Özlem Uzun Araz
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Özlem Uzun Araz has a total of 15 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Ceyhun Araz
2 shared publications- Latif Salum
Dokuz Eylul University
2 shared publications - Ozgur Eski
Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi
2 shared publications - Ayşenur Seymen Güzel
Standart Cıvata Ticaret ve Sanayi A.Ş.
1 shared publication - Berfin Gurboga
Engineering Faculty, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
1 shared publication - Ceyhun Araz
Norm Holding
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 28 January 2026
- Published by Prof. Marin Drinov Publishing House of BAS (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) in Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 79 (1)
Simulation-based Evaluation of Smart City Urban Transport Investments via Experimental Design
In recent years, the increasingly prominent concept of the smart city has come to the forefront in the world, particularly through efforts aimed at making urban life more inclusive and accessible. In this context, municipalities and public institutions have been planning various investments to ensure equitable access to urban services for individuals with disabilities. However, due to limited public resources, it is crucial that investment decisions be supported by scientific methods. This study addresses investment alternatives aimed at improving public transportation services, specifically municipal bus services, for individuals with disabilities in İzmir, a metropolitan city in Turkey. Based on a selected pilot area within İzmir, the existing transportation system was modeled using simulation software, and multiple investment scenarios were developed on this model. These scenarios were systematically tested using a Design of Experiments (DoE) approach, and the benefits of each scenario were evaluated through the simulation outputs. The results were then statistically analyzed using a one-way ANOVA test. Based on the findings, the most appropriate investment strategy to enhance the transportation experience of individuals with disabilities was proposed.
- 28 January 2026
- Published by Prof. Marin Drinov Publishing House of BAS (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) in Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 79 (1)
Simulation-based Evaluation of Smart City Urban Transport Investments via Experimental Design
In recent years, the increasingly prominent concept of the smart city has come to the forefront in the world, particularly through efforts aimed at making urban life more inclusive and accessible. In this context, municipalities and public institutions have been planning various investments to ensure equitable access to urban services for individuals with disabilities. However, due to limited public resources, it is crucial that investment decisions be supported by scientific methods. This study addresses investment alternatives aimed at improving public transportation services, specifically municipal bus services, for individuals with disabilities in İzmir, a metropolitan city in Turkey. Based on a selected pilot area within İzmir, the existing transportation system was modeled using simulation software, and multiple investment scenarios were developed on this model. These scenarios were systematically tested using a Design of Experiments (DoE) approach, and the benefits of each scenario were evaluated through the simulation outputs. The results were then statistically analyzed using a one-way ANOVA test. Based on the findings, the most appropriate investment strategy to enhance the transportation experience of individuals with disabilities was proposed.
- Open Access
- 1 September 2024
- Published by Journal of Industrial Engineering in Endüstri Mühendisliği
- Vol. 35 (2) , 167-188
TALEBE DAYALI MALZEME İHTİYAÇ PLANLAMASI: KARŞILAŞTIRMALI ANALİZ VE PARAMETRE OPTİMİZASYONU
Talebe Dayalı Malzeme İhtiyaç Planlaması (TDMİP), geleneksel Malzeme İhtiyaç Planlamasına (MİP) bir alternatif olarak ortaya çıkan, talep odaklı ve esnek bir planlama yaklaşımıdır. TDMİP, envanter seviyelerini etkin bir şekilde yöneterek dinamik ve değişken taleplere hızlı bir şekilde tepki vermeyi hedeflemektedir. Bu karakteristikleri sayesinde TDMİP, günümüz dinamik iş ortamında etkin bir malzeme yönetimi ve ihtiyaç planlaması yöntemi olarak dikkat çekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, TDMİP yaklaşımının, bağlantı elemanları satışı yapan bir firmada uygulanması ile ortaya çıkan performansı, geleneksel MİP ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Tedarik sürelerinin stokastik yapıda olması nedeniyle, karşılaştırmalar benzetim modellemesi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Karşılaştırmaların eşit koşullarda olması açısından hem TDMİP hem de MİP için parametrelerin en iyi değerleri benzetim optimizasyonu ile belirlenmiş ve karşılaştırmalarda bu parametre değerleri kullanılmıştır. Gerçek talep verileri kullanılarak yapılan karşılaştırmalarda TDMİP’in MİP’e göre hizmet düzeyinde %4.1 artış, toplam envanter maliyetinde %35.1 azalma ve ortalama stok seviyesinde ise % 64.8 azalma sağladığı görülmüştür.
- 1 September 2024
- Published by Journal of Industrial Engineering in Endüstri Mühendisliği
- Vol. 35 (2) , 167-188
Open AccessTALEBE DAYALI MALZEME İHTİYAÇ PLANLAMASI: KARŞILAŞTIRMALI ANALİZ VE PARAMETRE OPTİMİZASYONU
Talebe Dayalı Malzeme İhtiyaç Planlaması (TDMİP), geleneksel Malzeme İhtiyaç Planlamasına (MİP) bir alternatif olarak ortaya çıkan, talep odaklı ve esnek bir planlama yaklaşımıdır. TDMİP, envanter seviyelerini etkin bir şekilde yöneterek dinamik ve değişken taleplere hızlı bir şekilde tepki vermeyi hedeflemektedir. Bu karakteristikleri sayesinde TDMİP, günümüz dinamik iş ortamında etkin bir malzeme yönetimi ve ihtiyaç planlaması yöntemi olarak dikkat çekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, TDMİP yaklaşımının, bağlantı elemanları satışı yapan bir firmada uygulanması ile ortaya çıkan performansı, geleneksel MİP ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Tedarik sürelerinin stokastik yapıda olması nedeniyle, karşılaştırmalar benzetim modellemesi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Karşılaştırmaların eşit koşullarda olması açısından hem TDMİP hem de MİP için parametrelerin en iyi değerleri benzetim optimizasyonu ile belirlenmiş ve karşılaştırmalarda bu parametre değerleri kullanılmıştır. Gerçek talep verileri kullanılarak yapılan karşılaştırmalarda TDMİP’in MİP’e göre hizmet düzeyinde %4.1 artış, toplam envanter maliyetinde %35.1 azalma ve ortalama stok seviyesinde ise % 64.8 azalma sağladığı görülmüştür.
- Open Access
- 31 December 2023
- Published by Journal of Industrial Engineering in Endüstri Mühendisliği
- Vol. 34 (3) , 334-356
FORECASTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER DEMAND WITH SARIMA AND PROPHET METHODS
Taşıma sistemlerinde yolcu talebinin bilinmesi; rotaların belirlenmesi, sefer saatlerinin ve sıklığının planlanması, çalışan sayısının optimize edilmesi gibi birçok operasyon faaliyeti için hayati bir görevdir. Bununla birlikte talebin düzensizliği, trend ve mevsimsellik bileşenlerini barındırması, tahmin edilebilmesini zor bir hale sokmaktadır. Son zamanlarda geleneksel talep tahmin yöntemlerinin yanı sıra modern yapay zekâ teknikleri de kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Bu çalışmada, literatürde sıklıkla tercih edilen Box-Jenkins metodolojisinden SARIMA yöntemi ile 2017’de Facebook tarafından geliştirilen Prophet yönteminin toplu taşıma araçlarındaki yolcu sayısı tahminindeki performanslarının karşılaştırılması ve yöntemlerin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. İki yöntem kullanılarak başarılı birer tahmin modeli geliştirilmiştir. Modelleme sonucunda SARIMA ve Prophet yöntemlerinin MAPE değerleri sırasıyla 0,11 ve 0,13 olarak hesaplanmıştır.
- 31 December 2023
- Published by Journal of Industrial Engineering in Endüstri Mühendisliği
- Vol. 34 (3) , 334-356
Open AccessFORECASTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER DEMAND WITH SARIMA AND PROPHET METHODS
Taşıma sistemlerinde yolcu talebinin bilinmesi; rotaların belirlenmesi, sefer saatlerinin ve sıklığının planlanması, çalışan sayısının optimize edilmesi gibi birçok operasyon faaliyeti için hayati bir görevdir. Bununla birlikte talebin düzensizliği, trend ve mevsimsellik bileşenlerini barındırması, tahmin edilebilmesini zor bir hale sokmaktadır. Son zamanlarda geleneksel talep tahmin yöntemlerinin yanı sıra modern yapay zekâ teknikleri de kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Bu çalışmada, literatürde sıklıkla tercih edilen Box-Jenkins metodolojisinden SARIMA yöntemi ile 2017’de Facebook tarafından geliştirilen Prophet yönteminin toplu taşıma araçlarındaki yolcu sayısı tahminindeki performanslarının karşılaştırılması ve yöntemlerin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. İki yöntem kullanılarak başarılı birer tahmin modeli geliştirilmiştir. Modelleme sonucunda SARIMA ve Prophet yöntemlerinin MAPE değerleri sırasıyla 0,11 ve 0,13 olarak hesaplanmıştır.
- 3 November 2023
- Published by Elsevier in Expert Systems with Applications
- Vol. 240
Modeling of the lyotropic cholesteric liquid crystal based toxic gas sensor using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems
- 3 November 2023
- Published by Elsevier in Expert Systems with Applications
- Vol. 240
Modeling of the lyotropic cholesteric liquid crystal based toxic gas sensor using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems
- 4 March 2022
- Published by Springer Nature in TOP
- Vol. 31 (1) , 67-109
Storage location assignment of steel coils in a manufacturing company: an integer linear programming model and a greedy randomized adaptive search procedure
- 4 March 2022
- Published by Springer Nature in TOP
- Vol. 31 (1) , 67-109
Storage location assignment of steel coils in a manufacturing company: an integer linear programming model and a greedy randomized adaptive search procedure
- Open Access
- 1 January 2016
- Published by LookUs Bilisim A.S. in Pamukkale University Journal of Engineering Sciences
- Vol. 22 (4) , 285-296
Determining the number of kanbans for dynamic production systems: An integrated methodology
- 1 January 2016
- Published by LookUs Bilisim A.S. in Pamukkale University Journal of Engineering Sciences
- Vol. 22 (4) , 285-296
Open AccessDetermining the number of kanbans for dynamic production systems: An integrated methodology
- 4 December 2008
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Production Research
- Vol. 47 (6) , 1661-1677
Using the when/where rules in dual resource constrained systems for a hybrid push-pull control
This paper proposes a production control system, DRC-HPP, which uses the when/where rules in dual resource constrained (DRC) systems for a hybrid push-pull (HPP) control, to overcome some difficulties in modelling/implementing DRC/Kanban systems. These rules and the novel ‘process-or-transport’ and ‘whereto’ rules are embedded in some policies workers use to decide when to process (transport) parts, and where (whereto). Unlike most control systems, in which a group of workers is always responsible for transporting and another group is always responsible for processing parts, workers in DRC-HPP are responsible for both transporting and processing parts, as in the Toyota Sewn Products Management System (TSS). Yet, unlike TSS, DRC-HPP can be applied in any layout type. Workers transport parts when they are idle in part processing to enhance their utilisations and synchronise transportation. Since the transportation does not require special worker skills, the cost of training workers is not incurred. DRC-HPP is compared with different benchmarks through simulation experiments to evaluate its performance. It performs well under relatively short transportation times with respect to processing times. If they are relatively longer, the issue becomes to determine the number of workers to achieve a performance level. DRC-HPP also facilitates bottleneck management.
