Industrial Engineering

Description

The IE degree program focuses and excels on four specialization tracks: Decision Support Systems, Finance, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and Transportation and Logistics. Optimization serves as the technical backbone of all four specialization tracks: it is one of our strongest areas of expertise, with worldwide recognition in areas such as Logistics, Game Theory, Airline Operations, and Global (Nonlinear) Optimization.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 5800 Year (International)

$ 7,500

• English

Course Content

Our graduates

We prepare our students to become accomplished Industrial Engineers with the required set of skills for systems thinking, analysis and problem solving;

We prepare our students to achieve leadership through a broad range of academic, business, and government professional opportunities;

We help our students to develop effective communication skills;

We prepare our students to active life-long learning;

Our graduates will have a strong foundation in mathematics, in the sciences and engineering, and they will have the ability to apply the concepts and techniques learned to the IE domain.

Academic Program

The Industrial Engineering Program offers courses on the necessary mathematical foundations (calculus, probability and statistics), physics, computer programming, operations research techniques, decision support systems, quality control, supply chains, engineering economy, and financial management. The first (freshman) year builds the necessary foundations in mathematics, physics, and computing, and it also provides an introduction to IE. In the second (sophomore) year, students advance their mathematical skills and start working on the foundations of IE, including the basics of engineering economy, manufacturing and service operations management, probability theory, statistics, and operations research. Additionally, our students gain early business awareness through entrepreneurship courses and introductory sectoral courses covered in the first two years. Students who have completed the required courses in the first two years of the undergraduate program start an internship program to familiarize themselves with various industrial sectors. In the third (junior) year, students can choose from a set of elective courses to acquire in-depth information on a variety of specialization tracks: these include transportation and logistics, manufacturing and service operations management, finance, and decision support systems. Following a second summer internship, our elective courses in the fourth (senior) year introduce students to advanced and up-to-date IE methods and technologies. The program concludes with a two- semester design course in which students apply principles and knowledge acquired through the curriculum, to analyze and solve an actual industrial problem.

Areas

The IE degree program focuses and excels on four specialization tracks: Decision Support Systems, Finance, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and Transportation and Logistics. Optimization serves as the technical backbone of all four specialization tracks: it is one of our strongest areas of expertise, with worldwide recognition in areas such as Logistics, Game Theory, Airline Operations, and Global (Nonlinear) Optimization.

Lecturers

Erhan Erkut

Professor, Rector

Professor Erkut obtained an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at Bogaziçi University in 1980 and a PhD from the University of Florida in 1986. From 1985 to 2005, he taught at the University of Alberta. He has been a visiting professor at Geneva, Ohio State, NIDA (Bangkok), Bogaziçi and Sabanci Universities. He has received nine teaching awards, including "INFORMS Teaching of Management Science Practice Award" and "3M Teaching Fellowship", as well as five awards of merit granted by the Canadian Operational Research Society.
Professor Erkut served as project leader on eleven projects financed from abroad, including the regional communication network design project conducted by the Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Association. He founded the applied research center, Center for Excellence in Operations, at the University of Alberta. Professor Erkut, who has had more than 50 articles published in international refereed journals, served as Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration of Bilkent University between 2005 and 2007.
E-mail: Erhan.Erkutozyegin.edu.tr

Meltem Denizel

Professor, Director of the PhD Program in Business Administration

Meltem Denizel is a professor of Operations Management. She received her PhD from University of Florida, Warrington School of Business, and her BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from the Middle East Technical University. Her research interests are in the areas of flexible manufacturing, mathematical modeling, and production lot sizing. She has also been involved in interdisciplinary research in marketing, organization studies and technology management. Her current research interest is in product recovery systems and sustainable operations.
Dr. Denizel is the recipient of several awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship. Her research has appeared in various journals, including Operations Research, Naval Research Logistics, Production and Operations Management, Operations Research Letters, Computers and OR, the European Journal of Operations Research, the Journal of the Operational Research Society, and the Journal of International Research in Marketing.
E-mail: Meltem.Denizelozyegin.edu.tr
Phone: (216) 559 2333

Ekrem Duman

Assoc. Prof.

