Syllabus
Unit 1
Logistics: Logistics, SCM & competitive strategy, Competitive advantage, Value chain, Logistics & customer value: Marketing & logistics interface, customer service, out-of-stock, customer retention, customer-service priorities, service standards, market-driven supply chains, Logistics cost: Costing, Cost analysis, Logistics & bottom line, Shareholder value, Profitability analysis, Cost drivers, ABC analysis (20 Hrs)
Unit 2
Matching Supply & Demand: Lead-time gap, Demand forecasting & management, CPFR, Supply Chain fulcrum, Responsive Supply Chain: Push & pull, Agility, Responsiveness, Strategic lead-time management: Lead-time concepts, pipeline management, Risk Management: Developing a risk profile, Managing risk, Achieving supply chain resilience, 3PL to 4PL, Supply Chain Integration: Developing the logistics organization, Logistics as the vehicle of change, Logistics core card . (20 Hrs
Unit 3
Synchronous Supply Chain: Extended enterprise, Virtual supply chain, Bull whip effect, QR logistics, Logistics system dynamics, AI, ML, Data science & block chain for logistics, Globalization: Visibility in the global pipeline, sourcing. Sustainable supply chains: Triple bottom line, Green supply chains and reducing carbon footprint. (20Hrs)
Text Books / References
Text Book
- Martin Christopher, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Prentice?Hall, 2011.
Reference Books
- Donald J. Bowersox & David J. Closs: Logistical Management, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd, New Delhi, 2004.
- Satish C. Ailawadi & Rakesh Singh: Logistics Management, Prentice?Hall of India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 2005.
- Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl, ‘Supply Chain Management’, Pearson Education, 2016