- 4 December 2008
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Production Research
- Vol. 47 (6) , 1661-1677
Using the when/where rules in dual resource constrained systems for a hybrid push-pull control
This paper proposes a production control system, DRC-HPP, which uses the when/where rules in dual resource constrained (DRC) systems for a hybrid push-pull (HPP) control, to overcome some difficulties in modelling/implementing DRC/Kanban systems. These rules and the novel ‘process-or-transport’ and ‘whereto’ rules are embedded in some policies workers use to decide when to process (transport) parts, and where (whereto). Unlike most control systems, in which a group of workers is always responsible for transporting and another group is always responsible for processing parts, workers in DRC-HPP are responsible for both transporting and processing parts, as in the Toyota Sewn Products Management System (TSS). Yet, unlike TSS, DRC-HPP can be applied in any layout type. Workers transport parts when they are idle in part processing to enhance their utilisations and synchronise transportation. Since the transportation does not require special worker skills, the cost of training workers is not incurred. DRC-HPP is compared with different benchmarks through simulation experiments to evaluate its performance. It performs well under relatively short transportation times with respect to processing times. If they are relatively longer, the issue becomes to determine the number of workers to achieve a performance level. DRC-HPP also facilitates bottleneck management.
- 18 November 2008
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Production Research
- Vol. 48 (1) , 251-270
A multi-criteria adaptive control scheme based on neural networks and fuzzy inference for DRC manufacturing systems
Manufacturing systems are uncertain and dynamic systems, hence, they require real-time scheduling to adapt to changing manufacturing conditions. Current real-time scheduling approaches have been devised mainly for machine-only constrained systems, in which the shop capacity is constrained only by machine capacity, rather than for dual resource constrained (DRC) systems, in which the shop capacity is constrained by machine and worker capacity. In particular, there is no study on DRC system scheduling in which the ‘where’ and ‘when’ worker assignment rules, basic features of DRC systems, are altered in real-time (dynamically selected) to respond to new manufacturing conditions. Besides, multi-criteria DRC system scheduling has not yet been addressed extensively. Also, there has been little research on the interactions of dynamically selected job dispatching, worker assignment and job routing rules, which have a significant impact on DRC system performance. This paper proposes a multi-criteria real-time scheduling methodology for DRC systems to address these issues, and investigates these interactions. The methodology employs artificial neural networks as meta-models to reduce computational complexity and a fuzzy inference system to cope with multiple performance criteria. Various simulation experiments demonstrate that the methodology provides satisfactory results for real-time DRC systems scheduling.
- 18 November 2008
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Production Research
- Vol. 48 (1) , 251-270
A multi-criteria adaptive control scheme based on neural networks and fuzzy inference for DRC manufacturing systems
Manufacturing systems are uncertain and dynamic systems, hence, they require real-time scheduling to adapt to changing manufacturing conditions. Current real-time scheduling approaches have been devised mainly for machine-only constrained systems, in which the shop capacity is constrained only by machine capacity, rather than for dual resource constrained (DRC) systems, in which the shop capacity is constrained by machine and worker capacity. In particular, there is no study on DRC system scheduling in which the ‘where’ and ‘when’ worker assignment rules, basic features of DRC systems, are altered in real-time (dynamically selected) to respond to new manufacturing conditions. Besides, multi-criteria DRC system scheduling has not yet been addressed extensively. Also, there has been little research on the interactions of dynamically selected job dispatching, worker assignment and job routing rules, which have a significant impact on DRC system performance. This paper proposes a multi-criteria real-time scheduling methodology for DRC systems to address these issues, and investigates these interactions. The methodology employs artificial neural networks as meta-models to reduce computational complexity and a fuzzy inference system to cope with multiple performance criteria. Various simulation experiments demonstrate that the methodology provides satisfactory results for real-time DRC systems scheduling.
- 14 August 2007
- Published by Springer Nature in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
- Vol. 38 (9-10) , 965-977
Determining the parameters of dual-card kanban system: an integrated multicriteria and artificial neural network methodology
- 14 August 2007
- Published by Springer Nature in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
- Vol. 38 (9-10) , 965-977
Determining the parameters of dual-card kanban system: an integrated multicriteria and artificial neural network methodology