management Science

Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering


Reviewer, INFORMS Journal on Computing

Reviewer, European Journal of Operational Research

Reviewer, Naval Research Logistics

Reviewer, IIE Transactions

Reviewer, Computational Optimization and Applications

Reviewer, Journal of Heuristics

Reviewer, Springer

Reviewer, John Wiley and Sons

Reviewer, CRC Press

Panelist, National Science Foundation

Session Organizer, INFORMS Annual Meeting

Sila ÇetinkayaAssociate ProfessorPh.D., McMaster [email protected]

Dr. Çetinkaya specializes in supply chain management. Her current research examines inventory, production and transportation issues in the context of supply chain integration and

coordination. She teaches courses in production planning and control, inventory theory and supply chain coordination.

ResearchÇetinkaya, S. (PI) and E. Tekin (Co-PI), “Effective Inventory Management and Capacity Utilization Under Demand Uncertainty for Technology Products with Short Life-Cycles,” Nokia Telecommunications, 2006-2007, $50,000

Klutke, G-A. (PI) and S. Çetinkaya (Co-PI), “Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need: Fellowships for Research in Industrial and Systems Engineering,” U.S. Department of Education, 2006-2009, $380,000 Tekin, E. (PI) and S. Çetinkaya (Co-PI), “Supply Chain Revenue Management: Mitigating Profit-at-Risk in Manufacturing and Distribution Networks,” National Science Foundation, 2006-2009, $250,000

Üster, H. (PI) and S. Çetinkaya (Co-PI), “An Integrated Outbound Logistics Model for Frito-Lay: Operational Level Distribution Optimization,” Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, 2006- 2007, $212,000

Üster, H. (PI), S. Çetinkaya (Co-PI) and E. Akçali, “Collaborative Research: Analytical Approaches for the Design and Operation of Closed-Loop Supply Chains,” National Science Foundation, 2005-2008 (ISEN portion $182,000)

PublicationsJaruphongsa, W., S. Çetinkaya and C-Y. Lee, “Outbound Shipment Mode Considerations for Integrated Inventory and Delivery Lot-Sizing Decisions,” Operations Research Letters, 35 (6): 813-822, 2007

Liu, X. and S. Çetinkaya, “A Note on Quality Improvement and Setup Reduction in the Joint Economic Lot-Size Model,” European Journal of Operational Research, 182 (1): 194-204, 2007

Orcun, S., S. Çetinkaya, and R. Uzsoy, “Determining Safety Stocks in the Presence of Workload Dependent Lead Times,” Proceedings of the

2007 Faculty

(Butenko, publications, cont’d)

Heuristics for the MAX-CUT Problem,” International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering, 3 (3): 211-218, 2007

Stetsyuk, P., S. Butenko and O. Berezovski, “On an Upper Bound for the Weighted Stability Number of a Graph,” Theory of Optimal Decisions, 6: 80-89, 2007 (in Russian)

PresentationsBalasundaram, B. and S. Butenko, “Clique Generalizations and Clusters in Biological Networks,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Balasundaram, B. and S. Butenko, “Finding Low Diameter Clusters in Graphs,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Butenko, S., “Optimization Problems on Graphs and Their Applications,” Centro de Investigacion en Matematicas, Guanajuato, Mexico, February 2007

Butenko, S. and B. Balasundaram, “On a Fractional Continuous Formulation for Independence Number of a Graph,” The Second International Conference on Complementarity, Duality, and Global Optimization in Science and Engineering, Gainesville, Fla., February 2007

Butenko, S. and S. Kahruman, “Scheduling the Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer,” Conference on Data Mining, Systems Analysis and Optimization in Biomedicine, Gainesville, Fla., March 2007

Kahruman, S., S. Butenko, K. Diehl, I. Hicks and E. Kolotoglu, “Scheduling the Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Professional ActivitiesMember, Editorial Board, Journal of Global Optimization

Member, Editorial Board, Optimization Letters

Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, D. C., December 2007

Üster, H., G. Easwaran, E. Akcali and S. Çetinkaya, “Benders Decomposition with Alternative Multiple Cuts for a Multi-Product Closed-Loop Supply Chain Network Design Model,” Naval Research Logistics, 54 (8): 890-907, 2007

PresentationsÇetinkaya, S., “The Impact of Supply Quality and Supplier Development on Contract Design,” Johnson School of Management, Cornell University, April 2007

Çetinkaya, S., “The Impact of Supply Quality and Supplier Development on Contract Design,” Parsons Seminar Series, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, April 2007

Easwaran, G., H. Üster, E. Akcali and S. Çetinkaya, “Multi-Product Closed-Loop Supply Chain Network Design: Models and Solution Approaches,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Erkip, N. and S. Çetinkaya, “Computing Default Probabilities for a Three-Level Supply Chain,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Karakayali, I., E. Akcali, S. Çetinkaya and H. Üster, “Single Item Capacitated Lot-Sizing Problem with Remanufacturing,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Keskin, B. B., H. Üster and S. Çetinkaya, “The Impact of Inventory Decisions on Vendor Selection,” Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Ariz., November 2007

Mutlu, F. and S. Çetinkaya, “On the Service Performances of Shipment Consolidation Policies,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Orcun, S., S. Çetinkaya and R. Uzsoy, “Determining Safety Stocks in the Presence of Workload Dependent Lead Times,” Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, D.C., December 2007

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Gaukler, G. and Y. Ding, “ARI-LA: A Framework for Developing Novel Detection Systems Focused on Interdicting Shielded HEU,” 2007-2012, National Science Foundation and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, $1,019,374. This project is part of a $7.5 million research effort led by W. F. Miller.

