
kirca@metu.edu.tr
Phone:
+90 (312) 210 2274
Fax:
+90 (312) 210 47 86
Office:
IE 217
Education Background
- B.S., METU, 1976
- M.S., METU, 1978
- Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1983
Short Bio
Since receiving his Ph.D. degree in 1984 has been a member of the faculty in METU Industrial Engineering Department.
Research Topics
- Military operations research
- Transportation planning
- Vehicle routing
- Facility location and layout
- Aggregate production planning
- Material requirements planning
- Product mix planning
- Lot sizing
- Shop floor scheduling
- Assembly line balancing
- Project scheduling
- Waste management
- Telecommunication
Areas of Expertise
- Linear and integer optimization
- Network theory and network design
- Algorithms