International Distribution and Supply Chain Management Practical

Paper Code: 
DBBA 504C
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

1. Understanding issues and functions of supply chain management

2. Learning the major function of logistics 

3. Organizing the interactive sessions to explore the latest trends in SCM and logistics.

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

CO 209: Understanding issues and functions of supply chain management

CO 210: Expressing the significance of logistics

CO 211: Learning the major function of logistics

CO 212: Analysing the importance of logistics integrators

CO 213: 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

 

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

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Select a company and describe its international SCM through PPT.

6.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Prepare a chart on 3PL, 4PL and 7PL with suitable examples of companies.

6.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Identify any TWO major functions of Logistics for company of your choice (Transportation, Warehousing, Inventory Management, Material Handling and Storage, Logistical Packaging, Information flows) and prepare a PPT.

6.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Case Study related to Global Logistics and SCM

6.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Identify a company which is following any one of the following approaches and prepare a report for the same:
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: 

1. Coyle, Langley, Gibson, Novack, Bardi: A Logistics Approach to Supply Chain Management, Cengage Learning
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

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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