Lawrence, B. and Y. Ding, “Inventory, Backlog, and Supply Chain Analysis,” 2007-2008, Smith Services, $144,500

Wilhelm, W. E. and Y. Ding, “Strategic Design and Tactical Operation of Surveillance Sensor Systems for Ports and Waterway Security,” 2005-2008, National Science Foundation, $331,111

Wilhelm, W. E. and Y. Ding, REU Supplementary Grant, 2005-2008, National Science Foundation, $12,000

Wilhelm, W. E. and Y. Ding, REU Supplementary Grant, 2007-2008, National Science Foundation, $12,000

PublicationsCho, J.J., Y. Chen and Y. Ding, “On the (Co)girth of Connected Matroids,” Discrete Applied Mathematics, 155, 2456-2470, 2007

Cho, J. J., Y. Ding, Y. Chen and J. Tang, “Robust Calibration for Localization in Clustered Wireless Sensor Networks,” Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Scottsdale, Ariz., September 2007 (on CD-ROM)

Ding, Y. and D.W. Apley, “Guidelines for Placing Additional Sensors to Improve Variation Diagnosis in Assembly Processes,” International Journal of Production Research, 45 (23): 5485-5507, 2007

Li, Z., S. Zhou and Y. Ding, “Pattern Matching for Root Cause Identification of Manufacturing Processes with the Presence of Unstructured Noise,” IIE Transactions, 39 (3): 251-263, 2007

Üster, H., S. Çetinkaya, G. Easwaran and B. B. Keskin, “An Integrated Outbound Logistics Model for Frito-Lay,” INFORMS Conference on OR Practice, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, April 2007

Professional ActivitiesPresident, Forum for Women in OR/MS, INFORMS

Department Editor, IIE Transactions on Scheduling and Logistics

Division Editor, Operations and Decision Sciences, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Associate Editor, Naval Research Logistics

Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Inventory Research

Session Organizer and Chair, INFORMS Annual Meeting

Reviewer, Computers and Operations Research


Reviewer, International Journal of Production Economics

Guy L. CurryProfessor and Director of Graduate ProgramPh.D., University of [email protected]

Dr. Curry specializes in the application of operations research techniques to the design and analysis of manufacturing systems. He teaches courses in optimization and production systems.

Yu DingAssociate Professor Ph.D., University of Michigan [email protected]

Dr. Ding’s research interests are in quality and reliability engineering, with emphases on data-mining methods for analysis and design and optimal utilization of distributed sensor systems. His recent projects are funded by the National Science Foundation, the State of Texas and industry. He teaches courses in quality control, change and anomaly detection, prediction methods and design of experiments.

ResearchDing, Y., “CAREER: Collaborative Information Processing of Distributed Sensor Networks for Manufacturing Quality Improvements,” 2004-2009, National Science Foundation, $400,000

Ding, Y., “SST: Robust Wireless Piezoelectric Sensor Network for Structural Health Monitoring,” 2004-2007, National Science Foundation, $150,000. In collaboration with Jiong Tang at University of Connecticut and Xiaodong Wang at Columbia University

Ding, Y., “DDDAS - SMRP: A Framework for the Dynamic Data-Driven Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbine Systems,” 2006-2009, National Science Foundation, $180,000. In collaboration with Dr. Jiong Tang at University of ConnecticutDing, Y., “Collaborative Research: Fault Tolerance Analysis and Design of Clustered Sensor Networks,” 2007-2010, National Science Foundation, $161,336. This project is in collaboration with Dr. Yong Chen at University of Iowa

2007 Faculty

PresentationsCho, J.J. and Y. Ding, “Fault Tolerance Analysis of Surveillance Sensor Network,” IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

Cho, J.J. and Y. Ding, “Redundancy and Robustness Analysis of a Structured Linear Model Using Matroid Decomposition,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November, 2007

Ding, Y., “Optimal Engineering Design Guided by Data-mining Methods,” University of Wisconsin at Madison, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, March 2007

Ding. Y., “Statistical Issues in Analysis and Design for Distributed Sensor Systems,” Texas A&M University, Department of Statistics, April 2007

Ding. Y., “Analysis and Design for Distributed Sensor Systems,” University of South Florida, Department of Industrial and Management Systems, April 2007

Ding, Y., “Robust Calibration for Clustered Wireless Sensor Network,” IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Scottsdale, Ariz., September 2007

Ren, Y. and Y. Ding, “Data-Mining Guided Design Optimization for Sensor Distribution in Multi-Station Assembly Processes,” IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

Ren, Y. and Y. Ding, “A Data-Mining Guided Heuristic Approach for Sensor Distribution in Multi-Station Assembly Processes,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Shrivastava, A.K. and Y. Ding, “Selecting Unique Designs in Complex Design Spaces,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007Xia, H. and Y. Ding, “Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Integrating Multi-Resolution Data,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

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Professional ActivitiesMember, Program Committee, IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing

Track chair and member, Program Committee, Sensor, Instrumentation, and Measurements, IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Cluster Chair, INFORMS Section on Quality, Statistics, and Reliability

Chair-Elect, INFORMS Section on Quality, Statistics, and Reliability

Department Editor, IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability

Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science & Engineering

Nuclear Detection Office of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, $1,019,374. This project is part of a $7.5 million research effort led by Dr. W. F. Miller.

