International Trade and Business (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: ITB403
Course Name: Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Doç. Dr. MURAT TAHA BİLİŞİK
Course Lecturer(s): Doç. Dr. Murat Taha Bilişik
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The student should be able to examine the design and performance of supply networks and processes in different business contexts. Students develop capabilities in logistics, coordination for supply chain integration, inventory management, procurement, process design, and international supply chain management.
Course Content: The birth and development of logistics sector in Turkey and in the World, technological developments in the forms of transportation, logistics sector and air / land / maritime /iron transport, system and management forms, transportation systems and land use relation, social cost of transportation, transportation and environment, transportation policies, total transportation logistics, logistics, global logistics, land-sea-air-railway transport, case studies.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Know the principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
2) Learn logistical processes and the other sub-processes, main flows and models
3) Learn performance measurement points and management in the supply chain
4) Establish supply chain management structure in a company
5) Know digital tools and methods used in Supply Chain Management
6) Learn about the effects of digital transformation.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Lecture *Logistics and Supply Chain Management Fundamentals *Concepts Forming the Supply Chain and Logistics
2) Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit And Scope
3) Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics
4) Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to Online Sales
5) Network Design in The Supply Chain
6) Designing Global Supply Chain Networks
7) Demand Forecasting in A Supply Chain
8) Midterm Exam
9) Sales and Operations Planning: Planning Supply and Coordination in A Supply Chain
10) Managing Economies of Scale in A Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory and Managing Uncertainty in A Supply Chain: Safety Inventory
11) Sourcing Decisions in A Supply Chain
12) Pricing and Revenue Management In A Supply Chain
13) Sustainability and The Supply Chain
14) Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Management
15) Finals Week
16) Finals Week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Chopra, S., Meindl, P., & Kalra, D. V. (2016). Supply chain management: strategy, planning, and operation. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Harrison, A., Hoek, R. Skipworth, H (2015). Logistics Management and Strategy 5th edition: Competing through the Supply Chain. Edinburgh:Pearson.
References: Frazelle, E. (2002). Supply chain strategy: the logistics of supply chain management. McGrraw Hill.
Cousins, P., Lamming, R., Lawson, B., Squire. B. (2008). Strategic Supply Management: Principles, theories and practice. Pearson Education
Lecture slides and notes

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, 3 3 2 3 2 3
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. 3 3 2 2 3 3
3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. 2 2 3 3 2 2
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. 3 3 2 3 3 2
5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. 3 2 2 3 2 2
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. 3 3 2 3 3 2
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. 2 3 2 3 3 3
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. 2 3 3 2 3
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. 3 3 3 2 3 3
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge. 2 3 2 2 3 2
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. 3 2 3 2 3 2
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. 2 3 3 2 3 2
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field. 3 3 2 3 2 3

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, 3
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. 3
3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. 3
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. 3
5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. 3
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. 2
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. 1
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge.
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. 1
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 56
Presentations / Seminar 3 9
Project 4 20
Quizzes 1 4
Midterms 7 21
Final 4 21
Total Workload 131