log 470 - contemporary issues in...

Faculty of BusinessLogistics Management

LOG 470 - Contemporary Issues in Logistics

COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name

Code

Semester

Theory(hour/week)

Application/Laboratory(hour/week)

LocalCredits

ECTS

Contemporary Issues in Logistics LOG 470 Fall/Spring 3 0 3 5

Prerequisites None

Course Language English

Course Type Elective

Course Level First Cycle

Course Coordinator -

Course Lecturer(s) * Yrd. Doç. Dr. Işık Özge YUMURTACI

Course Assistants -

Course Objectives The course provides a solid historical background for understanding important current

issues in logistics. The aims of the course are to provide and develop understanding of

contemporary issues in logistics and supply chain management through case studies,

class workshops and discussions.

Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;

* Student will be able to explain current issues about logistics and supply chain

management.

* Student will be able to use the related concepts/terminology.

* Student will be able to explain the importance of logistics and supply chain

management on economic growth.

* Student will be able to evaluate the contemporary issues in logistics and supply

chain management from different perspectives.

* Student will be able to combine their theoretical knowledge with practical

knowledge.

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Course Content The fundamentals of this course are to develop an appreciation for the role of logistics in

an industralized free market economy and to introduce basic inputs of integrated logistics

with the help of contemporary topics in order to undrline the basic needs of the participants

of the course. The students who take this course will have to opportunity to learn the

recent developments in logistics that are in academia and business.

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation

1 Introduction

2 Types of supply chains

3 Logistics infrastructure in Turkey

4 Leading logistics projects -Cases from developed countries

5 Contemporary topics in logistics and supply chain (the last 5 years)

6 Case study 1

7 Supply chain strategies

8 Midterm eam

9 Case study 2

10 Guest speaker

11 Career opportunities in logistics and supply chain management What is required for

recruitment?

12 Case study 3

13 Project presentations 1

14 Project presentations 2

15 -

16 Review of the Semester

SOURCES

Course Notes / Textbooks Blanchard, David "Supply Chain ManagementBest Practices" (2007), Wiley, ISBN 047178141XPpt

slides that can be downloaded from the course web site

References Lee, Hau L. "The TripleA Supply Chain" (2004), Harvard Business Review, pp. 212Lee,Hau. L.,

Padmanablan,V. and Whang, S. "The Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chains" (1997), Sloan Management

Review, pp. 93102Davis, T. "Effective Supply Chain Management" (1993), Massachusetts Institute of


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Technology, Vol.34, Number 4, pp.3546Christopher, M. and Towill, D.R. "Developing Market Specific

Supply Chain Strategies" (2002), International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol.13, Issue 1,

pp.114Fisher, Marshall L. "What is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product?" (1997), Harvard

Business Review, pp. 111

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Requirements Number Percentage of Grade

Attendance/Participation 1 10

Laboratory - -

Application - -

Field Work - -

Special Course Internship (Work Placement) - -

Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 10

Homework Assignments 4 20

Presentation/Jury - -

Project 1 30

Seminar/Workshop - -

Midterms/Oral Exams 1 30

Final/Oral Exam - -

Total 8 100

PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK 7 70

PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK 1 30

Total 8 100

COURSE CATEGORY

Course Category Core Courses

Major Area Courses X

Supportive Courses

Media and Managment Skills Courses

Transferable Skill Courses


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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS

# Program Qualifications / Outcomes * Level of Contribution

1 2 3 4 5

1 Be able to analyze complex problems and bring a multidimensional perspective to problems by

creating a synthesis of ideas with the practical education they are taking in the field of logistics

and supply chain and realize the improvable areas by the help of their independent thinking

abilities and have the ability to provide opportunities with innovative processes

X

2 Know the sector well by working in projects together with industry partners to solve real life

problems and to support social responsibility activities and be able to identify and solve the

problems with the help of their experience in project management and teamwork

X

3 Be able to find creative solutions to the problems they face in the academic or professional

areas while considering the goals and the constraints in logistics and supply chain operations

with the help of their interdisciplinary education

X

4 Be able to take place in the sector related communications networks, follow up the changes and

improve themselves accordingly when necessary in order to keep their personal and

professional competencies within their business sector

X

5 Have information about the sector related market leaders, professional organizations and their

positions in the sectorX

6 Be able to use the current and widely used software, information and communication

technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain and identify the strengths

and weaknesses of these

X

7 Be able to prevent the problems that may evoke from communication issues of the groups they

take part in by taking proactive decisionsX

8 Be able to foresee the unexpected problems and uncertainties in the processes and manage

these with flexible, effective and quick solutions;X

9 Have the necessary skills to understand the coordination mechanisms and undertake part in the

integration between the departments and members of the supply chain;X

10 Be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain management processes using management

science perspective and analytical approaches, analyze relevant concepts and ideas with

scientific methods, interpret and evaluate the data

X

11 Be able to use the theoretical methods related to design, planning and decisionmaking within

the scope of logistics activities in the application areasX


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12 Be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics

and supply chain considering the developments, changes and trends in the sectorX

13 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload

Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 15 3 45

Laboratory - - -

Application - - -

Special Course Internship (Work Placement) - - -

Field Work - - -

Study Hours Out of Class 15 3 45

Presentations / Seminar - - -

Project 1 25 25

Homework Assignments 4 5 20

Quizzes 1 10 10

Midterms / Oral Exams 1 20 20

Final / Oral Exam - - -

Total Workload 165


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