Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü: Recent submissions

  • Integration of berth allocation and storage allocation problems 
    Sivrikaya, Özgür Emre. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2013., 2013.)
    Berth allocation and storage allocation problems deal with two very important steps in the optimization of the container terminal operations. Berth allocation problem concentrates on the allocation of berth segments to the ...
  • Production planning in textile industry 
    Kocaaydın, Nüzhet Levent. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1984., 1984.)
    The topic of this thesis is production planning in the textile industry. The thesis consists of two parts, both of which use the data of a firm currently operating in the short fibre sector of the textile industry. The ...
  • A dynamic simulation model for insulin resistance and type II diabetes in the context of obesity 
    Can, Melike Hazal. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2013., 2013.)
    Type 2 diabetes, is a frequently seen endocrinological disease leading to other serious health problems such as heart disease and kidney dysfunction that may eventually lead to a premature death. Insulin resistance is seen ...
  • Solving integrated berth allocation and crane assignment problem using a tabu search metaheuristic 
    Şuvak, Zeynep. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2013., 2013.)
    The volume of container transportation and the throughput rate at terminals has been increased vastly in recent years. Container terminal operators have to utilize their limited resources efficiently in order to cope with ...
  • Control heuristics for the soft landing problem 
    Tanyolaç, Togay. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2013., 2013.)
    In this thesis, we first construct a basic model representing the soft landing problem. The aim of the modeling effort is to transparently represent the process of landing a spacecraft on the surface of a celestial body. ...
  • Deciding on parameter values of anchor and adjust heuristic in stock management 
    Mutallip, Ahmet. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2013., 2013.)
    Anchor-and-adjust is a widely used heuristic in stock management because, it is a fine representation of human decision making process in managing a stock. This thesis focuses on two issues related to the usage of the ...
  • An integrated approach to innovative product development using fuzzy logic, kano model and quality function deployment 
    Çalışoğlu, Çiğdem. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2013., 2013.)
    In today’s competitive market, customer satisfaction is a key factor for the success of the companies. Quality fucntion depolyment (QFD) is a customer oriented approach that translates customer requirements into suitable ...
  • Modeling price and demand interaction in inventory systems 
    İşlier, Bekir Turgut. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2013., 2013.)
    In this thesis, we examine the impact of price on demand in inventory systems with one and two suppliers. We present two models. In the first model, price determines the probability of demand occurrence. In case demand ...
  • Strategic analysis of product recovery management by using system dynamics approach 
    Üzmez, Beril. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    In this study, by using system dynamics approach, we aim to investigate the profitability of a company engaging in remanufacturing, which is the most advanced form of product recovery. Our motivation is to find out (i) ...
  • Quantifying the risk of portfolios containing stocks and commodities 
    Halulu, Sıla. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    In this study, we used copula method in order to model the multivariate return distributions of stock portfolios and, in this manner, to implement this model for risk measure evaluations in practice. Copulas are used to ...
  • The value of time spent for sequencing of jobs in random sized batches 
    Öner, Miray. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    In this study, we address the question 'Is it worth scheduling?' by investigating the trade-o between the time spent to obtain the optimal schedule and improvement of the system performance. We consider two queuing systems ...
  • A network integration oriented model to evaluate new wind power generation projects 
    Cobuloğlu, Halil İbrahim. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    For a continuous and sustainable economic growth, energy is one of the most important necessities that has to be supplied properly. Not only for a continuous economic growth but also for a better environment, renewable ...
  • A unified data base aooroach to corporate management 
    Güvençer, A. Feyyaz. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1984., 1984.)
    The aim of this thesis is establishing a management information system in companies whatever its field of specialization. It also supplies some basic concepts of computer to the managers and introduces the activities of ...
  • Modeling the dynamics of thyroid hormones and related disorders 
    Şeker, Oylum. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    In this study, a dynamic simulation model for thyroid hormone system is constructed. The objective of this work is to first generate the dynamics of the hormones involved in thyroid hormone system in healthy body, and then ...
  • Cost and emission optimization in short term power generation scheduling 
    Eroğlu, Büşra. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    Worldwide a considerable increase in energy use is being experienced day by day. Likewise, ever increasing electrical energy demand leads to an increasing need in installed capacity, clean energy resources and low cost ...
  • Determining the anthropometric characteristics of adult male population of Turkey 
    Eren, Elif. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    Ergonomics briefly can be described as “human-centered” design. Anthropometry, the science of human body measurements, plays a major role in ergonomic design. Thus, designers must be familiar with anthropometric data and ...
  • Optimal sensor deployment to increase the security of the minimal exposure path 
    Karabulut, Ezgi. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are based on collaborative work of a collection of sensors which are low-cost, multi-functional devices. There is a wide range of application areas of WSN including border surveillance and ...
  • Interest rate modelling and bond portfolio selection 
    Drağan, Oğuz Kaan. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    Bond portfolio management and interest rate risk quanti cation is an important eld of practice in nance. In markets there exist di erent types of bonds that are issued from a variety of sources including the central ...
  • Defective ramsey numbers and defective cocolorings 
    Akdemir, Ahu. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    Ramsey number, R(a; b), denotes the smallest positive integer n such that, among any n people, there exist a people who know each other or b people who do not know each other. R(a; b) values are known for small a and b ...
  • Approximating the objective gradient using perceptrons for constrained minimization with application in drag reduction 
    Kocuk, Burak. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    This thesis is concerned with the constrained minimization problems whose objective function does not have a closed form analytical expression. However, it can be evaluated numerically which enables the determination of ...