COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LOGISTICS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LOG 5009 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

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

to develop an understanding of logistics operations concept

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to identify the main concepts in logistics operations
2   to enable students to be aware of emerging issues in logistics operations
3   to understand how operations management concept and logistics management provide competitive advantage at the operational and strategic levels of the organization.
4   to evaluate the logistics operations management by considering its interdisciplinary characteristics (marketing, management, organization, engineering etc.)
5   to evaluate the main solutions and analysis regarding the problems in logistics and supply chain management

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, main concepts in logistics and main components in the logistics environment
2 Logistics and supply chain management concepts
3 Transportation management in logistics operations
4 Inventory management in logistics operations
5 Warehousing in logistics operations
6 Outsourcing in logistics operations
7 Packaging and labeling in logistics operations
8 Midterm
9 Collaboration and integration in logistics operations
10 Creating customer value in logistics
11 Just-in-time systems for manufacturing and service sectors
12 Short-term and intermediate planning and scheduling
13 New and emerging trends in logistics operations
14 Project presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Ronald Ballou (1999) Business Logistics Management-Planning, Organizing and Controlling the Supply Chain. Prentice Hall: New Jersey.
Martin Christopher (2009), Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Prentice Hall
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Journal of Business Logistics, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal
Industrial publications and reports in the field of logistics management

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRJ * 0.30 + MTE * 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 operations in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. Gül Denktaş ŞAKAR, DEÜ Maritime Faculty, No: 213

Office Hours

Wednesday, 11:00 hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 10 120
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 178

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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