Syllabus
Unit I
Logistics Information‐Meaning & Need Forms: LIS‐Definition‐Information functionality ‐ Activities involved in transaction system‐Principles of designing or evaluating LIS applications.
LIS Architecture: Components: Two forms of activities; Planning & co‐ordination flows & operating flows ‐ Flow and use of integrated logistics information.
Unit II
Information forecasting: Definition‐Process‐ components‐characteristics. Information Approaches‐forecast techniques‐Forecast error.
Information Technology & Logistics: Electronic Data Interchange‐Personal Computers‐Artificial
Intelligence‐Expert System‐ Bar coding &scanning. Electronic Data Interchange standards of
Communication, Information, Future directions.
Unit III
Information Technology for supply chain management: Bull whip effect‐IT in supply chain‐Business. Process Reengineering‐ERP and EDI problem; Impact of Internet on SCM.