Burcu Balçık Curriculum Vitae

Last updated: July 2016
Burcu Balçık
Curriculum Vitae
Contact
Information
Ozyegin University
Industrial Engineering
Nisantepe Mah. Orman Sok.
Cekmekoy, 34794 Istanbul, Turkey
E-mail: burcu.balcik(at)ozyegin.edu.tr
P: + 90 (216) 564 9390
URL: faculty.ozyegin.edu.tr/burcub
Research
Interests
Humanitarian logistics; Nonprofit operations; Supply chain management; Mathematical
Modeling; Heuristic methods.
Appointments
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
05/2015- present
Assistant Professor
Industrial Engineering
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
10/2011-05/2015
Assistant Professor
Industrial Engineering
Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey
10/2010-10/2011
Visiting Researcher
Humlog Institute
Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
2/2010-6/2010
Postdoctoral Fellow
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
7/2008-9/2009
Teaching/Research Assistant
Industrial Engineering, University of Washington (UW), Seattle, WA, USA
Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Industrial Engineering, Cankaya University, Ankara, Turkey
Education
2004-2008
2002-2004
2001-2002
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Washington, 2008.
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2003.
B.S., Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2001.
Honors and
Awards
Young Scientist Award (BAGEP), The Science Academy of Turkey , 2014.
CAREER Award, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK),
2014-2016.
Featured article in the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Magazine, November 2014.
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Interfaces, 2011.
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2011.
Research Grant, Commerce and Industry Fund, Finland, 2010.
Teaching Assistant Innovator Award, UW College of Engineering, 2007.
Outstanding Graduate Female Award, UW Society of Women Engineers, 2006 and 2008.
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Clairmont L. Egtvedt Fellowship, UW College of Engineering, 2006-2007.
Travel Grant, UW Interdisciplinary Program in Humanitarian Relief, 2005.
Top Scholar Award, UW Graduate School, 2005.
Scholarship, Turkish Education Foundation, 1997-2001.
Publications
Journal Articles
Noyan N., B. Balcik, B., Atakan, S., 2015. “A Stochastic Optimization Model for Designing Last Mile Relief”, Transportation Science, forthcoming.
Balcik, B., Iravani, S., Smilowitz, K., 2014. “Multi-vehicle sequential resource allocation
for a nonprofit distribution system”, IIE Transactions, 46(12), 1279-1292.
(featured in the IIE magazine.)
Balcik, B., Ak, D., 2013. “Supplier selection for framework agreements in humanitarian
relief”, Production and Operations Management, 23(6), 1028-1041.
Huang, M., Smilowitz, K., Balcik, B., 2013. “A continuous approximation approach for
assessment routing in disaster relief”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 50,
20-41.
Huang, M., Smilowitz, K., Balcik, B., 2012. “Models for relief routing: Equity, efficiency
and efficacy”, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 48(1),
2-18.
Balcik, B., Beamon, B., Krejci, C., Muramatsu, K., Ramirez, M., 2010. “Coordination in
humanitarian relief chains: Practices, challenges and opportunities”, International Journal
of Production Economics, 126(1), 22–34.
Balcik, B., Beamon, B., Smilowitz, K., 2008. “Last mile distribution for humanitarian
relief chains”, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 12(2), 51–63.
(The most cited article of the journal.)
Balcik, B., Beamon, B., 2008. “Facility location in humanitarian relief”, International
Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, 11(2), 101–121.
(The most cited article of the journal.)
Beamon, B., Balcik, B., 2008. “Performance measurement in humanitarian relief chains”,
International Journal of Public Sector Management, 21(1), 4–25.
(The 3rd most cited article of the journal.)
Refereed Book Chapters
Balcik, B., 2016. “Selective routing for post-disaster needs assessments”, Dynamics of
DisastersKey Concepts, Models, Algorithms, and Insights, Springer.
Balcik, B., Iravani, S., Smilowitz, K., 2010. “A review of equity in nonprofit and public
sector: A vehicle routing perspective”, Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and
Management Science.
Conference Proceedings
Huang, M., Smilowitz, K., Balcik, B., 2011. “Models for relief routing: Equity, efficiency
and efficacy”, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences; the 19th International Symposium
on Transportation and Traffic Theory at University of California, Berkeley, 17, 416–437.
Balcik, B., Meral, S., 2004. “A multi-item integrated location/inventory model”, Proceedings of the 24th National Congress on Operational Research and Industrial Engineering,
Adana, Turkey, June 2004.
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Tursel, D.E., Balcik, B., 2004. “A tabu search approach for a multi-item integrated
location/inventory problem”, Proceedings of the International Logistics Congress, Izmir,
Turkey, December 2004.
Non-refereed Publications
Balcik, B., Editorial letter, “Special issue on humanitarian relief chains in honor of Professor Benita Beamon”, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management,
5(3).
