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Description
Course Perspective
Learning outcomes
Course Outline
Session Plan
Evaluation Scheme
Students roles & responsibilities
Term Project details
Grading Criteria
Text Books
Reference Books
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A. Course Perspective
To develop understanding and appreciation of the Sales & Distribution processes in organizations.
The course includes the familiarization of concepts, approaches and the practical aspects of the
key decision making variables in sales force and distribution channel management.
Since the subject has tremendous application in the practical work life, the emphasis will be on
assimilating the learning through application of the theoretical inputs on real life cases and
situations.
B. The Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the participants shall be able to:
1. Familiarization on sales objectives and functions on sales department
2. Understanding sales planning and sales force management
3. Learning Sales Channel Management and Distribution Management
C. Course Outline
Introduction to Sales and Distribution Management: Introduction, Evolution of Sales
Management, Nature and Importance of Sales Management, Roles and Skills of Modern Sales
Managers, Sales Management Positions, Sales objectives, Strategies and Tactics, Linking Sales
and Distribution Management; Personal Selling: Preparation and Process: Buying decision
process, Buying situations, Effective communication, Sales knowledge and sales related
marketing policies; Planning, Sales Forecasting and Budgeting: Sales planning, Developing
sales forecast, Forecast accuracy, Sales budgets; Management of Sales Territories and Quotas:
Defining sales territories, Procedure of designing sales territories, Assigning salespersons to
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territories, Managing territorial coverage, Sales quotas; Retailing: Retailer as a salesman, Types
of retailers, Franchising, Electronic Retailing; Wholesaling: Definition of wholesaler, Wholesaler
Key Tasks, Limitations of Wholesaler, Major Wholesaling Decisions; Organizing and Staffing
the Sales Force: Concept of sales organization, Size of the sales force, Staffing the sales force;
Marketing Channels: The marketing channel, Channel formats, Relationship of flows to service
levels; Channel Management: Channel power, Channel Conflict, Principles of Channel
Management, Channel Policies; Market Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Origin of
logistics, Scope of logistics, Service driven logistics systems, Inventory Management, Warehouse,
Transportation, Advances in SCM; International Sales and Distribution Management: The
nature of International markets, Selling in International Markets, Distribution.
D. SESSION PLAN
Cases will be made available to the class with sufficient time to read and analyze
Session
No.
1.
Topics
Details
References
Learning Outcomes
T1
2.
Presentation,
Lecture and Class
Discussions
Presentation,
Lecture and Class
Discussions
T1
3.
Presentation,
Lecture and Class
Discussions
T1
4.
SEMINAR Grp. 2
(Get the seminar duly
approved by course instructor
well-before presentation)
NA
5.
SEMINAR Grp. 4
(Get the seminar duly
approved by course instructor
well-before presentation)
Distribution
Management of
Amul with inputs
from Company
Managers
Distribution
Management of
Asian Paints with
inputs from
Company Managers
NA
6.
Presentation,
Lecture and Class
Discussions
T1
7.
8.
CASE 1
Lecture 5: Sales Force
Recruitment,
Training,
Motivation and Evaluation
SEMINAR Grp 6
(Get the seminar duly
approved by course instructor
well-before presentation)
Class Discussions
Provided Case
T1
9.
10.
SEMINAR Grp 8
(Get the seminar duly
approved by course instructor
Presentation,
Lecture and Class
Discussions
Distribution
Management of
Pepsico with inputs
from Company
Managers
Sales Incentive
Program of Cement
Industry in Jaipur
NA
NA
11.
12.
13.
well-before presentation)
Presentation,
Lecture and Class
Discussions
T1
Class Discussions
Sales promotion
activities at BigBazar with inputs
from Company
Managers
Sales Force Training
at Insurance
Companies with
inputs from
Company Managers
NA
Provided Case
NA
14.
SEMINAR Grp 3
(Get the seminar duly
approved by course instructor
well-before presentation)
15.
16.
QUIZ
Lecture 7:
Appraisal
Force
Presentation,
Lecture and Class
Discussions
17.
SEMINAR Grp 5
(Get the seminar duly
approved by course instructor
well-before presentation)
Channel
Management by
Bajaj Auto with
inputs from
Company Managers
NA
18.
SEMINAR Grp 7
(Get the seminar duly
approved by course instructor
well-before presentation)
Channel
Management by
Telecom
Companies with
NA
Sales
NA
NA
T1
inputs from
Company Managers
19.
T1
20.
Lecture
9:
Channels
T1
21.
SEMINAR Grp 9
(Get the seminar duly
approved by course instructor
well-before presentation)
CASE 3
SEMINAR Grp 10
(Get the seminar duly
approved by course instructor
well-before presentation)
Assignment Submission and
Viva-Voce (Roll 1-6)
22.
23.
24.
25.
Presentation,
Lecture and Class
Discussions
Distribution Presentation,
Lecture and Class
Discussions
Selling Luxury Cars
with inputs from
Company Managers
NA
Class Discussions
Selling Hotel
Facilities with
inputs from
Company Managers
Provided Case
T1
Viva-Voce
26.
27.
Viva-Voce
28.
Viva-Voce
29.
Viva-Voce
30.
Viva-Voce
Marketing Practice
Practical Application of Sales and
Distribution Learning into
Marketing Practice
Practical Application of Sales and
Distribution Learning into
Marketing Practice
Practical Application of Sales and
Distribution Learning into
Marketing Practice
Practical Application of Sales and
Distribution Learning into
Marketing Practice
Practical Application of Sales and
Distribution Learning into
Marketing Practice
Regularity in Course. Unexcused absences will impact the individual students grade.
Please inform me if you intend to miss class for any reason so your absence is noted.
Students are expected to present/ submit their assignments on the scheduled classes.
To deliver and validate their individual contributions in the group assignments.
To interact and discuss during the classes.
To come prepared for the assigned lectures.
G.
TASK:
Consider yourself as the newly appointed NSM for Bisco. After interviewing at-least 5
different sales managers from the biscuits/ confectionary market, develop the following
written assignment, based on the interview insights and your understanding of Sales and
Distribution:
1. Annual Operating Plan with explanations wherever necessary
2. How do you expect Sales Force to implement your plan? Discuss all important
strategies.
3. Will you emphasize on personal selling for distribution. Justify be elaborating the
impact of personal selling to biscuit manufacturing companies and consumers.
4. What type of sales structure will benefit Bisco. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of proposed sales organization structure.
(Include interview excerpts and business cards in your report. All reports will be
checked for plagiarism. Plagiarized reports will not be evaluated.)
H. Grading criteria for Projects
Grades for the project will be based on the following criteria:
1. Thoroughness of report: were all aspects of the project adequately examined?
2. Clarity of the report: how well was the report written? Is it clear, well organized, attractive? Are
there spelling or grammatical errors that detract from the review?
3. Insight of the report: does the report provide clear insight to the likely effectiveness of the aspects
included in the project?
4. Presentation and Viva-Voce
I. TEXT BOOK:
T1: Krishna K. Havaldar and Vasant M. Cavale, Sales and Distribution Management: Text and
Cases, 2ND Edition, Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2011
J. REFERENCE BOOKS:
R1: Ingram, Thomas N. and LaForge, Raymond W., Sales Management: Analysis and
Decision Making, 6th ed., Cengage Learning, 2007.
R2: Still Richard R. and Cundiff, Edward W., 5th ed. Sales Management, Pearson, 1988.
R3: Gupta, S. L., Sales and Distribution Management: Text and Cases, Excel Books, 2005.
R4: Hair, Joseph E. and Anderson, Rolph E., Sales Management, Cengage Learning, 2009.
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