Papers Published in International Refereed Journals Indexed in SCI/SCIE

  1. Eray Cakici, Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Mustafa Akdemir (accepted), Advanced Constraint Programming Formulations for Additive Manufacturing Machine Scheduling Problems , Journal of the Operational Research Society.


  2. Zixiang Li, Celso Gustavo Stall Sikora, Ibrahim Kucukkoc (2024), Chance-constrained stochastic assembly line balancing with branch, bound and remember algorithm , Annals of Operations Research, 335, 491-516, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05809-1.

  3. Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Gulsen Aydin Keskin, Aslan Deniz Karaoglan, Sevgi Karadag (2024), A hybrid discrete differential evolution-genetic algorithm approach with a new batch formation mechanism for parallel batch scheduling considering batch delivery , International Journal of Production Research, 62 (1-2), 460-482, DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2023.2233626.


  4. Yuchen Li, Dan Liu, Ibrahim Kucukkoc (2023), Mixed-model assembly line balancing problem considering learning effect and uncertain demand , Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 422, 114823, DOI: 10.1016/j.cam.2022.114823.

  5. Zixiang Li, Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Qiuhua Tang, Zikai Zhang (2023), Models and two-phase bee algorithms for multi-objective U-shaped disassembly line balancing problem , Optimization and Engineering, 24, 591-622, DOI: 10.1007/s11081-021-09696-y.

  6. Zixiang Li, Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Qiuhua Tang (2021), Enhanced branch-bound-remember and iterative beam search algorithms for type II assembly line balancing problem , Computers & Operations Research, 131, 105235, DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2021.105235.
    Enhanced branch-bound-remember and iterative beam search algorithms for type II assembly line balancing problem

  7. Yuchen Li, Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Xiaowen Tang (2021), Two-sided assembly line balancing that considers uncertain task time attributes and incompatible task sets , International Journal of Production Research,59(6), pp.1736-1756, DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2020.1724344.

    Two-sided assembly line balancing that considers uncertain task time attributes and incompatible task sets

  8. Ibrahim Kucukkoc (2020), Balancing of Two-sided Disassembly Lines: Problem Definition, MILP Model and Genetic Algorithm Approach , Computers & Operations Research, 124, 105064, DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2020.105064.
       

  9. Zixiang Li, Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Qiuhua Tang (2020), A comparative study of exact methods for the simple assembly line balancing problem , Soft Computing, 24, pp. 11459-11475, DOI: 10.1007/s00500-019-04609-9.
       

  10. Yuchen Li, Rui Peng, Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Xiaowen Tang, Fang Wei (2020), System reliability optimization for an assembly line under uncertain random environment , Computers & Industrial Engineering, 146, 106540, DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2020.106540.
       

  11. Zixiang Li, Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Zikai Zhang (2020), Branch, bound and remember algorithm for two-sided assembly line balancing problem , European Journal of Operational Research, 284(3), pp. 896-905, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.01.032.
       

  12. Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Zixiang Li, Yuchen Li (2020), Type-E disassembly line balancing problem with multi-manned workstations , Optimization and Engineering, 21(2), pp. 611-630, DOI: 10.1007/s11081-019-09465-y.
       

  13. Zixiang Li, Zeynel Cil, Suleyman Mete, Ibrahim Kucukkoc (2020), A fast branch, bound and remember algorithm for disassembly line balancing problem , International Journal of Production Research, 58(11), pp. 3220-3234, DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2019.1630774.
       

  14. Zixiang Li, Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Zikai Zhang (2019), Iterated local search method and mathematical model for sequence-dependent U-shaped disassembly line balancing problem , Computers & Industrial Engineering, 137, 106056, DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2019.106056.
       

  15. Qiang Li, David Z. Zhang, Shilong Wang, Ibrahim Kucukkoc (2019), A dynamic order acceptance and scheduling approach for additive manufacturing on-demand production , The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 105(9), pp. 3711-3729, DOI: 10.1007/s00170-019-03796-x.
       

  16. Ibrahim Kucukkoc (2019), MILP models to minimise makespan in additive manufacturing machine scheduling problems, Computers & Operations Research, 105C, pp. 58-67, DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2019.01.006.
       

  17. Kucukkoc, I., Buyukozkan, K., Satoglu, S.I., Zhang, D. Z. (2019), A mathematical model and artificial bee colony algorithm for the lexicographic bottleneck mixed-model assembly line balancing problem, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 30(8), pp. 2913-2925, DOI: 10.1007/s10845-015-1150-5.
       

  18. Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Zixiang Li, Aslan Deniz Karaoglan, David Z. Zhang (2018), Balancing of mixed-model two-sided assembly lines with underground workstations: A mathematical model and ant colony optimization algorithm, International Journal of Production Economics, 205, pp. 228-243, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.08.009.
       

  19. Zixiang Li, Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Zikai Zhang (2018), Branch, bound and remember algorithm for U-shaped assembly line balancing problem, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 124, pp. 24-35, DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2018.06.037.
    Detailed Results of the Experimental Tests (Download)
       

  20. Li, Z., Zhang, D.Z., Dong, P., Kucukkoc, I., Peikang, B. (2018), Incorporating draw constraint in the lightweight and self-supporting optimisation process for selective laser melting, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 98(1-4), pp. 405-412, DOI: 10.1007/s00170-018-2251-z.
       