PublicationsGaukler, G.M., R.W. Seifert, W.H. Hausman, “Item-Level RFID in the Retail Supply Chain,” Production and Operations Management, 16 (1): 2007

Gaukler, G.M., R.W. Seifert, “Applications of RFID in Supply Chains,” Trends in Supply Chain Design and Management: Technologies and Methodologies”, Chapter 2, ed. Hosang Jung, Frank Chen, Bongju Jeong, Springer London Ltd., March 2007

PresentationsGaukler, G. M., “The Impact of Item-Level RFID on Product Availability in Retail,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Gaukler, G. M., “Locating Hospital Equipment Using RFID,” INFORMS International Meeting, Puerto Rico, July 2007 Gaukler, G. M., “Process vs. Quality Cost Savings in Assembly Operations,” IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May, 2007

Seijo, R., C. Bonilla, G. Gaukler and C. Malave, “Critical Path for Inventory Control Method in a Global Supply Chain, ‘ INFORMS International Meeting, Puerto Rico, July 2007

Professional ActivitiesChair, Professional Recognition Committee, INFORMS

Faculty Advisor, Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honor Society, Texas A&M

Session Chair, IIE Annual Research Conference

Reviewer/Panelist, National Science FoundationReviewer, Operations Research

Reviewer, Production and Operations Management


of Southern Pine Beetle in Southern Pine Stands West of the Mississippi,” 2006-2008, USDA Forest Service, $298,766

Krugler, P.E., C. Chang-Albitres, R.M. Feldman, D. Kang and R. Smith, “Development of a TxDOT ROW Acquisition Simulation-Optimization Model,” 2006 - 2007, Texas Department of Transportation, $170,000

Professional ActivitiesReviewer, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Reviewer, Computers & Industrial Engineering

Gary M. GauklerAssistant Professor Ph.D., Stanford University [email protected]

Dr. Gaukler’s research interests center around the impact of automatic identification and sensor technologies such as RFID on supply chain operations. He also works on designing robust sensor networks to prevent terrorists from smuggling nuclear materials into the United States. This research is funded jointly by NSF and the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Gaukler directs the RFID and Supply Chain Systems Lab and teaches courses in operations management and logistics.

ResearchGaukler, G. and Y. Ding, “ARI-LA: A Framework for Developing Novel Detection Systems Focused on Interdicting Shielded HEU,” 2007-2012, National Science Foundation and the Domestic

Reviewer, Naval Research Logistics

Reviewer, Computers & Industrial Engineering

Natarajan GautamAssociate ProfessorPh.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [email protected]

Dr. Gautam’s areas of interest include optimal design, control and performance evaluation of stochastic systems, with special emphasis on service engineering, using techniques in queueing theory, applied probability and optimization. His specific research topics include telecommunication network design and traffic engineering for providing quality of service, computer-communication network controls including web servers and mobile ad-hoc networks, transportation systems modeling for traffic operations and performance analysis, and information technology including survivability of multi-agent systems and peer-to-peer networks.

PublicationsGautam, N., “Queueing Theory,” Operations Research and Management Science Handbook, A. Ravindran, Ed., CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, Fla., 2007, 9.1-9.37

Ko, Y-M., J.F. Chamberland and N. Gautam, “Optimal Policies for Control of Peers in Online Multimedia Services,” Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans, La., December 2007

Lee, S., S. Kumara and N. Gautam, “Efficient Scheduling Algorithm

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Richard M. FeldmanProfessor Ph.D., Northwestern [email protected]

Dr. Feldman specializes in applied probability, simulation and operations research. He is currently part of two interdisciplinary research teams, one from the Departments of Entomology and Geography and one in the Texas Transportation Institute. Dr. Feldman is primarily responsible for developing simulation tools for these teams. He teaches simulation, operations research, stochastic processes and queueing theory.

ResearchCoulson, R.N., A. Birt, D. Cairns, R.M. Feldman, J.M. Guldin, C. Lafon, F. Stephen and M.D. Tchakerian, “Applied Silvicultural Assessment

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Reviewer, International Academy, Research and Industry Association Conference

Andrew JohnsonAssistant ProfessorPh.D., Georgia Institute of [email protected]

Dr. Johnson’s research interests are in productivity measurement, warehouse operations and design, web applications to support decision making, modeling and analysis of revenue management applied to logistics, reference model development for industrial systems, and enterprise transformation.

ResearchJohnson, A.L., “Warehouse Performance Self-Assessment and Benchmarking,” 2006-2007, The Book Industry Study Group, Inc., $15,000

Lawrence, F.B., Narayanan, A. and A.L. Johnson, “Lean Warehouse Management,” 2007, Wilson Supply, $46,700

PresentationsJohnson, A.L., “Identifying Likely Efficiency Improvement Paths for Warehouses in Data Envelopment Analysis”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Johnson, A.L., “Applying the Directional Distance Function to the Electric Utility Industry,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Johnson, A.L., “Efficiency Consultation in Engineering: Is it Worth the Investment?”

European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis X, Lille, France, June 2007

Johnson, A.L., “The Generalized Distance Function as a Solution to Infeasibility of Super Efficiency Models,” European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis X, Lille, France, June 2007

Johnson, A.L., “Benchmarking Performance in Warehouse Operations,” European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis X, Lille, France, June 2007

Johnson, A.L., “Applications of Mathematical Modeling: Industry and Academic Collaborative Research,” Department of Information Physics and Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, May 2007

Johnson, A.L., “Quantifying Improvement Possibilities Using Benchmarking Results,” IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

Professional ActivitiesSession Organizer, European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis X

Reviewer, Information Science

Reviewer, Journal of Productivity Analysis

Reviewer, INFOR

Reviewer, Production and Operations Management

Reviewer, International Journal of Production Research


for Component-based Networks,” Future Generation Computer Systems, 23 (4): 558-568, 2007

PresentationsChen, Y., C. Rincon Mateus and N. Gautam, “Resource Management in Web Hosting Centers for Energy Conservation,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Gautam, N., “Oh LoRD (LOng Range Dependence), what do we do?” Texas A&M University Networking Seminar, March 2007

Gautam, N., “Optimization and Control for Energy Management in Data Centers and Web Hosting Services,” Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, June 2007 Gautam, N., “Resource Management and Control for Data Centers and Web Hosting Services,” Hindustan College of Engineering, Anna University, Padur, India, July 2007 Gautam, N., “Analysis of a Resource Sharing Policy for Computer Systems Using Fluid Queues,” INFORMS Applied Probability Society Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, July 2007 Gautam, N., “Towards Green Computing: Energy Management in Data Centers,” Department of Industrial Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla., October 2007

Ko, Y-M. and N. Gautam, “Transient Analysis Using Diffusion Approximation for Build-up Period of Peer-to-Peer Networks,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Ko, Y-M., J. F. Chamberland and N. Gautam, “Optimal Policies for Control of Peers in Online Multimedia Services,” 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans, La., December 2007 Parvin, H., P. Goel and N. Gautam, “Policies for Prevention and Cure of Cervical Cancer Caused by Human Papilloma Viruses,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle,Wash., November 2007

2007 Faculty

Professional ActivitiesMember, Technical Program Committee, SENET 2007 (International Conference on Sensor Networks), Cap Esterel, France

Tenured Faculty Mentor, MentorNet, The E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and ScienceMember, Dissertation Award Committee, INFORMS

Telecommunication Conference External Reviewer, Center for Multimodal Solutions for Congestion Mitigation, U.S.

Department of Transportation Session Chair, INFORMS Annual Meeting

Session Chair, IIE Annual Research Conference

Director and Board Member, IIE Computer and Information Systems Division

Regional Director, Central North America Region, Omega Rho (Operations Research International Honors Society)

Member-of-Council, INFORMS Telecommunication Section

Associate Editor, INFORMS Journal on Computing

Associate Editor, Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering




Reviewer, Mathematical Models of Operations Research

Reviewer, Networks and Spatial Economics

Reviewer, Operations Research

Reviewer, Queueing Systems

Reviewer, Telecommunication Systems

Reviewer, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

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Leon, V.J. and B. Lawrence, “Texas A&M University Global Research Center: Monterrey-Mexico,” 2007-2008, Texas A&M University and Dwight Look College of Engineering, $336,000

PublicationsChu, C-L. and V.J. Leon, “Single-Vendor Multi-Buyer Inventory Coordination: Global and Private Information Cases,” European Journal of Operations Research, doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2007.06.046, 2007

Jeong, I-J., V.J. Leon and J.R. Villalobos, “Integrated Decision Support System for Diagnosis, Maintenance Planning and Scheduling of Manufacturing Systems,” International Journal of Production Research, 45 (2): 267-285, 2007

PresentationsChu, C.L. and V.J. Leon, “Optimization under Partitioned Information: A Scalable Supply Chain Inventory Coordination Methodology,” IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

Professional Activities

Program Evaluator,TAC-ABET, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Editor, Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Engineering Research Centers

Member, Review Panel, National Science Foundation Engineering Design Program

Reviewer, National Science Foundation International Programs

Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Reviewer, IEEE Transaction on Engineering Management

Reviewer, Operations Research Letters

Reviewer, Journal of Applied Probability

V. Jorge LeonAllen-Bradley Professor in Factory Automation Joint Appointment with Engineering TechnologyPh.D., Lehigh [email protected]

Dr. Leon’s research interests are in manufacturing system optimization, finite-capacity resource planning and scheduling, applications of combinatorial optimization and heuristic search. Recent work involves the study of collaborative distributed production systems and global manufacturing.(Dr. Leon’s primary appointment is in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution.)

ResearchHung, N.P., L. San Andres, V.J. Leon and D. Kim, “REU Site: Development of Micro-Turbomachinery,” 2006-2009, National Science Foundation, $259,249

Georgia-Ann KlutkeProfessorPh.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State [email protected]

Dr. Klutke’s research interests are in the areas of applied probability and stochastic processes, with particular emphasis on problems that arise in production and service systems. Her work has examined queueing behavior, inspection and maintenance scheduling, product flow control, degradation processes, information structure in decision models and layout of retail facilities. She teaches courses in operations research, queueing theory, stochastic processes, engineering systems design, production operations, reliability and maintenance science.

ResearchKlutke, G-A. (PI) and S. Çetinkaya (Co-PI), “Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need: Fellowships for Research in Industrial and Systems Engineering,” U.S. Department of Education, 2006-2009, $380,000

PresentationsKlutke, G-A., “Scheduling Disease Screening Exams Using Methods for Non Self-Announcing Failures,” IIE Annual Research Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2007

Klutke, G-A., “Scheduling Disease Screening Exams Using Methods for Non Self-Announcing Failures,” George Mason University, Fairfax, Va., October 2007

Professional ActivitiesConsulting Editor, Springer Series in Mechanical Engineering

Member, Screening Panel, National Science Foundation

Kiavash KianfarAssistant ProfessorPh.D., North Carolina State [email protected]

Dr. Kianfar’s primary research interest is the theory and application of mathematical programming. His recent research has been focused on valid inequalities for mixed integer programming problems. He has also done research on the application of mathematical programming, computer simulation, and stochastic models in production and healthcare systems. He teaches courses in optimization and mathematical programming.

PresentationsKianfar, K., “n-step MIR functions: Facets for Finite and Infinite Group Problems,” Integer Programming Sponsored Session, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Kianfar, K., “Generalized Mixed Integer Rounding Valid Inequalities,” Industrial Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, June 2007

Kianfar, K., “Generalized Mixed Integer Rounding Valid Inequalities,” Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., April 2007

Kianfar, K., “Generalized Mixed Integer Rounding Valid Inequalities,” Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, February 2007

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César O. MalavéProfessor and Assistant Dean for Recruitment and International ProgramsPh.D., University of South [email protected]

Dr. Malavé’s research interests are in manufacturing systems analysis and planning. He teaches graduate courses and conducts research in the area of manufacturing systems modeling and control. In his capacity as associate dean for international programs in the Dwight Look College of Engineering, Dr. Malavé leads the study abroad programs, negotiates international agreements, and liaisons with the Texas A&M University Qatar campus.

Lewis NtaimoAssistant ProfessorPh.D., University of [email protected]

Dr. Ntaimo’s research interests are stochastic programming, discrete event modeling and simulation, and systems modeling. His research focuses on decomposition algorithms for large-scale optimization problems characterized by uncertainty in the problem data.

Brett A. PetersProfessor and Department HeadPh.D., Georgia Institute of [email protected]

Dr. Peters’ research interests include design, analysis, operation and control of manufacturing, distribution, and service systems. He concentrates on facilities design and management issues, including facility layout and material handling system design. He teaches courses in facilities design, material handling, and systems planning and operation.

ResearchPeters, B.A., D.N. Ford, K.F. Reinschmidt and D.R. Smith, “Masters Degree for Project Managers,” 2006-2007, Parsons Engineering Sciences, Inc., $125,415

Peters, B.A., D.N. Ford, K.F. Reinschmidt and D.R. Smith, “Masters Degree for Project Managers,” 2007-2008, Parsons Engineering Sciences, Inc., $127,234

PublicationsKuo, Y., T. Yang, B.A. Peters, and I. Chang, “Simulation Metamodel Development Using Uniform Design and Neural Networks for Automated Material Handling Systems in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication,” Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory, 15, 1002–1015, 2007

Professional ActivitiesMember, Council of Industrial Engineering Academic Department Heads

Co-organizer, Doctoral Colloquium, IIE Annual Research Conference

for Wildfire Containment,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Ntaimo, L. and M.W. Tanner, “A Computational Study of Disjunctive Cuts for Two-Stage Stochastic 0-1 Programs with Recourse,” 11th Conference on Stochastic Programming, Vienna, Austria, August 2007

Ntaimo, L. and M.W. Tanner, “Disjunctive Decomposition for Two-Stage Stochastic Mixed 0-1 Programs with Random Recourse,” INFORMS International Meeting, Puerto Rico, July 2007

Tanner, M.W. and L. Ntaimo, “A Scenario-Based Branch-and-Cut Algorithm for Stochastic Programs with Probabilistic Constraints,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Tanner, M.W. and L. Ntaimo, “A Computational Study of Lift-and-Project Cuts for Stochastic Mixed 0-1 Programs,” INFORMS International Meeting, Puerto Rico, July 2007

Professional ActivitiesResearch Advisor for Operations Research, Arizona Center for Integrated Manufacturing and Simulation http://www.acims.arizona.edu/

MEMBERS/members.shtmlProposal Reviewer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Session Chair, 11th International Conference on Stochastic Programming, Vienna, Austria

Session Chair, INFORMS Annual Meeting

Reviewer, Computational Optimization and Applications Journal


Reviewer, SIMULATION, Discrete Event System Specification Symposium

Member, Technical Committee, Discrete Event System Specification Symposium, Spring Simulation Multiconference

2007 Faculty

Applications include wildfire management, healthcare, facility location, and supply chain planning. He teaches courses in stochastic programming, systems thinking and analysis, facilities planning and material handling, and operations research.

ResearchNtaimo, L., “CSR-CSI: System Integration of Dynamical Data Driven Wildfire Spread and Firefighting Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization,” 2007-2009, National Science Foundation, $80,000

Ntaimo, L. and X. Hu, “DDDAS-SMRP: Dynamic Data Driven Integrated Simulation and Stochastic Optimization for Wildland Fire Containment,” 2005-2008, National Science Foundation, $200,000

PublicationsSaka, G., A.J. Schaefer and L. Ntaimo, “Inverse Stochastic Linear Programming,”Optimization Online, 2007 http://www.optimization-online.orgTrukhanov, S., L. Ntaimo and A. Schaefer, “On Adaptive Multicut Aggregation for Two-Stage Stochastic Linear Programs with Recourse,” Optimization Online, 2007 http://www.optimization-online.org

PresentationsNtaimo, L., “Disjunctive Decomposition for Stochastic Mixed-Integer Programs and Applications,” Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, February 2007

Ntaimo, L., “Disjunctive Cuts for Two-Stage Stochastic Mixed 0-1 Programs with Recourse and Applications,” The Department of Computational & Applied Mathematics, Rice University, November 2007

Ntaimo, L., “A Computational Study of Disjunctive Cuts for Two-Stage Stochastic Mixed 0-1 Programs with Recourse,” Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, October 2007

Ntaimo, L., “A Simulation and Stochastic Programming Approach to Resource Deployment


INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Professional ActivitiesSession Chair, INFORMS Annual Meeting

Vice President, Junior Faculty Interest Group, INFORMS

Halit ÜsterAssistant ProfessorPh.D., McMaster [email protected]

Dr. Üster’s research interests are in supply chain logistics and applied optimization. His current research concentrates on network design problems with applications in logistics and communications. He teaches courses in operations planning, logistics, network optimization and heuristics. Dr. Üster directs the Logistics and Networked Systems Research Lab.

ResearchÜster, H., “Sensors: Models and Algorithms for Efficient Design and Operation of Wireless Sensor Networks,” 2005-2007, National Science Foundation, $175,000

Üster, H. (PI) and S. Çetinkaya (Co-PI), “An Integrated Outbound Logistics Model for Frito-Lay: Operational Level Distribution Optimization,” 2006-2007, Frito-Lay Inc. and PepsiCo., $212,000

Üster, H. (Texas A&M PI), S. Çetinkaya (Texas A&M Co-PI) and E. Akçalı (University of Florida PI), “Collaborative Research: Analytical Approaches for the Design and Operation of Closed-Loop Supply Chains,” 2005-2008, National Science Foundation, $303,258 (Texas A&M portion $182,212)

Invited Facilitator and Scribe, Material Handling Logistics Summit

Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Industrial Engineering

Associate Editor, Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Member, Editorial Board, Assembly Automation

Don T. PhillipsChevron ProfessorPh.D., University of [email protected]

Dr. Phillips teaching and research interests include lean manufacturing systems analysis, operations research, lean thinking, systems simulation, product cost flow analysis, and the analysis and control of remanufacturing/sustainment systems. In addition to his teaching and pedagogical interests, Dr. Phillips is currently the Director of the Homeland Security Research Initiatives for all engineering programs at Texas A&M. In this capacity, he develops interdisciplinary research teams to address both educational and research program initiatives in the Department of Homeland Security and other federal funding programs. He is currently active in several homeland security initiatives. Dr. Phillips is an IIE Fellow and a member of SME.

ResearchPhillips, D.T. and J.R. McKee, “Systems Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders,” 2007, Department of Homeland Security/SPAWAR, $600,000

Eylem TekinAssistant ProfessorPh.D., Northwestern [email protected]

Dr. Tekin’s research interests are in optimal design and control of stochastic systems, revenue management and supply chain management. Her current research focuses on the design and analysis of systems with flexible production/service capacity and cross-trained servers to create agile operations. The application areas of her research include manufacturing systems, call centers, health care services, airlines and hospitality industry. She teaches courses on production systems operation, stochastic models of manufacturing systems and stochastic dynamic programming.

ResearchÇetinkaya S. and E. Tekin, “Effective Inventory Management and Capacity Utilization under Demand Uncertainty for Technology Products with Short Life Cycles,” 2006-2007, Nokia, $50,000

Tekin E. and S. Çetinkaya, “Supply Chain Revenue Management: Mitigating Profit-at-Risk in Manufacturing and Distribution Networks,” 2006-2009, National Science Foundation, $250,000

PresentationsTekin, E., “Managing New Patient Admissions in Multi-site Healthcare Facilities,” Applied Probability Society of INFORMS, Eindhoven, Netherlands, July 2007

Tekin, E., W.J. Hopp and M.P. Van Oyen, “Design Issues in Service Systems with a Mix of Dedicated and Cross-Trained Servers,”

Phillips, D.T., “Testing and Evaluating First Responder Equipment: Phase II,” Department of Homeland Security, $121,000

Donald R. SmithAssociate ProfessorPh.D., University of [email protected]

Dr. Smith’s research interests are in large systems database design, highway segment data collection and analysis, systems simulation and cost modeling for advanced manufacturing systems. He teaches engineering economic analysis, computer programming, engineering management, industrial labor relations, facilities layout and design, and production planning and control. Dr. Smith is a member of the Advisory Council of the International Center for Sustainable Development for the Republic of Panama.

PresentationsSmith, D.R., “Overview of Contemporary Project Management,” Maritime University of the Republic of Panama, August 2007

Professional ActivitiesMember, Advisory Council, International Center for Sustainable Development, Republic of Panama

2007 Faculty

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Lin, H. and H. Üster, “Integrated Topology Control and Routing in Wireless Sensor Network Design,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Üster, H., S. Çetinkaya, G. Easwaran and B.B. Keskin, “An Integrated Outbound Logistics Model for Frito-Lay,” INFORMS Conference on OR Practice, Vancouver, B. C., Canada, April 2007

Professional ActivitiesMember, Subdivisions Council, INFORMS

General Chair, INFORMS Regional Conference

Chair, UPS-SOLA Bi-Annual Dissertation Award Committee

Cluster Co-Chair, Telecommunications Section, INFORMS Annual Meeting

Session Organizer, “Design Issues in Wireless Sensor Networks,” INFORMS Annual Meeting

Reviewer, Journal of Heuristics

Reviewer, Computers and Operations Research

Reviewer, Applications and Applied Mathematics

Associate Editor, IIE Transactions

Wilbert E. WilhelmMike & Sugar Barnes ProfessorPh.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State [email protected]

Dr. Wilhelm specializes in integer programming, scheduling, and the design and operation of assembly systems. Currently, he is conducting two research projects. One project involves devising new integer programming algorithms to prescribe the types of sensors, the number of each type and the location of each sensor in a surveillance system to assure robust homeland security in U.S. ports and waterways. The second project deals with the design of international assembly systems and their supply chains under NAFTA. He teaches courses in integer programming, scheduling, linear programming and operations research. Dr. Wilhelm is an IIE Fellow and a recipient of the IIE David E. Baker Distinguished Research Award.

ResearchWilhelm, W. E., “Enhancing NAFTA Logistics: Synthesizing Opportunities for Companies and Their Supply Chains,” 2006-2007, National Science Foundation, $49, 997. ( In collaboration with James H. Bookbinder, Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, and Fernando Mata Carrasco, Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico.)

