Social networks from point of view of industrial engineering and an application

The aim of this study is to point out potential of social networks and to show that using technics of industrial engineering is one of the most efficient ways for using this potential. For that purpose in this study, relationships of social networks with industrial engineering is examined and a social network application is developed. Economics of social networks, information economics and in which branches of industrial engineering, social networks can be used as a tool topics are elaborated. A social network which lets it?s members share real goods with each other, is designed, constructed and started to serve on web by URL:www.durustpaylas.com. This website?s operation principals and business processes are showed by diagrams using a business process management standard. A recommendation system which uses a binary similarity algorithm is established on the social network application. A code using saving algorithm to solve vehicle routing problems which can occur on object delivery phase, integrated to the social network.