LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
LOG3632 Supply Chain and Global Logistics Management Spring 3 0 3 7
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. YAVUZ GÜNALAY
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. SELİM ZAİM
Prof. Dr. YAVUZ GÜNALAY
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi LEVENT AKSOY
Course Objectives: The goal of supply chain management is to link the marketplace, the distribution network, the manufacturing process and the procurement activity in such a way that customers are serviced at higher levels and yet at a lower total cost. The role of logistics in using service levels to segment markets, exploring appropriate measures to assess logistics productivity and service performance. This course provides information on auditing logistic systems and describes how greater responsiveness in the supply chain can be achieved through lead time reduction.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Analyzes how logistics capabilities and supply chain excellence can help companies gain a competitive advantage. It will also look at the relationship between logistics and financial performance.
II. Explains which customer value can be created and delivered through the supply chain. The theme will be demand-driven and responsive supply chain strategies.
III. Analyzes the need to understand the 'costs-to-serve'. Issues such as customer profitability analysis and benchmarking will be discussed.
IV. Discusses the concept of the agile supply chain and the building blocks of the agile paradigm.
V. Analyzes time compression including the search for ways in which non-value adding time can be removed from the pipeline.
VI. Examines the ideas of supply chain risk and vulnerability and explores ways in which supply chain resilience can be improved.
VII. Examines the fundamental business transformations that are required to enable supply chain integration to become a reality.
VIII. Examines the characteristics of effective supply chains.

Course Content

1st Week: Logistics & Competitive Strategy
2nd Week: Logistics & Customer Value
3rd Week: Measuring Logistics Costs and Performance
4thWeek: Creating the Agile Supply Chain
5thWeek: Strategic Lead-Time Management
6thWeek: Strategic Lead-Time Management
7thWeek: Managing the Global Pipeline
8thWeek: Managing the Global Pipeline
9thWeek: Managing Networks and Relationships
10thWeek: Managing Networks and Relationships
11thWeek: Overcoming the Barriers to Supply Chain Integration
12thWeek: Overcoming the Barriers to Supply Chain Integration
13th Week: Presentation
14th Week: Presentation

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Logistics & Competitive Strategy
2) Logistics & Customer Value
3) Measuring Logistics Costs and Performance
4) Creating the Agile Supply Chain
5) Strategic Lead-Time Management
6) Strategic Lead-Time Management
7) Managing the Global Pipeline
8) Managing the Global Pipeline
9) Managing Networks and Relationships
10) Managing Networks and Relationships
11) Overcoming the Barriers to Supply Chain Integration
12) Overcoming the Barriers to Supply Chain Integration
13) Presentation
14) Presentation

Sources

Course Notes: Supply Chain Management: by S. Chopra and P. Meindl, 4th ed. 2010, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies and Case Studies by Simchi Levi, Kaminsky, Simchi Levi, 3rd ed. 2008, McGraw-Hill. Logistics and Supply Chain Management by Martin Christoper, 2004.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes 3 % 15
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 35
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 50
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 40
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentations / Seminar
Project
Homework Assignments
Quizzes 3 3
Preliminary Jury
Midterms 8 50
Paper Submission
Jury
Final 8 60
Total Workload 153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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. 4
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 3
8) To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations 3
9) To act and think both regionally and internationally 5
10) To understand the demands and particular questions of globalization 5
11) Aware of the two way interaction between globalization and logistics; as well as to use this interaction for increasing the productivity. 3
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 3
14) To understand the importance of business ethics and to apply business ethics as a principal guide in both business and academic environment 3