Professor Emrah Demir

Professor of Operational Research, The PARC Professor of Manufacturing and Logistics, Deputy Head of Section (Learning and Teaching)

Cardiff Business School

: demire@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 (0)29 2087 0971
: C26, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU

: Available for postgraduate supervision

Emrah Demir is a Professor of Operational Research in the Logistics and Operations Management Section of the Cardiff Business School. He is Deputy Head of Section (Learning & Teaching) and Program Director of MSc Logistics and Operations Management programme.

Before joining Cardiff University, Emrah worked as Assistant Professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands). He holds BEng and MSc degrees in Industrial Engineering from Baskent University (Turkey), and a PhD in Management Science from University of Southampton.

Emrah's current research interests are positioned within the areas of green logistics and operational research. He has mainly worked in the application of mathematical optimisation to real-life freight transportation problems. He possesses expertise in quantitative and analytical methods, such as exact and approximation methods. More specifically, Emrah writes mathematical equations (and derive analytical solutions) to analyse and understand highly complex decision-making problems in the context of logistics and transportation. He has published more than 38 journal articles and five book chapters and has currently more than 3,500 citations (h-index 24) to his publications on Google Scholar. He also serves as a reviewer in several international journals of operational research, transportation, and logistics. Emrah has also been involved in and obtained several external grants from different funding bodies which can be found under Research section.

Emrah has experience in teaching Logistics and Transportation, Operations Management, Project Management and Operational Research. Additionally, he supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students from a variety of academic backgrounds on a range of related subjects, including green vehicle routing, intermodal transportation, integrated transportation and etc.

Emrah has the following editorial roles:

Area Editor (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) of Journal of Heuristics
Associate Editor of IMA Journal of Management Mathematics
Associate Editor of Frontiers in Future Transportation - Freight Transport and Logistics
Associate Editor of OR Spectrum Journal

Emrah is one of the recipients of 2021 Transportation Science Meritorious Service Award.

Qualifications

2012 - PhD in Management Science, Southampton University, Southampton, United Kingdom (academic scholarship)
2008 - MSc in Industrial Engineering, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey (academic scholarship)
2005 - BSc (4 years) in Industrial Engineering, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey (partial academic scholarship)

Professional memberships

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
Co-Director PARC Institute of Manufacturing, Logistics and Inventory
Member of Logistics and Systems Dynamics Group (LSDG)

Academic positions

2021 - present: Professor of Operational Research
2019 - 2021: Reader in Management Science
2016 - 2019: Senior Lecturer in Management Science
2013-2016: Assistant Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
2012-2013: Postdoc Researcher, School of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
2009-2012: PhD Candidate, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton
2005-2009: Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering, Baskent University, Turkey

Committees and reviewing

Area Editor (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) of Journal of Heuristics (2018 - )
Associate Editor of OR Spectrum Journal (2021 - )
Associate Editor of IMA Journal of Management Mathematics (2019 - )
Associate Editor of Frontiers in Future Transportation - Freight Transport and Logistics (2019 - )

2021

Chen, C., Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2021. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows and delivery robots. European Journal of Operational Research 294(3), pp. 1164-1180. (10.1016/j.ejor.2021.02.027)
Marrekchi, E., Besbes, W., Dhouib, D. and Demir, E. 2021. A review of recent advances in the operations research literature on the green routing problem and its variants. Annals of Operations Research 304, pp. 529-574. (10.1007/s10479-021-04046-8)
Tikani, H., Setak, M. and Demir, E. 2021. A risk-constrained time-dependent cash-in-transit routing problem in multigraph under uncertainty. European Journal of Operational Research 293(2), pp. 703-730. (10.1016/j.ejor.2020.12.020)
Zhang, Z., Demir, E. and Mason, R. 2021. Green logistics and transportation: fuel consumption formula based on driver behaviour. Presented at: 22nd Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2021), Seoul, South Korea, 23-27 August 2021.
Demir, E., Eyers, D. and Huang, Y. 2021. Competing through the last mile: strategic 3D printing in a city logistics context. Computers and Operations Research 131, article number: 105248. (10.1016/j.cor.2021.105248)
Mohammadi, D., Abd Elaziz, M., Moghdani, R., Demir, E. and Mirjalili, S. 2021. Quantum Henry gas solubility optimization algorithm for global optimization. Engineering with Computers (10.1007/s00366-021-01347-1)
Tikani, H., Setak, M. and Demir, E. 2021. Multi-objective periodic cash transportation problem with path dissimilarity and arrival time variation. Expert Systems with Applications 164, article number: 114015. (10.1016/j.eswa.2020.114015)
Chen, C., Demir, E., Huang, Y. and Qiu, R. 2021. The adoption of self-driving delivery robots in last mile logistics. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 146, article number: 102214. (10.1016/j.tre.2020.102214)
Hrusovsky, M., Demir, E., Jammernegg, W. and Van Woensel, T. 2021. Real-time disruption management approach for intermodal freight transportation. Journal of Cleaner Production 280(P2), article number: 124826. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124826)
Moghdani, R., Salimifard, K., Demir, E. and Benyettou, A. 2021. The green vehicle routing problem: a systematic literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production 279, article number: 123691. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123691)

