COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LOGISTICS SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LOG 5005 LOGISTICS SYSTEMS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OKAN TUNA

Offered to

Logistics Engineering (Non-Thesis-Evening)
Logistics Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to understand the role of logistics systems in creating the competitive advantage for organizations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the role of logistics systems in the organizations
2   To explore the sub components of the logistics systems
3   To analyze the relationship among the components of the logistics systems
4   To apply the techniques in logistics systems approach
5   To compare the different applications in logistics systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to system concept logistics systems
2 Logistics product
3 Logistics trade-off as a system approach
4 Customer service level in logistics systems
5 Logistics networks as a system approach
6 Transportation in logistics systems
7 Midterm Exam
8 Warehousing and Distribution Centers in logistics systems
9 Logistics information and order fulfillment systems
10 Logistics outsourcing and 3PL-4PL systems
11 Performance measurement in logistics systems
12 Term paper presentations
13 Term paper presentations
14 Term paper presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Ballou R. H. (2004), Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management: Planning, Organizaing, and Controlling the Supply Chain, Fifth Edition, USA: Prentice-Hall.

Christopher M. (2005), Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Creating Value Adding Networks, Third Edition, London: Financial Times Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentations and applications will be used as the teaching and learning strategy.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** 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

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 3 33
Tutorials 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 4 44
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Reading 4 8 32
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 161

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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