Ardavan Asef-Vaziri 
Assistant Professor of Systems and Operations Management
College of Business and Economics
California State University, Northridge
Tel: 818-677-3637
FAX: 818-677-2456
email: ardavan.asef-vaziri@csun.edu

Education
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Arya-Mehr University of Technology, 1975.

M.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, 1977.
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 1997.

Research Focus
Dr. Asef-Vaziri's research is focused around applications of Optimization and Simulation in Facility Logistics and Freight Transportation. He is also involved in  research on creating smooth flows in  business processes.

Recent Publications

Asef-Vaziri A., B. Khoshnevis, and M. Rahimi, Design and Analysis of an Automated Container Handling System in Seaports.  International Journal of Agile Systems and Management. 2009. To appear.

Asef-Vaziri A. and M. Goetschalckx, Dual Track and Segmented Single Track Bidirectional Loop Guidepath Layout for AGV Systems. European Journal of Operational Research. 2008, Vol. 186, pp 972-989.

Asef-Vaziri A., and N. G. Hall, The Significance of Deterministic Empty Vehicle Trips in the Design of a Unidirectional Loop Flow Path. Computers and Operations Research. 2008, Vol. 35, pp 1546-1561.

Asef-Vaziri A., and R. Ortiz. The Value of the Shortest Loop Covering all Work-Centers in a Manufacturing Facility Layout. International Journal of Production Research, 2008, Vol. 46, pp 703-722.

Asef-Vaziri A., G. Laporte, and R. Ortiz, Exact and Heuristic Procedures for the Material Handling Circular Flow Path Design Problem. European Journal of Operational Research. 2007, Vol. 176, pp 707-726.

Asef-Vaziri A., Comparison of Deterministic and Stochastic Dispatching Policies in the Design Phase of a Material Handling Network. Progress in Material Handling Research: 2007, pp 1-14.  

Asef-Vaziri A. and G. Laporte, Loop-Based Facilities Planning and Material Handling. European Journal of Operational Research, 2005, Vol. 164, pp 1-11.

Asef-Vaziri A., M. Dessouky, and C. Sriskandarajah.  A Loop Material Flow System Design for Automated Guided Vehicles. International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. 2001.

Asef-Vaziri A., G. Laporte, and C. Sriskandarajah. The Block Layout Shortest Loop Problem. IIE Transactions. 2000.

Asef-Vaziri A. and B. Khoshnevis.  Performance Analysis of Automated Technology in Maritime Container Terminals. Progress in Material Handling Research: 2000, pp 165-178.

Laporte, G, A. Asef-Vaziri, and Sriskandarajah. Some Applications of the Generalized Traveling Salesman Problem. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 1999, pp 1461-1467.



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