V TRIMESTER OPERATIONS ELECTIVES

BA6047 - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

LTPC
3003
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Supply Chain – Fundamentals, Importance, Decision Phases, Process View. Supplier –
Manufacturer – Customer Chain. Drivers of Supply Chain Performance. Structuring Supply
Chain Drivers. Overview of Supply Chain Models and Modeling Systems.
UNIT II STRATEGIC SOURCING 9
In-sourcing and Out-sourcing – Types of Purchasing Strategies. Supplier Evaluation,
Selection and Measurement. Supplier Quality Management. Creating a world class Supply
Base. World Wide Sourcing.
UNIT III SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK 9
Distribution Network Design – Role, Factors Influencing, Options, Value Addition. Models
for Facility Location and Capacity Location. Impact of uncertainty on Network Design.
Network Design Decisions Using Decision Trees. Distribution Center Location Models.
Supply Chain Network Optimization Models.
UNIT IV PLANNING DEMAND, INVENTORY AND SUPPLY 9
Overview of Demand Forecasting in the Supply Chain. Aggregate Planning in the Supply
Chain. Managing Predictable Variability.
Managing Supply Chain Cycle Inventory. Uncertainty in the Supply Chain – Safety
Inventory. Determination of Optimal Level of Product Availability. Coordination in the
Supply Chain.
UNIT V CURRENT TRENDS 9
E–Business – Framework and Role of Supply Chain in e-Business and B2B Practices.
Supply Chain IT Framework. Internal Supply chain management. Fundamentals of
Transaction Management. Supply Chain in IT Practice. Supplier Relationship
Management. Information Systems Development. Packages in Supply Chain –eSRM,
eLRM, eSCM. Supply Base Management.
 Total: 45
TEXT BOOK
1. Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindi, Supply Chain Management–Strategy Planning and
Operation, Pearson Education, Third Indian Reprint, 2004.
REFERENCES
1. Monczka et al., Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Thomson Learning,
Second edition, Second Reprint, 2002.
2. Shapiro Jeremy F, Modeling the Supply Chain, 2nd Edition, Thomson Learning,
2002.
3. Janat Shah, Supply Chain Management Text and Cases, Pearson 2009
4. R P Mohanty and S G Deshmukh, Supply Chain Management Theory and
Practices, Biztantra, 2009.