TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Barış Keçeci
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering 2) Gain an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems 3) Gain an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary engineering practice. 4) Explain the distribution systems 5) DEfine the inventory and discount models 6) Design the distribution processes and explain the plant location and layout 7) Explain the vehicle routing and scheduling 8) Use the application of operations research techniques to the distribution system design problems
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to distribution systems 2nd Week Design of the distribution network in production-distribution systems 3rd Week Design of the distribution network in public transportation/logistics systems 4th Week Single level location problems and solution methods 5th Week Multi level location problems and solution methods 6th Week Solution methods of location problems 7th Week Facility layout 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Inventory models 10th Week Discount models 11th Week Direct distribution 12th Week Routed distribution, the vehicle routing problem and solution methods 13th Week The vehicle routing and scheduling problems and solution methods 14th Week Aggregated planning in production and distribution
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,Questions/Answers,Practice,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Project 1 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 14 196 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 14 14 Total Workload 306 Total Workload / 30 10,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No