SVKM’s

NARSEE MONJEE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Program: MBA Trimester: IV

Course: Supply Chain Management Code:

(SCM)
Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme
Classroom Practical Tutorials Credit Continuous Term End Examination
Session / Evaluation (TEE)
Group
work
20 0 0 3 60% 40%
Course Rationale:
The Supply Chain is made up of logistics, operations, planning, and sourcing, followed by a Supply Chain
Management Strategy. The Supply Chain Logistics course will cover transportation, warehousing and
inventory, and logistics network design. The Supply Chain Operations course covers techniques used to
optimize flow and focuses specifically on Six Sigma quality and Lean practices. In the Supply Chain
Planning course students will master different forecasting approaches. The Supply Chain Sourcing course
deals with different techniques that help you create lasting and productive supplier relationships. Finally,
in the capstone course on Supply Chain Management Strategy you will solve a real-life business case.

Course Objectives:
To familiarize students on the following:
1. To understandthe concepts and principles of Supply Chain Management
2. To apply the Supply Chain Management systems in the Industries in both manufacturing and service
sectors.
3. To analyze the importance of the Strategic importance of Supply Chain Management in contemporary
Business environment.
4. To evaluate the Supply Chain Management to derive competitive advantage in current highly dynamic
global business scenario.

Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to;
 Understand the strategic importance of optimized supply chains with high efficiency.
 Apply the knowledge of supply chain to all relevant and allied industries.
 Evaluate logistical issues such as purchasing, warehousing, queuing and production.

Prerequisite(s): None

Pedagogy:
 The study plan covering readings, classroom sessions, group work sessions and assignments
corresponding to each session are outlined below: It is mandatory to go through the ‘Pre-Session
Readings’ and prepare for case discussions. Quiz or surprise tests would be conducted on the same.

Textbook:
1. Notes by Dr. P.N. Mukherjee
2. Supply Chain Management, Strategy, Planning & Operation, 6e, Chopra, Sunil, and Peter Meindl,
Pearson 2017.
3. Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Christopher, Martin, Pearson UK
 Reference Book:
 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Cases and Concepts, Raghuram, G. and N. Rangaraj
OPSEARCH 37.2 , 2000

Journals:
 Journal of Supply Chain Management
 Supply Chain Management
 International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Links to websites:
https://scm.ncsu.edu/scm-articles/article/what-is-supply-chain-management

Evaluation Scheme:
 Term-End Exam 40%
 Group Assignment and Presentation 20%
 Continuous Assessment 20%
 Quiz 20%
Total 100%

Session Plan:
Session Topic (including Learning Pedagogical Tool Textbook Chapters &
subtopics) Outcomes Readings
1 Introduction to the Students will Class Discussion with Chapter :1
concept of Process learn basics of Case (pp 1-23)
Management. SCM Chapter: 2
 Supply Process (pp 49-54)
integration to fulfill
the demand and
maximization of the
Value addition is
the Supply Chain
Management.
 The objectives of
Supply Chain
Management
maximization of
Customer
satisfaction,
services excellence
and Return on
Investment.
 Understanding the
‘Supply Chain
Management’ and
its paraphernalia

2 The ‘5Rs’ of Supply Concept of ‘5R’s Class Discussion with Notes

Chain Management with examples Case pp: 2-10
 SCM as integration
of processes for
achievement of
Business Objective,
Various aspects of
Supply Chain
management.
  Development of
SCM Model,
Example of SCM
model in a local
FMCG industry
(HUL)
 Global automobile
Industry (Hundai)
and the Agro
Supply Chain
management.
3 Logistics Management Learning Any suitable video Notes
 The ‘Logistic Logistics as an documentary on pp: 9-10
Management’ as a integral part of Supply Chain
subset and support SCM Management.
for efficient and
effective working of
supply chain.
 Five arms of Supply
Chain Management.
4 Supply Chain SCM and lead Class Discussion Notes
Management Cycle time, JIT concepts Case: pp: 11-15
and its relevance Agarwal Automobiles:
 Maruti Suzuki case. Fuel Station
Inventory Forecasting And
Management, Inventory
Concept of Management
dependent Demand #W17638-PDF-ENG
& Lead Time Published 2017
Management. HBS
 Lead time
management in
SCM.
 Supply Chain
Management
strategy in
Inventory reduction
 Just-in-Time
purchasing - an
important tool for
inventory reduction.
5 Logic of Supply Chain Students will Video Case: Notes
Management learn about BOM, Benetton Factory pp: 16-20
 Explosion, MRP-I and MRP- Tour--Ponzano, Italy,
segregation and II Video
aggregation. #886510-VID-ENG
Product tree
structure.
 Back end Supply
Chain Management.
Material
Requirement
Planning-MRP-I
 Bill of Materials
(BOM), MRP
package
 Procedural steps in
MRP-I
 Implementation.
 Supply Chain
Management
Purchasing strategy.
6 Demand Forecasting Demand Textbook: Textbook:
 Forecasting forecasting in Case: pp 206-235
Methods SCM Specialty Packaging
 Understating Corporation Note:
Supply and Demand pp: 236 Beer Game: Board
Function Version
 Time-series #694104-PDF-ENG
forecasting function Published 1994
 Measures of Revised 1999
forecast error HBS
 The role of IT in
forecasting

