GRADUATE SCHOOL
Logistics Management (With Thesis)
BA 538 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Total Quality Management
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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BA 538
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Elective
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Course Level |
Second Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
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Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims at developing an understanding of Quality Control Systems, Total Quality Management (TQM) techniques and Statistical Process Control tools; and the foundation for interpreting the control-charts. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Competition and quality concepts, principles and implementation of TQM, tools and techniques of TQM, statistics, probability, control charts, reliability are the subjects of the course. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to Quality | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 1 |
2 | Total Quality Management — Principles and Practices | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 2 |
3 | Total Quality Management – Tools and Techniques & Management and Planning Tools | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 3&12 |
4 | Fundamentals of Statistics | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 4 |
5 | Control charts for Variables | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 5 |
6 | Control charts for Variables | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 5 |
7 | Additional SPC Techniques for Variables & Time Weighted Control charts (EWMA, Cusum, Moving Average) | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 6 Statistical Quality Control, A Modern Introduction, Douglas C. Montgomery, Sixth Edition, Wiley. Chapter 9 (Handout) |
8 | Midterm | |
9 | Control Charts for Attributes | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 8 |
10 | Lot-by-Lot Acceptance Sampling by Attributes | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 9 |
11 | Lot-by-Lot Acceptance Sampling by Attributes | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 9 |
12 | Acceptance Sampling Systems | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 10 |
13 | Acceptance Sampling Systems | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 10 |
14 | Reliability | Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Chapter 11 |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Text Book: Quality Control. Dale H. Besterfield, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Power points of the text book are used. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Total Quality Management. Besterfield, D.H., Besterfield-Michna, C., Besterfield, G.H., and Besterfield-Sacre, M. 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, 2003. / Principles of Operations Management. Jay Heizer and Barry Render, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2006. / Statistical Quality Design and Control. Richard E. DeVor, Tsong-how Chang and John W. Sutherland, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2007. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
3
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15
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project |
1
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15
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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30
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Final Exam |
1
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40
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
60
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
40
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
15
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2
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30
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
3
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15
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45
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
1
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27
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27
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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35
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35
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Final Exam |
1
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40
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40
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Total |
225
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | Being able to contribute to the institution the participant works for and the logistics sector by the use of the knowledge and abilities gained during the education period; and manage change in the institution and the sector |
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2 | Reaching a competency about contemporary business and technology applications in the area of logistics and supply chain management and analysis and strategy development methods |
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3 | Being able to create opportunities by combining supply chain management with information technologies and innovative processes by the use of the interdisciplinary courses the participants take |
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4 | Having the ability to develop creative solutions by working on global logistics and supply chain subjects and realizing these by the use of their project management knowledge |
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5 | Having the knowledge, abilities and capabilities required for effective logistics and supply chain management by the use of a problem and case analysis based learning |
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6 | Being able to examine logistics and supply chain processes with the management science viewpoint, analyze related concepts and ideas by scientific methods |
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7 | If continuing to work in the academia, having the necessary information on logistics applications; if continuing to work in the sector, having the necessary knowledge on conceptual subjects |
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8 | Being able to specify appropriate research questions about his/her research area, conduct an effective research with the use of necessary methods and apply the research outcomes in the sector or the academia |
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9 | Being able to follow the changes and developments in the sector the participant works in, in order to keep his/her personal and professional competence updated and develop himself/herself when necessary |
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10 | Be experts in the fields of logistics and supply chain with the help of the sector-focused education they receive |
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11 | Have the necessary capabilities to pursue doctoral studies in national and foreign institutions. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest