GRADUATE SCHOOL
Logistics Management (With Thesis)
LOG 506 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Warehouse 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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LOG 506
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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 | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | Improving the students’ knowledge and professional skills on warehouse management |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course basically examines the principles of warehouse management, warehousing and physical distribution as part of logistics, management functions of warehousing, categories of warehouses, warehouse structure, location selection and activities, warehouse layout, network management, storage of materials, maintaining inventory accuracy, warehouse safety, measuring effectiveness and efficiency, packaging and materials handling systems, legal aspects. Warehouse modeling through computer information systems, decision support systems, optimization models, simulation,advanced statistics, and commercial logistics software systems will also be emphasized. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Why have a Warehouse? | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 1 |
| 2 | The Role of the Warehouse in the Logistics Chain | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Warehouse Performance Analysis – Q 1 | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Receiving and Putaway | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Storage Systems | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 5 6 |
| 6 | Transportation Network Problems | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 8 |
| 7 | Shipping | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 9 |
| 8 | Warehouse functionality, Distribution Centres, Location | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 10 |
| 9 | Warehouse Layout | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 10 |
| 10 | International Warehousing Options | |
| 11 | Warehouse Management Systems | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 11 |
| 12 | Information Technology for Paperless Warehousing – Q 3 | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 11 |
| 13 | Warehouse Workforce Design | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 12 |
| 14 | Work Measurement Systems | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 Chapter 12 |
| 15 | Case study presentation – Q 4 | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management, R. H. Ballou: Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 5th Edition, 2004, ISBN 0131230107 The Management of Business Logistics, Coyle, Bardi, and Langley Jr., SouthWestern/Thomson Learning ISBN 0324007515 Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Strategies for Reducing Cost and Improving Service, M. Christopher, Prentice Hall; 1998, ISBN: 0273630490, Basics of supply chain management, Fredendall, Lawrence D., Boca Raton: St. Lucie Press; 2001. ISBN: 1574441205. Essentials of supply chain management, Hugos, Michael, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons; 2003. ISBN: 0471235172. Supply chain management, Mentzer, John T., Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications; 2001. ISBN: 0761921117 |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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5
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
5
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15
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project |
1
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30
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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20
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
80
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
20
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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 |
5
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6
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30
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
1
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40
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40
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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22
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22
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| Final Exam |
1
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25
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25
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| Total |
195
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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 |
X | ||||
| 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 |
X | ||||
| 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 |
X | ||||
| 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 |
X | ||||
| 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 |
X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to examine logistics and supply chain processes with the management science viewpoint, analyze related concepts and ideas by scientific methods |
X | ||||
| 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 |
X | ||||
| 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 |
X | ||||
| 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 |
X | ||||
| 10 | Be experts in the fields of logistics and supply chain with the help of the sector-focused education they receive |
X | ||||
| 11 | Have the necessary capabilities to pursue doctoral studies in national and foreign institutions. |
X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest