COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARITIME LOGISTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIY 5031 MARITIME LOGISTICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜL DENKTAŞ ŞAKAR

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

To identify the main logistics functions in shipping businesses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to appraise logistics and supply chain development within an international context
2   to assess the role and contribution of maritime transport within international trade and logistics functions
3   to explain operational and strategic behaviours of shipping companies and port operators in responding to global logistics and supply chain development,
4   to explain shipping agency and brokering functions within logistics concepts,
5   to analyse the maritime business environment by considering logistics components.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to logistics and supply chain management concepts
2 Maritime transportation in international logistics and supply chain management
3 Maritime logistics concept
4 Maritime transport operations
5 Logistics management and strategies in liner shipping
6 Logistics management and strategies in dry bulk shipping
7 Logistics management and strategies in tanker shipping
8 Midterm
9 Ports as logistics hubs
10 Maritime transportation in intermodal transport systems
11 Hinterland logistics and maritime transportation
12 Innovation in maritime logistics
13 Main actors in maritime logistics
14 Latest developments in maritime logistics

Recomended or Required Reading

Gray, R and Kim, G. (2002) Logistics and International Shipping. Dasom Publishing: Pusan
Christopher, M. (2005) Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Pearson Education: Essex.
journals and other publications in the international transport, maritime business, logistics and supply chain management.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of logistics and supply chain management in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. Gül Denktaş Şakar

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 8 80
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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