SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Sub code: : 08ISO831 Credits: 3

L-T-P : 3+1+0 CIE:50
Total Hours: 36 SEE: 50
Exam Hours: 3

UNIT – I 6 Hrs
Introduction to supply chain, performance of supply chain: What is a Supply Chain;
Decision phases in a supply chain; process view of a supply chain; The importance of
supply chain flows; Examples of supply chains.
Competitive and supply chain strategies; achieving strategic fit; expanding strategic
scope.
UNIT – II 6 Hrs
Supply chain drivers and obstacles, designing distribution network: Drivers of
supply chain performance; A framework for structuring drivers; Facility Inventory,
transportation and information; Obstacles to achieve strategic fit.
The role of distribution in the supply chain; factors influencing distribution network
design; design option for a distribution network; the value of distributors in the supply
chain; Distribution network in practice.
UNIT – III 10 Hrs
Network design: The role of network design in the supply chain; factors influencing
network design decision; a frame work for network design decision; Models for facility
Location and capacity allocation; Making network designs in practice.
The impact of uncertainty on network design; Discounted cash flow analysis;
representation of uncertainty; evaluating network design decision using decision trees;
Inventory management: The role of inventory in a SCM Managing a Multi-echelon cycle
inventory; Estimating cycle inventory related costs in practice.
UNIT – IV 8 Hrs
Transportation, pricing and revenue management: The role of transportation in SC;
factors affecting transportation decision; modes of transportation and their performance
characteristics; Trade-offs in transportation design; tailored transportation routing and
scheduling in transportation.
The role of revenue management in sc; revenue management for multiple customer
segments, perishable assets, seasonal demand and bulk and spot contracts; Using revenue
management in practice.
UNIT – V 6 Hrs
Coordination and Technology in the Supply Chain: The role of IT supply Chain, The
Supply Chain IT framework, CRM, Internal Supply chain management (SCM), Supplier
Relationship Management (SRM). The role of E-business in a supply chain, The E-
business framework, E-business in practice.
Emerging Concepts: The role of Reverse Logistics; RFID Systems; Components,
applications, implementation. Implementation of Six Sigma in Supply Chains.
TEXT BOOK
1. Supply Chain Management – 2004, Strategy, Planning & Operation. Sunil Chopra & Peter
Meindl; Pearson Education Asia, ISBN: 81-7808-272-1.