COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 2011 SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Logistics Management (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖMÜR YAŞAR SAATÇIOĞLU

Offered to

Logistics Management (English)

Course Objective

To understand the impact of sustainability on the logistics sector and supply chain.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the impact of sustainability on the logistics sector and supply chain
2   Analyze the concepts of sustainable logistics and sustainable supply chain
3   Define the actors and relationships between actors in a sustainable supply chain
4   Examine national and international sustainability indexes related to logistics and supply chain
5   Develop logistics and supply chain applications within the scope of sustainability principles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Sustainability
2 Future of Sustainability
3 Sustaianble Development
4 Comparing Countries via Sustainable Development Index
5 Sustainable Supply Chain
6 Sustainability Reporting od Selected Companies
7 Visa Exam
8 Regulations in Sustainability
9 Waste Management
10 Reverse Logistics
11 Circular Economy
12 Circular Economy Business Models
13 Green Washing
14 Term Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Integrated Sustainability Reporting: Linking Environmental and Social Information to Value Creation Processes, Laura Bini, L. and Bellucci, M. Springer, Nature Switzerland, 2020.
International Business, Trade and Institutional Sustainability, Editors: Walter Leal Filho, Paulo R. Borges de Brito and Fernanda Frankenberger, Springer, Nature Switzerland, 2020.
Işletmelerde Sürdürülebilirlik Dinamikleri, Editör. Prof. Dr. Işıl Mendeş Pekdemir, Beta Yayın Dağıtım, Istanbul, 2017.
The Age of Sustainable Development, Jeffrey D. Sacks, Columbia University Press, 2015.
Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics, Edited by Alan McKinnon, Michael Browne and Anthony Whiteing, 2nd Edition, Kagon Page Limited, Great Britain and United States, 2012.
Sustainable Transport: New Trends and Business Practices, Editors: Golinska-Dawson, Paulina, Hajdul, Marcin, Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York, 2012.
Sürdürülebilir Büyüme: Insanlar, Gezegen, Kar, (Çeviri), Peter Fisk, Mediacat Yayıncılık, Istanbul, Ocak 2010.
Introduction to Sustainability: Road to a Better Future, Munier, N. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2005.
Logistics Systems for Sustainable Cities, Editors: Eiichi, T. and Russell, G. Thompson, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on City Logistics, (Madeira, Portugal, 25-27 June, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, data analysis, field studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.15 + MTE 2 * 0.15 +ASG * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.15 + MTE 2 * 0.15 +ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.605 + MD2 * 0.15 + HW * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge, skills and competencies, research, examination, interpretation, verbal and written expression skills and competencies within the scope of sustainability in the field of Logistics and Supply Chain will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Ömür Yaşar SAATÇIOĞLU
yasar.saatci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesay 12:00 - 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 36 36
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 184

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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