COURSE PLAN

1. Course Title : Distribution and Transportation Management 5. Semester : III

2. Course Code : MSDY111 6. Academic Year: 2020-21

3. Course Faculty : Dr. H. Moideen Batcha 7. Department : Management Studies

4. Theory / Practical: Theory 8. No. of Credits : 4

9. Course Learning Objectives:
 Get introduced to different channels of distribution
 Learn to design a distribution network
 Learn to design transportation network
 Aware of various transportation modes and selection criteria
 Identify technology enabled systems in transportation and distribution

10. Course pre-requisites:

Basic knowledge of Logistics, Supply Chain and Transportation

11. Schedule of teaching and learning Refer Annexure

12. Course material and References

Students shall refer books, magazines and journals in the library and browse
internet)

References:

1. Satish K. Kapoor, Purva Kansal. Basics of Distribution Management: A

Logistics Approach, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2003.

2. Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl and D.V. Kalra. Supply Chain Management:
Strategy, Planning, and Operation, Pearson Education, 5th Edition, New
Delhi, 2013.

3. Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher and Peter Baker. Hand book of logistics and
distribution management, Kogen Page Ltd., 2010
13. Assessment Scheme :
Total marks (100) = Internal Marks (50) + End Semester Marks (50)
Allocation of Internal Marks:

S.No Assessment Scheme Weightage

1. CAT 20%
2. Assignment/Seminar 30%
3. End Semester Exam 50%
TOTAL 100%

i) Mid-Term Test

Continuous assessment: Written

ii) Assignment

Type of assignment - Written Assignment

14. Course outcomes

At the end of the course the students would

 Identify and adopt different channels of distribution in real-time business

situation
 Plan and design distribution network
 Plan and design transportation network
 Plan and execute transportation activities
 Adopt technology in channel management and transportation
15. Mapping of course outcomes with learning activities and assessments

Course Learning Assessments Half- Half-II End sem

outcomes activities I % *
% %
Course Lecture and Test, Activity,
outcome PPts Assignments 50 20
1

Lecture Test, Activity, 50 20

Course and Assignments
outcome PPts
2

Course
outcome Lecture and Test, Activity, 35 20
3 PPts Assignments

Course Lecture and Test, Activity, 35 20

outcome videos/PPts Assignments
4

Course Lecture and Test, Activity, 30 20

outcome Videos/PPts Assignments
5
*% of marks in the question paper relevant to the respective outcomes

(Dr. H.Moideen Batcha)

Course faculty

Head of the Department

 ANNEXURE

Schedule of Teaching and Learning

Module Period Topics to be covered Mode of Teaching Refere-

Delivery Aids nces

I DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DESIGN

Role of Distribution in the Supply

Chain
2 L PP R2

Factors Influencing Distribution

Network Design
2 L PP R2

Design Options for a Distribution

Network
2 D, L, S PP R2, R1

Online Sales and the Distribution

Network
2 D, L, C PP, V R1,R3

Distribution Networks in Practice

1 D,V BB, R1,R3,

II NETWORK DESIGN IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Role of Network Design in the Supply

Chain
2 L PP R1,R3,

Factors Influencing Network Design

Decisions
2 L PP, V R2,R3,

Framework for Network Design L

Decisions
2 PP R1

2 Models for Facility Location L

PP R2

2 Models for Capacity Allocation. L

 PP R2,R3

III TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DESIGN

Role of Transportation in the Supply

Chain
2 L PP R!, R2

Transportation Infrastructure –
Policies
2 L,C PP R!,R2

Design options for a Transportation

Network
2 L, S, D PP R2,R3

2 Trade Offs in Transportation Design L, S,C PP R3

1 Tailored Transportation. L,S,C PP, V R3

IV MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
2 Modes of Transportation – Road
Transport – Rail Transport
D, L PP R1,R2, R3

Water and Air transport – Pipelines

2 D, L, S PP R1,R2

2 Inter Modal Transport

D, L, S PP R1,R2

Factors influencing selection of

Modes and Carriers
2 D, L PP, V R3

2 Transportation Costing and Pricing -

Performance Characteristics.
D, L PP, V R2

V IT IN DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION

Technology driven distribution

channels
2 L, S PP, V R1,R2,R3

Role of Information Technology in L

Transportation
2 PP R1,R2
 Communication systems
2 L, S, V PP, V R1,R2

2 Automatic vehicle location systems

L, S, V PP, V R1,R3

2 Geographic information Systems.

L, S, V PP,V R1,R2,R3

BB – Black Board PP – Power point C-Case study L- lecture

D- Discussion V - Video S- Situation Analysis

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