Logistics and SCM

Paper Code: 
SDMK 302
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
18.00
Unit I: 
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

18.00
Unit II: 
Integrated Logistics Activities

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

18.00
Unit III: 
Logistics Management

Concept, Objective and Scope, Major functions of Logistics- Transportation, Warehousing, Inventory Management, Material Handling and Storage, Logistical Packaging, Information flows

36.00
Unit IV: 
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

18.00
Unit V: 
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

Essential Readings: 
  • Coyle, Langley, Gibson, Novack, Bardi: A Logistics Approach to Supply Chain Management,
  • Cengage Learning
  • Ballou, R. H., Srivastava S.K.: Business Logistic/ Supply Chain Management, 5 th Edition,
  • Pearson.
  • Mohanty R.P., Deshmukh S.G: Supply Chain Management Theories and Practices, Biztantra
  • Bowersox, Closs, Cooper: Supply Chain Logistics Management. 3 rd Edition, McGraw Hill

 

References: 
  • International Edition
  • Wisner, Leong, Tan: Principles of Supply Chain Management A Balanced Approach, Cengage
  • Learning
  • Sharma S: Supply Chain Management, Oxford

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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