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Cyprus International University
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LOGISTICS IN AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPORTANCE

Course
PSCT510 - LOGISTICS IN AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPORTANCE
Department
Plant Sciences and Technologies - English - Master
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
0
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
-
Prerequisite
-
Keywords
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Course Description

Lojistics is very important in our daily life. Meantime, lojistics is one of the main criteria in sign of development of the countries. The use of agricultural logistics information system in the context of supply chain management is a strategy to ensure the success of an optimal distribution of agricultural commdities.The distribution of agricultural products has been encountring a number of problems such as large product price diversity, long marketing chain, non-proportional profit margins, quality and assurance of products availabilty and some others. Distribution is all aspects of products delivery from producers to consumers ranging from inventory issue, warehouse selection, to transportation planning. Management of agricultural commodities are variable. The purpose of this course is to discuss all steps of logistic in agriculture.

LOGISTICS IN AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPORTANCE

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Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 To learn and recognize what is agricultural logistics and how it contributes to food security and agricultural products
Week 2 To explain about food supply chain, decision phases in a supply chain, process views of a supply chain, competitive and supply chain strategy, drivers of supply chain (e.g., facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing)
Week 3 To understand the sustainability of logistics in agri-food supply chain based on ensuring food security for the country, production of healthy food and environmental impacts
Week 4 To learn about role of distribution a supply chain, factors influencing, distribution network, managing risk in food supply chain at local, national, and international levels
Week 5 To explain the tole of aggregation planning in food supply chain, aggregation planning, strategies, role of IT in aggregate planning, Inventory planning
Week 6 To describe warehouse/storage meaning and role, importance of storage & warehousing risk in storage, role of warehouseman, negotiable warehouse receipt & and flows at ecological systems
Week 7 To learn about law functions in relation to agricultural marketing, laws regulating in participation in markets and food security, laws applicable to commodities traded, laws affecting the market place, price control and food quality, laws affecting access to credit and capital, laws regulating transaction between participants at global level
Week 8 Midtedm exam
Week 9 To learn about logistic and food supply chain management in agri industry like edible oil industry, sugar industry, bakery and confectionary industry, cereal and pulses industry
Week 10 To clarify gap analysis for customer service management, efficient customer response planning for uncertainty, product costing for uncertainty
Week 11 To discuss virtual integration, transiting from made- to- stock to build- to- order, integrated IT solutions for logistics & supply chain management, and emerging technologies in logistics & supply chain management
Week 12 To learn about framework for analysing competition and challenges, competitive advantage of a firm, value chain analysis, turnaround management and strategic management of food supply chain security
Week 13 To understand the importance of quality and the role of quality assurance in agri business, the quality control process and its relevance, benefits to consumers, and producers and food processors
Week 14 Final exam
Week 15 Final exams

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Gebresenbet, G., Bosona, T. 2012. Logistics and Supply Chains in Agriculture and Food, Pathways to Supply Chain Excellence, Ales Groznik and Yu Xiong, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/25907. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/books/pathways-to-supply-chain-excellence/logistics-chains-in-food-and-agriculture-sector
  2. 02 Bosona, T., Gebresenbet, G. 2013. Food traceability as an integral part of logistics management in food and agricultural supply chain. Food Control, 33(1), 32-48.
  3. 03 Vanecek, D., Kalab, D. 2003. Logistics in agricultural production. Agricultural Economics Czech, 49, (9), 439–443.
  4. 04 Zai, Y.Y.M., Hadiguna, R.A., Afrinaldi, F. 2018. A Review on Success Factors of Logistic Innovation in Agro-Industry. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (4.9), 236-240.

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Program Outcomes

  1. PCST PÇ1: Develop and deepen knowledge acquired in plant science and technologies based on undergraduate level competencies.
  2. PCST PÇ2: Understand the interaction between plant science and technologies field and related disciplines.
  3. PCST PÇ3: Combine and interpret the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants with the knowledge, data and findings obtained from different disciplines, to be able to create new knowledge and theories by synthesizing them by using the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants in the field of expertise and supporting the current developments with quantitative and qualitative.
  4. PCST PÇ4: Solve problems by using research methods and solving cause and effect relationships.
  5. PCST PÇ5: Conduct a study requiring expertise on plant science and technologies independently.
  6. PCST PÇ6: Develop an analytical approach for solving unpredictable complex problems encountered in applications of plant science and technologies, to design the research process, to produce solutions by taking responsibility and to evaluate and defend the results obtained.
  7. PCST PÇ7: Lead the plant science and technologies in an environment that requires solving problems.
  8. PCST PÇ8: Access to resources related to plat science and technologies, benefiting from these resources and self-renewal.
  9. PCST PÇ9: Transfer his / her studies, developments in his / her field of expertise and research results using oral, written and visual tools.
  10. PCST PÇ10: Use advanced computer software and information and communication technologies as necessary in relation to plant science and technologies.
  11. PCST PÇ11: Collect data with scientific methods for solving problems related to plant science and technologies, to be able to control and interpret the collected data by taking into consideration the social, scientific and ethical values.
  12. PCST PÇ12: Utilize and explain integrated knowledge in plant science and technologies in interdisciplinary studies, communicate it effectively, and critically evaluate the conclusions drawn.

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