One of the most important responsibilities of managers in businesses is to make decisions. Today's competitive conditions require optimal decisions to be supported by numerical methods. The aim of this course is to gain the knowledge and ability to formulate a problem encountered in decision making, to establish a mathematical model, to obtain the solution from the model, to check the model and its solution, to evaluate, to apply the obtained solution.
Due to distance education, students need to contact their instructors via e-mail.
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lectures, power-point presentations
Principle Sources
“Decision Modeling with Microsoft Excel“, J.H. Moore,2001
“Quantitative Methods for Bussiness & Economics“, G. Burton , 2002
“Management Science“, B.Taylor, 2002
“Quantitative Analysis for Management”, Barry Render,2003
“Yöneylem Araştırması”, Nazan Çağlar, 2006
Other Sources
Case studies and lecture notes to be given by the lecturer are among the other resources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Operations research science
Lectures, power-point presentations
2. Week
Lineer Programming: Model formulation
Lectures, power-point presentations
3. Week
Graphical solution
Lectures, power-point presentations
4. Week
Graphical solution applications
Lectures, power-point presentations
5. Week
Simplex solution
Lectures, . power-point presentations
6. Week
Maximization problem simplex solution
Lectures, power-point presentations
7. Week
Minimization problem simplex solution
Lectures, power-point presentations
8. Week
Midterm
online
9. Week
Midterm
online
10. Week
Dual models,Applications
Lectures, power-point presentations
11. Week
Transportation models
Lectures, power-point presentations
12. Week
Transportation model applications
Lectures, . power-point presentations
13. Week
Assignment models
Lectures, power-point presentations
14. Week
Assignment model applications
Lectures, power-point presentations
15. Week
Final Exam Week
Online
16. Week
Final Exam Week
online
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
35
Quizzes
1
15
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Knows modern logistics activities and learns the basic legislation on these issues, deepens their knowledge at the level of expertise.
PO-2
Comprehends the developments and policies followed by Modern Logistics today and examines the institutions and organizations to follow these developments.
PO-3
Knowing the basic features and economic life of the enterprises in the field of logistics, it monitors and analyzes its internal and external environment, and uses the information obtained in order to increase the education level of the society.
PO-4
Recognizes the documents used in the fields related to logistics, organizes them, and together with the accounting skills, clearly explains the knowledge and practices he has to his colleagues, superiors and the people and organizations he serves, and creates new information by integrating it with the information in different disciplines.
PO-5
Knows and applies the rules of opening to international markets with the knowledge of new marketing and sales techniques, takes responsibility in teamwork.
PO-6
Have knowledge and awareness of occupational safety, worker health and environmental protection in matters related to the field of logistics and make evaluations on these issues.
PO-7
Gains knowledge and awareness of basic legal knowledge, social responsibility, ethical values, social security rights, and corrects problems, along with the ability to follow and apply the legislation related to his / her profession.
PO-8
In order to keep her / his personal and professional competence up to date, she / he takes part in the relevant communication networks, follows the changes related to the sector in which she works, constantly improves herself, and has applied knowledge.
PO-9
Thanks to the practical training she / he received in the field of logistics, she / he analyzes complex problems, creates a synthesis from different ideas and evaluates the problems with a multi-faceted perspective.
PO-10
Interprets and evaluates the classical and current theories used in the field of logistics and supply chain, taking into account the developments, changes and trends in the sector.
PO-11
It designs and executes a strategy within the framework of quality processes for current problems in the field of logistics
PO-12
Evaluates the problems with the knowledge and problem-solving skills gained in the field of logistics and organizes her / his studies at the level of expertise.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To be able to evaluate the economic data with structure of analytical thinking
LO-2
Learn how to predict and model by analyzing the relationship of economic data
LO-3
Considering implementation of optimal decision-making models to business problems
LO-4
Formulate a problem about decision-making, build a mathematical model, obtain a solution from the model,control the model and its solution, evaluate, apply the solution obtained
LO-5
Finding solutions of problems encountered in business by means of analytical thinking
