Graduate SchoolLogistics Management (Without Thesis)
LOG 506 - Warehouse Management
COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
Course Name
Warehouse Management
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Laboratory
(hour/week)
Local
Credits
ECTS
LOG 506 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 -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) * Öğr. Gör. Ömer PESEN
Course Assistants -
Course Objectives Improving the students' knowledge and professional skills on warehouse management
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
* will be able to explain information about warehouse management and design.
* will be able to model warehouse operation problems.
* will be able to solve modeled problems using appropriate methods.
* will be able to take active role in strategic decisions about warehouse designing
stage.
* will be able to explain warehouse management system performance, productivity
analysis, measurement and monitoring systems.
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Course Description This course basically examines the principles of warehouse management, warehousing
and physical distribution as part of logistics, management functions of warehousing,
categories of warehouses, warehouse structure, location selection and activities,
warehouse layout, network management, storage of materials, maintaining inventory
accuracy, warehouse safety, measuring effectiveness and efficiency, packaging and
materials handling systems, legal aspects. Warehouse modeling through computer
information systems, decision support systems, optimization models, simulation,advanced
statistics, and commercial logistics software systems will also be emphasized.
Course Category Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week16 Subjects Related Materials
1 Why have a Warehouse? WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 1
2 The Role of the Warehouse in the Logistics Chain WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 2
3 Warehouse Performance Analysis - Q 1 WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 3
4 Receiving and Putaway WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 4
5 Storage Systems WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 5 6
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6 Transportation Network Problems WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 8
7 Shipping WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 9
8 Warehouse functionality, Distribution Centres, Location WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 10
9 Warehouse Layout WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 10
10 International Warehousing Options
11 Warehouse Management Systems WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 11
12 Information Technology for Paperless Warehousing - Q 3 WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 11
13 Warehouse Workforce Design WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 12
14 Work Measurement Systems WorldClass Warehousing and Material
Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill,
2002 Chapter 12
15 Case study presentation - Q 4
16 Review of the Semester
SOURCES
Course Notes / Textbooks WorldClass Warehousing and Material Handling, E. H. Frazelle: McGrawHill, 2002
Suggested Readings/Materials Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management, R. H. Ballou: Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle
River, New Jersey, 5th Edition, 2004, ISBN 0131230107 The Management of Business Logistics,
Coyle, Bardi, and Langley Jr., SouthWestern/Thomson Learning ISBN 0324007515 Logistics and
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Supply Chain Management: Strategies for Reducing Cost and Improving Service, M. Christopher,
Prentice Hall; 1998, ISBN: 0273630490, Basics of supply chain management, Fredendall, Lawrence
D., Boca Raton: St. Lucie Press; 2001. ISBN: 1574441205. Essentials of supply chain management,
Hugos, Michael, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons; 2003. ISBN: 0471235172. Supply chain
management, Mentzer, John T., Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications; 2001. ISBN: 0761921117
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities Number Percentage of Grade
Participation 1 5
Laboratory / Application - -
Field Work - -
Quiz/Studio Critic - -
Portfoilo - -
Homework Assignment 5 15
Presentation/Jury - -
Project 1 30
Seminar/Workshop - -
Oral Exam - -
Midterm 1 20
Final 1 30
Total 9 100
WEIGHTING OF SEMESTER ACTIVITIES ON THE FINAL GRADE - 80
WEIGHTING OF END-OF-SEMESTER ACTIVITIES ON THE FINAL GRADE - 20
Total 0 100
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ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory / Application Hours - - -
Study Hours Out of Class 15 2 30
Field Work - - -
Quiz / Studio Critique - - -
Portfolio - - -
Homework / Assignment 5 6 30
Presentation / Jury - - -
Project 1 40 40
Seminar / Workshop - - -
Oral Exam - - -
Midterm 1 22 22
Final 1 25 25
Total Workload 195
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS
# Program Qualifications / Outcomes * Level of Contribution
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 sectorfocused 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
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