Dr. Ekrem Duman obtained his BS degree from Bogaziçi University Electrical-Electronics Engineering Department in 1990. Then, he got the MS and PhD degrees from the Industrial Engineering Department of the same university in years 1994 and 1998, respectively. After a couple of years of industrial experience he worked as a professor in the Industrial Engineering Department of Dogus University between 2001 and 2011. Besides theoretical studies he is very interested in applications and have been involved in many industrial (mostly banking) projects as a coordinator or consultant. His main research areas are listed as applied operations research, metaheuristic approaches and data analysis/mining.
E-mail: ekrem.dumanozyegin.edu.tr
Phone: 564 93 64

Okan Örsan Özener

Assistant Professor - Department Head

Dr. Özener received his B.Sc (2001) and M.S. (2003) degrees in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University. In 2006, he received his M.S. degree in Operations Research and in 2008 his Ph.D in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He worked as a research assistant at Middle East Technical University between 2001 an 2003, and at Georgia Institute of Technology between 2003 and 2008. His research interests are in integer/combinatorial optimization and non-cooperative/cooperative game theory and their applications in supply chain management primarily on transportation, distribution, and logistics systems planning and control.
E-mail: Orsan.Ozenerozyegin.edu.tr
Phone: +90(216)5649313

Melda Örmeci Matoglu

Assistant Professor

Dr. Örmeci Matoglu received her PhD (2006) and M.S. (2001) from Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering , and her B.S. (1999) in Industrial Engineering from Bogazici University. Her PhD thesis titled "Inventory control in a Build-to-Order Environment" was awarded second place in the George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award.
Her research interests span both fields of optimization and stochastic control, with applications mainly within the areas of supply chain management and logistics. Her work covers theoretical problems dealing with optimal stochastic control of Brownian motion along with practical applications of these problems with companies like BMW.
E-mail: Melda.Ormeciozyegin.edu.tr
Phone: 0216 559 2314

Burcu Balçik

Assistant Professor

Dr. Balçik received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University in 2001 and 2003, and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from University of Washington in 2008. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences Department at Northwestern University, a visiting researcher at HumLog Institute, and a faculty member at Kadir Has University before she joined Ozyegin University in October 2011. Her research interests are in the areas of humanitarian logistics, mathematical modeling, and supply chain management.
E-mail: burcu.balcikozyegin.edu.tr
Phone: +90 (216) 5649390

Erim Kardes

Assistant Professor

Erim Kardes received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California in 2007. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Dokuz Eylul University and Rutgers University, respectively. His research interests are in the areas of probability models with optimization applications, Markov decision processes, stochastic games, robust optimization, and their applications in optimization and equilibrium in queues. He works on healthcare applications as well. Before joining Ozyegin University, he worked at MarketShare, a marketing analytics company, developing solution methods for large-scale nonlinear programs for marketing optimization/resource allocation problems. Prior to MarketShare, he worked as a researcher at USC, applying game theory and large-scale optimization methods to security-related problems.
E-mail: Erim.Kardesozyegin.edu.tr
Phone: +90 (216) 5649363

Enis Kayis

Assistant Professor

Enis Kayis received his PhD from Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University in 2009 and his MS in Statistics from the same university in 2007. Since 2009, he has been working as a research scientist at Hewlett-Packard Labs. At HP Labs he worked in various research projects in areas including demand estimation, product portfolio management and pricing, healthcare operations, and forecasting. His current research interests include data-driven decision making and business analytics with applications in outsourcing, supply chain contracting, and healthcare operations. Prior to his graduate studies, he received BS in Industrial Engineering and Mathematics, both from Bogazici University.
E-mail: enis.kayisozyegin.edu.tr
Phone: +90 (216) 564 93 70

Dilek Günneç

Assistant Professor

Dilek Günneç received her Ph.D. degree in Operations Management/Management Science from Smith School of Business in University of Maryland in 2012, and her M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from Koc University in 2007. Her current research interests are mainly in network optimization models with applications in information propagation over social networks, new product development and humanitarian logistics. She holds a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics with a minor degree in Operations Research from Middle East Technical University.
E-mail: dilek.gunnecozyegin.edu.tr

Mohamed Haouari

Adjunct Professor

He received his Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Paris in 1991. He was Professor at the Tunisian Polytechnic School and Visiting Scholar at University of Arizona, Rutgers University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Université Paris Dauphine, and Bilkent University.
Dr. Haouari's research interests include the modeling and solution of complex management science problems. He has published over 50 journal papers and gave over 90 presentations at conferences and workshops. He is an Editorial Board member for Computers and Operations Research and for the European Journal of Industrial Engineering.
E-mail: mohamed.haouariozyegin.edu.tr

