JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

To understand the importance of Supply chain management in present Business

context.

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to understand a) growing importance of Logistics and

Supply Chain Management b) LSCM Costs and Performance c) Benchmarking in SCM d) Sourcing and transportation e) Global aspects in SCM *****

UNIT - I: Logistics and Competitive strategy

Competitive advantage – Gaining Competitive

advantage through logistics-Integrated supply chains– Competitive performance - Models in Logistics Management - Logistics to Supply Chain Management – Focus areas in Supply Chain Management- Customer service and retention- Basic service capability Value added services.

UNIT - II: Measuring logistics costs and Performance

The concept of Total Cost analysis –

Principles of logistics costing – Logistics and the bottom-line – Impact of Logistics on shareholder value - customer profitability analysis – direct product profitability – cost drivers and activity-based costing.

UNIT - III: Logistics and Supply chain relationships

Benchmarking the logistics process and SCM

operations –Mapping the supply chain processes – Supplier and distributor benchmarking –setting benchmarking priorities – identifying logistics performance indicators –Channel structure – Economics of distribution –channel relationships –logistics service alliances.

UNIT - IV: Sourcing, Transporting and Pricing Products

Sourcing decisions and transportation in

supply chain – infrastructure suppliers of transport services – transportation economics and pricing – documentation - pricing and revenue management Lack of coordination and Bullwhip Effect - Impact of lack of coordination. - CRM – Internal supply chain management.

UNIT - V: Managing Global Logistics and global Supply Chains

Logistics in a global economy –

views of global logistics- global operating levels – interlinked global economy – The global supply chains -Global supply chain business processes – Global strategy – Global purchasing – Global logistics – Channels in Global logistics – Global alliances – Issues and Challenges in Global Supply Chain Management.

Suggested Readings:

• Donald J. Bowersox and David J.Closs: “Logistical Management” The Integrated Supply Chain Process, TMH, 2011.
• Edward J Bradi, John J Coyle: “A Logistics Approach to Supply Chain Management, Cengage Learning, New Delhi, 2012.
• Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl: “Supply chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation”, Pearson Education, New Delhi 2013
• Rahul V Altekar: Supply Chain Management, PHI Learning Ltd, New Delhi, 2009
• Deepak P, Milind M.Oka: “Supply Chain Management” Everest Publishing House, New Delhi.
• Manish Bansal, Babita Singla: “Retail and Supply Chain Management “, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, 2012.