Field(s) of Expertise/Research Area(s)

Stochastic Models, Production and Inventory Systems

Biography

I am currently a visiting Associate Professor at Northwestern University on sabbatical leave from Koc University in Istanbul, Turkey. Most of my research focuses on stochastic models with applications in production, inventory and service systems. Prior to joining Koc University in 2002, I was a faculty member at Ecole Centrale Paris in France.

Research

Aksin O.Z., F. de Véricourt, and F. Karaesmen, Call Center Outsourcing Contract Design and Choice,  Management Science, Vol. 54, pp. 354-368 , 2008.  

Wijngaard J. and F. Karaesmen, “On the Optimality of Order Base-Stock Policies in Case of Advance Demand Information in Combination with a Restricted Capacity” ,  Vol. 29, pp. 643-660, OR Spectrum, 2007.  

Aksin O.Z. and F. Karaesmen, “Characterizing the Performance of Process Flexibility Structures”, Operations Research Letters, Vol. 35, pp. 477-484, 2007.  

Gurkan G., F. Karaesmen, and O. Ozdemir, "Optimal Threshold Levels in Stochastic Fluid Models via Simulation-Based Optimization", Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 17, pp. 53-97, 2007.

Jemai Z. and F. Karaesmen, "Decentralized Inventory Control in a Two-Stage Capacitated Supply Chain",  IIE Transactions, Vol. 39, pp. 501-512, 2007.

Honors and Awards

Associate Editor for Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, IIE Transactions, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 4OR: A Quarterly Journal of Operational Research.

The project “Estimating Waiting Times in a Multi-Class Call Center” leading to two patents won the 2003 Innovation Prize of Bouygues Company.  

Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA), Young Scientist Programme Award, 2007.