| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Gain understanding of fundemantal concepts in supply chain management.
- Understand importance of inventory within supply chain system and to be able to identify advance production-inventory models.
- Knowledge about supply chain practices used in the industry.
- Recognize the computational tools used in supply chain systems.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
| Course Description | In this course, concept of supply chain and development of production systems are examined. Relations between supply chain and production systems such as lean production and agile production and logistics management are discussed in lectures. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Understanding the Supply Chain |
|
2nd Week |
Supply Chain Performance: Driver and Metrics |
|
3rd Week |
Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to e-business |
|
4th Week |
Network Design in the Supply Chain / Global Supply Chain Networks |
|
5th Week |
Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain |
|
6th Week |
Aggragate Planning / Planning Supply and Demand in the Supply Chain: Managing Predictable Variability |
|
7th Week |
Managing Economies of Scale in the Supply Chain |
|
8th Week |
Managing Uncertainity |
|
9th Week |
Midterm |
|
10th Week |
Determining Optimal Level of Inventory |
|
11th Week |
Inventory Systems ın Supply Chain |
|
12th Week |
Transportation and Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain |
|
13th Week |
Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain |
|
14th Week |
Information Technology in a Supply Chain |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | (1) Chopra S. and Meindl. P., Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operations, 4th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2010.
(2) Simchi-Levi, D., Kaminsky, P. and Simchi-Levi E., Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Case Studies, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2009
|
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Case Study
- Problem Solving
- Project
- Report Preparation
|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
25 |
| Quiz |
1 |
20 |
| Project |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
65 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
65 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
35 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Work Placement(s) | No |