Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : SM6421 : Logistics and Supply Chain Management { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Vikas Thakur
Syllabus
Logistics Management: Modern Logistics Concepts, Factors Contributing to the Development of Logistics, Logistics Service Providers, Logistics and Financial Management, Measuring and Managing Logistics Performance. Manufacturing Logistics: Virtual Manufacturing, Distribution Channels, Lot Streaming, Cross Docking, Hub and Spoke Models. Strategic Focus and International Logistics: Globalization and International Trade Environment, International Logistics Management, the Global Logistics Operator. Supply Chain Security: RFID, Financing Global Supply Chain. Supply Chain Designs: Vulnerability, Risk, Robustness and Resilience, Sustainable Logistics and SC Systems, Service Supply Chains, Emerging Supply Chain Designs, Asset Management in the Supply Chains. Smart practices in SCM: 21st Century Supply Chains, Supply Chain Relationships, Supply Chain Strategies, Managing the Supply Pipeline for Global Trade Flows, Future Growth and Constraints of Global Supply Chain.
Course Objectives
- To make students aware of the SCM practices.
Course Outcomes
This course will equip students with a proper blend of Logistics and Supply elements thereby confining their wide range of applications in the changing dynamic environment.
Essential Reading
- Luo, Z. (2012), Technological Solutions for Modern Logistics and Supply Chain Management., Business Science Reference
- Mangan, J., Lalwani, J., Butcher, T., and Javadpour, R. (2008)., Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management., John Wiley
Supplementary Reading
- Bowersox, D. J., Closs, D. J., and Cooper, M. B. (2007)., Supply Chain Logistics Management (2nded.), Mcgraw Hill.
- Branch, A. E. (2008)., Global Supply Chain Management and International Logistics., Routledge Chapman and Hall