Information Package / Course Catalogue
Production Planning in the Dairy Industry
Course Code: SU144
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to teach students the concepts of production and production, as well as topics such as bringing milk to the business, pricing, raw material supply, stock control, and product marketing.

Course Content

In this course; topics such as the concept and subjects of production, general characteristics of the dairy industry, how the raw materials and auxiliary materials required for product production are provided, the organization of bringing milk to the business, yield, stock system and pricing of milk are taught.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Şevki ÇETİNER
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the concepts related to production in the business and provides guidance.
2.Knows how to plan the delivery of raw milk to the business and which product it should be processed into according to milk quality.
3.Know the pricing of raw milk
4.Knows how to do stock control
5.Knows the general characteristics of the dairy industry in Türkiye
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Production Management Prof.Dr. Mahmut TEKİN Selçuk Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi
2.Production Methods and Manufacturing Technologies Mustafa Aydın, Mustafa Yaşar, Muammer Gavas, Yahya Altunpak Seçkin Yayıncılık
3.Operations Management Lee J. Krajewski - Larry P. Ritzman - Manoj K. Malhotra, Pearson Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
4.Production Management Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurettin PARILTI, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Enver Aydoğan, Dr. Aydın Koçak Nobel Publishing
5.Production Management for Vocational Schools Prof. Dr. Osman DEMİRÖĞEN, Asst. Prof. Dr. Orhan Küçük Detay Publishing
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Production and Production Control
Week 2 - Theoretical
Work production and production types
Week 3 - Theoretical
Production Planning
Week 4 - Theoretical
Factors of production, entrepreneurship and project analysis
Week 5 - Theoretical
Market research, demand, capacity concept and technology choices
Week 6 - Theoretical
General characteristics of the dairy industry
Week 7 - Theoretical
Marketing channels of milk and dairy products in Türkiye
Week 8 - Theoretical
Providing raw materials for dairy farms and bringing them to the farm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Evaluation of raw milk in production and decision on which product to process
Week 10 - Theoretical
Çeşitli süt ürünlerinin randıman hesaplarını gerçekleştirilmesi ve değerlendirilmesi
Week 11 - Theoretical
Technological processes applied to milk
Week 12 - Theoretical
Distribution of dairy products
Week 13 - Theoretical
Stock systems and warehouse management
Week 14 - Theoretical
Definition of auxiliary services in the business and how they work
Week 15 - Theoretical
Milk cooperatives
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory153045
Reading210020
Midterm Examination1505
Board Examination110010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)80
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
5
4
3
4
OÇ-2
2
3
4
OÇ-3
3
3
1
OÇ-4
3
2
2
OÇ-5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026