COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IPL 5002 LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Marketing Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

To emphasize and highlight the importance of logistics which is one of the modern business applications at the commercial lives of businesses

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand the importance of collecting and usage of data related with logistics
2   To be able to apply the cost and functional structures of logistics data at logistics process that is formed according to the wants of customers
3   To be able to use the findings obtained through the analysis of demand and opportunities for the company at activating customer services
4   To be able to synthesize the effectiveness of customer services as can provide integration required by the company and customer relations
5   To be able to evaluate the feedbacks related with logistics apllications with methods and projections that can take the customer relations to high levels.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and Course Description
2 The importance of logistics system at modern management practices, Factors which may be taken into account in the design and operation of logistics system
3 Structural characteristics of logistics systems and utilization of these structural features at the usage of logistics costs, the reasons and benefits of reorganization logistics processes and re-engineering
4 Supply chain structure and structural characteristics of the supply chain, the relationship between supply chain and logistics, the effect of structural characteristics of the supply chain to competitive structure of the system, and points of origination of potential problems.
5 The concept of strategic logistics and the evaluation of synergistic approach to functional integration and total cost minimization at logistics
6 The effects of supply chain management and logistics applications on customer service design and customer service performance determination. Factors affecting the identification of level of customer service and logistics design. Meaning of value added logistics
7 The importance of the balance between cost structure and functional structure at the integration of supply chain and logistics and logistics activities between firms.
8 the evaluation of logistic activities related with different supply sources in terms of different supply operations. The relationship between logistics operations and customer service. The reasons for increasing the performance of customer service. Customer service management, protection and improvement of the management of customer service performance.
9 Material management concept. The place of Material management concept at marketing and business logistics. Material handling concepts and relationship between the related concepts and material management concepts. Protective and facilitative approach to packaging formats at transportation activities
10 Route planning at logistics and its importance at transportation.Inter-firm and intra-firm traffic management function. Identification and imposing quota at modes of transport and carrier
11 Determination of numbers of Distribution center, warehouse and factory and linkage between those facilities
12 International logistics and international marketing channels
13 A logistics system analysis, design and operation of the restructuring
14 Conclusion and Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Logistical Management The Integrated Supply Chain Process, Donald J. Bowersox, David J. Gloss, McGraw Hill International Series, New York, 1996.
Contemporary Logistics, James J. Johnson, Donald Wood, Daniel L Wardlow, Paul R. Murphy, Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New
Jersey, 1999.
Introduction to Logistics Systems Planning and Control, Ghiani, G., Laporte, G.,
Musmanno, R.. John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be proccessed heavily with interactive method and discussion method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

All of the learning outcomes are being measured at the interactive discussion process in the courses

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

n.bilginer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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