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Course Code: 
ATR211
Course Type: 
Area Elective
P: 
3
Application: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
6
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Objectives: 

This course will teach the students many different aspects of purchasing, warehousing and distribution. It directs the participants to learn the changes in strategic purchasing, warehousing and distribution management, and outlines the expanding role of these managers in many organizations. It also covers some special issues regarding international purchasing and supply chain management. Warehousing management is also another important issue in logistics management. The course program also covers the special issues in warehouse management and inventory management.

Course Content: 

The course will start with the issues related with purchasing in businesses. This part includes purchasing strategy and forecasting, supplier selection and evaluation, international considerations and legalities.  Next, we continue with the topics of warehousing and inventory management.  These include materials handling, economical theories of inventory modeling and warehousing strategies.  Finally, the last part is Distribution and Transportations.  In this final section, transportation and traffic management and distribution channels management will be covered.

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing, B:Presentation, C: Homework, D:Project, E:Laboratory

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

1 .Students learn different aspects of purchasing.

1,2,12,16

1,3,12

A

2.Students learn the changes in strategic warehousing 

1,2,11,12

 

 

3.Students learn important issues of inventory management

1,2,14

 

 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

 Introduction to Purchasing, Warehousing & Distribution

 Powerpoint Slides Note #1

2

 Wal-mart: A Business Success (Case Study) – Part1

 Powerpoint Slides Note #2

3

 Wal-mart: A Business Success (Case Study) – Part2

 Powerpoint Slides Note #2

4

 Purchasing Procedures and Techniques

 Powerpoint Slides Note #3

5

 Purchasing Strategy and Forecasting

 Powerpoint Slides Note #4

6

 Supplier Selection and Evaluation

 Powerpoint Slides Note #5

7

 MIDTERM

 

8

 International Purchasing

 Powerpoint Slides Note #6

9

 Currency Issues in International Purchasing: Forward Buying and Currency Options

 Powerpoint Slides Note #7

10

 Inventory Management I : Strategic Inventory Management

 Powerpoint Slides Note #8

11

 Inventory Management II : Basic Inventory Models

 Powerpoint Slides Note #8

12

 Warehouse Management 

 Powerpoint Slides Note #9

13

 Material Handling and Packaging

 Powerpoint Slides Note #10

14

 Transportation and Traffic Management

 Powerpoint Slides Note #11

15    

Final Exam

 

 

Recommended Sources

Lecture Book              

 Purchasing and the Management of Materials… (Gary J. Zenz)

Other Resources

1- Global Supply Management: A Guide to International Purchasing….(Dick Locke)

2- Logistical Management: The Integrated Supply Chain Process…… (Donald J. Bowersox & David J. Closs)

3- Üretim Yönetiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar ve Uygulamalar, Bülent SEZEN

Material Sharing

Documents

 Powerpoint Slides

Duties

-

Exam

 -

Assessment

WORKS IN SEMESTER

TIME

CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

 

 100

Quizzes

 

 

Assignment

 

 

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

60

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

40

Total

 

100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution Level

1

2

3

4

5

1

Business concepts and information to assess and  to be able to analyze problems, identify and to propose solutions based on research.

 

 

 x

 

 

2

Manage logistics and transport current and emerging trends in the vocational track as proof of English proficiency.

 

 

 

 x

 

3

International relations, maintain, monitor current and emerging trends in the selected competencies to master a second foreign language.

 

 

 x

 

 

4

Producers and trade companies, supply chain processes to plan to be able to.,  coordinate, execute and controls

 

 

 

 

 x

5

On road transport with mid-level managerial knowledge and skills to be able to.

 

 

 x

 

 

6

Air transport in the mid-level managerial knowledge and skills to be able to.

 

 

 x

 

 

7

Mid-level management in maritime transport with the knowledge and skills to be able to

 

 x

 

 

 

8

 Processes of international combined transport plan, to coordinate, execute and controls need to be able to

 

 

 

 

9

 Compatible with the team members carry out a study vocational subjects.

 

 x

 

 

 

10

Logistics and transport processes, awareness of social responsibility and ethical values ​​sufficient to carry out the faithful to have knowledge of legal and regulatory

 

 x

 

 

 

11

Understand and manage social and professional relationships, and these ideas put into practice to produce innovative and creative ideas,

 

 

 

 

12

 Space-related issues and share knowledge about the people and their thoughts, supported by qualitative and quantitative data  solutions to problems, orally and in writing, effectively transfer.

 

 

 

 

 x

13

According to the project schedule deadlines to prepare and carry out appropriate work program

 

 

 

 

14

Related to the planning and management of supply chain and logistics processes to have the ability to take advantage of information technology

 

 

 

x

 

15

Analytical decision-making methods, quantitative methods, identifying problems and offering solutions.

 

 

 

 

x

16

Stages of the research process in the field of scientific research subject to perform in accordance with

 

 

 

x

 

17

To resolve the current issues related to the subject area, and produce projects that will create new opportunities, community and colleagues share information related to the profession subjects.

 

 

x

 

 

18

To adopt     professional and ethical rules, to have social sensitivity.

 

 

x

 

 

 

ECTS

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Ders Süresi (Sınav haftası dahildir: 15x toplam ders saati)

15

3

45

Sınıf Dışı Ders Çalışma Süresi(Ön çalışma, pekiştirme)

3

5

15

Ara Sınav

 1

20

20 

Kısa Sınav

0

0

0

Ödev

3

7

21

Final

 1

30

30 

Toplam İş Yükü

    

    

131

Toplam İş Yükü / 25 (s)

      

    

5,24

Dersin AKTS Kredisi

 

 

6

None