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    GRADUATE SCHOOL

    Logistics Management (Without Thesis)

    LOG 506 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Warehouse Management
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    LOG 506
    Fall/Spring
    3
    0
    3
    7.5

    Prerequisites
    None
    Course Language
    English
    Course Type
    Elective
    Course Level
    Second Cycle
    Mode of Delivery -
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator -
    Course Lecturer(s)
    Assistant(s) -
    Course Objectives Improving the students’ knowledge and professional skills on warehouse management
    Learning Outcomes

    The students who succeeded in this course;

    • will be able to explain information about warehouse management and design.
    • will be able to model warehouse operation problems.
    • will be able to solve modeled problems using appropriate methods.
    • will be able to take active role in strategic decisions about warehouse designing stage.
    • will be able to explain warehouse management system performance, productivity analysis, measurement and monitoring systems.
    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.
    Related Sustainable Development Goals

     



    Course Category

    		Core Courses
    Major Area Courses
    X
    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
    5
    Laboratory / Application
    Field Work
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    Portfolio
    Homework / Assignments
    5
    15
    Presentation / Jury
    Project
    1
    30
    Seminar / Workshop
    Oral Exams
    Midterm
    1
    20
    Final Exam
    1
    30
    Total

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    80
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    20
    Total

    ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

    Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
    Theoretical Course Hours
    (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
    16
    3
    48
    Laboratory / Application Hours
    (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
    16
    0
    Study Hours Out of Class
    15
    2
    30
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    5
    6
    30
    Presentation / Jury
    0
    Project
    1
    40
    40
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    1
    22
    22
    Final Exam
    1
    25
    25
        Total
    195

     

    COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

    #
    		 Program Competencies/Outcomes
    * Contribution Level
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    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 sectorfocused 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

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