Electives

Unit 1

Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management – What is a Supply chain? – Nature and Scope of Supply chain management – What is logistics? – Mission of logistics Management – Competitive advantage through logistics – The change in logistics environment – evolution of logistics towards supply chain management – Difference between Logistics Management and Supply chain management.

Unit 2

Supply Chain planning – Strategy formulation and design of Supply Chain network – Supply chain strategy framework – Supply chain relationship between competitive strategy and Functional strategies – Integrated Supply chain planning – Factors influencing Network design decisions– logistics/Supply chain network design process – logistics/ supply chain network planning – Modelling approaches to logistics – supply chain network design.

Unit 3

Logistics and supply chain relationships, and managing inventory and transportation in a supply chain – Distribution logistics – Channel structure – Function and design of channel of distribution – Types of distribution channels – Proper Channel Design – Physical distribution management – Economics of distribution – Logistics service alliances – Basics of Inventory management – Basic inventory control systems – Modern approaches to inventory management – Role of transportation in a supply chain – Transportation Infrastructure – Its Economics and Pricing – Transportation Management System (TMS) – Transportation Services – Transportation Costs.

Unit 4

Purchasing Decisions and Pricing Decisions in a supply chain – Role of procurement/ purchasing in a supply chain – Its Objectives – Supply Scheduling – Sourcing Strategies – Procurement Strategies – Manager – Supplier relationship – Pricing Fundamentals – Logistics Pricing – Issues in pricing – Revenue Management in a supply chain.

Unit 5

Information technology in Supply chain and Managing Global Logistics – Need for Supply chain Coordination – Bullwhip Effect – Role information technology in a supply chain – Customer Relationship Management (CRM) – Internal Supply chain management – Managing supplier relationships/Supplier relationship Management (SRM) – Computer based information systems – New Information Technologies Enterprise Resources Planning – Supply chain IT in practice – Global Business Strategy – Global logistics – Global supply chain management – Guidelines for developing a global logistics strategy – The global economy and supply chain Global sourcing – costs associated with sourcing – Global purchasing and global supplier relations.

Course Objective:

To understand the general concept of logistics and supply chain management; to better analyze the distribution channel, starting from raw material supply to the finished good delivery to the end user;

to learn the re-engineering of existing logistics network and to apply the global trends in supply chain management such as the IT application etc.

Course Outcomes:

The student will be able:

CO1: To understand fundamental supply chain management concepts.

CO2: To apply knowledge to evaluate and manage an effective supply chain.

CO3: To ascertain the foundational role of logistics as it relates to transportation and warehousing.

CO4: To develop an understanding of the importance of logistics in the formulation of the business strategy and the conduct of supply chain operations.

CO5: To develop an in-depth understanding of logistics operating areas and their interrelationship, Strengthen integrative management analytical and problem-solving skills.

Textbooks:

1. Satish C Aliwadi, Rakesh P Singh – Logistics Management – Prentice Hall of India
2. Sunil Chopra, D V Kalra, Peter Meindi – Supply Chain Management: Planning and Operations – Pearson

References:

1. Donal Bowersox, David Closs, M Bixby Cooper – Supply Chain Management – McGraw Hill
2. Sunil Sharma – Supply Chain Management: Concepts, Practices and Implementation – Oxford University
3. S K Bhattarcharya – Logistics Management – S