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)	Assistant Professor Tusan Derya
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain understanding of fundemantal concepts in supply chain management. 2) Understand importance of inventory within supply chain system and to be able to identify advance production-inventory models. 3) Knowledge about supply chain practices used in the industry. 4) Recognize the computational tools used in supply chain systems.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, concept of supply chain and development of production systems are examined. Relations between supply chain and production systems such as lean production and agile production and logistics management are discussed in lectures.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Understanding the Supply Chain 2nd Week Supply Chain Performance: Driver and Metrics 3rd Week Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to e-business 4th Week Network Design in the Supply Chain / Global Supply Chain Networks 5th Week Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain 6th Week Aggragate Planning / Planning Supply and Demand in the Supply Chain: Managing Predictable Variability 7th Week Managing Economies of Scale in the Supply Chain 8th Week Managing Uncertainity 9th Week Midterm 10th Week Determining Optimal Level of Inventory 11th Week Inventory Systems ın Supply Chain 12th Week Transportation and Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain 13th Week Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain 14th Week Information Technology in a Supply Chain
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	(1) Chopra S. and Meindl. P., Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operations, 4th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2010. (2) Simchi-Levi, D., Kaminsky, P. and Simchi-Levi E., Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Case Studies, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2009
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Project,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Quiz 1 20 Project 1 20 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 1 4 4 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 1 8 8 Total Workload 136 Total Workload / 30 4,53 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No