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Supply Chain Management Unit I

The document outlines the units of a course on Supply Chain Management. Unit I introduces SCM concepts and frameworks. Unit II discusses customer focus and service strategies. Unit III covers inventory management, transportation, and supply chain strategies. Unit IV examines strategic partnerships, benchmarking, JIT, and optimization. Unit V addresses organization design, customer-led business models, and managing internal and external supply chains. The course suggests readings and advises analyzing supply chain case studies in class.

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Supply Chain Management Unit I

The document outlines the units of a course on Supply Chain Management. Unit I introduces SCM concepts and frameworks. Unit II discusses customer focus and service strategies. Unit III covers inventory management, transportation, and supply chain strategies. Unit IV examines strategic partnerships, benchmarking, JIT, and optimization. Unit V addresses organization design, customer-led business models, and managing internal and external supply chains. The course suggests readings and advises analyzing supply chain case studies in class.

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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Unit I
Introduction: Concept of Supply Chain Management (SCM) - Objectives and function of SCM,
Logistics Management, Logistics to SCM, conceptual frame work of SCM, supply chain
strategy, operating model for supply chain, Balanced Business Score and framework.

Unit II
Customer focus in Supply Chain Alignment Theory, competitive situation, developing customer
service strategy, value chain and value delivery systems for SCM.

Unit III
Inventory Management in Supply chain ,as an element of customer service, Logistics
Management, Transportation in supply chain, factors affecting transport selection, formulating
supply chain strategy ,strategic development criteria logistics Implications, channel design and
management, development of integrated logistics strategy.

Unit IV
Strategic Partnerships and Alliances, Collaborative advantage , strategic relationships in
logistics, Best practice and Bench marking, JIT, Re-engineering of supply chain, optimization of
the supply chain .Problems of complexity confronting supply chain Management, The role of
Modeling.

Unit V
Organization Design and Management of supply chain, Customer led Business, Developing the
logistics organization for effective Supply Chain Management, Issues in Labour Management
and Labour relations Retailing anb supply chain Interface - Managing the External Supply chain,
managing internal supply chain, logistics in maximising profitability and cash flow,
organisational Design requirements for Retail supply chain management.

Suggested Readings:-

1. Sinchi-D, Levi, Kaminskyphillip and sim chi - levi E: Designing and management of the
Supply Chain, McGraw Hill, 2000.
2. Gattorna JL and Walters DW: Managing the supply chain, Macmillan Business, 1996.
3. Martin Christopher: Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Pearson Education Asia 2000.
4. B.S.Sahajy: Supply Chain Management for Global Competitiveness, Macmillan India Ltd,
1999.
5. Raghuram G and Rangaraj N: Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Macmillan India
Ltd 2000.

*Note: - Teachers are advised to handle / analyze at least 3 or 4 cases in the subject in the
classroom on any of the topics outlined wherever feasible.

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