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Course Outline
Supply Chain Management
Course Instructor: Dr. G. D. Sardana & Dr. A. K. Dey
Contact: Faculty Room : Second Floor; Ground FloorContact no.: 380 & 324Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Course Objectives: Developing an understanding of the significance of Supply Chain Management
to achieve cost effective supply and distribution of goods & services to meet varying customer demand.
By discussing selected cases develop an understanding of the process of creating sustainable competitive advantage through innovative design of supply chains
Pedagogical Methods:Lectures, Cases, Excel based numericals
Primary Teaching Book & Reading Material: Chopra Sunil, Meindl Peter and Kalra D. V.: Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operations, Pearson Other Suggested Readings(Books):
David Simchi Levi et al., Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Case Studies, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Martin Christopher, Logistics & Supply Chain Management: Strategies for reducing cost & improving service, Second Ed., Pearson, India, 2000
Janat Shah: Supply Chain Management, Pearson
The students will be expected to go through: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal. ISSN : 1359-
8546 Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR®), supply-chain.org/scor Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management Journal of Business Logistics
Other Study MaterialEBSCO, Proquest and other electronic databases
Cases to be discussed as part of the course:1. Reebok Postponement Case
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2. HP DeskJet Postponement case 3. Sport Obermeyer4. Barilla SpA (A)
Cases given as student presentations/submission:1. Netflix2. Mumbai Dabbawallah3. Narayana Hrudalaya4. Aravind Eye Care5. Naukri.com6. ZARA7. Starbucks 8. Stanford GM case 9. Stanford On Star Case
Other Course Policies:Familiarity with Excel Solver is a must; Stress will be on solving numerical problems
Exams: OLTs, Excel based sums to be solved on computer in lab, Case analysis (identifying strategies of operations and supply chain management), End term
Class Participation : Regular presence, Keep pace with course progression, Be punctual
System of Evaluation1. OLT two Five marks each: Total marks 102. Case Presentation/Submission 103. Excel Based Sums 30 (20)4. End Term 60
Topics to be covered:
Session No
Session-wise PlanReference Chapter/ Case
No. of Sessions(Each 1.5 Hrs)
1-2 1. Introduction, Concerns, Challenges of managing supply chain
1,2,3 2
3-4 2. Value of Information: Bullwhip Effect 17, Simchi Levi 25-6 3. Distribution channels and strategies 4 2
7-8 4. Procurement strategies, Postponement, Decoupling
To be intimated in class
2
9-10 5. Outsourcing and Supply Chain Metric SCOR
To be intimated in class
2
11-12 6. Logistics Network Models Chap 5 5 2
13-147. Inventory Management & Risk Pooling:
(from Simchi Levi’s book) Sports Obermeyer case
Simchi Levi 2
15-16 8. Planning & Managing Inventories: Chap 10 – Economies of Scale – Cycle Inventory, Chap 11 – Managing Uncertainty - Safety
10, 11 & 12 3
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Inventory, Chap 12 – Determining optimal level of product availability
17-18 9. Mass Customization, Postponement and Component Commonality
Text distributed 1
19-20 10. Green and Productive Supply ChainWal*Mart Case and PPT
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Topics to be covered through self-study (study material provided in SCM_2012 folder on the NAT:
3PL, Postponement, VMI, RFID, WalMart Sustainability, Cross Docking, Warehousing, Distribution Strategy and Supplier Relationship
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