Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Course Outline

Course Title : International Logistics Management

Credits : 1 Credit
Type : Elective
Session Duration : 75 minutes
Term : Five
Year : 2020
Faculty : Prof. Mahamaya Mohanty
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INTRODUCTION

Efficient, responsive and cost effective logistics, integrated across international borders
has come to be recognised as an inescapable pre-requisite for competitive international
trade. In the contemporary globalised economic environment, management of
international logistics which underpins all global supply chains and thereby the movement
of products through the length and breadth of the entire world, has assumed considerable
strategic significance.The management of these highly complex operations requires
strategic planning and implementation.

Growth and success of global companioes indicates that their success in large part can be
linked to their logistics excellence and their relentless pursuit in perfecting their
procurement, production and as well as distribution functions to forge, deploy and
operationalise international logistics network indicates their visualised growth path and
and leadership position.

OBJECTIVES

To disseminate knowledge about the growing importance of international logistics in the

hyper competitive environment of global trade and suggest its implementation towards
strategic cost reduction and improved corporate efficiency.

COURSE CONTENT
International logistics, its origins, evolution and importance in contemporary business
environment
Issues and Challenges of International Logistics
Logistics Infrastructure and its impact on international trade
Methods of Entry into Foreign Markets
Global Network Design
Foreign Trade Channels
Packaging for Exports
Terms and Conditions of Carriage of Goods by Sea (COGSA)
Laws of Affreightment
Role of Freight Forwarders
Export Import Documentation and Risk Management
Sea Transport and Shipping Operations
Containerization and Container Management
Air Transportation
Multimodal Transportation
Terms of Trade and Inco terms
International Business Law on Transportation
Operation of Documentary Credit
International insurance
International Contracts
Customs clearance
Logistics Performance Measurement
Reverse Logistics
Green Logistics and Sustainability
Role of Information in International Logistics

PEDAGOGY: The methodology will be a series of lectures and presentations coupled

with interaction supported by parallel views of participants, topped up with case studies
and discussions

TEXT BOOK

International Logistics: The Management of International Trade Operations

By: Pierre David, Publisher BIztantra

 SESSIONS

Session Topics Instructor

1 &2 Logistics, Origins, Evolution, Concepts and Prof. Mahamaya

Centrality Mohanty

Fundamentals of International Trade & Logistics

International Contracts

3&4 Logistics Infrastructure Prof. Mahamaya

Mohanty
Issues and Challenges of International Logistics

Basics of SCM

5&6 Freight Movement; Terms of Trade; Terms of Prof. Mahamaya

Payment; Role of Freight Forwarders Mohanty

7&8 International insurance, customs clearance, legal Prof. Mahamaya

and commercial issues, world class logistics, Mohanty
Logistics Best Practices; Terms and Conditions of
Carriage; International Business Law on
Transportation

9&10 Transportation Management System (TMS) Prof. Mahamaya

Mohanty
Multimodal Transportation

Sea Transport & Containerization

Affreightment

COGSA

11 Global Network Design Prof. Mahamaya

Mohanty
Distribution Network Design and Operation

Outsourcing and Partnership Development

12 Vendor Development, Outsourcing, 3 /4/5 PL and Prof. Mahamaya

SRM Mohanty

13 Inventory Management/ Material Flow in Global Prof. Mahamaya

 Supply Chains/ Role of Information in Mohanty
International Logistics and SCM

14&15 Total Asset Visibility, Collaborative Planning, Prof. Mahamaya

Forecasting and Replenishment ,ERP Mohanty

16 Warehouse Management System, RFID, Prof. Mahamaya

Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) Mohanty

17 Green Logistics, Reverse logistics and Prof. Mahamaya

Sustainability Mohanty

18 Performance Evaluation Prof. Mahamaya

Mohanty
SCOR ; Time Cost Mapping

Logistics Performance Index (LPI)

19&20 Project Presentation