GITAM Institute of Management (GIM)

Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

(GITAM)
(Declared as Deemed to be University u/s 3 of UGC Act. 1956)
Visakhapatnam – 45.
Course Code: MOP 843 Course Title: Supply Chain Management
Semester: III Course Type: Elective Credits:3
Home Programme(s):MBA Batch/AcademicYear: 2020-22
Course Leader:

Course description and learning objectives

Uncertainty & vertical disintegration of supply chain architecture is a major
component of supply chain management within the contemporary context of
economic globalisation. This course is designed to:

Develop the students’ critical awareness of the contemporary debates

relevant to supply chain management using manufacturing and service
examples

Relate and apply supply chain management concepts and techniques to

analysis of real case activity, simulations and game activity between the
organizations operating in the supply chain network

Formulate practical solutions and procedures for the strategy development,

planning and control of manufacturing and service related supply chain
management at all levels of operations (SME/Large/MNE).
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Course Outcomes Assessment

CO1 Understand the role of operations and logistics for A1, A2
effective supply chain management.
CO2 Explore the role of procurement and relationship A4
management in supply chain strategy

CO3 Evaluate improvement strategies and solutions to A2, A3

problems in supply chains
CO4 Analyse risk in supply chain and evaluate mitigation A4
strategies
CO5 Evaluate an operation for sustainable supply chains A4

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Course outline and indicative content
Unit I (6 sessions) (CO1; L1- L6)
Understanding the supply chain: Basics insupply chain, process view of

customer perspectives in supply chain and lead time, measuring supply chain
performance
Unit II (6 sessions) (CO2;L1- L6)
Managing operations and logistics in a supply chains: Matching demand
and supply including time based management, forecasting, capacity planning,
scheduling, inventory management, JIT, lean and agile thinking
Unit III (6 sessions) (CO2, CO3;L1- L6)
Procurement and relationship management in supply chains:

strategies, supplier rationalization, supply structure, supplier selection, supplier

development, integration and coordination in the supply chain, managing inter-

Unit IV (6 sessions) (CO3, CO4;L1- L6)

Retail logistics, warehousing, distribution in supply chains: Non-food
logistics and food logistics, the role of information technology, factory
gate pricing, the role of warehouse in supply chains, warehouse operations,
warehouse layout, material handling equipment, home delivery, distribution
channels, third and fourth party logistics, e-tailing trends and issues
Unit V (6 sessions) (CO4, CO5;L1- L6)
Risk management, reverse logistics and sustainability in supply chains:
The sources of supply chain complexity, mastering complexity, vulnerability

chain risk, achieving supply chain resilience, product returns, end-of-life

disposal schemes, asset value recovery strategies, ethics and impact of supply
chain activities on triple bottom line
Assessment methods
Weightage
Task Task type Task mode
(%)
A1 Mid exam Individual Written 20
A2 Coursera / online Course Individual Report / Presentation 10

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 A3 Case study Groups* PPT presentations 20
A4 End-term exam Individual Written 50

Mapping COs - Blooms levels- Assessment Tools

Knowledge dimen- L1. L2. L3. L4. L5. L6.
sion / Cognitive Remember Under- Apply Analyze Evaluate Create
dimension stand

Factual Knowledge CO1

Conceptual Knowl- CO2

edge
Procedural Knowl- CO4 CO5
edge

Meta Cognitive CO3

Knowledge

Learning and teaching activities

Mixed pedagogy approach is adopted throughout the course. Classroom based
face to face teaching, directed study, independent study via G-Learn, case
studies, projects and practical activities (individual & group)
Teaching and learning resources
Soft copies of teaching notes/cases etc. will be uploaded onto the X-learn.
Wherever necessary, printouts, handouts etc. will be distributed in the class.
Prescribed text book will be provided to all. However you should not limit
yourself to this book and should explore other sources on your own. You need
to read different books and journal papers to master certain relevant concepts
to analyse cases and evaluate projects. Some of these reference books given
below will be available in our library.
Prescribed text book:
Chopra, S. and Meindl, P. (2014). Supply Chain Management: Strategy,
Planning and Operation, Sixth edition. Chennai: Pearson Education.
Referential text books and journal papers:
Harrison, A., Van Hoek, R., (2011). Logistics management strategy:
competing through the supply chain, Fourth edition. Harlow: Financial
Times Prentice Hall.
Cousins, P. D., Lamming, R., Lawson, B. and Squire, B. (2008). Strategic
Supply Management: Principles, Theories and Practice, First edition.

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 Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall.
Christopher, M. (2011). Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Fourth
edition. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall.
Blanchard, D. (2010). Supply Chain Management Best Practices, Second
edition. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Kovács, G. and Spens, K. M. (2007). "Humanitarian logistics in disaster
relief operations", International Journal of Physical Distribution &
Logistics Management, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp.99-114.
Nudurupati, S. S., Bhattacharya, A. Lascelles, D. and Caton, N. (2015).
“Strategic Sourcing With Multi-Stakeholders Through Value Co-Creation:
An Evidence From Global Health Care Company”, International Journal
of Production Economics. Vol.166, pp.248-257.
Potter, A., Mason, R. and Lalwani, C. (2007). "Analysis of factory gate
pricing in the UK grocery supply chain", International Journal of Retail
& Distribution Management, Vol. 35, No.10, pp.821-834, Taticchi, P.,
Garengo, P., Nudurupati, S. S., Tonelli, F. and Pasqualino, R. (2015).
“A Review of Decision-Support Tools and Performance Measurement
for Sustainable Supply Chain Management”, International Journal of
Production Research, Vol.53, No.21, pp. 6473-6494
Suggested journals:
Journal of Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management, An International Journal
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
Journal of Operations Management
Production and Operations Management
International Journal of Production and Operations Management
International Journal of Production Economics
International Journal of Production Research
Production Planning and Control
CO PO Mapping
This is to map the level of relevance of the Course Outcome (CO) with
Programme Outcome (PO).
0= No Relevance; 1= Low Relevance; 2= Medium Relevance; 3= High
Relevance

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 CO PO
Mapping PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 Sum
CO1 3 1 4
CO2 2 3 2 7
CO3 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 18
CO4 3 2 2 7
CO5 3 3
Target Level
Max. 8 5 1 6 2 1 8 8 39

Program Outcomes

1 Apply knowledge of management theories and practices to solve

business problems.
2 Foster analytical and critical thinking abilities for data-based decision
making.
3 Ability to develop value based leadership approach.
4 Ability to understand, analyze and communicate global, economic,
legal, and ethical aspects of business.
5 Ability to lead themselves and others in the achievement of organizational
goals, contributing effectively to a team environment.
6 Apply range of entrepreneurial skills in business decisions.
7 Ability to recognize the need and adopt the knowledge of contemporary
issues, and also to engage in life-long learning.
8 Ability to help organisations adapt in the emerging business landscape

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