  21. Li, Z., Xu, R., Zhang, Z., Kucukkoc, I. (2018), The influence of scan length on fabricating thin-walled components in selective laser melting, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 126, pp. 1-12, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2017.11.012.
       

  22. Li, Z., Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z., Liu, F. (2018), Optimising the process parameters of selective laser melting for the fabrication of Ti6Al4V alloy, Rapid Prototyping Journal, 24(1), pp. 150-159, DOI: 10.1108/RPJ-03-2016-0045.
       

  23. Li, Z., Kucukkoc, I., Tang, Q. (2017), New MILP model and station-oriented ant colony optimization algorithm for balancing U-type assembly lines, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 112, pp. 107-121, DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2017.07.005.
       

  24. Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z., (2017), Balancing of mixed-model parallel U-shaped assembly lines considering model sequences, International Journal of Production Research, 55(20), pp. 5958-5975, DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2017.1312586.
       

  25. Li, Z., Kucukkoc, I., Janardhanan, M. N. (2017), Comprehensive review and evaluation of heuristics and meta-heuristics for two-sided assembly line balancing problem, Computers & Operations Research, 84C, pp. 146-161, DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2017.03.002.
       

  26. Li, Q., Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z., (2017), Production Planning in Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing, Computers & Operations Research, 83C, pp. 157-172, DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2017.01.013.
    DATASET (Download)
       

  27. Li, Z., Zhang, D. Z., Dong, P., Kucukkoc, I., (2017), A Lightweight and Support-free Design Method for Selective Laser Melting, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 90(9), pp. 2943-2953, DOI: 10.1007/s00170-016-9509-0.
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  28. Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z. (2016), Mixed-model Parallel Two-sided Assembly Line Balancing Problem: A Flexible Agent-based Ant Colony Optimization Approach, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 97, pp. 58-72, DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2016.04.001.
       

  29. Buyukozkan, K., Kucukkoc, I., Satoglu, S.I., Zhang, D. Z. (2016), Lexicographic Bottleneck Mixed-model Assembly Line Balancing Problem: Artificial Bee Colony and Tabu Search Approaches with Optimised Parameters, Expert Systems with Applications, 50, pp. 151-166, DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2015.12.018.
       

  30. Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z. (2016), Integrating ant colony and genetic algorithms in the balancing and scheduling of complex assembly lines, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 82(1), pp. 265-285, DOI: 10.1007/s00170-015-7320-y.
       

  31. Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z. (2015), Balancing of parallel U-shaped assembly lines, Computers & Operations Research, 64, pp. 233-244, DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2015.05.014.
       

  32. Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z. (2015), Type-E Parallel Two-Sided Assembly Line Balancing Problem: Mathematical Model and Ant Colony Optimisation based Approach with Optimised Parameters, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 84, pp. 56-69, DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2014.12.037.
       

  33. Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z. (2015), A Mathematical Model and Genetic Algorithm based Approach for Parallel Two-Sided Assembly Line Balancing Problem, Production Planning & Control, 26 (11), pp. 874-894, DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2014.994685.
       

  34. Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z. (2014), Mathematical Model and Agent Based Solution Approach for the Simultaneous Balancing and Sequencing of Mixed-Model Parallel Two-Sided Assembly Lines, International Journal of Production Economics, 158, pp. 314-333, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.08.010.
       

  35. Kucukkoc, I., Zhang, D. Z. (2014), Simultaneous balancing and sequencing of mixed-model parallel two-sided assembly lines, International Journal of Production Research, 52 (12), pp. 3665-3687, DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2013.879618.
       
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  36. Kucukkoc, I., Karaoglan, A. D., Yaman, R. (2013), Using response surface design to determine the optimal parameters of genetic algorithm and a case study, International Journal of Production Research, 51 (17), pp. 5039-5054, DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2013.784411.
       


Papers Published in International Refereed Journals Indexed in Other Databases (Including Emerging Sciences Citation Index - ESCI by Thomson Reuters)

  1. Kucukkoc, I. (2024), Scheduling of distributed additive manufacturing machines considering carbon emissions, An International Journal of Optimization and Control: Theories & Applications, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11121/ijocta.1444.

  2. Kucukkoc, I., Acar, M. (2020), Combined facility location and distribution network design problem: Progressive models and a case study, Pamukkale University Journal of Engineering Sciences, 26 (1), 157-173. DOI: 10.5505/pajes.2019.11456.

  3. Kucukkoc, I. (2018), A nondominated sorting ant colony optimization algorithm for complex assembly line balancing problem incorporating incompatible task sets, Pamukkale University Journal of Engineering Sciences, 24 (1), pp. 147-153, DOI: 10.5505/pajes.2017.02350.

  4. Kucukkoc, I., Yaman, R. (2013), A New Hybrid Genetic Algorithm to Solve More Realistic Mixed-Model Assembly Line Balancing Problem, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 14 (4), pp. 405-425, DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2013.052745.


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