ELEMENTS OF EXPORT LOGISTICS

Paper Code: 
IBG-516
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcome (COs):

               Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO 191: To impart the knowledge of the various documents involved in export as well as import business

CO 192: To familiarize students with the export import procedure and documentation.

CO 193: To apprise them of the documentation procedures and its sanctity in International Business.

CO 194: To form a base of policy framework in International Business.

CO 195: familiarize students with the process of shipment and negotiation orders.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments.

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions,

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Marketing Logistics system:

Concept, Objective, Importance, Logistic Tasks.
Strategic Logistics planning, The important Concepts-Cost trade off, Total cost concept, Total system concept.

9.00
Unit II: 
Inland Transport:

Road, Rail, water & Air Transport
Warehousing: Concept, Functions, Warehousing Corporations in India.

9.00
Unit III: 
International Transport System:

Air transport: Airports Authority of India, Air services in India, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, advantages and problems.
Ocean Transport: Significance, Types of ships, liners and Tramps, advantages and problems thereof.

9.00
Unit IV: 
Multi Modalisation:

concept, advantages and disadvantages of containerization, types of containers, combined transport document (CTD),Inter modalism and multi modalism.

9.00
Unit V: 
Indian shipping-

Importance, Features of Indian shipping policy, problems of shipping industry.

Essential Readings: 

• Ram Singh, “International Trade Logistics”, Oxford University Press
• V.V. Sople, “Logistics Management”, Pearson
• Cherunilam Francis “International Business”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • N.P. Subba Rao : International Business, Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi
  • IGNOU International Logistics Module

E-RESOURCES:

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Christopher, Prof Martin, Pearson Education Limited  (Thinktank)

http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/iisuniv-ebooks/home.action

JOURNALS:

  • Global Business Review , http:// sagepub.com
  • International Journal of Logistics system and management

 

ACADEMIC YEAR: 
2022-2023
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