Mehmet Ali Ilgin is an Assoc. Prof. of Industrial Engineering at Manisa Celal Bayar University. He holds a PhD in industrial engineering from Northeastern Univ. and BS and MS in industrial engineering from Dokuz Eylul Univ. His research interests are in the areas of environmentally conscious manufacturing, maintenance planning, multi criteria decision making and simulation. He has published a number of research papers in international journals such as Computers and Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Production Research and International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. He co-authored two CRC Press books : “Remanufacturing Modeling and Analysis” and “Multiple Criteria Decision Making Applications in Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing and Product Recovery".