Yuval Cohen

Yuval CohenAcademic Background Dr. Yuval Cohen is a Senior Faculty Member at the Industrial Engineering department of the Tel-Aviv Afeka College of Engineering. Previously, he was the Head of the Industrial Engineering program at the Open University of Israel. His areas of expertise are in the intersection of: Operations management, Logistics and Operations Research. In particular he has published many papers on assembly lines design and management, project management, business decision making, and supply chain management.. Dr Cohen served several years as a Senior Operations Planner at FedEx Ground (USA) responsible for the five year plan for the 24 hubs and 400 terminals. He received several awards for his contributions to the hub and terminal network planning. In 2001 he returned to Israel to establish and manage the Industrial Engineering program, and in 2014 he moved to Afeka Tel-Aviv Academic College of Engineering. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh (USA), his MSc from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and BSc from Ben-Gurion University. Dr Cohen is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), and a Full Member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS). Professional Background Dr. Cohen has worked 5 years at FedEx Ground company in the USA, as a senior operations planner. He was responsible for the five year plan for the 24 hubs and 400 spokes network of FedEx Ground, and the company capacity planning. After coming back to Israel he served as a consultant for the Flying Cargo company (which operates FedEx in Israel). Dr. Cohen is a business consultant for issues related to decision making in business and operations, operations planning and operational costs of new initiatives, current practices and extended operations.

Publications

Optimizing Cloud Computing Costs of Services for Consumers
Optimizing Cloud Computing Costs of Services for Consumers
Eli Weintraub, Yuval Cohen. © 2019. 14 pages.
Cloud computing consumers wish to minimize their costs. Minimization depends on the technological infrastructure operated by providers. Cloud computing services are composed of...
Optimizing Cloud Computing Costs of Services for Consumers
Optimizing Cloud Computing Costs of Services for Consumers
Eli Weintraub, Yuval Cohen. © 2018. 11 pages.
Cloud computing consumers wish to minimize their costs. Minimization depends on the technological infrastructure operated by providers. Cloud computing services are composed of...
Optimizing Group Waiting Time in Service System with Learning Effect
Optimizing Group Waiting Time in Service System with Learning Effect
Yuval Cohen, Shai Rozenes. © 2017. 18 pages.
This paper deals with service lines that serve groups of customers that differ in their service processes, but have similarities regarding the service capabilities of the...
Handbook of Research on Strategic Alliances and Value Co-Creation in the Service Industry
Handbook of Research on Strategic Alliances and Value Co-Creation in the Service Industry
Shai Rozenes, Yuval Cohen. © 2017. 507 pages.
Value creation is a pivotal aspect of the modern business industry. By implementing these strategies into initiatives and processes, deeper alliances between customers and...
Value Co-Creation Approach for Improving Performance of Outsourced Projects
Value Co-Creation Approach for Improving Performance of Outsourced Projects
Yuval Cohen, Shai Rozenes. © 2017. 12 pages.
This chapter uses value co-creation approach to improve performance of contracted projects. Without value co-creation, there are always two projects that are performed...
Scheduling Large and Complex IT Projects Using Sliding-Frame Approach
Scheduling Large and Complex IT Projects Using Sliding-Frame Approach
Yuval Cohen, Arik Sadeh, Ofer Zwikael. © 2014. 13 pages.
Many IT projects and software development projects are very complex and sophisticated involving a large coordinated team. Such projects are a constant part of the operations of...
Optimizing Bundling Policy of Single-Period Products: Perspectives of Producers and Retailers
Optimizing Bundling Policy of Single-Period Products: Perspectives of Producers and Retailers
Gregory Gurevich, Yuval Cohen, Baruch Keren. © 2014. 25 pages.
Combining different product types into standard discount bundles is a common strategy used by producers and wholesalers to increase overall sales profitability. While markets...
Scheduling Large and Complex IT Projects Using Sliding-Frame Approach
Scheduling Large and Complex IT Projects Using Sliding-Frame Approach
Yuval Cohen, Arik Sadeh, Ofer Zwikael. © 2013. 13 pages.
Many IT projects and software development projects are very complex and sophisticated involving a large coordinated team. Such projects are a constant part of the operations of...
A New Technique for Estimating the Distribution of a Stochastic Project Makespan
A New Technique for Estimating the Distribution of a Stochastic Project Makespan
Yuval Cohen, Ofer Zwikael. © 2012. 15 pages.
A critical success dimension in projects is the ability to complete a project within an estimated duration. In that regard, effective project scheduling techniques in an...
Finding the Shortest Non-Delay Schedule for a Resource-Constrained Project
Finding the Shortest Non-Delay Schedule for a Resource-Constrained Project
Yuval Cohen, Arik Sadeh, Ofer Zwikael. © 2012. 18 pages.
Non-delay schedules lack non-essential idle time intervals. Many heuristics for solving the resource-constrained project scheduling problem yield non-delay schedules. This paper...
Using a Sliding-Frame Approach for Scheduling Large and Complex IT Projects
Using a Sliding-Frame Approach for Scheduling Large and Complex IT Projects
Yuval Cohen, Ofer Zwikael, Arik Sadeh. © 2011. 13 pages.
Many IT projects and software development projects are very complex and sophisticated involving a large coordinated team. Such projects are a constant part of the operations of...
A New Technique for Estimating the Distribution of a Stochastic Project Makespan
A New Technique for Estimating the Distribution of a Stochastic Project Makespan
Yuval Cohen, Ofer Zwikael. © 2010. 14 pages.
A critical success dimension in projects is the ability to complete a project within an estimated duration. In that regard, effective project scheduling techniques in an...