Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Paper Code: 
IBG 616
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The Course provides the knowledge of modalities involved with regards to the packaging and insurance of the international cargo and the assisting role being played by various middlemen.

9.00
Unit I: 
Liner Freighting Practices

Types of rates, Pricing Principles and Surcharges, Bill of Lading Tramp Chartering Practices- Tramp Trade, types of Chartering- Voyage, Time, Bareboat Charter, Charter party and its main clauses- voyage and time, Difference between Charter Party and Bill of lading

9.00
Unit II: 
SCM

Introduction, Design and Management of SCM, Supply Chain Process for Integrated SCM

Logistics and SCM: Introduction, Logistics-Marketing Interface, Logistics-Manufacturing Interface

Logistics Management

9.00
Unit III: 
Supply Chain Strategies

Push Based supply chain, Pull Based supply chain, Push-Pull strategy Drivers of SCM , Demand Management, Bullwhip Effect

9.00
Unit IV: 
Globalization:

Stages to global SCM, Supply Channels

International Logistics: Integrating Logistics, World Class Logistics Management (WCLM)

Information Technology and SCM

9.00
Unit V: 
Future trends

Collaborative Strategies, Third Party Logistics, Fourth Party Logistics, Reverse Logistics, Green Supply Chain

Essential Readings: 

• IGNOU International Logistics Module
• Cherunilam Francis “International Economics”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, new Delhi

References: 

• N.P.Subba Rao, International Business, Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi
• Thakur & Mishra : International Business- Concepts and Techniques, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd. (1989)
• Varshney R.L. and Bhattacharya, International Marketing Management, Sultan Chand, 2003

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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