COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Supply Chain and Logistics Information Systems
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
LOG 553
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
7.5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives Learning the basic elements of software and hardware that are required for the supply chain and logistics functions, being able to analyze the systems and their requirements, to develop databases and software applications for the information requirements.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Student will be able to define basic elements of information systems.
  • Student will be able to analyze the information and decision support requirements of a supply chain.
  • Student will be able to explain the principles of designing a database.
  • Student will be able to develop a database using a software.
  • Student will be able to design and implement a decision support system.
  • Student will be able to comparethe benefits and costs of enterprise systems.
Course Description This course provides information about information systems that are required for effective planning and management of supply chain and logistics activities. During the course, data, information, data base, information system, components of information systems, decision support systems and enterprise applications topics will be covered.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 Companies and IS
3 Companies, IS and strategy
4 Main Concepts in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Information Systems
5 An Overview of Infirmation Systems in Internal and External Processes of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
6 The Role of Enterprise Resource Planning Tools in Logistics and Supply Chain Process Management Lab
7 The Importance of Database in Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Generating the Database Lab
8 Enterprise Resource Planning Modules within the Scope of Logistics and Supply Chain Management I Lab
9 Enterprise Resource Planning Modules within the Scope of Logistics and Supply Chain Management II Lab
10 Mid-Term
11 Managing Internal and External Supply Chain Processes with the Support of Enterprise Resource Planning I (General Introduction to the Laboratory Application) Lab
12 Managing Internal and External Supply Chain Processes with the Support of Enterprise Resource Planning II (General Introduction to the Laboratory Application) Lab
13 Project Presentation and Implementation Lab
14 Project Presentation and Implementation Lab
15 Review of the Course
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Course notes of the instructor and course book Management Information Systems Managing the Digital Firm. Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane P. Laudon. Eleventh Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009.
Suggested Readings/Materials Information Systems in Logistics and Transportation. B. Tilanus, Permagon, 1997. Management Information Systems. R. McLeod and G.P. Schell, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2007. Using MIS. David Kroenke, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2007.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
15
15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
30
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
15
3
45
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
12
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
36
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
25
Final Exams
    Total
178

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

Being able to contribute to the institution the participant works for and the logistics sector by the use of the knowledge and abilities gained during the education period; and manage change in the institution and the sector

X
2

Reaching a competency about contemporary business and technology applications in the area of logistics and supply chain management and analysis and strategy development methods

X
3

Being able to create opportunities by combining supply chain management with information technologies and innovative processes by the use of the interdisciplinary courses the participants take

X
4

Having the ability to develop creative solutions by working on global logistics and supply chain subjects and realizing these by the use of their project management knowledge

X
5

Having the knowledge, abilities and capabilities required for effective logistics and supply chain management by the use of a problem and case analysis based learning

X
6

Being able to examine logistics and supply chain processes with the management science viewpoint, analyze related concepts and ideas by scientific methods

X
7

If continuing to work in the academia, having the necessary information on logistics applications; if continuing to work in the sector, having the necessary knowledge on conceptual subjects

X
8

Being able to specify appropriate research questions about his/her research area, conduct an effective research with the use of necessary methods and apply the research outcomes in the sector or the academia

X
9

Being able to follow the changes and developments in the sector the participant works in, in order to keep his/her personal and professional competence updated and develop himself/herself when necessary

X
10

Be experts in the fields of logistics and supply chain with the help of the sector-focused education they receive

X
11

Have the necessary capabilities to pursue doctoral studies in national and foreign institutions.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest