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Logistics & SCM Syllabus

This document provides details about the Logistics & Supply Chain Management elective course offered in Trimester 4. The course aims to expose students to supply chain management and current logistics trends. It covers key topics like supply chain networks, decision phases, transportation, warehousing, procurement, demand forecasting, and performance metrics. The course contains 5 units and will be taught over 30 sessions, earning students 3 credits upon completion.

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Logistics & SCM Syllabus

This document provides details about the Logistics & Supply Chain Management elective course offered in Trimester 4. The course aims to expose students to supply chain management and current logistics trends. It covers key topics like supply chain networks, decision phases, transportation, warehousing, procurement, demand forecasting, and performance metrics. The course contains 5 units and will be taught over 30 sessions, earning students 3 credits upon completion.

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Trimester 4

OPERATIONS AREA

ELECTIVE COURSE

LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Course code: 11MO41 Course Objective: The objective of the course is to: Expose the student to the scope of supply chain management in achieving overall business objective Familiarize about supply chain networks and current trends in logistics. Course Content: UNIT I: Supply Chain Fundamentals, Importance, Decision Phases, Process View. SupplierManufacturer-Customer chain. Drivers of Supply Chain Performance. Structuring Supply Chain Drivers. Overview of Supply Chain Models and Modeling Systems. Building blocks of a supply chain network, Business processes in supply chains, Types of supply chains and examples & Strategic, tactical, and operational decisions in supply chains. UNIT II: Definition and Scope of Logistics Functions & Objectives Modes of TransportationPackaging- Freight Management Route Planning Containerization-Modal Characteristics, Inter-modal Operators and Transport Economies-Packaging- Design considerations, Material and Cost-Packaging as Unitisation- Consumer and Industrial Packaging. UNIT III: Distribution strategies-Warehousing-Types & Operations-Warehouse Management Systems. Procurement Process Types of Purchasing Strategies. Supplier Evaluation, Selection and Measurement. Supplier Quality Management UNIT IV: Overview of Demand forecasting in the supply chain. Collaborative Planning Forecasting & Replenishment (CPFR)-Coordination in the Supply Chain. Supply chain performance metrics SCOR model-Supply chain inventory management and Bullwhip effect UNIT V: Documentation in Logistics Third Party Logistics 3PL Implementation & Operation- Supply Chain IT Implementation -Supply chain strategies. Text Book: 1. John J Coyle et all, A Logistics Approach to Supply Chain Management, Cengage Learning, 2009. 2. Donald J Bowwersox et all, Logistics Management Integrated Supply Chain Process, Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2000. References: 1. Joel D. Wisner, Principles of Supply chain management, Cengage Learning, 2007 2. Altekar Rahul V, Supply Chain Management-Concept and Cases, Prentice Hall India, 2005. 3. Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl, Supply Chain Management-Strategy Planning and Operation, Pearson Education, Third Indian Reprint, 2004. 4. Monczka et al., Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Cengage Learning, Second Reprint, 2/e, 2002. 5. Shapiro Jeremy F, Modeling the Supply Chain, Cengage Learning, Second Reprint , 2002. Credits: 3.0 Total No. of sessions: 30

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