ECTS - Current Issues in Logistics
Current Issues in Logistics (LOG425) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Current Issues in Logistics | LOG425 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face, Mix |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Discussion, Question and Answer, Observation Case Study. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The course provides a background for understanding important current issues in logistics. The aims of the course are to provide and develop understanding of contemporary issues in logistics through case studies, class workshops and discussions. The course is designed to give students a critical understanding of the current academic and pragmatic approaches to logistics |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Knowledge management, innovation in logistics, Trends:adverse logistics, green logistics, leading logistics projects,e-commerce, sustainability, quality management, city logistics,humanitarian logistics, strategic management of technology |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | Lecture Notes |
| 2 | Logistics Management , logistics strategy | Lecture Notes |
| 3 | International Logistics and Logistics Information Systems, | Lecture Notes |
| 4 | Knowledge Management and Logistics | Lecture Notes |
| 5 | Innovation in Logistics | Lecture notes |
| 6 | Trends: adverse logistic, green logistics | Lecture Notes |
| 7 | Leading logistics projects- Case Studies | Lecture Notes |
| 8 | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | Trends: e-commerce, sustainability, agile/lean SCs , R&D management | Lecture notes |
| 10 | Decision Making Tools for Logistics Management | Lecture Notes |
| 11 | Project Management (EU) | Lecture Notes |
| 12 | Quality Management | Lecture Notes |
| 13 | Trends: City Logistics, Humanitarian logistics | Lecture notes |
| 14 | Strategic Management of Technology | Lecture Notes |
| 15 | Career opportunities in logistics | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Trends in Supply Chain Design and Management Technologies and Methodologies. Editors: Jung, Hosang, Chen, Fengshan Frank, Jeong, Bongju (Eds.) 2007. |
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| 2. . Logistics Management. Products, Actors, Technology - Proceedings of the German Academic Association for Business Research, Bremen, 2013. Editors: Dethloff, J., Haasis, H.-D., Kopfer, H., Kotzab, H., Schönberger, J. (Eds.) | |
| 3. Sustainable Urban Logistics: Concepts, Methods and Information Systems. Editors: Gonzalez-Feliu, Jesus, Semet, Frédéric, Routhier, Jean-Louis (Eds.) 2014 | |
| Other Sources | 4. The Supply Chain Differentiation Guide A Roadmap to Operational Excellence. Authors: Hofmann, Erik, Beck, Patrick, Füger, Erik 2013 |
| 5. Efficiency and Logistics. Editors: Clausen, Uwe, Hompel, Michael ten, Klumpp, Matthias (Eds.) 2013 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | The ability to have and use theoretical and practical information in international trade and logistics | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 3 | The ability to perform numerical analyses and research through accessing different resources of information in the field | |||||
| 4 | The ability to take part in intra- and interdisciplinary, or multi-cultural working groups, as well as work individually | |||||
| 5 | The ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English, and to make use of at least 1 foreign language | |||||
| 6 | The ability to act responsibly, and with the awareness in the issues of environmental sensitivity, sustainability, transparency, social responsibility, and ethical values | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 8 | The ability to question and interpret the acquired interdisciplinary pieces of information within the framework of the current economic, social, and environmental conjuncture | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
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| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 143 | ||