Yildiz Sahin is a doctor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the Faculty of Engineering, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey. She received her BS in Industrial Engineering from Yıldız Technical University and her Masters and PhD in Industrial Engineering from Kocaeli University, Turkey. She is licensed by the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers of Turkey (TMMOB). She is a Society of Management Research (YÖNAD) member and the Young ENOSAD Industrial Automation Manufacturers Association. Her research interests include operations research and multi-criteria decision-making. Şahin has published book chapters, numerous journals, and conference papers.