RVS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH

(AUTONOMOUS)
(Re-Accredited by NAAC, Approved by AICTE, Affiliated to
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore)
SULUR, COIMBATORE – 641 402.
COURSE LEARNING RESOURCES INDEX
NAME OF THE COURSE: Supply Chain Concepts and Planning BATCH: 2018-20

LEARNING PAGE
S.NO UNIT TOPIC
RESOURCES NUMBERS
CONCEPTS OF SUPPLY CHAIN Service and T2 1-21
manufacturing supply chain dynamics - Evolution
of supply chain management - Multiple views and
1 1
flows - Service supply chains -Manufacturing
supply chains - Measures of supply chain
performance - Bullwhip effect
SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESSES AND T2 22-36
STRATEGIES Integrated supply chains design -
Customer relationship process - Order fulfillment
2 process -Supplier relationship process - Supply
2
chain strategies - Strategic focus - Mass
customization - Lean supply chains - Outsourcing
and offshoring - Virtual supply chains.
SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE DRIVERS T2 37-97
AND FORECASTING METHODS unctional
drivers (Pricing, information and sourcing) –
Forecasting introduction - Framework for a forecast
system - Choosing right forecasting technique -
Judgment methods (Composite Forecasts, Surveys,
Delphi Method, Scenario Building, Technology
3 3
Forecasting, Forecast by Analogy) - Causal
methods (Regression Analysis -Linear & Non-
Linear Regression, Econometrics) - Time series
analysis (Autoregressive Moving Average
(ARMA), Exponential Smoothing, Extrapolation,
Linear Prediction, Trend Estimation, Growth
Curve, Box-Jenkins Approach) – CPFR
SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING T2 98-115
Introduction to Sales and operations planning -
4 4 Purpose of sales and operations plans - Decision
context - Sales and operations planning as a process
- Overview of decision support tools
 RESOURCE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING T2 115-153
Enterprise resource planning - Planning and control
systems for manufacturers - Materials requirement
5 5 planning - Drum – Buffer – Rope system –
Scheduling - Scheduling service and manufacturing
processes - Scheduling customer demand -
Scheduling employees - Operations scheduling.

LEARNING RESOURCES:
Text Books: T1: Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl, Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and
Operation, Pearson, 2010.
T2: Supply chain concepts and planning, Confederation of Indian Industry, Institute
of Logistics
Reference R1: Janat Shah, Supply Chain Management , Pearson Education India, 2009
Books :
Hand Outs: HO1: UNIT 1
HO2: UNIT 2
HO3: UNIT 3
HO4: UNIT 4
HO5: UNIT 5
PPTs: PPT 1: UNIT 1
PPT 2: UNIT 2
PPT 3: UNIT 3
PPT 4: UNIT 4
PPT 5: UNIT 5

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