Course Name : Material Handling and Packaging

Degree: Bachelor

Code

Year/Semester

Local Credits

ECTS Credits

Course Implementation, Hours/Week

Course

Tutorial

Laboratory

ULT323

3/6 (spring)

3

5

3

0

0

Department

International Logistics and Transportation

Instructors

Asst. Prof. Dr. Emre Çakmak

Contact Information

ecakmak@pirireis.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 15:30 – 17:00

Web page

www.pirireis.edu.tr

Course Type

 Compulsory

Course Language

English

Course Prerequisites

  -

Course Category

by Content, %

Basic Sciences

Engineering Science

Engineering Design

Humanities

80

20

-

-

Course Description

Principles of Warehousing / Storage and Handling Systems / Order Picking and Replenishment / Receiving and Dispatching / Types of packaging / Transport packaging / Logistical packaging

Course Objectives

The objectives of this course are to provide a fundamental understanding of the properties of packaging materials for use with different products, proper selection of packaging material for the stability and safety of goods, as well as the manufacturing of these materials and consequent packages. This course also provides the students with the basic knowledge of material handling, equipments and technology.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Can understand the concept of packaging materials
2. Can choose appropriate material for first, second and third packing
3. Can understand the basic knowledge of material handling, equipments and technology
4. Can find out material handling equipments and technology for designing the new material flows in any warehouse

Instructional Methods

and Techniques

Power point slides and multimedia

Tutorial Place

Class

Textbook

Frazelle E.H., 2001., “World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling”, McGraw-Hill, United States.

Homework & Projects

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Assessment Criteria

Activities

Quantity

Effects on Grading, %

Attendance

Midterm

1

30

Quiz

Homework

Term Paper/Project

Laboratory Work

Practices

Tutorial

Seminar

Presentation

1

20

Field Study

Final Exam

1

50

TOTAL

100

Effects of Midterm on Grading, %

30

Effects of Final on Grading, %

50

TOTAL

100

ECTS/

WORKLOAD TABLE

Activities

Count

Hours

Total

Workload

Lecture

12

3

36

Midterm

1

24

24

Quiz

Homework

2

15

30

Term Paper/Project

Laboratory Work

Practices

Tutorial

Seminar

Presentation

Field Study

Final Exam

1

40

40

Total Workload

130

Total Workload/25

130/25

Course ECTS Credits

5

Week

Topics

Course Outcomes

1

Introduction

III

2

Principles of Warehousing

III

3

Storage and Handling Systems (Palletized)

III,IV

4

Storage and Handling Systems (Palletized) - II

III,IV

5

Storage and Handling Systems (Non - Palletized)

III,IV

6

Order Picking and Replenishment

III,IV

7

Receiving and Dispatching

III,IV

8

Midterm

9

Types of packaging

I, II

10

Transport packaging

I, II

11

Logistical packaging

I, II

12

Air freight packaging

I, II

13

Presentations I

14

Presentations II

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

1

2

3

a

To have advanced knowledge in related fields of logistics and transportation.

X

b

Able to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams or individually in national and international logistics and transportation areas both in theoretical and applied scope. 

X

c

Able to identify, define, formulate and solve problems with theoretical and applied transportation and logistics knowledge.

X

d

Able to communicate oral and written effectively with logistics and transportation stakeholders, and can use a foreign language minimum B1 level in European Language Portfolio.

X

e

To have advanced competence on general, logistics, and transportation information technologies.

X

f

To have knowledge about logistics and transportation principles, policies, and legislations.

X

g

To have knowledge about corporate governance, legal framework, business practices and environmental effects with professional and ethical responsibility

X

h

Able to access information by searching text, visual and digital resources, and be able to use these information for interpreting and analyzing data, identifying problems, and offering solutions.

X

i

Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge that learned from logistics and transportation companies with business management techniques.

X

j

Able to develop project in logistics and transportation area, and can take responsibility and act as coordinator or participant as an individual or group member in accordance with project goals.

X

Prepared by

Asst. Prof. Dr. Emre Çakmak

Date

25.02.18

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