April 19, 2023
Due to the earthquakes that occurred on and after February 6th, a major disaster struck 11 provinces of our country. During this period, all institutions and organizations carried out various volunteer activities to support the region. One of the most significant problems facing the region is the disruption of education. To support this issue, the Logistics Association (LODER) aims to provide volunteer academic support to students enrolled in associate, undergraduate, and graduate logistics programs in the region.
Aslı ÖZPOLAT and Özgür ÖZPEYNİRCİ spearheaded the initiative and were responsible for the implementation of subsequent activities (determining event topics, reaching out to students and volunteers, and coordinating the event).
In this context, efforts were made to reach students in the region through university clubs, academics at relevant universities, and social media channels. A total of 159 students applied, the majority of whom came from Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Gaziantep University, İskenderun Technical University, and Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University.
The form prepared for volunteer instructors received 28 applications from academics and logistics professionals. These applications came from 16 different institutions.
The events, which began with an opening session, took place over a four-week period from Monday, March 13, 2023, to Friday, April 7, 2023. As part of the event were held on the topics:
- Warehouse Management
- Foreign Trade Legislation and Practices
- Service Marketing
- Introduction to Economics
- Career Guidance
- Logistics 4.0 - Supply Chain 4.0
- Logistics Information Systems
- Logistics Planning and Modeling
- Cost Analysis
- Risk and Insurance
- Purchasing Management
- Transportation Legislation
- Transportation Management
- Supply Chain Management & Introduction to Logistics
- International Trade
- Product and Inventory Management.
A total of 55 sessions were held on the topics. 338 participants attended these sessions.
Our volunteers and their institutions organizing the sessions are listed below:
- A. Zafer ACAR (Bilgi University)
- Erkut AKKARTAL (Yeditepe University)
- Nagehan AKOĞLU (Istanbul Commerce University)
- İhsan AKTAŞ (Kırklareli University)
- Haydar ATEŞ (University of Turkish Aeronautical Association)
- Ayşe BADAK (Mersin University)
- Selda BAŞARAN ALAGÖZ (Necmettin Erbakan University)
- Ali Çağrı BURAN (Kütahya Dumlupınar University)
- Gülçin BÜYÜKÖZKAN (Galatasaray University)
- Özer COŞMAN (Akdeniz University)
- Mehmet ERGENE (Medipol University)
- Ramazan Eyüp GERGİN (Gümüşhane University)
- Aysu GÖÇER (Izmir University of Economics)
- Yavuz GÜNALAY (Bahçeşehir University)
- Köksal HAZIR (Toros University)
- Emre İPEKÇİ (Artvin Çoruh University)
- Berivan KIZILIRMAK (İzmir Kavram Vocational School)
- Mustafa METE (Gaziantep University)
- Bengü OFLAÇ (İzmir University of Economics)
- Eren ÖZCEYLAN (Gaziantep University)
- Özgür ÖZPEYNİRCİ (İzmir University of Economics)
- Aslı ÖZPOLAT (Gaziantep University)
- İlyas Temel ŞAFAK (Düzce University)
- Mehmet TANYAŞ (Maltepe University)
- Burak ULAŞ (Slimstock Academy)
- İbrahim UZPEDER (Beykent University)
- Hilal YILDIRIR KESER (Bursa Technical University)
- Emrah YILMAZ (Gaziantep University)
We would like to thank LODER Directors Prof. Dr. Gülçin BÜYÜKÖZKAN and Prof. Dr. Mehmet TANYAŞ for their unwavering support in making these events possible, as well as all the volunteers who organized the sessions.
Aslı ÖZPOLAT
Gaziantep University Oğuzeli Vocational School, Department of Management and Organization, Faculty Member
Özgür ÖZPEYNİRCİ
Izmir University of Economics, Faculty Member, Department of Logistics Management, Faculty Member
Sunday, April 9, 2023
