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END 403 - Supply Chain Management

Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · Islamic Economics and Finance · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 University Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Özgür KÖKALAN

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to teach the students the role of supply chain in the success of organizations The course introduces the concepts, problems and techniques used to effectively design, analyze and manage supply chains. Specific topics covered in this course include formulation and design of supply chain strategy, forecasting, inventory management, sales and operations planning, global network design and information systems for SCM.

Course Content

The course focuses on the basic concepts, issues, and techniques for efficient and effective Supply Chain Management.Supply Chain Management (SCM) incorporates an integrated approach to managing the flow of materials, products, services and cash flows from the supplier to the customer and sometimes from the customer to the supplier. SCM requires coordination between external organizations and organizations (for example, suppliers and customers) as well as among various functional groups within an organization. This coordination is very difficult for many organizations.

Required Resources

Murat Erdal, Tedarik Zinciri Yönetimi, Beta Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2012.

Essential of Supply Chain Management - Michael Hugos

Recommended Resources

Strategic Supply Chain Management - Soshanah Cohen, Joseph Roussel

Guide to Supply Chain Management - Colin Scott, Henriette Lundgren, Paul Thompson

Lecture Notes

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To understand the application of supply chain management to operations in different industries and what tools they need to use to help shape the performance of these operations.
  2. To gain a fundamental understanding of how supply chain management can positively impact operations and strengthen companies' strategic objectives.
  3. To develop an understanding of issues related to the design, operation and analysis of a supply chain system
  4. To develop knowledge of theories and quantitative methods to analyze practical data to support decision making for supply chain management.

Core Area Distribution

(34) Business and Administration%50 (52) Engineering and Engineering Trades%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeGroup StudyCase StudySelf studyProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkProject / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16232
Midterm155
Quiz236
Assignment8324
Practice000
Final11010

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Course Setup, Introduction, Objectives, Grading Policies Understanding Supply ChainChapter I [1]
2Supply Chain Performance Supply Chain Drivers and MetricsChapter II [1]
3Demand ForecastingChapter VII [1]
4Demand ForecastingChapter VII [1]
5Aggregate Planning in a Supply ChainChapter VIII [1]
6Aggregate Planning in a Supply ChainChapter VIII [1]
7Coordination in a SCChapter X [1]
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9Planning and Managing Inventories in a SCChapter XI [1]
10Planning and Managing Inventories in a SCChapter XII [1]
11Planning and Managing Inventories in a SCChapter XIII [1]
12Designing Distribution NetworksChapter IV [1]
13Designing Distribution NetworksChapter IV [1]
14Transportation and Vehicle Routing in a SCChapter XIV [1]
15Transportation and Vehicle Routing in a SCChapter XIV [1]
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı