chapter 1. Integrated production planning model for noncyclic maintenance and production planning / Mehdi Bijari and Mehdi Jafarian -- chapter 2. Non-traditional performance evaluation of manufacturing enterprises / Ibrahim H. Garbie -- chapter 3. Automotive stamping operations scheduling using mathematical programming and constraint programming / Burcucaglar Gencosman, H. Cenkozmut Lu, Huse Yinozkan, and Mehmet A. Begen -- chapter 4. Voting security in social media / Selfedine Kadry -- chapter 5. Integrated approach to optimize open-pit mine block sequencing / Amin Mousavi, Erhan Kozan, and Shiqiang Liu -- chapter 6. Locating temporary storage sites for managing disaster waste, using multiobjective optimization / K. Ivanconan, Fusun Ulengin, and Baharsenna Roglu -- chapter 7. Using earthquake risk data to assign cities to disaster-response facilities in Turkey / Aysenu Rsahin, Mustafa Alpertem, and Emel Emur -- chapter 8. Factors affecting the purchasing behaviors of private shopping club users : a study in Turkey / Sercan Akkas, Ceren Salkin, and Basar Oztaysi -- chapter 9. Traffic signal optimization : challenges, models, and applications / Mahmut Altgokce, Erdtnconer, and Gulisik -- chapter 10. Comparative financial efficiency analysis for Turkish banking sector / A. Argunka Racabey and Fazil Gokgoz.