2020

Moghdani, R., Salimifard, K., Demir, E. and Benyettou, A. 2020. Multi-objective volleyball premier league algorithm. Knowledge-Based Systems 196, article number: 105781. (10.1016/j.knosys.2020.105781)
Masmoudi, M. A., Anna Kuzmicz, K., Pesch, E., Demir, E. and Hosny, M. 2020. Container truck transportation routing as a mixed fleet heterogeneous dial-a-ride problem. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM2018), Cape Town, South Africa, 24-26 November 2018, Vol. 312., (10.1051/matecconf/202031202005)
Eshtehadi, R., Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2020. Solving the vehicle routing problem with multi-compartment vehicles for city logistics. Computers and Operations Research 115, article number: 104859. (10.1016/j.cor.2019.104859)
Masmoudi, M. A., Hosny, M., Demir, E. and Pesch, E. 2020. Hybrid adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the mixed fleet heterogeneous dial-a-ride problem. Journal of Heuristics 26(1), pp. 83-118. (10.1007/s10732-019-09424-x)
Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Demir, E., Wang, X. and Sarkis, J. 2020. Measurement, mitigation and prevention of food waste in supply chains: an online shopping perspective. Industrial Marketing Management 93, pp. 545-562. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2020.09.020)
Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2020. Reshaping supply networks to enable manufacturing. Focus Jan, pp. 54-55.

2019

Mamaghani, E. J., Chen, H., Prins, C. and Demir, E. 2019. An Improved Tabu Search algorithm for a multi-period bid generation problem with the consideration of delivery lead time. IFAC-PapersOnLine 52(13), pp. 2602-2607. (10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.11.599)
Masmoudi, M. . A., Hosny, M. and Demir, E. 2019. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the green dial‐a‐ride problem. In: Besbes, W. et al. eds. Solving Transport Problems: Towards Green Logistics. Wiley, pp. 1-26., (10.1002/9781119686750)
Ghiami, Y., Demir, E., Van Woensel, T., Christiansen, M. and Laporte, G. 2019. A deteriorating inventory routing problem for an inland liquefied natural gas distribution network. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 126, pp. 45-67. (10.1016/j.trb.2019.05.014)
Jelodari, E., Haoxun, C., Prins, C. and Demir, E. 2019. An Improved Tabu search algorithm for the multi-period bid generation problem with the consideration of delivery lead times. Presented at: 9th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control, 28-30 August 2019.
Wang, X., Sanchez Rodrigues, V. and Demir, E. 2019. Managing your supply chain pantry: food waste mitigation through inventory control. IEEE Engineering Management Review 47(2), pp. 97-102. (10.1109/EMR.2019.2915064)
Demir, E., Huckle, K., Syntetos, A., Lahy, A. and Wilson, M. 2019. Vehicle routing problem: Past and future. In: Wells, P. ed. Contemporary Operations and Logistics: Achieving Excellence in Turbulent Times. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 97-117., (10.1007/978-3-030-14493-7_7)
Demir, E., Hrusovsky, M., Jammernegg, W. and Van Woensel, T. 2019. Green intermodal freight transportation: bi-objective modeling and analysis. International Journal of Production Research 57(19), pp. 6162-6180. (10.1080/00207543.2019.1620363)
Masmoudi, M. . A., Hosny, M. and Demir, E. 2019. An improved adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the green dial-a-ride problem. In: Besbes, W., Dhouib, D. and Marrekchi, E. eds. Optimization of Green Transportation Problems: Fundamentals and Applications. Wiley
Hrusovsky, M., Demir, E., Jammernegg, W., Wakolbinger, T. and Van Woensel, T. 2019. Innovative approaches for supporting sustainable and reliable planning of rail and intermodal transport. Presented at: EURO 2019, Dublin, Ireland, 23-26 June 2019. pp. -.
Hrusovsky, M., Demir, E., Jammernegg, W., Van Woensel, T. and Wakolbinger, T. 2019. Supporting sustainable freight transport by introducing innovative planning approaches. Presented at: Operations Research 2019, Dresden, Germany, 3-6 Sept 2019.
Demir, E. 2019. Truck platooning: The future?. Presented at: Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2019, Northamption, UK, 4-6 September 2019Building a platform for international success. CILT UK pp. 255-259.

