FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mechatronics Engineering
IE 326 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Inventory Planning
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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IE 326
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Problem SolvingCase StudyQ&A | |||||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to introduce the basic inventory planning problems and solution methods to the students. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Topics of this course include the importance of inventory planning, inventory planning of individual and multiple items and invemtory planning of special calsses of items. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | The context and importance of inventory management | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapters 1 and 3 |
2 | Order quantities for level-demand items. Economic Order Quantity. Quantity discounts. | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 5 |
3 | Inflation. Limits on order sizes | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 5 |
4 | Individual items with time variant demand | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 6 |
5 | Individual items with probabilistic demand | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 7 |
6 | Individual items with probabilistic demand | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 7 |
7 | Individual items with probabilistic demand: (s,Q) and (R,S) systems | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 7 |
8 | MIDTERM | |
9 | Inventory planning of A and C class items | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapters 8 and 9 |
10 | Style goods and perishable items | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 10 |
11 | Coordinated replenishment at a single stocking point | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 11 |
12 | Supply chain management. Multiechelon inventories: Deterministic demand | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 12 |
13 | Multiechelon inventories: Probabilistic demand | Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Chapter 12 |
14 | In-class exercise | |
15 | General Course Review | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Edward A. Silver, David F. Pyke, Rein Peterson, Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Wiley.
Donald Waters, Inventory Control and Management, Wiley.
Instructor notes and lecture slides. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application |
1
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5
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Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
4
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20
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Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
1
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10
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop |
2
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10
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Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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25
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Final Exam |
1
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30
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
65
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
35
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
|
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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3
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42
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Field Work |
0
|
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
4
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5
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20
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Portfolio |
0
|
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Homework / Assignments |
0
|
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Presentation / Jury |
0
|
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Project |
0
|
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Seminar / Workshop |
2
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5
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10
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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25
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25
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Final Exam |
1
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30
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30
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Total |
175
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To have knowledge in Mathematics, science, physics knowledge based on mathematics; mathematics with multiple variables, differential equations, statistics, optimization and linear algebra; to be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge in complex engineering problems |
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2 | To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex mechatronics engineering problems; to be able to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. |
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3 | To be able to design a complex electromechanical system, process, device or product with sensor, actuator, control, hardware, and software to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; to be able to apply modern design methods for this purpose. |
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4 | To be able to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in Mechatronics Engineering applications; to be able to use information technologies effectively. |
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5 | To be able to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating Mechatronics Engineering problems. |
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6 | To be able to work effectively in Mechatronics Engineering disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. |
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7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both in oral and written forms; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions. |
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8 | To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of engineering solutions. |
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9 | To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; information on standards used in engineering applications. |
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10 | To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. |
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11 | Using a foreign language, he collects information about Mechatronics Engineering and communicates with his colleagues. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) |
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12 | To be able to use the second foreign language at intermediate level. |
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13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information; to be able to follow developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Mechatronics Engineering. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest