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    Logistics Management (Without Thesis)

    LOG 511 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Design and Analysis of Logistics Systems
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    LOG 511
    Spring
    3
    0
    3
    7.5

    Prerequisites
    None
    Course Language
    English
    Course Type
    Required
    Course Level
    Second Cycle
    Mode of Delivery -
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Group Work
    Problem Solving
    Lecture / Presentation
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator
    Course Lecturer(s)
    Assistant(s)
    Course Objectives Improving the students’ knowledge and Professional skills on analyzing, designing and modeling logistics systems
    Learning Outcomes

    The students who succeeded in this course;

    • Student will be able to analyze logistics systems.
    • Student will be able to design new systems.
    • Student will be able to explain information about modeling techniques.
    • Student will be able to model logistics systems.
    • Student will be able to define necessary solution methods for model.
    Course Description This course mainly deals with fundamentals of transportation management, distribution's contribution to the logistics process, transport systems, modes of transport and intermodal transportation, urban transport, the role of customer service, ecommerce and physical distribution, transport cost characteristics and rate profiles by the modes of transportation and services. Transportation 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 Introduction: Logistics system analysis Chapters 1 (Textbook 2,GLM)
    2 Linear Programming and Transportation Problems Chapter 3 & 7 (Textbook 1, W)
    3 Integer Programming Review Chapter 9 (W)
    4 Designing the Logistics Network Chapter 3 (Textbook 2, GLM)
    5 Designing the Logistics Network Chapter 3 (GLM)
    6 Supplier Selection Chapter 4 (GLM)
    7 Network Design Chapter 6 (GLM)
    8 MIDTERM
    9 Long Haul Freight Transportation Chapter 6 (GLM)
    10 Long Haul Freight Transportation Chapter 6 (GLM)
    11 Long Haul Freight Transportation Chapter 6(GLM)
    12 Short Haul Freight Transportation Chapter 7 (GLM)
    13 Short Haul Freight Transportation Chapter 7 (GLM)
    14 Warehouse Design and Operations Chapter 5 (GLM)
    15 Review of semester
    16 Review of semester

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks Textbook 1, W: Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms. W.L. Winston, Duxbury, California. Reference Number: T57.6 /W56 Textbook 2, GLM: Introduction to Logistics Systems Planning and Control. G.Ghiani, G. Laporte, R. Musmanno. John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2004. Reference number: TS161/G45. Course notes of instructor.
    Suggested Readings/Materials

    Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management. R.H. Ballou, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 2004. Reference Number: HD 38.5 /B35 Contemporary Logistics. P.R. Murphy JR and D.F. Wood, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 2004. Reference Number: HF 5415.6 /M87 

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

    Semester Activities Number Weigthing
    Participation
    14
    Laboratory / Application
    Field Work
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    Portfolio
    Homework / Assignments
    2
    20
    Presentation / Jury
    Project
    1
    20
    Seminar / Workshop
    Oral Exams
    Midterm
    1
    20
    Final Exam
    1
    40
    Total

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    70
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    30
    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
    14
    2
    28
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    3
    5
    15
    Presentation / Jury
    0
    Project
    1
    50
    50
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    1
    30
    30
    Final Exam
    1
    40
    40
        Total
    211

     

    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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