GRADUATE SCHOOL
Logistics Management (Without Thesis)
LOG 511 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Design and Analysis of Logistics Systems
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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LOG 511
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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 |
Required
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Group WorkProblem SolvingLecture / Presentation | |||||
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| 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;
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| 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. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| 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
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
2
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20
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project |
1
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20
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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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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
70
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
30
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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 |
14
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2
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28
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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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5
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15
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
1
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50
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50
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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30
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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40
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| Total |
211
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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 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