FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Department of Logistics Management
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LOG 470 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Contemporary Issues in Logistics
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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LOG 470
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Service Course
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | Blended | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Case Study | |||||
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| 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. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The fundamentals of this course are to develop an understanding of the role of logistics in an industrialized free market economy and to introduce basic concepts of integrated logistics with the help of contemporary topics. Main objective is to furnish the students with tools that they can use in real life logistics activities as well to learn more sophisticated ones themselves thru further study. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Logistics in Covid-19 era | Wang and Pettit, E-Logistics, Kogan Page, 2016 , Chapter 8 |
| 3 | Crowdsourcing in logistics | Wang and Pettit, E-Logistics, Kogan Page, 2016 , Chapter 17 |
| 4 | Last mile logistics | Wang and Pettit, E-Logistics, Kogan Page, 2016 , Chapter 9 and 10 |
| 5 | Returns management and omni-channel logistics | Wang and Pettit, E-Logistics, Kogan Page, 2016 , Chapter 11 and 12 |
| 6 | Autonomous vehicles and logistics services | Wang and Pettit, E-Logistics, Kogan Page, 2016 , Chapter 14 |
| 7 | Midterm exam | Wang and Pettit, E-Logistics, Kogan Page, 2016 , Chapter 13 and 18 |
| 8 | Blockchain in logistics | |
| 9 | Green logistics and recent developments | Wang and Pettit, E-Logistics, Kogan Page, 2016 , Chapter 3 and 6 |
| 10 | Sustainability and circular economy | Wang and Pettit, E-Logistics, Kogan Page, 2016 , Chapter 4 and 5 |
| 11 | Social responsibility in logistics | Wang and Pettit, E-Logistics, Kogan Page, 2016 , Chapter 7,15 and 16 |
| 12 | Human resources management in logistics | Various on-line resources |
| 13 | Guest speaker | |
| 14 | Review of the semester | |
| 15 | - | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Wang, Yingli /Pettit, Stephen eds. E-Logistics: Managing Your Digital Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage, Kogan Page, 2016 , 505 pages |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | 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 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 Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
14
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15
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
-
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-
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
2
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15
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project |
-
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-
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
17
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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3
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42
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
-
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-
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0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
2
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7
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14
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
-
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-
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0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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30
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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35
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35
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| Total |
169
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to analyze complex problems in the field of logistics and supply chains |
X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to have good knowledge of sector related market leaders, professional organizations, and contemporary developments in the logistics sector and supply chains |
X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to participate in the sector-related communication networks and improve professional competencies within the business sector |
X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to use necessary software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain |
X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to understand and utilize the coordination mechanisms and supply chain integration |
X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain processes using the management science perspective and analytical approaches |
X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to design, plan and model in order to contribute to decision making within the scope of logistics and supply chains |
X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chains |
X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to conduct projects and participate in teamwork in the field of logistics and supply chains |
X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when making and evaluating decisions. |
X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the area of logistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
X | ||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise. |
X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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