/ LOG 101
Principles of Logistics I
Instructors: / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Öznur YURT (Room A321)
Asst. Prof. Dr. BurcuÖzçam ADIVAR (Room C811)
Teaching Assistants: / Birsen YILMAZ, Cansu YILDIRIM (Room C9)
Office Hours: / Monday 12:30 – 15:30; Tuesday 9:30 – 12:30; Wednesday 15:30 – 17:30
(Or by appointment)
Contact info: / email: phone: 488-8460
email: phone: 488-8510
email: phone: 488-9875
email: phone: 488-9874
Course Webpage: /
Class Hours: / Section 1: Thursday 14:30-17:30(C103)
Section 2: Thursday 14:30-17:30(C102)
Section 3: Friday 14:30-17:30(C108)
Section 4: Monday 9:30-12:30 (C101)
ANNOUNCEMENT
There is going to be a Case Study last week. (Textbook, page 147, Case 7-1)
Thursday course on 3rd January is going to take place at room CB101.
You can view the grades for your assignments below:
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Students of all sections can see their assignments through contacting CansuYıldırım.
You will be able to see your attendance record here, soon.
If you ask for correction please contact us by email (; )
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Objectives:
This course examines the planning and management of logistics functions and supply chain activities. Emphasis is placed on the introduction to physical distribution and logistics, logistics systems, product and logistics, logistics and supply chain management, order management and customer service, protective packaging and materials handling, traffic management, principles of inventory management, distribution centers and warehousing, logistics costs and cost trade-off, information technology and electronic logistics, outsourcing and third party logistics, supplier selection and development, demand management, quick response, vendor managed inventory, logistics options, strategic alliances, and performance measurement. The integration of purchasing, materials management, and multi-firm logistics planning will also be discussed.
After taking the this course, the student will be able to :
  • Develop an understanding of the role of logistics in a market-oriented society.
  • Examine the major functions of logistics.
  • Provide an opportunity for comprehensive analysis and discussion of key contemporary issues and problems in logistics and supply chain management.
  • Examine the details of planning and control processes in logistics management.

Course outline:
LEC# / DATE / SUBJECTS / KEYDATES
1 / 24/27/28 Sep. 2012 / Course Introduction
2 / 01/ 04/ 05 Oct. 2012 / Concept of Logistics Management and Evolution of Logistics
(Chp. 1, Textbook Chapter 1)
3 / 08/11/12 Oct. 2012 / Concept of Logistics Management and Evolution of Logistics
(Chp. 1, Textbook Chapter 1) / Homework 1
Textbook Ch1 Exercises 2,3,5,11,12
4 / 15/18/19 Oct. 2012 / Concept of Supply Chain Management
(Chp. 2, Textbook Chapter 5) / Homework 2
5 / 22 Oct. 2012 / Concept of Customer Service (Chp. 3, Textbook Chapter 5)
There will be class on Monday for section 4.
No class for sections 1,2,3. / What is a CASE?
6 / 01 / 02 Nov. 2012 / Concept of Customer Service (Chp. 3, Textbook Chapter 5)
There will be class on Thursday & Friday for sections 1,2,3.
No class for section 4. / Case Discussion
ZARAAMAZON
03 Nov. 2012 13:30
At A1 & A2
7 / 05 / 08 / 09 Nov. 2012 / Concept of Customer Service (Chp. 3, Textbook Chapter 5)
8 / 12 / 15 / 16 Nov. 2012 / Order Processing (Chp. 4, Textbook Chapter 2&7) / MIDTERM I
14 Nov. 2012 18:30
9 / 19 / 22 / 23 Nov. 2012 / Order Processing and Logistics Information Systems (LIS)
(Chp. 4, Textbook Chapter 2&7) / Homework 3
Textbook Page 146
Questions 4,5,6,7,12
10 / 26 / 29 / 30 Nov. 2012 / Inventory Concept (Textbook Chapter 8) / Case Study
01 Dec. 2012 14:00
At CB101
11 / 03 / 06 / 07 Dec. 2012 / Inventory Management (Textbook Chapter 8)
Homework 4 is at the last slide of this presentationdue by next week. / Make-up
6 Dec. 2012 18:00
At C208
12 / 10 / 13 / 14 Dec. 2012 / MIDTERM II: Customer Service ABC Analysis, Order Processing&LIS, Inventory Concept, Inventory Management / 12 Dec. 2012 18:30
C block 2nd floor
13 / 17 / 20 / 21 Dec. 2012 / Managing Materials Flow
14 / 24 / 27 / 28 Dec. 2012 / Managing Materials Flow
15 / 31 Dec/ 3/4 Jan. 2013 / Case Study ( Textbook Chapter 7, page 147, Case 7-1 )
8 Jan 2013 / Final Exam at 5pm / C block 4th floor
Textbook:Murphy, Paul R. And Wood, Donald F. “Contemporary Logistics” 10th edition, Pearson. 2011.
Reference textbooks:
  • Lambert M. Douglas, Stock R. James, Ellram M. Lisa, “Fundamentals of Logistics Management”, 1998, Irwin/McGraw-Hill Publishing.
  • Stock R. James, Lambert M. Douglas, “Strategic Logistics Management”, 4th Ed., Int. Ed.-2001, McGraw-Hill Irwin, ISBN 0-256-13687-4.
  • Christopher M., Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Creating Value-Adding Networks Prentice Hall; 1998, ISBN: 0273630490.

Lecture notes:
Will be posted on course websites or handed out in class as needed.
Assignments:
Assignments and class discussions include assigned cases, academic articles and/or other assignments as well as the accompanying discussion of these assignments in class. Details about each assignment will be given to the students at least one week prior to due date.
Course Grading:
Grading / Percent
Attendance / 5
Homeworks & Cases / 25
Midterm I / 20
Midterm II / 20
Final / 30
Total / 100
Course policies:
  • Attendance is required at all times.
  • Any evidence of cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty or plagiarism will be reported to the Dean of students for appropriate disciplinary action and you will receive a failing grade for the assignment (0).
  • Please refrain from unnecessary conversation during class.
  • During class cell phones must be turned off.
  • Please refrain from text messaging during class.
  • Please refrain from emailing or surfing the web using laptop computers during class.
  • All of the assignments and exams must be completed. Otherwise you will not receive a passing grade.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
Additional Reference Books
  • Ballou R. H. "Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management ", Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 5th Edition, 2004, ISBN 0-13-123010-7
  • S. Chopra – P. Meindl: Supply Chain Management, Strategy, Planning and Operation, Pearson Education Inc., 2004
  • Coyle, Bardi, and Langley Jr., The Management of Business Logistics, South-Western/Thomson Learning ISBN 0-324-00751-5
  • Fredendall, Lawrence D.: Basics of supply chain management. Boca Raton: St. Lucie Press; 2001. ISBN: 1574441205.
  • Hugos, Michael. Essentials of supply chain management. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons; 2003. ISBN: 0471235172.
  • Mentzer, John T. Supply chain management. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications; 2001. ISBN: 0761921117
Web References:









Journal References
Journal of Supply Chain Management
Logistics & Transportation Review
Transportation Journal
ITS Journal - Intelligent Transportation Systems Journal
Transport Reviews
Transportation Quarterly
Transportation Science
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
European Journal of Operational Research
Journal of Marketing
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Journal of Operations Management
Journal of Business Logistics
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
Sloan Management Review
International Journal of Production Economics
International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management
Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal