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

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LOG 470 Contemporary Issues in Logistics2014-2015 Fall Week 1

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WELCOME!

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WHO AM I?

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WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY?

•Complicated•Not standard•Continuous•Altering•Consumed•Created•Inspired....????

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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 What is contemporary for a country can be outdated for the other country...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

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Week by Week...

Week 2-Types of supply chains

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Week 3- Logistics infrastructure in

Turkey

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Week 4-Leading logistics projects-

Cases from developed countries

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Week 5-Contemporary topics in logistics and

supply chain (the last 5 years)

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Week 6- Case study 1

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Week 7-Supply chain strategies

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Week 8-Midterm exam

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Week 9-Case study 2

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Week 10-Guest speaker

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Week 11-Career opportunities in logistics

and supply chain management What is

required for recruitment?

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Week 12-Case study 3

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Week 13- Project presentations 1

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Week 14-Project presentations 2

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GRADING

•Attendance %10•Quiz %10•Case study (three) + mini assignment %20

•Project %30•Midterm %30

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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

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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

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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?

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What is contemporary?• adjective1.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

• noun1.- 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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End of Week 1, any questions????

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