Mumtaz Karatas

Mumtaz Karatas graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy in 2001. He received his MS degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and his PhD in Industrial Engineering from Kocaeli University, Turkey. He spent two years at the Naval Postgraduate School as a visiting researcher and postdoctoral fellow between 2011 and 2013. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the Turkish Naval Academy, National Defense University. His current research areas include optimization and mathematical modelling.

Publications

The Problem of Locating and Routing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The Problem of Locating and Routing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Ertan Yakıcı, Mumtaz Karatas, Oktay Yılmaz. © 2021. 25 pages.
In this chapter, locating and routing of a UAV fleet is discussed. Since the research in the location and routing of UAVs is very limited, the related problems are reviewed. A...
Military Facility Location Problems: A Brief Survey
Military Facility Location Problems: A Brief Survey
Mumtaz Karatas, Ertan Yakıcı, Nasuh Razi. © 2021. 28 pages.
In the past decades, facility location problems have attracted much attention among researchers and practitioners from different disciplines. Among those problems, location...
Assessing the Performance of a SAR Boat Location-Allocation Plan via Simulation
Assessing the Performance of a SAR Boat Location-Allocation Plan via Simulation
Mumtaz Karatas, Nasuh Razi, Hakan Tozan. © 2020. 37 pages.
Maritime search and rescue (SAR) operation is a critical process that aims to minimize the loss of life, injury, and material damage by rendering aid to persons in distress or...
Operations Research for Military Organizations
Operations Research for Military Organizations
Hakan Tozan, Mumtaz Karatas. © 2019. 445 pages.
The study of operations research arose during World War II to enhance the effectiveness of weapons and equipment used on the battlefield. Since then, operations research...
Military Facility Location Problems: A Brief Survey
Military Facility Location Problems: A Brief Survey
Mumtaz Karatas, Ertan Yakıcı, Nasuh Razi. © 2019. 27 pages.
In the past decades, facility location problems have attracted much attention among researchers and practitioners from different disciplines. Among those problems, location...
The Problem of Locating and Routing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The Problem of Locating and Routing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Ertan Yakıcı, Mumtaz Karatas, Oktay Yılmaz. © 2019. 26 pages.
In this chapter, locating and routing of a UAV fleet is discussed. Since the research in the location and routing of UAVs is very limited, the related problems are reviewed. A...
Assessing the Performance of a SAR Boat Location-Allocation Plan via Simulation
Assessing the Performance of a SAR Boat Location-Allocation Plan via Simulation
Mumtaz Karatas, Nasuh Razi, Hakan Tozan. © 2019. 31 pages.
Maritime search and rescue (SAR) operation is a critical process that aims to minimize the loss of life, injury, and material damage by rendering aid to persons in distress or...