COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CANSU YILDIRIM

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of strategic significance of production and operations, and how these may aid companies to develop competitive advantage in the marketplace. Accordingly, the objective of the course is to help students understand the relationships between production and operations and other business functions, and develop a perspective on designing and managing operations by focusing on fundamental concepts and terminology used in production and operations management including inventory management, layout design, and service operations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Your reference will be the course notes, papers, cases and powerpoints presented in the class.

Slack,N.; Chambers, S.;Johnston,R.; Betts, A. (2009).Operations and Process Management: Principles and Practice for Strategic Impact. Prentice Hall.

Heizer, J.; Render, B. (2006). Principles of Operations Management. Prentice Hall.

Stevenson, J. (1999). Production and Operation Management, Irwin Mcgraw-Hill.

Production Planning and Control (journal)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies, problem solving.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of Production and Operations 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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes