| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Instructor Burcu Yalçınkaya
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Understand the definition, scope and importance of the concept of Logistics Management.
2) Learn what strategic and financial approaches are in the field of logistics.
3) Understand how to apply demand management and its importance
4) Know how to perform customer service and its importance.
5) Identify the issues that need to be considered in purchasing.
6) Understand how to carry out stock and warehouse management and distribution management and its importance.
7) Know how to apply logistics simulation
8) Know how logistics is applied in international markets.
9) Understand the importance of the decisions regarding the operation of the logistics unit of the enterprises and gain the ability to analyze the causes of the problems that prevent businesses from performing superior performance in their logistics activities.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | Yes(BUS355) |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course provides students with an insight as to fundamental concepts of logistics and their role in organizations and supply chain system. The course will focus on various concepts relevant to logistics management such as information technology, organizational and managerial issues, supply chain management, procurement, demand management, order management, customer service, inventory management, warehousing management, packaging and materials handling and transportation management. Moreover, the international logistics concept will be examined in this course. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to the course | | 2nd Week | An Overview of Logistics | | 3rd Week | Logistics and Information Technology | | 4th Week | Organizational and Managerial Issues in Logistics | | 5th Week | The Supply Chain Management Concept | | 6th Week | Procurement | | 7th Week | Demand Management, Order Management,and Customer Service | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Inventory Management | | 10th Week | Presentations | | 11th Week | Warehousing Management | | 12th Week | Packaging and Materials Handling | | 13th Week | Transportation Management | | 14th Week | International Logistics |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Logistics Management, David B. Grant, Pearson, 2012 |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Questions/Answers,Discussion,Lecture |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 20 | | Quiz | 1 | 20 | | Practice | 1 | 15 | | Presentation of Case Study | 1 | 15 | | Total(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 30 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Quiz | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total Workload | | | 156 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,2 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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