Syllabus
Unit 1
Introduction: Introduction to Supply Chain Management (SCM), Complexity and key issues in SCM, Location strategy, Facility location decisions, Single facility and multiple location models Supply Chain Integration: Supply chain integration, Distributed strategies, Push versus pull systems. Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and demand forecasting, DRP and master production scheduling, DRP techniques time-phased order point, managing variations in DRP, Strategic alliances, Third party logistics, Distribution integration. (20 Hrs)
Unit 2
Basics of Transportation, Transportation Functionality and Principles, Multimodal Transport, Modal Characteristics, Modal Comparisons, Vehicle routing and scheduling models, Traveling salesman problems, Exact and heuristic methods, International Air Cargo Transport; Coastal and Ocean transportation, Characteristics of shipping transport, Types of Ships, Containerization Basics of Packing and Packaging: Packing for Storage, Product content Protection, Packaging Types: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary- Requirements of Consumer Packaging, Channel Member Packaging and Transport Packaging – Shrink packaging Identification codes, Universal Product Code- GS1 Standards- package labels- Symbols used on packages and labels. (20 Hrs)
Unit 3
Issues in SCM: Procurement and outsourcing strategies, Framework of e-procurement, International issues in SCM, Regional differences in logistics, coordinated product and supply chain design, Customer value and SCM, Omnichannel supply chains (20 Hrs)
Text Books / References
Text Book
- Simchi-Levi,D., Kaminsky,P., Simchi-Levi, E., Shankar, R., ‘Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Cases’, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
Reference Books
- Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl, ‘Supply Chain Management’, Pearson Education, 2016
- Martin Christopher, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Prentice?Hall, 2011.
- Donald J. Bowersox & David J. Closs: Logistical Management, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd, New Delhi, 2004.
