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| Research Areas |
Analysis of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
systems, discrete-event simulation, multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM)
integrated with fuzzy logic, analytic hierarchy process (AHP), analytic
network process (ANP), concept evaluation and analysis of new product
development (NPD) systems.
| Biosketch |
Zeki AYAĐ is currently working as an Associate
Professor at Industrial Engineering Department of KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY. He is
also Chairman of Industrial Engineering Department, and also served as an
Assistant Professor between 2005 and 2008 at the same university. He holds an
undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering Department of Faculty of
Business Administration, a Master’s in Engineering Management Program of
Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering Program
of Industrial Engineering at ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (I.T.U). Before
joining to KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY, he worked as an Assistant Professor in
ISTANBUL KULTUR UNIVERSITY for almost 2 years. In addition to his academic
experience, he has national and international industrial experience such as;
CAD Engineer in MAGNA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Aurora, ON, CANADA), Engineering
Designer in MOLD-MASTERS LTD. (Georgetown, ON, CANADA), Construction
Department Chief in MAKINA TAKIM ENDUSTRISI A.S. (Kocaeli,
TURKEY), and Quality Assurance Engineer in PIMAS A.S. (Kocaeli,
TURKEY). He also worked as a full-time Research and Teaching Assistant in the
IE Department at I.T.U. for 4 years. He taught many courses, such as Operations
Research I and II, Systems Simulation, Multiple-Criteria Decision Making,
Facility Design and Plant Layout, Integrated Enterprise Systems, Computer
Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), Strategic Management, Engineering Problem
Solving and Project Management and so on. His research interests mostly cover
the topics: Multiple-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), Analytic
Hierarchy/Network Process (AHP/ANP), Fuzzy Logic, Simulation of Manufacturing
Systems, New Product Development (NPD). He has published many articles in
leading periodical journals indexed by SCI®) and SCI-Expanded®, such as
International Journal of Production Research, Journal
of Intelligent Manufacturing, IIE Transactions, Journal of Engineering
Design, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, International Journal of
Production Economics and so on. He is also an active referee for the leading
journals such as International Journal of Production Research, Computer and
Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Approximate Reasoning,
Information Sciences, Journal of Engineering Design and so on, and for
conferences such as International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS
2005). He has also given many seminars on his interest fields with numerous
publications in conference and congress proceedings. He is a licensed
Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) from both Society of Professional Engineers
in Ontario (PEO) in CANADA, and Chamber of Mechanical Engineers of Turkey
(TMMOB). He is Senior Member of Institute of Industrial Engineers
(IIE). He has also various memberships such as Operational Research Society,
TURKEY (YAD), Turkish Industrial Engineers Group (TURK IE), Society of Fuzzy
Systems, TURKEY (BUSIDE), International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision
Making (MCDM), International Association of Engineers (IAENG), IAENG Society
of Industrial Engineering, IAENG Society of Operations Research, IAENG
Society of Artificial Intelligence, IAENG Society of Information System
Engineering and so on. He is also listed in various editions of Who is Who in
Engineering in the World, and Leading Engineers of the World. He is also
Associate Editor in Advances in Fuzzy Systems, Editorial Board Member of
International Journal of Production Research, Associate Editor of Journal of
Intelligent Manufacturing, and in different capacities for other journals.
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