Elements of Export Logistics

Paper Code: 
IBG 516
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Objective: 

The Course attempts to equip the students with the knowledge of the various functional aspects involved in physical distribution of goods in international markets.

9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Marketing Logistics system

Concept, Objective, Importance, Logistic Tasks.
Strategic Logistics planning, The important Concepts-Cost trade off, Total cost concept, Total system concept.

9.00
Unit II: 
Inland Transport

Road, Rail, water & Air Transport
Warehousing: Concept, Functions, Warehousing Corporations in India.

9.00
Unit III: 
International Transport System

Air transport: Airports Authority of India, Air services in India, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, advantages and problems.
Ocean Transport: Significance, Types of ships, liners and Tramps, advantages and problems thereof.

9.00
Unit IV: 
Multi Modalisation

concept, advantages and disadvantages of containerization, types of containers, combined transport document(CTD),
Inter modalism and multi modalism.

9.00
Unit V: 
Indian shipping

Importance, Features of Indian shipping policy, problems of shipping industry.

Essential Readings: 

• Ram Singh, “International Trade Logistics”, Oxford University Press
• V.V. Sople, “Logistics Management”, Pearson
• Cherunilam Francis “International Business”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi
• N.P. Subba Rao : International Business, Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi
• IGNOU International Logistics Module

Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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