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Bülent ÇatayFaculty of Engineering and Natural SciencesFaculty Member(216) 483 9531catay@sabanciuniv.edu

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http://myweb.sabanciuniv.edu/catay/

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Faculty Member

Education

PhD in Production and Operations Management, University of Florida (1999)
BSc in Industrial Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (1992)

Areas of Interest

Sustainable Transport and Logistics • Vehicle Routing and Scheduling • Last-mile Distribution Systems • Smart Mobility • Applied Optimization • Metaheuristics

Memberships

Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, Senior Member) Logistics Association-Turkey (LODER) Operational Research Society-Turkey (YAD) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society

Çatay, Bülent and Sadati, İhsan (2023) "An improved matheuristic for solving the electric vehicle routing problem with time windows and synchronized mobile charging/battery swapping", Computers and Operations Research, Vol.159 (SCI)

Moradi, Nima and Sadati, İhsan and Çatay, Bülent (2023) "Last mile delivery routing problem using autonomous electric vehicles", Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol.184 (SCI)

Rastani, Sina and Çatay, Bülent (2023) "A large neighborhood search-based matheuristic for the load-dependent electric vehicle routing problem with time windows", Annals of Operations Research, Vol.324, No.1-2, 761-793 (SCI)

Seyfi, Majid and Alinaghian, Mahdi and Ghorbani, Erfan and Çatay, Bülent and Saeid Sabbagh, Mohammad (2022) "Multi-mode hybrid electric vehicle routing problem", Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Vol.166 (SCI, SSCI)

Duman, Ece Naz and Taş, Duygu and Çatay, Bülent (2022) "Branch-and-price-and-cut methods for the electric vehicle routing problem with time windows", International Journal of Production Research, Vol.60, No.17, 5332-5353 (SCI)

Hesam Sadati, Mir Ehsan and Akbari, Vahid and Çatay, Bülent (2022) "Electric vehicle routing problem with flexible deliveries", International Journal of Production Research (SI), Vol.60, No.13, 4268-4294 (SCI)

Yıldırım, Umman Mahir and Çatay, Bülent (2022) "An enhanced network-consistent travel speed generation scheme on time-dependent shortest path and routing problems", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol.23, No.2, 873-884 (SCI)

Hesam Sadati, Mir Ehsan and Çatay, Bülent and Aksen, Deniz (2021) "An efficient variable neighborhood search with tabu shaking for a class of multi-depot vehicle routing problems", Computers and Operations Research, Vol.133 (SCI, SSCI)

Sadatizamanabad, Mirehsan Hesam and Çatay, Bülent (2021) "A hybrid variable neighborhood search approach for the multi-depot green vehicle routing problem", Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Vol.149 (SCI, SSCI)

Keskin Özel, Merve and Çatay, Bülent and Laporte, Gilbert (2021) "A simulation-based heuristic for the electric vehicle routing problem with time windows and stochastic waiting times at recharging stations", Computers and Operations Research, Vol.125 (SCI, SSCI)

Rastani, Sina and Yüksel, Tuğçe and Çatay, Bülent (2019) "Effects of ambient temperature on the route planning of electric freight vehicles", Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol.74, 124-141 (SCI, SSCI)

Keskin Özel, Merve and Laporte, Gilbert and Çatay, Bülent (2019) "Electric vehicle routing problem with time-dependent waiting times at recharging stations", Computers and Operations Research, Vol.107, 77-94 (SCI, SSCI)

Karadeniz Alver, Özlem and Ayvaz, Berk and Çatay, Bülent (2018) "A multi-objective reverse logistics network design for waste electrical and electronic equipment: the case of Istanbul (Atık elektrikli ve elektronik eşyalar için çok amaçlı bir tersine lojistik ağ tasarımı: İstanbul uygulaması)", Uludağ University Journal of The Faculty of Engineering, Vol.23, No.4, 41-54 (NA)

Kayıkçı, Yaşanur and Mutlu, Aysun and Çatay, Bülent (2018) "A decision support system and its application for international sea-rail multimodal freight transportation operations (Uluslararası deniz-demir yolu kombine yük taşımacılığı operasyonları için bir karar destek sistemi ve uygulaması)", Uludağ University Journal of The Faculty of Engineering, Vol.23, No.4, 99-116 (NA)