Balcik, B., Ozener, O.O., Menguc, M.P., 2012. “How to improve inner city freight movement in Istanbul”, August 2012. City Logistics Project Report. Published by DHL Customer Solutions & Innovations.
Balcik, B., Durham, C., Ergun, O., Keskinocak, P., Salman, S., 2012. “Global Logistics
Service 2012 Business Case: Case Study 2011 Van Earthquake”. July 2012. Presented to
the Senior Management of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Balcik, B., Meral, S., 2004. “A multi-item integrated location/inventory model”, Technical
Report No: 04-03, February 2004. Industrial Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University.
Funded
Research and
Industry
Projects
Primary Investigator (PI), “Selective Routing Problems for Post-Disaster Needs Assessment: Models and Solution Methods”, funded by TUBITAK (3501 CAREER Program),
03/2014-09/2016.
PI, “Stochastic Programming Models for the Post-disaster Relief Network Design Problem”, funded by TUBITAK (3501 CAREER Program; with N. Noyan), 03/2012-09/2015.
PI, ”Improving Inner City Freight Movements in Istanbul ”, funded by DHL (with O.
Ozener), 02-09/2012.
Researcher, “Design and Control Principles for Non-Profit Supply Chains”, funded by National Science Foundation (PIs: S. Iravani, K. Smilowitz), 7/09-09/10.
Researcher, “Inter-organizational Decision Making and Organizational Design for Improved
ICT Coordination in Disaster Relief ”, funded by National Science Foundation (PIs: C.
Maitland, J. Yen, A. Tapia, B. Beamon), 9/07-6/08.
Researcher, “Inventory Policies for Pre-Positioned Response in Humanitarian Relief ”,
funded by Royalty Research Fund at UW (PI: B. Beamon), 9/07-6/08.
Researcher, “Staff Restructuring at BOTAS (Natural Gas Distribution Company)”, Systems Sciences Research Center, Middle East Technical University, 6-10/03.
Invited Talks
Sequential resource allocation with multiple vehicles
Ozyegin University (7/2011 ), Koc University (11/2010 ), Bogazici University (4/2010 ),
Kadir Has University (4/2010 ), Hanken School of Economics (3/2010 ), Bahcesehir University (11/2009 ), Yeditepe University (9/2009 ), Isik University (9/2009 )
Last mile distribution in humanitarian relief: methods for real–world disasters
Galatasaray University (5/2011 ).
Equitable routing decisions in humanitarian relief
Auburn University (1/2009 )
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Last mile distribution in humanitarian relief
Rochester Institute of Technology (3/2008 ), University of Washington (3/2008 ), University at Buffalo, SUNY (2/2008 ), Lehigh University (2/2008 ), University of Massachusetts at Amherst (12/2007 )
Distribution network design for humanitarian relief chains
University of Washington (11/2005 )
Conference
Presentations
(The first author is the presenter)
Karaca, M., Balcik, B., Ozener, O.O., Ozen, U., 2016. “Insani Yardim Kuruluslari icin
Koordineli Envanter Planlama”, Yoneylem Arastirmasi ve Endustri Muhendisligi (YAEM)
2016, Izmir, Turkey
Balcik, B., 2016. “Selective Routing for Rapid Needs Assessment Operations”, 1st EURO
HOpe mini-conference, Hamburg, Germany.
Noyan, N., Balcik, B., 2016. “Stochastic Optimization Models for Designing Last Mile
Relief Networks”, 1st EURO HOpe mini-conference, Hamburg, Germany.
Balcik, B., 2015. “The Needs Assessment Routing Problem in Humanitarian Relief”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA.
Balcik, B., 2015. “Gida Bankasi Operasyonlari icin Dagitim Sistemi Tasarimi”, YAEM
2015, Ankara, Turkey.
Balcik, B., 2015. “Needs Assessment Routing Problem”, 2nd International Conference on
Dynamics of Disasters, Kalamata, Greece.
Balcik, B., Guragac, B., 2014. “Routing for post-disaster needs assessment operations”,
IFORS 2014, Barcelona, Spain.
Karabak, F., Balcik, B., 2014. “A location-routing problem for waste oil collection”, IFORS
2014, Barcelona, Spain.
Guragac, B., Balcik, B., 2014. “Afet sonrasi hizli ihtiyac degerlendirmesi icin rotalama
operasyonlari”, YAEM 2014, Bursa, Turkey.
Smilowitz, K., Balcik, B., Iravani, S., 2014. “Addressing uncertainty in sequential resource
allocation problems with equity objectives”, TSLWS 2014, Loyola University, Chicago,
USA.
Balcik, B., Smilowitz, K., Huang, M., 2013. “A continuous approximation approach for
assessment routing in disaster relief”, EURO/INFORMS 2013, Rome, Italy.