7 Supply Chain Students will Class Discussion with Notes

Management within learn CRP, MRP- Case pp: 20-26
the organization I and MRP-II
 Manufacturing
Resource Planning
– MRP II
streamlined
production
 Capacity
Requirement
Planning – CRP
 Capacity
Management
Techniques.
8 MRP_II Students will Class Discussion with Notes
 MRP-II facilitators, learn about Case pp: 20-26
Just-In-Time Kanban and
Production system MRP-II Reading:
and Kanban. Note on
 Withdrawal Manufacturing
Kanban(WK) and Resource Planning
Production (MRP-II)
Ordering #687097-PDF-ENG
Kanban(POK) Published May, 1987
 Just-in Time Revised Jun. 1987
production HBS
implementation and
Toyota production
system.
 Elimination of
wastages in Supply
Chain Management
9 DRP and PDM Concepts of DRP Class Discussion with Notes
 Front end of Supply and PDM in SCM Case pp: 26-36
Chain Management.
Distribution
Requirement
Planning (DRP) and
Physical
Distribution
Management
 (PDM) in global
perspective.
 Operational issues
in PDM and
customer service
expectations and
their fulfillment.
10 Channel Management Relevance of Class Discussion with Notes
Strategy Channel Case pp: 31-36
 Channel Management
management Strategy in SCM
strategy alliances in
emerging global
scenario.
 Conceptual model
of customer service
quality.
Performance
characteristics of
distribution
strategy.
 Design options of a
distribution
network.
 Role of ‘3PL’ in
Supply Chain
Management.
11 Network Design in Students will Class Discussion With Textbook:
Supply Chain learn about Case: pp 130-168
 Criteria of network network Barilla Spa (A),
design, Network designing of SC #694046-PDF-ENG
design factors, Published 1994
 Global Distribution Revised 2008
planning process. HBS
 Distribution
planning tasks and
strategy formulation
on strategic, tactic
and operational
level.
 Distribution
planning horizon,
tasks and mission.
12 Supply Chain Pull/Push Class Discussion with Textbook:
Management Strategy and agile Case pp 47-58
Structure SC
 Efficient and
Responsive. Agility
and responsiveness
in Supply Chain
Management.
 Pull and Push type
Supply Chain
Management.
 Push and Pull
strategy of Supply
Chain Management
to achieve business
 goals.
 Adaptive and agile
Supply Chain
Management.
13 Agricultural Supply Student will study Reading:
Chain Management about Agro SCM McDonald and The
 Case simulation on with relevant Challenges Of a
Agro Supply Chain example Modern Supply Chain,
Management #H01V42-PDF-ENG
Published 2015
HBS
14 Lean Supply Chain Lean SCM and Class Discussion with Textbook:
Management. contemporary Case pp 130-139
 Approaches of Lean practices
Supply Chain
Management,
elimination of
‘Wastages’.
 Supply Chain
management as a
tool to create
competitive
advantage,
 Integrated Supply
Chain management.
15  CPFR and VMI Students will Class Discussion with Textbook:
 Supply Chain learn about VMI Case pp 172-198,
Management Macro and CPFR with 294-299
Process, Supplier’s relevant examples
alliances- CPFR and
vendor managed
Inventory.
 Global Supply
Chain management
and its driving
forces.
16 SCM and Service Service sector and Relevant case study Readings:
Sector SCM integration Relevant Case Study
 Supply Chain
Management in a
service sector
17 Supply Chain Analyzing Case: Readings:
Management in automobiles Ford Motor Co: Case Study
Automobile Industry industry’s SC and Supply Chain Strategy
 Ford supply Chain current practices #699198-PDF-ENG
Strategy Published 1999
Revised 2001
HBS
18 Virtual Supply Chain Relatively new Case: Reading:
Management era of Virtual Amul's IT-Enabled Gunasekaran and
 Challenges, SCM and e-SCM Service Delivery To Ngai, “Virtual Supply
adopting to e- Dairy Farmers Chain Management”,
environment. #W16367-PDF-ENG Production Planning
 e- Supply Chain Published 2016 and Control 15(6):584-
Management and its HBS 595 · October 2004
implementation.
 Supply chain
management in e-
 business.
19 GSCM How to embed Class Discussion with Reading:
 Green Supply Chain green concept in Case Green Supply Chains,
Management, SCM #UV2048-PDF-ENG
 ‘7Rs’ of green Published 2009
Supply Chain HBS
Management,
 Recycling and green
Supply Chain
Management.
20 Presentation on SCM Assessment of Student Presentations
group project by course
students. understanding