Supply Chain Management Study Plan

Introduction, Definition, scope and importance

of Supply Chain, Features of SCM
Key drivers of SCM, performance
measurement, financial issues in SCM, Asset
management, Du pont model, Supply Chain
costing, Value Chain, Value system and Supply
chain
Make or Buy
Supply Chain Network, Network decisions in
SCM
Definition of logistics management, scope and
role of transportation, traffic and transportation
Relationship between transportation and other
business functions, Transport economics
Third party logistics and fourth party logistics
service provider
Logistics equipment
Reverse logistics
Government rules and regulations related to
logistics
Price Analysis
Purchase cycle
Negotiation
Inventory Control, Planning and Managing
inventories
Warehouse management, Order management
Competitive advantage through logistics and
supply chain
Responsive supply chain, Supply chain process
integration
Planning and sourcing in supply chain, Type
and time horizon of forecast and category of
forecasting
Aggregate planning
Global supply chain perspectives New
business models
Role of IT in supply chain

Chopra, Meindl, Kalra- Ch 1, Janat Shah Ch 1,

2
Chopra, Meindl, Kalra Ch 2, 3

Janat Shah Ch 3
Chopra, Meindl, Kalra Ch4.1, 4.2, 5, Janat
Shah: Ch 6
V.V. Sople Ch 1.2, 1.3, 3.3, 8
Presentations
V.V. Sople- 12.1,12.2,12.3,12.4
V.V. Sople Ch5
V.V. Sople- Ch 15
V.V. Sople Ch 19
Monczka, Trent and Handfield Pg 346-351
Monczka, Trent and Handfield Ch 2
Monczka, Trent and Handfield Ch 13
Janat Shah Ch 4,5
Notes provided in class
John Mentzer (Notes provided)
Janat Shah Ch
Janat Shah Ch 7

Chopra, Meindl, Kalra Ch 8.1,8.2,8.3

N Chandrasekaran Ch
Chopra, Meindl, Kalra Ch 17

Internal assessment (Max marks: 20): Presentations -15, Attendance-5