Noyan, N., Balcik, B., Atakan, S., 2013. “Stochastic optimization models for the last
mile distribution network design problem in humanitarian relief”, EURO/INFORMS 2013,
Rome, Italy.
Balcik, B., Ak, D., 2012. “Supplier selection for framework agreements in humanitarian
relief”, POMS Annual Conference, Chicago, USA.
Balcik, B., Ak, D., 2012. “Insani yardim lojistigi’nde uzun sureli cerceve anlasmalari icin
tedarikci secimi problemi”, YAEM 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sol, C., Balcik, B., Noyan, N., 2012. “Stochastic programming approaches for post-disaster
relief network design problems”, YAEM 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
Balcik, B., Beamon, B., Smilowitz, K., 2011. “Last mile distribution in humanitarian relief:
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methods for real–world disasters”, EU/ME 2011: Workshop on Client-centered Logistics
and International Aid, Vienna, Austria.
Huang, M., Balcik, B., Smilowitz, K., 2009. “Incorporating equity, efficiency and efficacy
in relief routing”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA.
Smilowitz, K., Balcik, B., Huang, M., 2009. “Models for relief routing: equity, efficiency
and efficacy”, 19th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory at University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Lodree, E., Balcik, B., 2009. “Continuous review inventory control policies for demand
disruption uncertainty”, IIE Annual Conference, Miami, USA.
Balcik, B., Iravani, S., Smilowitz, K., 2008. “Operations research and nonprofit organizations: An equity perspective”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Balcik, B., Beamon, B., 2008. “Facility location in humanitarian relief”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Chen, X., Balcik, B., Beamon, B., 2008. “Planning for inventory and procurement in humanitarian relief chain”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Balcik, B., Beamon, B., Smilowitz, K., 2007. “Advances in last mile distribution in humanitarian relief”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA
Balcik, B., Beamon, B., Smilowitz, K., 2006. “Last mile distribution in humanitarian relief”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA
Balcik, B., Beamon, B., 2005. “Distribution network design for humanitarian relief chains”,
INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA
Balcik, B., Meral, S., 2004. “A multi-item integrated location/inventory model”, YAEM
2004, Adana, Turkey.
Tursel, D.E., Balcik, B., 2004. “A tabu search approach for a multi-item integrated location/inventory problem”, International Logistics Congress, Izmir, Turkey.
Balcik, B., Meral, S., 2003. “A multi-item integrated location/inventory model”, EUROINFORMS Joint Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.
Service
Editorial Service
Guest Editor: Special Issue in Humanitarian Operations Surveys in Operations Research and Management Science, 2016.
Associate Editor: Special Issue on Empirically Grounded Research in Humanitarian Operations Journal of Operations Management, 2014-2015.
Guest Editor: Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Benita Beamon Journal of Humanitarian
Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2015.
Editorial Advisory Board Member: Journal of Operations Management, 2015-present.
Editorial Advisory Board Member: Production and Operations Management, 2015-present.
Editorial Advisory Board Member: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain
Management, 2010-present.
Referee for : Production and Operations Management, Transportation Science, Management Science, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of the Operational Research
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Society, European Journal Of Operational Research, Interfaces, Annals of Operations
Research, IIE Transactions, Transportation Research Part E, Omega, Socio-Economic
Planning Science, Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, International Journal of
Production Economics, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Evaluation and Program Planning, Optimization Letters, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Professional Service
President elect, INFORMS Section on Public Sector Operations Research, 2015-present.
Conference cluster chair, 2016. Production and Operations Management Society (POMS),
College of Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management.
Conference cluster chair, INFORMS PSOR Cluster (EURO/INFORMS 2013, INFORMS
2014, EURO/INFORMS 2015, INFORMS 2015).
Board member, HOPE - Euro Working Group on Humanitarian Operations (HOpe),
2015-present.
Senior vice president, INFORMS Section on Public Sector Operations Research, 20142015.
Junior vice president, INFORMS Section on Public Sector Operations Research, 2013204.
Conference cluster chair, Humanitarian Logistics and Nonprofit Operations Cluster,
YAEM 2015.
Conference program committee member, 2nd International Conference on Dynamics of
Disasters, 2015.
Conference session chair, EURO/INFORMS 2013, INFORMS 2008, EURO/INFORMS
2003, YAEM 2015, HOpe 2015.
Project reviewer, YAEM Student Project Competition, 2012.
Grant review panelist, TUBITAK (2014).
Grant reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2011).
External reviewer, KOSGEB (Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization
of Turkey), 2011-2012.
President, University of Washington Student Chapter of Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering Honor Society), 2005-2006.
University Service
PhD Qualifier Exam Committee (Chair), Ozyegin University, Industrial Engineering
Department, 2013-present.
