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CO2 :: apply different principles of supply chain management in distribution and transportation
CO3 :: analyze the gap between supply and demand in supply chain management
CO4 :: identify various supply chain management barriers and risk management
Unit I
Basic concepts of supply chain analytics : evolution of supply chain models, introduction of
supply chains (SC) analytics, Analytics Important in a supply chain, , linking the supply chain with
customer, supply and value chains, supply chain view points, introduction to supply chain
management, logistic system analysis, sourcing strategy
Unit II
Distribution and transportation : distribution channel and it functions, choice of distribution
channel, types of distribution channel, factors influencing distribution, facility design and network
design in a supply chain, modes of transportation, transport decisions
Unit III
Inventory planning and warehousing : inventory management, inventory theory models:
economic order quantity models, reorder point models and multi echelon inventory systems,
managing economies of scale in supply chain cycle inventory, management of warehouse, benefits of
a warehouse
Unit IV
Coordinating supply and demand : the lead-time gap, lack of supply chain coordination and the
bullwhip effect, improving the visibility of demand, demand forecasting, demand management and
aggregate planning, collaborative planning, product 'push' versus demand 'pull, agile supply chain,,
responsiveness in supply chain
Unit V
Information technology in supply chain : role of information and information technology in the
supply chain, 'quick response' logistics, production strategies for quick response, ZARA case study 7
rules for fashion supply chain
Customer service strategy : identification of service needs, measuring service levels in supply
chains, customer satisfaction/ value/ profitability/ differential advantage,, measurement of supply
chain performance, Amazon's business strategy and revenue model
Unit VI
Supply chain risk profile : vulnerability in supply chains, understanding the supply chain risk
profile, managing supply chain risk, achieving supply chain resilience
Supply chain barriers and integration : creating the logistics vision, problems with conventional
organizations, developing the logistics organization, logistics as the vehicle for change, benchmarking
References:
1. SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS by T. A.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN, WILEY