Supply Chain Management (LOG311) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Supply Chain Management LOG311 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dr. Murat Sezgin
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Aim is to give students an overview and a good foundation in the fundamentals of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in both academic and business circles with best practices. The basic concepts about the supply chain management under the globalization will also be impacted today and future. The concept plays an active and influential role in shaping SCM policies for future development of the sector, in context, to keep qualified individuals up to date throughout student’s professional career and development
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Identify supply chain principles and applications, the evolving supply chain, a supply chain strategy framework and components of a SCM
  • Analyze SCM best practices, traditional core processes of SCM and supply chain competitive strategy and issues
  • Describe value and flows of information and supply chain
  • Examine major obstacles and common problems, overcoming the barriers and managing risk in supply chain integration, creating a sustainable supply chain
  • Discuss the future of supply chain management
Course Content The basic SCM concepts; purchasing, manufacturing flow management, production, marketing, sales, distribution, customer relationship and service management, demand management, order fulfilment, supplier relationship management, IT, product development and commercialization, returns management.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction and definitions to supply chain management Chapter I: Supply Chain Management-Best Practices
2 Basic of supply chain management Section I: Basics of Supply Chain Management
3 The importance of supply chain management Section I: Basics of Supply Chain Management
4 Supply chain management benefits, principles and applications Section II: Basics of Supply Chain Management
5 Beer game Section IV: Basics of Supply Chain Management
6 The evolving supply chain, strategy framework and collaboration Section IV: Basics of Supply Chain Management Chapter 13: Supply Chain Management-Best Practices
7 Midterm Exam Midterm Exam
8 Global core processes of SCM (Globalization) Part II: Supply Chain Management-Best Practices
9 Supply chain competitive strategy and issues Part III: Supply Chain Management-Best Practices Chapter 1: Logistics & Supply Chain Management
10 Value and flows of information and supply chain management Chapter 2: Logistics & Supply Chain Management
11 Major obstacles and common problems, overcoming the barriers and managing risk in supply chain integration Chapter 12: Logistics & Supply Chain Management
12 Creating a sustainable supply chain Chapter 13: Logistics & Supply Chain Management
13 Reverse supply chain management Chapter 14: Logistics & Supply Chain Management
14 The role of international supply chain management Chapter 1: Logistics & Supply Chain Management.
15 Future issues in international supply chain Chapter 17: International Logistics
16 Final Exam Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Martin Christopher, Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2010

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 15
Presentation 1 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 The ability to have and use theoretical and practical information in international trade and logistics X
2 The ability to define problems, as well as to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret data, and to devise solutions, making use of the information, skills, and competencies in the field X
3 The ability to perform numerical analyses and research through accessing different resources of information in the field X
4 The ability to take part in intra- and interdisciplinary, or multi-cultural working groups, as well as work individually X
5 The ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English, and to make use of at least 1 foreign language X
6 The ability to act responsibly, and with the awareness in the issues of environmental sensitivity, sustainability, transparency, social responsibility, and ethical values X
7 The ability to read, understand, and interpret the relevant legislation in the field of international trade and logistics, and to see the global, and social effects of practices X
8 The ability to question and interpret the acquired interdisciplinary pieces of information within the framework of the current economic, social, and environmental conjuncture X
9 The ability to stay up to date regarding the local, regional, and global changes in the international trade and logistics, and the supply chain sector; and relevant through improvements on professional competencies and backgrounds, and to devise quick and effective solutions to possible problems through an innovative approach X
10 The ability to track national and international regulations in international trade and logistics, to learn logistic procedures and risk management, to use current instruments of technology and informatics, to analyze and improve processes, to devise new ideas and suggestions, to manage activities for change, and to report and document these processes
11 -

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 10 2 20
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 5 5
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 75