COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MANAGEMENT OF LOGISTICS OPERATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
END 3906 MANAGEMENT OF LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Industrial Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUALLA GONCA AVCI

Offered to

Industrial Engineering

Course Objective

Exposing students to current management thinking, methods and strategies used in managing logistics and operations systems, and prepare students for positions that analyze, plan, implement and control logistics and operations processes in firms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to explain the logistics and its role in the economy and organizations
2   Understanding the supply chain management
3   Be able to structure different logistics strategies
4   Be able to improve customer service performance
5   Be able to explain global logistics management and new trends in logistics management

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of logistics, Logistics' role in the economy
2 Logistics' role in the organization, Logistics management
3 Logistics operations and costs: Key logistics activities, Integration of logistics activities, Logistics costs
4 Logistics Operations and Costs
5 Supply chain management and logistics, Supply chain network structure
6 Supply chain business processes, Supply chain design considerations
7 Customer service and Methods of establishing a customer service strategy
8 Developing and reporting customer service standards, Improving customer service performance
9 Logistics strategies, Planning of logistics operations
10 Performance evaluations of logistics strategies
11 Midterm exam
12 Global logistics management: International supply chain strategies
13 The Global marketplace, Global logistics
14 New trends in logistics management

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks:
Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management, Ronald H. Ballou, Pearson Prentice Hall, 978-0131076594, New Jersey, 2004.

Reference Books:
Strategic Logistics Management. James R. Stock, Douglas M. Lambert, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 978-0256136876, 2000.
The Management of Business Logistics, John J. Coyle, Edward J. Bardi, C. John Langley, West Publishing, 978-0324007510, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Student presentations and Class discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 301 76 18, e-mail: hasan.selim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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