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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
LGM 4023	PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Logistics Management (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DUYGU ŞAHAN

Offered to

Logistics Management (English)

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

1	1)define the fundamental concepts and strategies of Production and Operations Management,
2	2)define the relationship between Production and Operations Management, and other business functions, and how to create competitive advantage through operations,
3	3)understand the problems related with Production and Operations Management and interpret practical solutions to those problems.
4	4) predict the implications of strategic and tactical decisions on the company s success

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
2	Introduction to Production and Operations Management
3	Operations Strategy in a Global Environment
4	Process design
5	Product and service design
6	Location decisions
7	Location decisions
8	Location decisions
9	Layout desicions
10	Managing quality
11	Inventory management
12	Inventory management
13	MRP and ERP
14	Review and Presentation
15	Presentation
16	Final Exam

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

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

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

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Tutorials	0	0	0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	6	6
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing assignments	1	12	12
Preparing presentations	1	6	6
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13
LO.1	3		3	3	3		3		3				3
LO.2	3	3		3	3		3	3	3			3	3
LO.3		3	3	3	5	5	3	3	3	3	5	3	3
LO.4	3	3		3	5		3		3	3		3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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