LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
FSD-423
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To provide an understanding of the individual processes of supply chain management and their interrelationships within individual companies.
  • To provide an understanding of the management components, tools and techniques useful in implementing of supply chain management.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Courses

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

FSD 423

 
Logistics and Supply Chain Management

(Theory)

 

 

The students will be able to –

 

CO 105 Analyze various distribution channels in the fashion and textile industry.

CO 106 Demonstrate an ability to work effectively in retail management.

CO 107 Recognize the supply chain management in textile and fashion industry.

CO 108 Assess the global environment and select the most cost-effective solution at each stage in the chain to avoid business costs.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Group Discussions, Power point presentations, Guest lectures by industry experts, Industry Visits

 

Learning Activities for the students : Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, case studies Industry Visits, Quizzes, reports and presentations, individually and/or in groups.

Assessment task will include Class test on the topics, Semester end examinations, quiz, Visit report, student’s presentations and assignments.

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Distribution Channel
  • Apparel supply chain overview
  • The meaning and nature of distribution channels.
  • Channels levels: Vertical, Marketing system, Horizontal Marketing system, Hybrid marketing systems.
12.00
Unit II: 
Channel Management
  • Channel planning and design, Criterion for selection of channel members,
  • Methods of compensating and motivating channel members,
  • Assessing the performance of channel members, Removal and addition in the channels.
12.00
Unit III: 
Retail Logistics Management
  • Meaning of Retail Logistics management, The physical flow of merchandise,
  • Emerging concepts in Logistics, Importance of a Distribution Centre ,
  • Functions of a Distribution channel, Order Processing and fulfilment,
  • Transportation and Warehousing
12.00
Unit IV: 
Supply Chain Management
  • Concept & Need of supply chain management 
  • Evolution in supply chain management 
  • Issues involved in developing supply chain
  • Performance measurements and control
12.00
Unit V: 
Supply Chain in Domestic and Global Environment
  • Concepts & Benefits
  • Porters Model of value chain in selling and procurement,
  • Improving supply chain forecasting,
  • Purchase and supply chain,
  • Production and supply chain.
Essential Readings: 
  1. Swapna Pradhan : Retail Management, 2nd & 3rd edition, Tata McGraw Hill publishing company, 2008, 2009
  2. Satish. C. Ailauadi, Rakesh. P.Singh, Logistic Management, 2nd edition, PHI Learning pvt ltd, New Delhi, 2012.
  3. Altekar, Rahul, V., Supply Chain Management: Concept and Cases, PHI Learning private limited, New Delhi, 2005
  4. Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindi : Supply Chain Management (Person Education )
  5. Raghuram, G. and Rangaraj, N. Logistic and Supply Chain Management: Cases and Concept, Macmillan Publisher India Ltd, 2000.
  6. Tylor, A. David, Supply chains: A Managers Guide, Pearson Education,New Delhi 2004
  7. Keiser, S. And Garner, M., Beyond Design: the synergy of apparel product development, Fairchild publication, New York, 2005.
  8. John.T. Mentzer: Supply Management (Reponse Books)
  9. K. Shridhara Bhat, Logistic & Supply chain management, Himalaya publishing house, Pvt ltd, Mumbai, 2009
  10. N.Chandrasekaran, Supply chain management: Process, System & Practice, Oxford University Press, 2010
References: 
  1. Aditi.R.Khandelwal, Retail Management, RBSA Publication, Jaipur, 2013
  2. Donald Waters, Logistics: An Introduction to supply chain management, Palgrave Macmillan Hound mills, New York, 2003
  3. Sten EI Ansany & coughian : Marketing channels (Prentice Hall)
  4. Anurag Saxena, Kaushik Sircar, Supply Chain Management, Jaico Publication House
  5. Reji Ismail, Logistic management, Excel books, new delhi, 2008
  6. Michael Hugos, Essential of supply chain management,  3rd, John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2011
Academic Year: 
2019-20
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