Supply Chain Management (Electives POM)

Paper Code: 
MBP- 423
Credits: 
4.0
Contact Hours: 
40.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To acquaint with decision making in planning, scheduling and control of supply chain functions.
  • To enable understanding in production and operations through logistics and inventory management.
7.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Meaning and scope of supply chain management, key issues in supply chain management, supply chain performance – achieving strategic fit.

9.00
Unit II: 
Logistics Network Configuration

Introduction to data collection, data aggregation, Transportation rate, mileage estimation, warehouse costs, potential warehouse locations.
Simulation models and optimization techniques – key features of a network configuration DSS.

9.00
Unit III: 
Inventory management

Introduction to single warehouse inventory, the economic lot size model, the effect of demand uncertainty, supply contracts, multiple order opportunities, continuous review policy, variable lead times, periodic review policy, Centralized versus Decentralized systems: managing inventory in the supply chain.

9.00
Unit IV: 
Supply Chain Integration

Introduction – push, pull and push–pull systems, push based supply chains, pull based supply chain, push-pull supply chain. Identifying the appropriate supply chain strategy, implementing a push-pull strategy, centralized versus decentralized control, central versus local facilities.

6.00
Unit V: 
Customer value and supply chain management

Introduction to the dimensions of customer value, conformance to requirements, product selection, price and brand, value added services, strategic pricing and revenue management, customer value measures.

Essential Readings: 
  • Michael H.Hugos, Essentials of Supply Chain Management, Second Edition, 2006.
  • D.V. Kalra, Peter Meindl, Sunil Chopra, Supply Chain Management, Pearson, Fourth Edition, 2010.
References: 
  1. Janat Shah, Supply Chain Management – Text and Cases, Pearson Education, First Edition, 2009.
  2. R.P. Mohanty, S.G. Deshmukh, Supply Chain Management-Theories and Practices, Dreamtech Press, First Edition, 2012.