Wilhelm, W.E., REU Supplementary Grant, 2006-2007, National Science Foundation, $6,000

Wilhelm, W.E. and Y. Ding, “Strategic Design and Tactical

Operation of Surveillance Sensor Systems for Ports and Waterway Security,” 2005-2008, National Science Foundation, $331,111

Wilhelm, W.E. and Y. Ding, REU Supplementary Grant, 2005-2008, National Science Foundation, $12,000

Wilhelm, W.E. and Y. Ding, REU Supplementary Grant, 2007-2008, National Science Foundation, $12,000

PublicationsChoudhry, N., W.E. Wilhelm, B.R.T. Vasudeva, J. Gott, and N. Khotekar, “Process Planning for Circuit Card Assembly on a Series of Dual Head Placement Machines,” European Journal of Operational Research, 182 (2): 626-639, 2007

Wilhelm, W.E., N.D. Choudhry and P. Damodaran, “A Model to Optimize Placement Operations on Dual-Head Placement Machines,” Discrete Optimization, 4, 232-256, 2007

Zhu, X. and W.E. Wilhelm, “Three-Stage Approaches for Optimizing Some Variations of the Resource Constrained Shortest-Path Sub-Problem in a Column Generation Context,” European Journal of Operational Research, 183, 564-577, 2007

PresentationsGokce, E. and W.E. Wilhelm, “Analysis of a Branch-and-Price Decomposition for the Multi-Dimensional Knapsack Problem with Generalized Upper Bound Constraints,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Wilhelm, W.E. and E. Gokce, “A Branch-and-Price Approach to Design a Surveillance System for Homeland Security,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Wilhelm, W.E. and D. Warrier, “Incorporating Strong Cutting Planes within Branch-and-Price,” INFORMS International Meeting, Puerto Rico, July 2007

2007 Faculty

PublicationsKeskin, B.B. and H. Üster, “Meta-Heuristic Approaches with Memory and Evolution for Multi-Product Production/Distribution System Design Problem,” European Journal of Operational Research, 182, 663-682, 2007

Keskin, B.B. and H. Üster, “A Scatter Search-Based Heuristic to Locate Capacitated Transshipment Points,” Computers and Operations Research, 34 (10): 3112-3125, 2007

Üster, H., G. Easwaran, E. Akcali and S. Çetinkaya, “Benders Decomposition with Alternative Multiple Cuts for a Multi-Product Closed-Loop Supply Chain Network Design Model,” Naval Research Logistics, 54 (8): 890-907, 2007

Üster, H. and N. Maheshwari, “Strategic Network Design for Multi-Zone Truckload Shipments,” IIE Transactions, 39, 177-189, 2007

PresentationsEaswaran, G., H. Üster, E. Akcali and S. Çetinkaya, “Multi-Product Closed-Loop Supply Chain Network Design: Models and Solution Approaches,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Karakayali, I., E. Akcali, S. Çetinkaya and H. Üster, “Single-Item Lot-Sizing Problem with Remanufacturing,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Keskin, B.B. and H. Üster, “Production/Distribution Network Design with Inventory Decisions,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Keskin, B.B., H. Üster and S. Çetinkaya, “The Impact of Inventory Decisions on Vendor Selection,” Decisions Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Ariz., November 2007

Kewcharoenwong, P. and H. Üster, “Algorithms for the Design of a Relay Network in Truckload Trucking,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007


Martin A. WortmanProfessorPh.D., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State [email protected]

Dr. Wortman’s research and teaching interests are applied probability and stochastic processes. Currently, he is exploring computational methods for predictive modeling applied to technology evaluation and assessment. He teaches courses in stochastic processes and system operations.

ResearchWortman, M.A., “Workshop on Predictive Modeling in Engineering,” 2006-2008, National Science Foundation, $48,000

Wortman, M.A., “Collaborative Research: Innovations in Product Flexibility,” 2006-2009, National Science Foundation, $219,971

Wortman, M.A., “Collaborative Research: SGER: Investigating Probability Laws in the Design of Manufacturing Processes for Safety Critical Parts,” 2006-2008, National Science Foundation, $99,998

PresentationsWortman, M. A., “Analytical Foundations of Technology Assessment,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Wortman, M. A., “Developing a Research Program,” Doctoral Colloquium, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash., November 2007

Professional ActivitiesCluster Organizer, Technology Evaluation & Assessment, INFORMS Annual Meeting

2007 Faculty / Advisory Council

The mission of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Advisory Council is to provide a continuing liaison between the department and the practicing profession to improve the quality of the industrial and systems engineering program at Texas A&M University. Function 1: to assist in resource development to support the needs and programs of the department. Function 2: to serve in an advisory capacity to the department head by making recommendations about the goals and programs of the department. Kent Beran, directorProduction Operations and Manufacturing Improvements

Boeing Company

Gary CernyTriple C Ranch

Greg R. Clapp, vice presidentProduction and Operations Planning

Fujitsu Network Communications

Ross B. George, chairmanFive G Management, LLC

Karen Gleasman, directorDAO Process Engineering

Dell, Inc.

Michael Haack, P.E., Alaska district managerHalliburton Energy Services

Victoria L. Hunter, senior directorManufacturing Operations

Applied Materials

Stephen M. Johnson, senior executive vice presidentWashington Group International

James Knickel, director of operationsRaytheon Systems

Dean Liollio, president and CEOEnergy South, Inc.

James Menke, director of materialsSolectron Texas

Brad J. Miles, manager of operationsFreescale Semiconductor

John A. Scott, president and COOParsons Corporation

Douglas W. Sellers, partnerAccenture

Lee Sneddon, manager of constructionLatin America Region

Intel Corporation

Rob Trimble, III, president and COOTXU Electric Delivery

Our Advisory CouncilInvited Speaker, Division of Capability Maturity Model Integration, National Science Foundation Member, Advisory Committee, World Technology Division of International Technology Research Institute Study on Simulation-Based Engineering and Science

Yuan RenYuan Ren received an Honorable Mention in the poster competition of the Doctoral Student Colloquium during the 2007 IIE Annual Research Conference. His poster was entitled “Data-mining Guided Methods for Optimal Engineering Designs.” Ren’s doctoral committee chair is Yu Ding.