Graduate Program Committee (Member), Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University,
2013-present.
Faculty Executive Committee (Selected Member), Faculty of Engineering, Ozyegin University, 2013-2015.
Curriculum Committee, Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University, 2011-2014.
MUDEK (Engineering Education Accreditation) Coordinator, Faculty of Engineering,
Kadir Has University, 2010-2011.
Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Member
Selcuk Korkmaz. Ozyegin University. Ongoing.
Kezban Yagci Sokat. Northwestern University. Ongoing.
Vahid Akbarighadikolaei. Koc University. Ongoing.
Hafize Yilmaz. Istanbul Technical University. Ongoing.
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Michael Huang. Dissertation Title: “Last Mile Relief Routing”. Northwestern University. Graduated in June 2011.
Professional Society Membership
INFORMS, POMS, Yoneylem Arastirmasi Dernegi (Operational Research Society Turkey).
Teaching
Instructor, Ozyegin University.
IE 461/561: Operations Research Models and Applications in Humanitarian Logistics
(upcoming: Fall 2016)
IE 325: Simulation Modeling and Analysis (Spring 2015, Spring 2016)
IE 352: Supply Chain Management (Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014)
IE 102: Computational Methods for IE (Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014)
IE 504: Heuristic Methods (Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015)
Instructor, Kadir Has University.
IE 415: Supply Chain Management (Spring 2011)
IE 412: Quality Control (Spring 2011)
IE 341: Logistics Management (Fall 2010)
Instructor, Hanken School of Economics.
Masters Course in Humanitarian Logistics (Spring 2010)
Instructor, Isik University.
IE 422: Inventory Planning Problems (Fall 2009)
Teaching Assistant, University of Washington (2004-2008), Middle East Technical University (2002-2004), Cankaya University (2001-2002).
Manufacturing Scheduling and Inventory, Plant Layout and Material Handling, Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Simulation, Production Planning, Engineering Economy, Human Factors Engineering.
Student
Advising
M.S. Thesis
Fahriye Karabak. Graduated: June 2016. Ozyegin University.
Thesis Topic: “An Integrated Location Routing Problem for Waste Oil Collection Operations”
Meserret Karaca. Expected Graduation: July 2016. Ozyegin University.
Thesis Topic: “Coordinated Inventory Planning for Humanitarian Agencies”. Coadvised with O. Ozener.
Deniz Ak. Graduated in September 2010. Kadir Has University.
Thesis Topic: “A Supplier Selection Model for Framework Agreements in Disaster Relief”
Non-thesis M.S. Projects
Murat Koyuncuoglu. Graduated: Fall 2013. Ozyegin University.
Project Topic: “Inventory Management of Indirect Materials at Vestel White Goods
Indirect Materials Warehouses”
Aydin Korkmaz. Graduated: Spring 2016. Ozyegin University.
Project Topic: “Selection of Vestel White Goods (Washing Machine) Plants”
Undergraduate Senior Design Projects
“Multi-Supplier Pre-positioning in Humanitarian Relief”, by C. Yildirim, E. Evren, E.S.
Kaya, N.C. Cakmak, S. Tuyan, OzU, Spring 2016.
“Inventory Management of a Single Item with Hugh Demand Peaks”, by O. Guler, C.
Karadayioglu, E. Ozturk, M. Tanar, A. Uluocak, Ozyegin University, Spring 2016.
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“A Variant of the Periodic Vehicle Routing Problem for a Discount Market Chain”, by
B. Uydasoglu, N. Altundag, M. Boncuk, S. Alkaya, Ozyegin University, Spring 2015.
“Designing Routes of Salespeople for Unilever”, by M. Dede, G. Dadanlar, D. Kumru,
S. Ekici, K. Sezgin, Ozyegin University, Spring 2015.
“A Mathematical Model for Employee Scheduling at LC Waikiki”, by H. Koc, D. Guney,
B. Yuksel, Ozyegin University, Fall 2014.
“Routing of Shell&Turcas Trucks in Ambarli Region”, by N. Ozdogan, H. Yalcin, G.
Ellialti, N. Mekiker, Ozyegin University, Fall 2013/Spring 2014.
“Designing and Efficient Waste Oil Collection System for a Biodiesel Production Company”, by A. Tayan, S. Ocalir, T. Erdem, Kadir Has University, Spring 2011. (with M.
Battarra)
“Pre-positioning Emergency Supplies for Effective Disaster Response in Turkey”, D.
Yavuz, D. Okcun, F. Tumen, Kadir Has University, Spring 2011. (with M. Battarra)
“Designing and Efficient Distribution System for Seyidoglu Company”, by C. Sariuvanlar, A. Ozturk, I. Yurdanur, M. Bulca, Kadir Has University, Spring 2011.
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