2018

Eshtehadi, R., Fathian, M., Pishvaee, M. S. and Demir, E. 2018. A hybrid metaheuristic algorithm for the robust pollution-routing problem. Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering 11(1), pp. 244-257.
Masmoudi, M. A., Hosny, M., Demir, E., Genikomsakis, K. N. and Cheikhrouhou, N. 2018. The dial-a-ride problem with electric vehicles and battery swapping stations. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 118, pp. 392-420. (10.1016/j.tre.2018.08.005)
Ghilas, V., Cordeau, J., Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2018. Branch-and-price for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows and scheduled lines. Transportation Science 52(5), pp. 1191-1210. (10.1287/trsc.2017.0798)
Hrusovský, M., Demir, E., Jammernegg, W. and Van Woensel, T. 2018. Hybrid simulation and optimization approach for green intermodal transportation problem with travel time uncertainty. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal 30(3), pp. 486-516. (10.1007/s10696-016-9267-1)
Masmoudi, M. A., Hosny, M., Demir, E. and Cheikhrouhou, N. 2018. A study on the heterogeneous fleet of alternative fuel vehicles: Reducing CO2 emissions by means of biodiesel fuel. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 63, pp. 137-155. (10.1016/j.trd.2018.04.025)
Demir, E., Abouarghoub, W. and Syntetos, A. 2018. Modelling the delivery slots for the last mile delivery: Costs and emissions. Presented at: The 23rd International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2018), Bali, Indonesia, 8-11 July 2018.
Sever, D., Zhao, L., Dellaert, N., Demir, E., Van Woensel, T. and De Kok, T. 2018. The dynamic shortest path problem with time-dependent stochastic disruptions. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 92, pp. 42-57. (10.1016/j.trc.2018.04.018)
Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Wang, X. and Demir, E. 2018. Ocado salads waste project - A modelling project from Cardiff University. Presented at: Efficient Customer Response Meeting, Hamburg, Germany, 7 June 2018.
Demir, E. 2018. Value creation through green vehicle routing. In: Zeimpekis, V. et al. eds. Sustainable Freight Transport:Theory, Models, and Case Studies. Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series Springer, pp. 63-78.
Soysal, M., Cimen, M. and Demir, E. 2018. On the mathematical modeling of green one-to-one pickup and delivery problem with road segmentation. Journal of Cleaner Production 174, pp. 1664-1678. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.040)
Sanchez Rodrigues, V., Wang, X., Demir, E. and Mohammed, A. 2018. Food waste in the online grocery supply chain: The case of Ocado’s salads. Presented at: Efficient Customer Response Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 23-24 October 2018.