Janos D. Pinter

Adjunct Professor

János D. Pintér, MSc, PhD, DSc
János Pintér is a researcher and practitioner with over three decades of experience. His professional interests are primarily related to nonlinear optimization, including algorithm and software development, and a broad range of applications. He received M.Sc. (Eötvös University of Sciences), Ph.D. (Moscow State University), and D.Sc. (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) degrees in Mathematics, with specializations in Operations Research, Stochastic and Global Optimization.
Dr. Pintér wrote 4 books (a university textbook, a research monograph, and two electronic books) and edited 2 other books. He is also author/co-author of nearly 200 research articles, book chapters, proceedings contributions, book reviews, and technical reports. His book titled 'Global Optimization in Action' received the 2000 INFORMS Computing Society Prize for Research Excellence.
Among other professional affiliations, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Global Optimization, the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences, Algorithmic Operations Research, and (from 2005 to 2009) the International Journal of Modeling, Identification and Control. He is also a member of the Canadian and Hungarian Operations Research Societies (CORS and HORS), the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Mathematical Programming Society (MPS), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
Dr. Pintér is also the founder and owner of PCS Inc. (Canada), a consulting company. In this capacity, he is the principal developer of several professional nonlinear optimization software products for compiler platforms, modeling languages, and integrated scientific-technical computing systems. For further related information, please visit www.pinterconsulting.com.
Dr. Pintér has worked and presented lectures in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and the Pacific Region. He arrived to work in Turkey in January 2008, on invitation by Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey). Completing a 1.5-year appointment at Bilkent, Dr. Pintér joined the Department of Industrial Engineeering at Özyegin University in July 2009.
Personal Web Page: http://www.pinterconsulting.comE-mail: janos.pinterozyegin.edu.tr

Gurkan Üstünkar

Adjunct

Dr. Gürkan Üstünkar received his B.Sc.(2002)and M.Eng.(2004) in industrial engineering from Bilkent University, Turkey and Texas A&M University, U.S. respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in information systems from Middle East Technical University, Turkey in 2011. He worked in various private sector companies from 2004 till now like ASELSAN, AYESAS and Vestel specialized in project management, strategic management, business development and innovation. He co-founded a mobile technology company in 2008 and acted as General Manager till 2009. He is currently employed by Vestel Electronics as a Project Manager in R&D. He is also affiliated with ISE department of Izmir University of Economics and IE department of Özyegin Üniversity as an adjunct faculty.
E-mail: gurkan.ustunkarozyegin.edu.tr

Günes Erdogan

Assistant Professor

Dr. Günes Erdogan earned a B.S. degree in 1999, and M.S. degree in 2001 and a Ph.d. degree in 2006 in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University. He worked as a research assistant at Bilkent University between 1999 and 2004, as an R&D Specialist at Tepe Teknoloji between 2005 and 2006, and as a post-doctoral scholar at CIRRELT (Montreal, Canada) between 2006 and 2008. He held an Assistant Professorship at Özyegin University between 2008 and 2011. He was one of the recipients of the Kuhn award, granted by by Naval Research Logistics journal in 2010. He is currently a Lecturer at the University of Southampton.
His research interests include: exact and heuristic optimization methods, Quadratic assignment problems, ambulance location problems, traveling salesman problems, and vehicle routing problems.
E-mail: Gunes.Erdoganozyegin.edu.tr

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test : 80

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Requirements

Foreign students are admitted to the institutions of higher education in Turkey on condition that applicants fulfill the requirements for student admission determined by the relevant institution of higher education and approved by the Council of Higher Education.
The applications from following students will be accepted:

• foreign students who are either high school graduates or are studying their last year in high school,
• students with dual nationality who abandoned their Turkish or TRNC citizenship and who complete their entire high school education abroad
• citizens of TRNC who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result

The applications from following students will not be accepted:

• Turkish citizens,
• TRNC citizens (except the students who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result),
• Students with dual nationality one of which is Turkish,
• Students with dual nationality one of which is TRNC (except the students who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result),
• Students with dual nationality who abandoned their Turkish citizenship and who have completed their entire high school education either in Turkey or TRNC,
• Students with dual nationality who abandoned their TRNC and who have completed their entire high school education either in Turkey or TRNC (except the students who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result),
• Students with dual nationality who abandoned either their Turkish or TRNC citizenship and who graduated from the Mission schools in Turkey
• Students expelled from an in institutions of higher education in Turkey due to disciplinary action.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Ozyegin University.

Funding

Self or government funding, sports scholarships. Very limited number of entry scholarships are available for international students

There are scholarships available based on International Baccalaureate, ABITUR, Matura and French Baccalaureate diplomas, completion of AP program and performance in International Science Olympiads. You will also have the opportunity to improve your scholarship status after admission to OzU by demonstrating high academic performance in your classes (academic merit scholarships).

Accreditation

Turkish Council of Higher Education