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Faculty of BusinessLogistics Management
LOG 470 - Contemporary Issues in Logistics
COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory(hour/week)
Application/Laboratory(hour/week)
LocalCredits
ECTS
Contemporary Issues in Logistics LOG 470 Fall/Spring 3 0 3 5
Prerequisites None
Course Language English
Course Type Elective
Course Level First Cycle
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) * Yrd. Doç. Dr. Işık Özge YUMURTACI
Course Assistants -
Course Objectives The course provides a solid historical background for understanding important current
issues in logistics. The aims of the course are to provide and develop understanding of
contemporary issues in logistics and supply chain management through case studies,
class workshops and discussions.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
* Student will be able to explain current issues about logistics and supply chain
management.
* Student will be able to use the related concepts/terminology.
* Student will be able to explain the importance of logistics and supply chain
management on economic growth.
* Student will be able to evaluate the contemporary issues in logistics and supply
chain management from different perspectives.
* Student will be able to combine their theoretical knowledge with practical
knowledge.
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Course Content The fundamentals of this course are to develop an appreciation for the role of logistics in
an industralized free market economy and to introduce basic inputs of integrated logistics
with the help of contemporary topics in order to undrline the basic needs of the participants
of the course. The students who take this course will have to opportunity to learn the
recent developments in logistics that are in academia and business.
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction
2 Types of supply chains
3 Logistics infrastructure in Turkey
4 Leading logistics projects -Cases from developed countries
5 Contemporary topics in logistics and supply chain (the last 5 years)
6 Case study 1
7 Supply chain strategies
8 Midterm eam
9 Case study 2
10 Guest speaker
11 Career opportunities in logistics and supply chain management What is required for
recruitment?
12 Case study 3
13 Project presentations 1
14 Project presentations 2
15 -
16 Review of the Semester
SOURCES
Course Notes / Textbooks Blanchard, David "Supply Chain ManagementBest Practices" (2007), Wiley, ISBN 047178141XPpt
slides that can be downloaded from the course web site
References Lee, Hau L. "The TripleA Supply Chain" (2004), Harvard Business Review, pp. 212Lee,Hau. L.,
Padmanablan,V. and Whang, S. "The Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chains" (1997), Sloan Management
Review, pp. 93102Davis, T. "Effective Supply Chain Management" (1993), Massachusetts Institute of
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Technology, Vol.34, Number 4, pp.3546Christopher, M. and Towill, D.R. "Developing Market Specific
Supply Chain Strategies" (2002), International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol.13, Issue 1,
pp.114Fisher, Marshall L. "What is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product?" (1997), Harvard
Business Review, pp. 111
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 10
Homework Assignments 4 20
Presentation/Jury - -
Project 1 30
Seminar/Workshop - -
Midterms/Oral Exams 1 30
Final/Oral Exam - -
Total 8 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK 7 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK 1 30
Total 8 100
COURSE CATEGORY
Course Category Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS
# Program Qualifications / Outcomes * Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Be able to analyze complex problems and bring a multidimensional perspective to problems by
creating a synthesis of ideas with the practical education they are taking in the field of logistics
and supply chain and realize the improvable areas by the help of their independent thinking
abilities and have the ability to provide opportunities with innovative processes
X
2 Know the sector well by working in projects together with industry partners to solve real life
problems and to support social responsibility activities and be able to identify and solve the
problems with the help of their experience in project management and teamwork
X
3 Be able to find creative solutions to the problems they face in the academic or professional
areas while considering the goals and the constraints in logistics and supply chain operations
with the help of their interdisciplinary education
X
4 Be able to take place in the sector related communications networks, follow up the changes and
improve themselves accordingly when necessary in order to keep their personal and
professional competencies within their business sector
X
5 Have information about the sector related market leaders, professional organizations and their
positions in the sectorX
6 Be able to use the current and widely used software, information and communication
technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain and identify the strengths
and weaknesses of these
X
7 Be able to prevent the problems that may evoke from communication issues of the groups they
take part in by taking proactive decisionsX
8 Be able to foresee the unexpected problems and uncertainties in the processes and manage
these with flexible, effective and quick solutions;X
9 Have the necessary skills to understand the coordination mechanisms and undertake part in the
integration between the departments and members of the supply chain;X
10 Be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain management processes using management
science perspective and analytical approaches, analyze relevant concepts and ideas with
scientific methods, interpret and evaluate the data
X
11 Be able to use the theoretical methods related to design, planning and decisionmaking within
the scope of logistics activities in the application areasX
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12 Be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics
and supply chain considering the developments, changes and trends in the sectorX
13 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently X
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 15 3 45
Laboratory - - -
Application - - -
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) - - -
Field Work - - -
Study Hours Out of Class 15 3 45
Presentations / Seminar - - -
Project 1 25 25
Homework Assignments 4 5 20
Quizzes 1 10 10
Midterms / Oral Exams 1 20 20
Final / Oral Exam - - -
Total Workload 165
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