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Graduate Student Awards

Graduate Student AwardsBurcu KeskinBurcu Keskin has won the International Transportation Management Association James Costello Memorial Scholarship Award for academic excellence and scholarly achievements in supply chain design and the Transportation Clubs International Award for outstanding achievements in the field of transportation. Her committee chairs are Halit Üster and Sila Çetinkaya.

Haifeng XiaHaifeng Xia received the Best Student Paper Award from the Quality, Statistics, and Reliability Section of INFORMS. Her paper is entitled, “Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Integrating Multi-resolution Metrology Data.” Xia’s committee chair is Yu Ding.

Soondo HongSoondo Hong has, for the second year in a row, been awarded the very competitive Education Foundation Scholarship from the Material Handling Institute of America. Hong is developing a distributed control procedure for designing order picking systems. His committee chair is Brett Peters.


Agrahari, Homarjun, Ph.D., “Models and Solution Approaches for Intermodal and Less-than-Truckload Network Design with Load Consolidations” (advisor, Halit Üster)

Akhteruzzaman, Mohammad, M.Eng. (advisor, Natarajan Gautam)

Al-Azri, Nasser Ahmed, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Aldape, Aaron Ector, M.Eng. (advisor, J. Eric Bickel)

Anino Cardenas, Norman Rolando, M.Eng. (advisor, Andrew Johnson)

Antonio Zuniga, Aldo, M.Eng. (advisor, Yu Ding)

Aral, Bahadir, Ph.D., “Scheduling Screening Inspections for Replaceable and Non-replaceable Systems” (advisor, Georgia-Ann Klutke)

Balasundaram, Balabhaskar, Ph.D., “Graph Theoretic Generalizations of Clique: Optimization and Extensions” (advisor, Sergiy Butenko)

Baldauf, Adam Brian, M.Eng. (advisor, Don Smith)

Becker, Brady Alan, M.S. (advisor, Martin Wortman)

Beier, Eric, M.Eng. (advisor, Lewis Ntaimo)

Benyamin, Nataya Erika, M.Eng. (advisor, Lewis Ntaimo)

Botsali, Ahmet Reha, Ph.D., “Retail Facility Layout Design” (advisors, Brett Peters and Georgia-Ann Klutke)

Cha, Jinho, M.S. (advisor, Gary Gaukler)

Cho, Jung Jin, Ph.D., “On the Robustness of Clustered Sensor Networks” (advisor, Yu Ding)

Choi, Chak Man, M.S. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Dees, Robert Andrew, M.S. (advisor, J. Eric Bickel)

Fawibe, Ifedayo Olukemi, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Gallego, Julian Andres, M.S. (advisor, Gary Gaukler)

Hernandez, Eyleen, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Hidalgo, Julio Cesar, M.S. (advisor, Don Smith)

Hudson, Adam, M.Eng. (advisor, Don Smith)

Hudson, Emilie Camille, M.Eng. (advisor, Don Smith)

Kalsi, Karambir Singh, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Keskin, Burcu Baris, Ph.D., “Joint Optimization of Location and Inventory Decisions for Improving Supply Chain Cost Performance” (advisors, Sila Çetinkaya and Halit Üster)

Kesselring, Randall Edward, M.S. (advisor, Natarajan Gautam)

Kim, Gak Gyu, M.S. (advisor, Gary Gaukler)

Kim, Seon-Jin, M.S. (advisor, Natarajan Gautam)

Liang, Dong, Ph.D., “The Production-Assembly-Distribution System Design Problem: Modeling and Solution Approaches” (advisor, Wilbert Wilhelm)

Lim, Euyjin, M.Eng. (advisor, Richard Feldman)

Luna Coronado, Jaime, D.E., “An Optimization Model for Strategic Supply Chain Design Under Stochastic Capacity Disruptions” (advisor, Gary Gaukler)

Maheshwari, Raghav, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Mariscal Torres, Alberto, M.S. (advisor, Richard Feldman)

Mekaroonreung, Maethee, M.Eng. (advisor, J. Eric Bickel)

Meruga, Aaron Pradeep, M.Eng. (advisor, Gary Gaukler

Moore, Damali Tabia, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Nativi Nicolau, Juan Jose, M.S. (advisor, Don Smith)

Nevin, Daniel Rogers, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Palanisamy, Dhanasekar, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Parvin, Hoda, M.S. (advisor Natarajan Gautam)

Pidaparty, Krishna Murty, M.Eng. (advisor, Georgia-Ann Klutke)

Ramasamy, Manikandan, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Rashid, Mohammad, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Slivka, Jr., David John, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Subedar, Zubin Farokh, M.S. (advisor, Gary Gaukler)

Tang, Hao, M.Eng. (advisor, Andrew Johnson)

Taylor, Aldarian Raynell, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Townley, Edward Joseph, M.Eng. (advisor, Don Smith)

Usher, Jonathan, M.Eng. (advisor, Don Smith)

Venkatachalam, Venkatachalam V., M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Vidyasankar, Adhitya Mouli, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Voorhies, Dereck Charles, M.Eng. (advisor, Don Smith)

Warren, Jeffrey Scott, Ph.D., “Independent Set Problems and Odd-Hole-Preserving Graph Reductions” (advisor Illya Hicks)

Warrier, Deepak, Ph.D., “A Branch Price and Cut Approach to Solving the Maximum Weighted Independent Set Problem” (advisor, Wilbert Wilhelm)

Yedlapally, Somnath, M.Eng. (advisor, Gary Gaukler)

Yun, Woo Seop, M.S. (advisor, J. Eric Bickel)

Zhu, Yuxuan, M.Eng. (advisor, Guy Curry)

Graduate Degrees Awarded

Graduate Degrees Awarded

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