Recent Awards and Grants
PUNLICATION AWARDS
http://www.csun.edu/ua/publicrelations/atcsun/pdf/csun4.20.09.pdf
Faculty Publication Award, 2010. Integration of operational policies into the design phase of a material handling network. International Journal of Advanced Operations Management, Vol. 1(1), pp 108- 134.
Faculty Publication Award,
2009.
Design and Analysis of an Automated Container Handling System in
Seaports.
International Journal of Agile Systems and Management, Vol. 3(1),
pp112-126.
Faculty Publication Award,
2007.
Exact and Heuristic Procedures for the Material Handling Circular Flow
Path
Design Problem. European Journal of Operational Research. 2007, Vol.
176, pp
707-726.
EXTERNAL RESEARCH GRANTS
$49,995, The Leonard
Transportation
Center, 2009.
Dedicated Freight Corridors in
Southern California: Design, Construction, and Implementation Issues.
PI.
$5,000, The Leonard
Transportation
Center, 2008.
A Decision Support Tool for
Locating an Inland Port in the Inland Empire. PI.
$90,000, METRANS, 2006.
Integrating Inland Ports into the Intermodal Goods Movement System for
Ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach. Co-PI with Professor Mansour Rahimi at USC.
$131,064, Texas Department
of
Transportation, 2003. Evaluation of Ramp
Metering
Algorithms. Co-PI with Dr. Nadeem Chaudry at Texas Transportation
Institute
(TTI).
$34,000, Center for
Commercial
Deployment of Transportation Technology (CCDoTT), 1999.
A 3D simulation Model for Evaluation of AGVS in Maritime Terminals.
Co-PI with
Professor Berok Khoshnevis at USC.
$50,000, METRANS, 1999.
A 3D simulation Model for Evaluation of AS/RS in Maritime Terminals.
Co-PI with
Professor Berok Khoshnevis at USC.
$3,000, Texas Department of
Transportation, 2002. Member of technical
advisory panel.
CSUN
RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY AWARD.
2009-2010. A Decirion Support Tool for Locationg an Inlanf Port in Inland Empire.
2008-2009. Simulation and Visualization Models for Performance Assessment of Integrated Automated Technologies in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
2007-2008. Integration
of Rail-based Inland Ports into the Operations of the Port of Los
Angeles.
2006-2007.
Integration of Operational Policies into the Strategic Design Phase of
a
Circular Material Handling System for Automated Guided Vehicles.
2004-2005.
A 3D Simulation and Animation Model for Container Handling Productivity
Improvement at Ports of LA a LB.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS FACULTY
RECOGNITION AWARD
2010. Decirion Support Tool for Locationg an Inlanf Port in Inland Empire.
2009.
Heuristic Algorithms for Automated Guided Vehicle Systems.
2008.
Simulation and Visualization Models for Performance Assessment of
Integrated
Automated Technologies in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long
Beach. The
$3000 college grant was accompanied with $1500 from Supply Chain grant.
2007.
Integration of Rail-based Inland Ports into the Operations of the Port
of Los
Angeles. The $3000 college grant was accompanied with $2000 from
International
Business grant.
2006.
A 3D Simulation and Visualization Test-Bed for Productivity Improvement
of
Container Terminals at San Pedro Bay Ports. The $3000 college
grant was
accompanied with $2000 from International Business grant.
Contact Information...
Department Office: Juniper Hall JH3123
Faculty Office: Juniper Hall JH4129
Department Number: (818) 677-2470
Faculty Number: (818) 677-3637
Fax Number: (818) 677-2456
Email: ardavan.asef-vaziri@csun.edu
Class Hours:
SOM360 (TTh 2-3.15) NA101
SOM416 (TTh 5.30-6.45) JH1230
Office Hours: TTh 1-2 pm, by appointment, and whenever the "I
am in" sign is posted at the door.