Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Paper Code: 
IBG 616
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The Course provides the knowledge of modalities involved with regards to the packaging and insurance of the international cargo and the assisting role being played by various middlemen.

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

Liner Freighting Practices- Types of rates, Pricing Principles and Surcharges, Bill of Lading

Tramp Chartering Practices- Tramp Trade, types of Chartering- Voyage, Time, Bareboat Charter, Charter party and its main clauses- voyage and time

Difference between Charter Party and Bill of lading

9.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2

SCM: Introduction, Design and Management of SCM, Supply Chain Process for Integrated SCM

Logistics and SCM: Introduction, Logistics-Marketing Interface, Logistics-Manufacturing Interface

Logistics Management

9.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

Supply Chain Strategies: Push Based supply chain, Pull Based supply chain, Push-Pull strategy

Drivers of SCM , Demand Management, Bullwhip Effect

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

Globalization: Stages to global SCM, Supply Channels

International Logistics: Integrating Logistics, World Class Logistics Management (WCLM)

Information Technology and SCM

9.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

Future trends: Collaborative Strategies, Third Party Logistics, Fourth Party Logistics, Reverse Logistics, Green Supply Chain.

* Case studies related to entire topics are to be taught.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • IGNOU Logistics and Supply Chain Management Module
  • Cherunilam Francis “International Business”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, new Delhi
  • N P Subba Rao : International Business(Text and Cases) , Edition 4,  Himalya Publication House, Mumbai
  • Thakur & Mishra : International Business- Concepts and Techniques, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd
  • Varshney R.L. and Bhattacharya: International Marketing Management, Sultanchand Publications.

 

ACADEMIC YEAR: 
2018-2019
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