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Diffusion control of successive product generations with recycling potential
(Bilkent University, 2021-06)In this thesis, we study the sales planning problem of a producer who sells two successive generations of a durable good with recycling potential. Certain ex-pensive materials can be recovered from consumer returns of the ... -
New product diffusion in closed-loop supply chains
(Bilkent University, 2017-02)In this thesis, we develop a dynamic model for sales planning of a manufacturer who sells new and remanufactured versions of a product. Demand arrives over a finite life cycle according to the slightly modified Bass diffusion ... -
Retail location competition under carbon penalty
(Bilkent University, 2016-03)This thesis examines the retail location problem on a Hotelling line in two di erent settings: a decentralized system in which two competing retailers simultaneously choose the locations of their own stores, and a ... -
Risk-averse optimization for managing inventory in closed-loop supply chains
(Bilkent University, 2016-07)This thesis examines a closed-loop multi-stage inventory problem with remanufacturing option. A random fraction of used products is returned by consumers to the manufacturer after a certain number of stages. But the ...