COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IUI 7041 INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

International Business Administration Non-thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MERT TOPOYAN

Offered to

International Business Administration Non-thesis

Course Objective

Being able to make decisions in international supply chains and to understand the multi-disciplinary facets of how a global supply chain can be viewed, analyzed, and operated.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the structure and functioning of international supply chains.
2   Knowing the networks for international supply chains
3   Knowing the components in international supply chains
4   Being able to make decisions for optimizing international supply chains
5   Making plans for international supply chains

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and Course Description
2 Understanding the components of international supply chains
3 Capabilities and Structural Elements of international supply chains
4 Networks of international supply chains
5 Optimizing international supply chains
6 Making decisions in international supply chains
7 Strategic decisions in international supply chains
8 Short and Middle term planning in international supply chains
9 Long term planning in international supply chains
10 Inventory control in international supply chains
11 Transportation decision making in international supply chains
12 Information systems in international supply chains
13 Risk management in international supply chains
14 Trends in international supply chains

Recomended or Required Reading

Mentzer J., Myers M.,Stank T.,2007, Handbook of Global Supply Chain Management,SagePublications Inc.
Mangan, J., Lalwani, C., and Butcher, T., 2008, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management, John Wiley

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive lectures, case studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51