COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIŞ 7009 TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Foreign Trade (English) Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYSUN KAPUÇUGIL IKIZ

Offered to

Foreign Trade (English) Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with a strong background of transportation, logistics and supply chain management processes within the global context. In this vein, this course will combine good balance of theory and practical application, addressing both strategic and operational issues in foreign trade. This course is concerned with managing the flow of goods and information through a production or distribution network, encompassing all stages from the supplier to the customer.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have a knowledge understanding the operations management principles with emphasis on design and management of the trade operations system and the supply chain.
2   Recognize the role of logistics management in order to identify the strategic importance of transport in global logistics and networking to gain a competitive advantage by creating value throughout supply chains
3   Demonstrate an understanding the role of information systems and technology in logistics and supply chain management.
4   Apply transportation, network design and other decision-support models to make informed decisions about real transportation, logistics and supply chain problems using appropriate software.
5   Improve oral and written communication skills through class discussions and presentations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION International Logistics and Supply chain management: meaning and objectives, importance in global economy , Characteristics of global supply chains,: Supply chain relationship to business performance, Key tasks of logistics and supply chain managers, Role of Government in controlling international trade and its impact on Logistics and supply chain
2 SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY Supply chain as a competitive advantage, Global Supply chain strategy, Structuring supply chain capabilities, Business matching supply chain design with business strategy
3 TRANSPORTATION Strategic importance of transport in global logistics, logistical objectives of transport, International Ocean Transportation, International Air Transportation, and International Land Transportation: types, characteristics and salient features, intermodal transportation in international operations, factors influencing mode and carrier selection decision
4 OUTSOURCING AND LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS Intermediaries and Alliances in Global Logistics, Meaning of 3 PL and 4 PL service providers, role in Global logistics, types of services, considerations for hiring 3PL and 4 PL service providers. Concept and need of outsourcing, determinants for outsourcing decisions, role of outsourcing in global supply chain management
5 CUSTOMER SERVICE The marketing and logistics interface, customer service and customer retention, Service driven logistics systems, customer service priorities and standards, customer service strategy
6 PLANNING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN Planning the global supply chain, Network design for global supply chain management, Risk management in the global context, Measuring logistics cost and performance. Benchmarking the supply chain, Performance measurement and evaluation in global supply chains
7 GLOBAL TRADE ENVIRONMENT Global trade environment: various trade blocks/FTZ and their impact on supply chain management, Customs and Regulations, Trade Documentation, International Contracts, Terms of Trade, Term of Payment, International Currency, INCO terms, Logistical packaging ,containerization.
8 Midterm
9 NETWORK DESIGN : Decisions in Network design-strategic importance, location of plant, warehouse, facilities; capacity and number of warehouses: Factors influencing network design decisions,
10 INVENTORY FLOW AND MODELING: Approaches to Inventory Management in Global Supply Chain Management; Distribution Resource Planning; Symptoms of poor Inventory Management, Modeling in Supply chain: inventory models, safety stock determination for service level, and lead time; forecasting models, routing problem
11 COORDINATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN: Importance of Coordination in Supply Chain, Bullwhip Effect, Effect of lack of Coordination on performance, Obstacles to Coordination, Strategies to achieve coordination, Building Strategic Partnership and Trust In Supply Chain
12 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN: Role and Importance of IT in Supply Chain Management, IT solutions for Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Information Technology in Practice
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Chopra, Sunil and Meindl, Peter (2013). Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, Pearson.
Long, Douglas (2003), International Logistics: Global Supply Chain Management, Springer
Other course materials are also drawn from a range of textbooks and journal articles.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course consists of lectures, class discussions, assignments and term project.

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 * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Grade for studies done during the semester will include points from Assigments and Term project.

Assessment Criteria

Lectures will focus on the transfer of knowledge to recognize and use the principles of operations management, logistics, supply chain management, transportation, network design and other decision-support models to facilitate the trade operations where
comprehension is substantially enhanced by additional elaboration and illustration.
Exams will measure the ability to identify and apply the appropriate concept/method to the real situations. Each exam will cover course materials and include exercises like those assigned for homework, questions on lecture materials, and additional items
covered in class meetings.
In this course, in addition to midterm and final exams, students are expected to complete several assignments and term project throughout the semester. Assignments include mini case analyses (1 - 4 pages), exercises (2 - 4 problems) for developing and
solving a mathematical model for logistics-transportation and SCM related problems, readings (5 - 10 page articles) for class discussions.
Students are required to complete a Term Project. For the term project (10, max 20 pages), they select a business topic within the context of the operations management, logistics, supply chain management, transportation, network design and other decision support models facilitating the trade operations; then elaborate this topic with its all important aspects like main concepts, features, advantages-disadvantages, usage areas, and potentials for future, and so forth. At the end of semester, they present their topic.
By completing the project, students will improve communication skills through presenting the relevant research with the real cases. Project reports will enable students improve their competency using the scientific language to communicate the results.
Project reports will be graded by the instructors and be evaluated for such factors as apparent understanding of the topic, originality of treatment and discussion, accuracy of results, comprehensiveness of the report's content and depth of the analysis, clarity and mechanics of presentation such as organization, format, punctuation, grammar, and quality of exhibits and charts.
A good participation record may bring the grade up one level, for grades on the boundary between two grade levels. Student Participation will depend on (i) class attendance, (ii) the quality of answers the student provides to questions posed by the
instructor during class, and (iii) the general contribution the student makes to the creation of a positive learning environment.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
3. Absence will not be considered an excuse for submitting homework assignments late.
4. Delayed project reports will suffer grade decay equivalent to one letter grade per day late.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof. Aysun Kapucugil Ikiz
aysun.kapucugil@deu.edu.tr
Room no: 126/A
Office tel: 232.3018286

Office Hours

will be announced later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 8 4 32
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Project Preparation 1 35 35
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 147

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.255
LO.335
LO.45455
LO.535