Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
200401306101SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTCompulsory363
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Providing the necessary information in order to demonstrate effective management in the fields of procurement, production, distribution and after-sales service realized in the business activities.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
11. Defines the supply chain management.
22. Recognize the difficulties of supply chain management.
33. Examines different approaches to uncertainty management.
44. Lists different demand estimation methods, selecting the appropriate method and applying the data and calculating the estimation sensitivity.
55. Can apply different stock control methods in both service and production environments and take into account the variability in demand.
6Evaluate and compare information on supply chain management.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Along with the concepts and definitions related to the supply chain, information on creating supply chain, supply chain management, efficiency, outsourcing, inventory management, warehouse management, handling, packaging, order management, distribution management and purchasing form the content of the course.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to Supply Chain
2Coordinated products and supply chain design
3Global operations management
4Supply chain processes
5Production
6Information technology business processes
7Logistics management
8Mid-Term Exam
9Stock management
10Distribution Management
11Logistics prossesing
12Export and Import operations
13Turkish trading system
14Warehouse Management
15Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Course Books: 1. Heizer&Render. Production&Operations Management, 2. Chopra&Meindl. Supply Chain Management. Other Reference(s): 1. Silver&Pyke&Peterson, Inventory Management&Production Planning, Scheduling, 2. Journal of Operations Management, 3. Journal of Operational Research.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures10330
Case Study5315
Homework10550
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)97
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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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
PO
6
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LO2334233
LO3333433
LO4244333
LO5434344
LO6343332
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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