Keskin Özel, Merve and Çatay, Bülent (2018) "A matheuristic method for the electric vehicle routing problem with time windows and fast chargers", Computers and Operations Research, Vol.100, 172-188 (SCI, SSCI)

Emeç, Uğur and Çatay, Bülent and Bozkaya, Burçin (2016) "An adaptive large neighborhood search for an e-grocery delivery routing problem", Computers and Operations Research, Vol.69, 109-125 (SCI)

Keskin, Merve and Çatay, Bülent (2016) "Partial recharge strategies for the electric vehicle routing problem with time windows", Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Vol.65, 111-127 (SCI)

Akhmedov, Murodzhon and Çatay, Bülent and Apaydın, Serkan Mehmet (2015) "Automating unambiguous NOE data usage in NVR for NMR protein structure-based assignments", Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Vol.13, No.6 (SCI)

Wen, Liang and Çatay, Bülent and Eglese, Richard (2014) "Finding a minimum cost path between a pair of nodes in a time-varying road network with a congestion charge", European Journal of Operational Research (Sl), Vol.236, No.3, 915-923 (SCI)

Çavuşlar, Gizem and Çatay, Bülent and Apaydın, Serkan Mehmet (2012) "A tabu search approach for the NMR protein structure-based assignment problem", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Vol.9, No.6, 1621-1628 (SCI)

Uzar, Muhammed Furkan and Çatay, Bülent (2012) "Distribution planning of bulk lubricants at BP Turkey", Omega - International Journal of Management Science, Vol.40, No.6, 870-881 (SCI)

Başar, Ayfer and Çatay, Bülent and Ünlüyurt, Tonguç (2012) "A taxonomy for emergency service station location problem", Optimization Letters (Sl), Vol.6, No.6, 1147-1160 (SCI)

Yıldırım, Mahir Umman and Çatay, Bülent (2012) "A time-based pheromone approach for the ant system", Optimization Letters (Sl), Vol.6, No.6, 1081-1099 (SCI)

Çatay, Bülent and Özlük, Özgür and Ünlüyurt, Tonguç (2011) "TestAnt: an ant colony system approach to sequential testing under precedence constraints", Expert Systems with Applications, Vol.38, No.12, 14945-14951 (SCI)

Çatay, Bülent (2011) "Siting new fire stations in Istanbul: a risk-based optimisation approach", OR Insight, Vol.24, No.2, 77-89 (NA)

Çatay, Bülent (2011) "İstanbul’da itfaiye istasyonu yer seçiminde risk faktörüne dayalı bir çoklu kapsama yaklaşımı", Endüstri Mühendisliği Dergisi, Vol.22, No.2, 33-44 (NA)

Apaydın, Serkan Mehmet and Çatay, Bülent and Patrick, Nicholas and Donald, Bruce R. (2011) "NVR-BIP: nuclear vector replacement using binary integer programming for NMR structure-based assignments", The Computer Journal, Vol.54, No.5, 708-716 (SCI)

Başar, Ayfer and Çatay, Bülent and Ünlüyurt, Tonguç (2011) "A multi-period double coverage approach for locating the emergency medical service stations in Istanbul", Journal of The Operational Research Society, Vol.62, No.4, 627-637 (SCI)

Doyuran, Tamer and Çatay, Bülent (2011) "A robust enhancement to the Clarke-Wright savings algorithm", Journal of The Operational Research Society, Vol.62, No.1, 223-231 (SCI)

Çatay, Bülent (2010) "A new saving-based ant algorithm for the vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup and delivery", Expert Systems with Applications, Vol.37, No.10, 6809-6817 (SCI)

Çatay, Bülent and Başar, Ayfer and Ünlüyurt, Tonguç (2008) "İstanbul’da acil yardım istasyonlarının yerlerinin planlanması", Endüstri Mühendisliği Dergisi, Vol.19, No.4, 20-35 (NA)

Çimren, Emrah and Çatay, Bülent and Budak, Erhan (2007) "Development of a machine tool selection system using AHP", The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol.35, No.3-4, 363-376 (SCI)

Göl, Hakan and Çatay, Bülent (2007) "Third party logistics provider selection: insights from a Turkish automotive company", Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol.12, No.6, 379-384 (SSCI)

Yılmaz, Pınar and Çatay, Bülent (2006) "Strategic level three-stage production distribution planning with capacity expansion", Computers & Industrial Engineering, Vol.51, No.4, 609-620 (SCI)

Çatay, Bülent and Vakharia, Asoo J. and Erengüç, S. Selçuk (2006) "Printed circuit board scheduling in an openshop manufacturing environment", International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol.29, No.9-10, 980-989 (SCI)

Çetindamar, Dilek and Çatay, Bülent and Basmacı, Serdar Osman (2006) "Improving the performance of technology partnerships: a case study in the Turkish textile industry", Handbook of Business Strategy, Vol.7, No.1, 319-323 (NA)

Çatay, Bülent and Erengüç, Ş. Selçuk and Vakharia, Asoo J. (2005) "Capacity allocation with machine duplication in semiconductor manufacturing", Naval research logistics, Vol.52, No.7, 659-667 (SCI)

Çetindamar, Dilek and Çatay, Bülent and Basmacı, Serdar Osman (2005) "Competition through collaboration: insights from an initiative in the Turkish textile supply chain", Supply chain management: an international journal, Vol.10, No.4, 238-240 (SCI)

Arslan, M. Çağdaş and Çatay, Bülent and Budak, Erhan (2004) "A decision support system for machine selection", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol.15, No.1, 101-109 (NA)

Çatay, Bülent and Erengüç, Ş. Selçuk and Vakharia, Asoo J. (2003) "Tool capacity planning in semiconductor manufacturing", Computers & Operations Research, Vol.30, No.9, 1349-1366 (SCI)

Rastani, Sina and Yüksel, Tuğçe and Çatay, Bülent, "Electric vehicle routing problem with time windows and cargo weight", Smart and Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics – Trends, Challenges, Methods and Best Practices, Golinska-Dawson, Paulina and Tsai, Kune-Muh and Kosacka-Olejnik, Monika (eds.), Switzerland: Springer, Cham, December 2020, 175-190

Yıldırım, Mahir Umman and Çatay, Bülent, "A parallel matheuristic for solving the vehicle routing problems", Computer-based Modelling and Optimization in Transportation, Freire de Sousa, Jorge and Rossi, Riccardo (eds.), Switzerland: Springer International Publishing 2014, 477-489

Çetindamar, Dilek and Çatay, Bülent and Basmacı, Serdar Osman, "Performance measurement in supply chain collaboration", Managing Innovation Driven Companies: Approaches in Practice, Tschirky, Hugo and Herstatt, Cornelius and Probert, David and Gemünden, Hans Georg and Colombo, Massimo G. and Durand, Thomas and De Weerd-Nederhof, Petra C. and Schweisfurth, Tim (eds.), New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2011, 137-157

Çatay, Bülent, "Ant colony optimization and its application to the vehicle routing problem with pickups and deliveries", Natural Intelligence for Scheduling, Planning and Packing Problems, Chiong, Raymond and Dhakal, Sandeep (eds.), Germany: Springer-Verlag 2009, 219-244

Doyuran, Tamer and Çatay, Bülent, "Two enhanced savings functions for the Clark-Wright algorithm", Management in Logistics Networks and Nodes: Concepts, Technology and Applications, Blecker, Thorsten and Kersten, Wolfgang and Gertz, Carsten (eds.), Berlin, Germany: Erich Schmidt Verlag 2008, 245-258

Keskin, Merve and Çatay, Bülent, "A matheuristic method for the electric vehicle routing problem with time windows and fast chargers", October 2017

Ulusoy, Gündüz and Kılıç, Kemal and Özlü, Emre and Altekin, Fatma Tevhide and Çatay, Bülent and Budak, Erhan and Pasin, Merih and Karaata, Enver Selçuk and Varandi, Siamak, "Sanayide Dijitalleşme Stratejileri Çalıştayı - Taslak rapor", September 2017

Keskin, Merve and Çatay, Bülent, "Partial recharge strategies for the electric vehicle routing problem with time windows", August 2015