2017

Franceschetti, A., Demir, E., Honhon, D., Van Woensel, T., Laporte, G. and Stobbe, M. 2017. A metaheuristic for the time-dependent pollution-routing problem. European Journal of Operational Research 259(3), pp. 972-991. (10.1016/j.ejor.2016.11.026)
Dabia, S., Demir, E. and Woensel, T. V. 2017. An exact approach for a variant of the pollution-routing problem. Transportation Science 51(2), pp. 607-628. (10.1287/trsc.2015.0651)
Eshtehadi, R., Fathian, M. and Demir, E. 2017. Robust solutions to the pollution-routing problem with demand and travel time uncertainty. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 51, pp. 351-363. (10.1016/j.trd.2017.01.003)
Demir, E., Hrusovsky, M., Jammernegg, W. and Woensel, T. V. 2017. Methodological approaches to reliable and green intermodal transportation. In: Sustainable Logistics and Transportation: Optimization Models and Algorithms. Springer
Masmoudi, M. A., Demir, E. and Hosny, M. 2017. Metaheuristic approaches for the multi-period vehicle routing problem with synchronization constraints and refuelling. Presented at: VEROLOG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 10-12 July 2017.

2016

Demir, E., Burgholzer, W., Hrusovský, M., Arikan, E., Jammernegg, W. and Van Woensel, T. 2016. A green intermodal service network design problem with travel time uncertainty. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 93(Part B), pp. 789-807. (10.1016/j.trb.2015.09.007)
Ghilas, V., Demir, E. and Woensel, T. V. 2016. A scenario-based planning for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows, scheduled lines and stochastic demands. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 91, pp. 34-51. (10.1016/j.trb.2016.04.015)
Ghilas, V., Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2016. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows and scheduled lines. Computers & Operations Research 72, pp. 12-30. (10.1016/j.cor.2016.01.018)
Ghilas, V., Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2016. The pickup and delivery problem with time windows and scheduled lines. INFOR 54(2), pp. 147-167. (10.1080/03155986.2016.1166793)
Demir, E. 2016. An integrated simulation and optimization towards sustainable transportation. Presented at: 9th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN16), Aruba, 13-17 June 2016.
Demir, E. 2016. Green vehicle assignment problem. Presented at: POMS, Orlando, USA, 6-9 May 2016.
Bektas, T., Demir, E. and Laporte, G. 2016. Green vehicle routing. In: Green Transportation Logistics., Vol. 226. Kluwer, pp. 243-265., (10.1007/978-3-319-17175-3_7)

2015

Demir, E., Huang, Y., Scholts, S. and Van Woensel, T. 2015. A selected review on the negative externalities of the freight transportation: modeling and pricing. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 77, pp. 95-114. (10.1016/j.tre.2015.02.020)
Demir, E. 2015. Green intermodal service network design problem. Presented at: VEROLOG, Vienna, Austria, 8-10 June 2015.
Demir, E. 2015. Creating green logistics value. Presented at: Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.

2014

Demir, E., Bektas, T. and Laporte, G. 2014. A review of recent research on green road freight transportation. European Journal of Operational Research 237(3), pp. 775-793. (10.1016/j.ejor.2013.12.033)
Demir, E., Van Woensel, T. and de Kok, T. 2014. Multidepot distribution planning at logistics service provider Nabuurs B.V.. Interfaces 44(6), pp. 591-604. (10.1287/inte.2014.0742)
Demir, E., Bektas, T. and Laporte, G. 2014. The bi-objective Pollution-Routing Problem. European Journal of Operational Research 232(3), pp. 464-478. (10.1016/j.ejor.2013.08.002)
Demir, E. 2014. Vehicle assignment problem. Presented at: IFORS 2014, Barcelona, Spain, 13/18 July 2014.
Demir, E. 2014. Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the PDP-FSL. Presented at: VEROLOG 2014, Oslo, Norway, 22-25 June 2014.

2013

Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2013. Mathematical modeling of CO2e emissions in one-to-one pickup and delivery problems. Presented at: 2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Bangkok, Thailand, 10-13 December 2013 Presented at Adulbhan, P., Laosirihongthong, T. and Jiao, R. eds.Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE pp. 63-67., (10.1109/IEEM.2013.6962375)
Demir, E. 2013. Environmental impacts of intermodal freight transportation. Presented at: VEROLOG 2013, Southampton, United Kingdom, 7-10 June 2013.
Demir, E. 2013. Branch-and-price algorithm for the pollution-routing problem. Presented at: EURO-INFORMS 2013, Rome, Italy, 1-4 July 2013.

