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International Distribution and Supply Chain Management
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to -
- Enable students to understand the issues and functions of supply chain management.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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DBBA 503C |
International Distribution and Supply Chain Management |
CO 298: Understand issues and functions of supply chain management. CO 299: Express the significance of logistics. CO 300: Learn the major function of logistics. CO 301: Analyse the importance of logistics integrators. CO 302: Explore the latest trends in SCM and logistics. CO 303: Compare the systems in different companies |
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 |
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 |
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 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
Concept, Objective and Scope, Major functions of Logistics- Transportation, Warehousing, Inventory Management, Material Handling and Storage, Logistical Packaging, Information flows
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
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
Essential Readings:
• Coyle, Langley, Gibson, Novack, Bardi: A Logistics Approach to Supply Chain Management, 10th edition, Cengage Learning
• Bhat K.S.: Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 1st edition, Himalaya Publishing House
• Ballou, R. H., Srivastava S.K.: Business Logistic/ Supply Chain Management, 5th Edition, Pearson.
• Mohanty R.P., Deshmukh S.G: Supply Chain Management Theories and Practices, Indian Text Edition, Biztantra
Suggested Readings:
• Bowersox, Closs, Cooper: Supply Chain Logistics Management. 5th edition, McGraw Hill International Edition
• Wisner, Leong, Tan: Principles of Supply Chain Management A Balanced Approach, 4th edition, Cengage Learning
• Chopra Sunil and Peter Meindl: Supply Chain Management, 6th edition, Pearson Education
E-Resources:
• http://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/document/Z2JzN0ZmU2VhdW5kODBJdWRCTmg3T1hqUmtqNWV...
Journals:
• Supply Chain Management Review
• IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management
