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 Ayşenur Yurtsever
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Basic operations research, management and planning methods ability to use the techniques. 2) To be able to comprehend the distribution and logistics systems 3) Have the ability to determine logistics problems 4) Have the ability to analyze, formulize and solve the real life logistics problems
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Introduction to logistics systems and planning of distribution requirements, location and inventory models, warehouse location and management, freight transportation planning and analysis of practical problems.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management 2nd Week National and international logistics management 3rd Week Physical distribution, Distribution Channels and Strategies 4th Week Designing the Distribution Network 5th Week Single-Echelon Location Models 6th Week Two-Echelon Location Models 7th Week Heuristic Algorithms for Location Problems 8th Week Reverse Logistics, Outsourcing (3PL, 4PL) 9th Week Midterm 10th Week Travelling Salesman Problem and Heuristic Algorithms 11th Week Vehicle Routing Problem and its extensions 12th Week Heuristic Algorithms for the vehicle routing problem 13th Week Warehouse Management 14th Week Case Studies
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Ghiani, G., Laporte, G., Musmanno, R. Introduction to Logistics Systems Planning and Control, Wiley, 2003
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Case Study,Problem Solving,Project,Report Preparation,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 10 Quiz 4 10 Attendance 1 5 Presentation of Case Study 1 10 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 4 2 8 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 3 8 24 Total Workload 156 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No