COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BUSINESS LOGISTICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DLY 5008 BUSINESS LOGISTICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SONER ESMER

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

Learning the basic concepts of business logistics, review of the literature related to business logistics

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Having detailed knowledge of logistics business
2   having the basic functions of business logistics infrastructure
3   Critical thinking on business logistics to solve problem
4   Efficient management of the relationship between logistics businesses and stakeholders
5   Development strategies and policies taking into account Logistics enterprises, social, legal and environmental aspects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course and The main concepts of enterprise logistics, logistics enterprise and external environmental factors
2 Transport Logistics and Supply Chain Management Concept and Transportation Decisions
3 Logistics Inventory Management
4 Logistics Warehouse Management
5 Logistics Outsourcing
6 Logistics Order Management and Customer Service
7 Midterm Exam
8 Logistics demand forecasting quantitative methods
9 Logistics demand forecasting quantitative methods
10 Linear programming, transportation and transshipment models
11 Single facility location, network optimization and center of gravity theory
12 Logistics multi-criteria decision-making: the AHP method and its application
13 Logistics performance measurement and simulation method
14 Term projects

Recomended or Required Reading

Books:
Business Logistics Management, 5/E (2004), Ronald H. Ballou, ISBN: 0-13-066184-8, Publisher: Prentice Hall.
References :
Logistics & Supply Chain Management: creating value-adding networks, 3/E (2005), Martin Christopher, ISBN: 0-273-68176-1,Publisher: Financial Times Prentice Hall.
Designing and Managing the Supply Chain 2nd Edition, (2003), David Simchi-Levi, Philip Kaminsky, Edith Simchi-Levi, ISBN: 0-07-284553-8, McGraw-Hill Education.
Scientific Journals:
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Maritime Policy and Management, The Logistics and Transportation Review, Transportation Journal, Journal of Business Logistics, European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Chain Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Long Range Planning

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

MSc level knowledge, skills and competencies in research, examination, critics, oral and written presentation of business logistics will be assessed.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Thursday, 10.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Presentation 13 3 39
Weekly Preparations before and after the Course 12 6 72
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 5 5
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Preparation of Project 1 15 15
Preparation of Presentation 1 5 5
Final Exam 1 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

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