IE4908 SPECIAL TOPICS IN IE:HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS
| Course Code: | 5684908 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. İSMAİL SERDAR BAKAL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the students will:
1. have developed an understanding of practical methods for modeling difficult logistics and transportation system design problems in humanitarian operations.
2. be able to devise methods for the development and assessment of solution approaches for humanitarian logistics problems.
3. have profound knowledge of recent research and problem areas in humanitarian logistics.
Course Content
Introduction to humanitarian logistics. Disaster preparedness and response. Humanitarian applications of facility location, inventory prepositioning, and routing. Long term development issues. Modeling for equity and fairness. Soft issues in humanitarian logistics.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will:
1.1. build appropriate models for equitable facility location and resource allocation problems under uncertainty.
1.2. build appropriate models for post-disaster debris management problems.
1.3. build appropriate models for relief commodity (e.g., donated blood, food) distribution.
2.1. solve equitable facility location and resource allocation problems under uncertainty using appropriate approaches.
2.2. solve post-disaster debris management problems using appropriate approaches.
2.3. solve relief commodity (e.g., donated blood, food) distribution problems using appropriate approaches.
3.1. understand the relevance of each problem with regard to the type, timeline and intensity of the disaster or long term issue.
3.2. use decision support tools for donated breast milk distribution, malaria intervention and debris removal.
Student outcomes addressed by the course:
e (problem formulation)
h (role and impact of industrial engineering)
j (awareness of contemporary issues)
k (effective use of scientific methods and tools)
l (integrated system design)
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | An ability to design, analyze, operate, and improve integrated systems that produce and/or supply products and/or services in an effective, efficient, sustainable, and socially responsible manner | ✔ | |||
| 9 | An ability to apply critical reason and systems thinking in problem solving and systems design | ✔ | |||
| 10 | An ability to use scientific methods and tools (such as mathematical models, statistical methods and techniques) necessary for industrial engineering practice | ✔ | |||