L MAN Y NET M VE RIHTIM ATAMA PROBLEM = PORT MANAGEMENT AND BERTH ALLOCATION PROBLEM

While the importance of oversea commerce is growing in the world trade, the ports are considered as key elements. In this respect, management of ports becomes a major competitive factor among the world countries. Although there are many different strategies implemented by different countries on port management, the major aim of all is to increase the efficiency and the volume of operation. Berth allocation problem (BAP) is one of the specific problems in port management. Due to being first problem to solve in ports, it influences all the other activities related. The efficiency of berth allocation problem can significantly reduce the waiting time and the operation time in ports. Despite the existence of many studies on BAP for different ports in the world literature, the number of studies done and implemented in our ports are very rare, almost none. In this paper, the studies on BAP in the world literature are examined and proposals for our country are brought into consideration.