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International Distribution and Supply Chain Management
Course Objectives:
- Enable students to understand the issues and functions of supply chain management.
- Expressing the significance of logistics
- Exploring the latest trends in SCM and logistics
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Learning outcomes (at course level) |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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CO 204: Understanding issues and functions of supply chain management CO 205: Expressing the significance of logistics CO 206: Learning the major function of logistics CO 207: Analysing the importance of logistics integrators CO 208: Exploring the latest trends in SCM and logistics |
Approach in teaching: Power point presentations Case discussions Group Discussions Brainstorming, Reading Assignments
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Chart Preparation, PPTs, Group Discussions
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Formative Assessment through group discussion, quiz, presentations, Analogy Prompt, Padlet, Kahoot Exit tickets, Class tests Summative assessment through Quiz, Semester end examination, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Supply Chain Management : Concept, Objectives, Functions and Importance of Supply Chain Management, Issues in Supply Chain Management, Strategic partnership, 3PL, 4PL, Managing networks and relationships, Sourcing Internationally, Subcontracting within an International Dimension, Procurement Decisions, Reverse Logistics
Integrated Logistics Activites: Integrated Logistics Model, Value Added Concept, Financial Impact of Integrated Logistics on Firm, Emerging Integrated Logistics Concepts, Customer Service, Channels of Distribution, Concept of Distribution Centre
Service Response Logistics: Primary Service response Logistics Activities, Service Response Logistics Functions, Intermediaries in Service Response Logistics
Logistics Management: Concept, Objective and Scope, Major functions of Logistics- Transportation, Warehousing, Inventory Management, Material Handling and Storage, Logistical Packaging, Information flows
Global Logistics and SCM: Managing Global Logistics, Components of Global Logistics Management, process and impact of Global Logistics, Environmental Analysis, Global Distribution, channel strategies, logistics strategies, supply chain strategies, Global Sourcing and Purchasing, Outsourced Manufacturing, Global Sourcing, Purchasing and Supplier Relations
Performance Measurement: traditional performance measures, global performance measurement systems, Supply Chain performance measurement system, The Balanced Scorecard, The Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR)
Current Issues in Supply Chain Management: Best Practices in SCM- Tierization of Suppliers, Vendor Managed inventory, Milk Round System, Bar Coding, Hub and Spoke Concept, Postponement Strategy, Cross Docking, Drop Shipping, Risk Pooling, Trans Shipment, RFID, Benchmarking, Reengineering, Virtual Supply Chain, Agile and Lean Supply Chain, Green Supply Chain, Flexible Supply Chain
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2. Ballou, R. H., Srivastava S.K.: Business Logistic/ Supply Chain Management, 5th Edition, Pearson.
3. Mohanty R.P., Deshmukh S.G: Supply Chain Management Theories and Practices, Biztantra
4. Bowersox, Closs, Cooper: Supply Chain Logistics Management. 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill International Edition
5. Wisner, Leong, Tan: Principles of Supply Chain Management A Balanced Approach, Cengage Learning
6. Sharma S: Supply Chain Management, Oxford
7. Bhat K.S.: Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Himalaya Publishing House
8. Chopra Sunil and Peter Meindl: Supply Chain Management, Pearson Education
