1 LOG 470 Contemporary Issues in Logistics 2014

1 LOG 470 Contemporary Issues in Logistics 2014 -2015 Fall Week 1

2 WELCOME!

3 WHO AM I? ? ? ?

4 WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY? • Complicated • Not standard • Continuous • Altering • Consumed • Created • Inspired. . ? ?

5 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN LOGISTICS. . . Difficult to identify. . . What is contemporary for a country can be outdated for the other country. . . So, let’s think together

6 Week by Week. . . Week 2 -Types of supply chains

7 Week 3 - Logistics infrastructure in Turkey

8 Week 4 -Leading logistics projects- Cases from developed countries

9 Week 5 -Contemporary topics in logistics and supply chain (the last 5 years)

10 Week 6 - Case study 1

11 Week 7 -Supply chain strategies

12 Week 8 -Midterm exam

13 Week 9 -Case study 2

14 Week 10 -Guest speaker

15 Week 11 -Career opportunities in logistics and supply chain management What is required for recruitment?

16 Week 12 -Case study 3

17 Week 13 - Project presentations 1

18 Week 14 -Project presentations 2

19 GRADING • Attendance %10 • Quiz %10 • Case study (three) + mini assignment %20 • Project %30 • Midterm %30

20 Project Topics - Contemporary issues and future trends in logistics and supply chain management: Textile industry - Contemporary issues in future trends in logistics and supply chain management: Fast moving consumer goods industry - Contemporary issues in future trends in logistics and supply chain management: Automotive industry

21 Project Topics - Contemporary issues and future trends in logistics and supply chain management: Textile industry: Agriculture industry - Contemporary issues in city logistics: The case of Turkey - Leading logistics information systems technologies: Examples from global companies

22 Project Topics • Standards, accreditations and quality certificates in logistics industry: Overview and company examples • Private shopping sites: Implications for logistics and supply chain management • Non governmental organizations in logistics and supply chain management: What are their roles and contributions?

23 What is contemporary? • adjective 1. living or occurring at the same time. "the event was recorded by a contemporary historian" 2. belonging to or occurring in the present. "the tension and complexities of our contemporary society" synonyms: modern, present-day, present, current, present time, immediate, extant; More • noun 1. - a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another. "he was a contemporary of Darwin" - synonyms: peer, fellow; More

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27 End of Week 1, any questions? ? homes. ieu. edu. tr/iyumurtaci isik. yumurtaci@ieu. edu. tr Twitter: @isikozge