Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Assoc. Prof. Algın OKURSOY

Lec. Güneş Açelya SİPAHİ

Lec. Kamil BİRCAN

Lec. Yusuf Ziya ŞİPAL

Res. Assist. Batuhan ÇULLU

History of Logistics

Course Code	: ULT210
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 6

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to examine the historical origins of the logistics concept and the changes it has undergone over time, and to explain how logistics management has been shaped in military, commercial, industrial, and technological contexts. Within the scope of the course, the role of purchasing, transportation, inventory management, production systems, optimization techniques, decision support systems, and routing problems in logistics history is discussed, with the aim of enabling students to evaluate logistics practices from a historical and integrated perspective.

Course Content

This course covers the historical origins of the logistics concept, the transition from military logistics to commercial and industrial logistics, the historical development of supply chains, and the changes in the main areas of logistics management. Within the scope of the course, purchasing, industrial marketing, inventory management, transportation economics, production systems, optimization techniques, decision support systems, logistics software, distribution networks, and routing problems are examined from a historical perspective.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Explain the historical origins of the logistics concept and the transition from military logistics to commercial logistics.
2.	Evaluate the historical development of supply chains in relation to social needs, market conditions, and technological progress.
3.	Explain the historical role of purchasing, industrial marketing, inventory management, transportation, and production systems within logistics management.
4.	Relate the development of optimization techniques, decision support systems, logistics software, and routing problems to logistics applications.
5.	Interpret the main periods, theoretical approaches, and practical transformations in logistics history from an integrated perspective.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Klaus, P., & Müller, S. (Eds.). (2012). The roots of logistics: A reader of classical contributions to the history and conceptual foundations of the science of logistics. New York: Springer.
2.	Christopher, M. (2022). Logistics and supply chain management. Pearson Uk.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction to the history of logistics: origins of the logistics concept and the transition from military logistics to commercial logistics

Week 2 - Theoretical

Historical changes in supply chains in relation to social needs, market conditions, and technological developments

Week 3 - Theoretical

History of purchasing: development of industrial purchasing and business-to-business marketing approaches

Week 4 - Theoretical

Industrial marketing and purchasing behavior: buyer-seller relationships, interfirm relations, and the network approach

Week 5 - Theoretical

Historical development of inventory theory: deterministic models, stochastic models, and quantity discount approaches

Week 6 - Theoretical

Relationship between transportation economics and logistics problems: peak-load problem and classical location theories

Week 7 - Theoretical

Development of the spatial dimension in logistics models and technological progress in the transportation sector

Week 8 - Theoretical

Historical development of production systems: transition from craft production to mass production

Week 9 - Theoretical

Production theory, division of labor, assembly line, lean production, and their effects on logistics processes

Week 10 - Theoretical

Historical development of optimization techniques: linear programming, transportation, and assignment models

Week 11 - Theoretical

Development of computer-aided optimization, decision support systems, and logistics software

Week 12 - Theoretical

Historical development of logistics and workforce planning

Week 13 - Theoretical

Historical development of distribution networks, vehicle routing, and route planning problems

Week 14 - Theoretical

Development of the traveling salesman problem, vehicle routing, and arc routing problems; general evaluation of logistics history

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Assignment	2	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	13	0	3	39
Assignment	2	2	0	4
Individual Work	13	0	4	52
Midterm Examination	1	27	1	28
Final Examination	1	31	1	32
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8
OÇ-1	5							3
OÇ-2	5	3	3			3		4
OÇ-3	5	4	4			3		3
OÇ-4	3	4	4	4	4
OÇ-5	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	4