The Project which carries a weightage of 20 % in the final assessment neesd to be done in the Industry.
Identify a manufacturing setup. For a typical product in that organisation, map the supply chain from the supplier vendor side right to the distribution side. This includes finding the vendor, the vendor country, reasons for importing from tht country, mode of transportation, economies effected through transportation and storage, port of despatch, port of entry in India, mode of transportation, storage and distribution, including last mile.
This will give the student enough exposure to the supply chain, including international logistics, 3PL, $PL etc..
Monday, May 4, 2009
Exec PGDM SCM syllabus
Supply Chain Management, Ex-PGDM, XIME. April 09 - June 09.
Objective : To give the students the importance of the process of supply chain management, the importance of variability of demand, managing inventory, planning demand and supply, important concepts related to SCM. To make the students appreciate the importance of managing and controlling inventory and the distribution system configuration.
Syllabus :
Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics
Designing Distribution networks, uncertain environment
Planning demand and supply in the supply chain, managing predictable variability
Playing the Beer Distribution Game distribution side dynamics.
Planning and managing inventories in the SC, cycle inventory, safety inventory, level of product availability
Value of Information, Bullwhip Effect, causes, benefits of information sharing.
Designing and Planning Transportation networks, domestic and international, Global logistics and Risk management.
Sourcing decisions - factors affecting, Revenue Management, perishable assets, over-booking, bulk and spot contracts.
Information Technology and co-ordination in the supply chain. Delayed product differentiation, mass customisation.
Text Books :
1. Designing and Managing the Supply Chain, Simchi Levi et al, TMH, 2008
2. Supply Chain Management, Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl, Pearson Education, 2007.
3. Operations Management, Stevenson, TMH, 2007, (for some concepts)
4.Supply Chain Management, Rahul Altekar, PHI,2008.
Scheme of Examination :
20 % mid-term examination
30 % end-term examination
20 % project
10 % assignments
10 % presentations
10 % attendance and participation
Instructor :
Dr George Easaw
Objective : To give the students the importance of the process of supply chain management, the importance of variability of demand, managing inventory, planning demand and supply, important concepts related to SCM. To make the students appreciate the importance of managing and controlling inventory and the distribution system configuration.
Syllabus :
Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics
Designing Distribution networks, uncertain environment
Planning demand and supply in the supply chain, managing predictable variability
Playing the Beer Distribution Game distribution side dynamics.
Planning and managing inventories in the SC, cycle inventory, safety inventory, level of product availability
Value of Information, Bullwhip Effect, causes, benefits of information sharing.
Designing and Planning Transportation networks, domestic and international, Global logistics and Risk management.
Sourcing decisions - factors affecting, Revenue Management, perishable assets, over-booking, bulk and spot contracts.
Information Technology and co-ordination in the supply chain. Delayed product differentiation, mass customisation.
Text Books :
1. Designing and Managing the Supply Chain, Simchi Levi et al, TMH, 2008
2. Supply Chain Management, Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl, Pearson Education, 2007.
3. Operations Management, Stevenson, TMH, 2007, (for some concepts)
4.Supply Chain Management, Rahul Altekar, PHI,2008.
Scheme of Examination :
20 % mid-term examination
30 % end-term examination
20 % project
10 % assignments
10 % presentations
10 % attendance and participation
Instructor :
Dr George Easaw
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