Course Details

HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
1	IE474	HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS	3+0+0	3	5

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	To provide an understanding and practical use of global logistics and supply chain management in disaster management. To give fundamental and advanced knowledge about humanitarian logistics and the design, management and measurement of supply chains in the humanitarian context. To provide an understanding of the important role of logistics and supply chain management in different phases of disaster management cycle.
Course Content	This course introduces humanitarian operations, basic concepts and terminologies used in disaster management. The main objective of the course is to investigate humanitarian logistics operations in disaster management cycle and location, routing, allocation and inventory problems in humanitarian logistics. Mathematical models are formulated and solution methodologies are developed for these problems.
Course Methods and Techniques	Lectures, discussions, quizzes, midterm and final exam, project
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. Betül Kayışoğlu betul.kayisoglu@agu.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Course Category

Mathematics and Basic Sciences	%0
Engineering	%70
Engineering Design	%30
Social Sciences	%0
Education	%0
Science	%0
Health	%0
Field	%0

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 5
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı	1	% 35
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	1	% 10
Final examination	1	% 35
Total	4	% 85

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav	2	3	6
Grup Projesi	1	30	30
Ev Ödevi	1	5	5
Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi	14	3	42
Proje	1	30	30
Kısa Sınav	5	2	10
Kişisel Çalışma	14	2	28
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 151

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Identify the key actors of the humanitarian supply chain and outline their interactions.
2	Define crisis management and humanitarian aid concepts within the context of logistics and supply chain management.
3	Evaluate and interpret logistics and supply chain management practices during different phases of the disaster management cycle.
4	Explain the concept of disaster threat.
5	Develop Operations Research models for disaster management problems

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Overview of Humanitarian Issues and Humanitarian Logistics	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
2	Disasters and Disaster Management	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
3	Facility Location Problems	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
4	Preparedness Phase: Pre-positioning Inventory	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
5	Preparedness Phase: Shelter Site Location	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
6	Response Phase: Relief Distribution	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
7	Modeling Challenge: Case Study 1	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
8	Discussion Session: Case Study 1 – Formulating the model	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
9	Routing Problems	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
10	Response Phase: Drones for relief logistics after an earthquake	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
11	Recovery Phase: Debris Removal During Disaster Response Phase: A Case for Turkey	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
12	Blood Logistics: Selective vehicle routing for a mobile blood donation system	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
13	Case Study 2 (Blood Logistics)	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas
14	Project Final Presentations	Lecture Notes	Will be published on Canvas

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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