COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF LOGISTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DLU 7001 PRINCIPLES OF LOGISTICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Logistics and Maritime Transport Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SONER ESMER

Offered to

Logistics and Maritime Transport Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

Analyzing and understanding the principles of logistics

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the logistics concept
2   Learning the elements of logistics
3   Learning and applying the tools of the logistics systems (transportation, inventory management, storage)
4   Learning the procedures of analyzing logistics
5   Solving and managing the problems in logistics sector and sharing the solutions in written and oral forms.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General objects of the logistics management and the main terms
2 Components of the logistics systems
3 Total cost analysis and trade-off balance
4 Order processing and management
5 Transportation and traffic management
6 Inventory management
7 Midterm Exam
8 Storage and distribution channel management
9 Supply and purchase management
10 Development of the logistics systems
11 Supply chain management
12 Evaluating and analyzing the logistics systems
13 Logistics information technologies management
14 Recent applications in logistics

Recomended or Required Reading

Main logistics and supply chain management resources

Textbooks:
Contemporary Logistics, Murphy and Wood, Ninth Edition, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature survey, data analysis, case studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Achieving specialist level of knowledge, skill and competency and researching, commenting, expressing (oral-written forms) in logistics and maritime transport sector in terms of the principles of logistics will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Okan Tuna, Tel: 18802

Office Hours

Monday, 10.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 8 96
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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