LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
LOG3711 | Logistics Operations Management | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Must Course |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. YAVUZ GÜNALAY |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi LEVENT AKSOY |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
Course Objectives: | Students are exposed to different processes seen in logistics operations, and their importance both at the strategic and operational levels. Differences as well as similarities among manufacturing and service operations are discussed. Basic management tools used at the operational level of logistics institutions are presented. Moreover, students are asked to prepare a team project on one of the course topics of their choice. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Be familiar with the basic Operations Management terminology, and describe the similarities and differences of goods and service operations II. Define Mission-Strategy relationship and describe operations/production strategies. III. Define logistics operations. IV. Identify different location and distribution models and compare them. V. Identify logistics and supply chain networks VI. Define supply chain and why bullwhip effect occurs. VII. Define capacity and aware of different capacity management models. VIII. Be familiar of benefits and risks of inventory and inventory management techniques. IX. Define waste and lean production. X. Describe quality and different quality management tools. |
Description of Operations Management and Operations Strategy. Discussion of basic topics in logistics operations, such as design of supply networks, location and layout, capacity management, inventory management, lean management, and quality. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | What is operations? Importance of Operation Management. | |
2) | Mission-Goal-Strategy. Operations strategy. | Pre-reading |
3) | Performance of operations. | Pre-reading |
4) | Design of services and goods. | pre-reading |
5) | Process design. | Pre-reading |
6) | Decision of location and layout | Pre-reading |
7) | Supply chain management. | Pre-reading |
8) | Capacity management. | Pre-reading |
9) | Review | |
10) | Inventory management. | Pre-reading |
11) | Planning, scheduling and ERP | pre-reading |
12) | Lean management. | Pre-reading |
13) | Quality management. | Pre-reading |
14) | Operations improvement and review |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Russell and Taylor, Operations Management,: Creating Value along the Supply Chain, 7th Ed., Wiley, 2011. (ISBN:9780470646236) |
References: | Stevenson W. L., Operations Management, 9th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2007. Heizer, J, and B. Render, Operations Management, 10h Ed., Pearson Education, 2011. (ISBN:0-13-607366-2) |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 7 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 25 |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Final | 1 | % 30 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 45 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 55 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 64 |
Presentations / Seminar | 4 | 12 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 122 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions | 4 |
2) | To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems | 4 |
3) | To be able to identify business processes and use them to increase the productivity in logistics system. | 3 |
4) | To be fully prepared for a graduate study | 5 |
5) | Awareness of the new advancements in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and to be able to use them in logistics management effectively. internet and the electronic world | 5 |
6) | To understand the components of logistics as well as the importance of the coordination among these components. | 2 |
7) | To know the necessary ingredients for improving the productivity in business life | 1 |
8) | To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations | 3 |
9) | To act and think both regionally and internationally | 1 |
10) | To understand the demands and particular questions of globalization | 1 |
11) | Aware of the two way interaction between globalization and logistics; as well as to use this interaction for increasing the productivity. | 2 |
12) | To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes | 4 |
13) | To acquire leadership qualities but also to know how to be a team member | 5 |
14) | To understand the importance of business ethics and to apply business ethics as a principal guide in both business and academic environment | 1 |