2012

Demir, E., Bekta, T. and Laporte, G. 2012. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the Pollution-Routing Problem. European Journal of Operational Research 223(2), pp. 346. (10.1016/j.ejor.2012.06.044)
Demir, E. 2012. A bi-objective pollution-routing problem: trade-offs between fuel consumption and driving time. Presented at: EURO 2012: 25th Europan Conference on Operational Research, Vilnius, Lithuania, 8-11 July 2012.
Demir, E. 2012. Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the pollution-routing problem. Presented at: VEROLOG 2012, Bologna, Italy, 18-20 June 2012.
Demir, E. 2012. Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the pollution-routing problem. Presented at: JOPT 2012, Montreal, Canada, 7-9 May 2012.

2011

Demir, E., Bektaş, T. and Laporte, G. 2011. A comparative analysis of several vehicle emission models for road freight transportation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 16(5), pp. 347-357. (10.1016/j.trd.2011.01.011)
Demir, E. 2011. An algorithm to solve the speed optimization problem in vehicle routing. Presented at: ECCO 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30 June - 1 July 2011.
Demir, E. 2011. A review and comparison of fuel consumption models and carbon dioxide emissions. Presented at: LASS 2011, Southampton, United Kingdom.

2008

Demir, E. 2008. Formulations for school bus routing problems. Presented at: ECCO 2008, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

2007

Demir, E. 2007. Integer programming models for school bus routing problems. Presented at: XXVII National Conference in Operational Research and Industrial Engineering, Izmir, Turkey.

2006

Demir, E. 2006. New mathematical formulations for generalized traveling salesman problem. Presented at: XXVI National Conference in Operational Research and Industrial Engineering, Kocaeli, Turkey.

2005

Demir, E. 2005. Mathematical formulations for generalized traveling salesman problem. Presented at: XXV National Conference in Operational Re- search and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey.

Current teaching commitments

BS3010 Analysing and Improving Operations, Module Lecturer
MSc Dissertation Supervision

Previous teaching commitments

MSc Grand Challenges in Logistics and Operations Management
BSc Advanced Operations Management (Year 3)
BSc Operations Management (Year 2)
MBA Strategic Operations Management
MBA Dissertation Supervision

Research interests

Green Logistics
Vehicle Routing Problem
Intermodal Transportation
Integrated Transportation
City Logistics
Operational Research/Optimisation

Research grants

Columbia-UK PACT Programme (2022-2023): GIRO ZERO - Steering the Colombian road freight sector towards a zero emissions strategy: Giro-Zero
Ocado Group plc (2022): Operational excellence in logistics and supply chain management: Executive training
Columbia-UK PACT Programme (2021-2022): GIRO ZERO - Steering the Colombian road freight sector towards a zero emissions strategy: Giro-Zero
Ocado Group plc (2021): Operational excellence in logistics and supply chain management: Executive training
Ocado Group plc (2019-2020): Developing and testing analytical models to measure and optimise food waste in the Ocado supply chain
ESRC - Cheshire & Warrington LEP (2019): Analytical support for local industrial strategies: Researcher placements in local enterprise partnerships
Ocado Group plc (2019-2021): Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project: Enhancing the routing system to allow optimisation of a country-wide home delivery network: KTP
CILT Seed corn funding (2018-2019): Truck Platooning
Ocado Group plc (2018): Addressing Salad Supply Chains
ESRC/Panalpina (2017-2018): Conquering the last mile
ESRC/Panalpina (2017-2018): Same day, same way?

Current PhD students

First Supervisor, Zhuowu Zhang - "The role of drivers in green road freight transportation"
First Supervisor, Xinyue Hao - "Human-machine collaborative decision-making in supply networks"

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:

Green logistics
Vehicle routing problem
Intermodal transportation
Integrated freight and public transportation
The uberization of last-mile transportation
Autonomous vehicles
Impact of 3D printing on transportation
Combinatorial optimization
Multi-objective optimization
Heuristics and metaheuristics methods

Current supervision

Zhuowu Zhang

Research student

Xinyue Hao

Research student

Past projects

Second supervisor, Violina Sarma - "Collaborative decision-making for hierarchical forecasts: A multi-sector perspective" (awarded 2021)
Co-supervisor, Ghilas Veaceslav - The Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows and Scheduled Lines: Models and Algorithms (awarded 2016)