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Supply Chain and Logistics

 

PİRİ REİS UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES

Course Name : Supply Chain and Logistics

Degree: Bachelor

 

Code

 

 

Year/Semester

 

Local Credits

 

ECTS Credits

 

Course Implementation, Hours/Week

Course

Tutorial

Laboratory

ULT 325

1/2 (SPRING)

3

6

3

 

-

Department

International Logistics and Transportation

Instructors

 

Assc. Prof. Dr. A. Zafer ACAR

Contact Information

 

e-mail: azacar@pirireis.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00 – 16:00

Web page

https://www.pirireis.edu.tr/uluslararasi-lojistik-ve-tasimacilik-akademik-kadro

Course Type

 Compulsory

Course Language

English

Course Prerequisites

 

Course Category by Content, %

Basic Sciences

Engineering Science

Engineering Design

Humanities

60

40

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Course Description

In this introductory course you will explore the elements of integrated business logistics and the role and application of logistics principles to supply/demand/value chain management. Logistics and the closely related concept of supply chain management (SCM) underpin business or corporate strategy as far as the latter sets company objectives in sales, market share, share price, returns on shareholder funds, investment and assets.
The course also covers key activities related to logistics and supply chain management, including transportation, warehousing, inventory management, customer service, and purchasing.

 

Course Objectives

 

  1. Understand the importance of supply chain management and its core pillars (i.e., logistics, purchasing and operations management) in the formation of business strategy
  2. Build foundational knowledge in supply chain management and the broad base of tools needed to analyze and improve supply chain processes
  3. Appreciate the power of supply chain management to contribute to a firm’s overall competitive advantage while understanding the key supply chain issues and implications

 

Course Learning Outcomes

 

By students who passed from ULT 122 successfully;

  1. To gain an understanding  in the structure, principles, philosophy and the importance of supply chain management
  2. To apply key logistics and supply chain management concepts, theories, and strategies to other functional areas of a business organization.
  3.  To learn the importance of sustainability in supply chain, and to learn how to realize in a certain product’s supply chain.
  4. To plan and control a certain supply chain by theories and practices that learned in the course
  5. To gain an understanding of the tools and techniques useful in implementing supply chain management in its functional areas.
  6. To use common softwares and applications are using in the field of logistics and supply chain

Instructional Methods and Techniques

The presentation of theory and the experimental techniques

Tutorial Place

Class

Co-term Condition

-

Textbook

Wisner, Tan, Leong (2009) Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach, Cengage

Other References

Bozart and Handfield  (2013) Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management

Homework & Projects

Students  will be required to solve managerial problems presented in textbook.

Laboratory Work

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Computer Use

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Other Activities

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Assessment Criteria

Activities

Quantity

Effects on Grading, %

Attendance

 

 

Midterm

1

20

Quiz

2

10

Homework

1

10

Term Paper/Project

1

10

Laboratory Work

 

 

Practices

 

 

Tutorial

 

 

Seminar

 

 

Presentation

 

 

Field Study

 

 

Final Exam

1

50

TOTAL

 

100

Effects of Midterm on Grading, %

 

50

Effects of Final on Grading, %

 

50

TOTAL

 

100

 

 

 

Week

 

Topics

Course Outcomes

1

Introductions, Syllabus & Class Expectations;

Chapter 1: Introduction to supply chain management

I

2

Chapter 1: Introduction to supply chain management

I

3

Chapter 2:  Purchasing management

III, V

4

Chapter 3: Supplier relationship management

II, III, V

5

Chapter 4: Strategic sourcing for succesful supply chain management

III

6

Chapter 5: Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment

II

7

Chapter 6: Enterprise resource planning systems

II, VI

8

Midterm exam.

 

9

Chapter 9: Logistics in supply chain management

IV, V

10

Chapter 9: Logistics in supply chain management

IV, V

11

Chapter 10: Customer relationship management

II, III

12

Chapter 11: Location decision

II, V

13

Chapter 13: Process integration

III, V, VI

14

Chapter 14: Performance mesurement

II, V

 


 

 

 

Relationship between the Course and the International Logistics and Transportation Department’s Curriculum

 

 

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

1

2

3

a

Lojistik ve taşımacılık alanındaki ilgili konularda ileri düzeyde bilgiye sahiptir.

 

 

X

b

Gerek kuramsal gerek uygulamalı alanlarda, ulusal ve uluslararası taşımacılık ve lojistik çevrelerinde bireysel olarak ve çok disiplinli takımlarda etkin olarak çalışır.

X

 

 

c

Ulaştırma/ lojistik alanı kapsamında kuramsal ve uygulamalı bilgiler ile problemleri saptar, tanımlar, formüle eder ve çözer

 

X

 

d

Lojistik ve taşımacılık alanındaki paydaşlar ile sözlü ve yazılı etkin iletişim kurar; bir yabancı dili en az Avrupa Dil Portföyü B1 Genel Düzeyinde kullanır

 

 

X

e

Genel, lojistik ve taşımacılık alanındaki bilgi iletişim sistemleri hakkında, ileri düzeyde yetkinliğe sahiptir.

 

X

 

f

Lojistik ve taşımacılık alanındaki prensip, politika ve mevzuatlar hakkında bilgi sahibidir.

 

X

 

g

Mesleki ve etik sorumluluk ile şirket yönetimi, hukuksal çerçevesi, işyeri uygulamaları ve çevresel etkileri konularında bilgi sahiptir.

 

X

 

h

Bilgiye erişir ve bu amaçla yazılı, görsel ve dijital kaynak araştırması yapar. Bununla birlikte ilgili bilgi kaynaklarını kullanmak suretiyle verileri yorumlayabilme, analiz edebilme, sorunları tanımlayabilme ve çözüm önerileri getirebilme becerisine sahiptir.

X

 

 

i

Lojistik ve taşımacılık alanındaki işletmelerde edindiği kuramsal ve uygulamalı bilgileri işletme yönetimi çözümleriyle birlikte kullanır.

 

 

X

j

Lojistik ve taşımacılık alanında proje geliştirir gerek yürütücü gerekse de katılımcısı olarak proje hedeflerine uygun bireysel veya grup elemanı olarak sorumluluk alır ve çalışır.

X

 

 

 

         1: Small, 2: Partial, 3: Full

 

 

Prepared by

Assc.Prof.Dr. A. Zafer ACAR

Date

06.06.2017

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