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Dept     : Management Studies
Sem      : 3
Regul    : 2023
Faculty : Mr.M.Ramanathan
phone  : NIL
E-mail  : ramanathan10071995@gmail.com
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Syllabus

UNIT
1
DISTRIBUTION

Role of Distribution in Supply chain, Distribution channels – Functions, resources, Operations in Distribution, Designing Distribution network models - its features - advantages and disadvantages.

UNIT
2
PLANNING

Distribution network planning, Distribution network decisions, Distribution requirement planning (DRP)

UNIT
3
TRANSPORTATION I

Role of Transportation in Logistics and Business, Principle and Participants - Scope and relationship with other business functions, Modes of Transportation - Mode and Carrier selection, Routing and scheduling.

UNIT
4
TRANSPORTATION II

International transportation, Carrier, Freight and Fleet management, Transportation management systems-Administration, Rate negotiation, Trends in Transportation. Containerization, Cross docking.

UNIT
5
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Usage of IT applications -E-commerce – ITMS, Communication systems-Automatic vehicle location systems, Geographic information Systems

Reference Book:

1. Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl, “Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation”, Pearson, 2020. (Units - I, II, III, IV & V). 2. Michael B Stroh, “Practical Guide to Transportation and Logistics”, Logistics Network, 2019. (Units - I, II, III, IV & V). 3. Alan Rushton & John Oxley, “Handbook of Logistics & Distribution Management”, Kogan Page Publishers, 2020. (Units - I, II, III, IV & V).

Text Book:

1. Raghuram and N. Rangaraj, “Logistics and Supply Chain Management – Leveraging Mathematical and Analytical Models: Cases and Concepts”, Macmillan, 2021. (Units - I, II, III, IV & V). 2. Janat Shah, “Supply Chain Management”, Pearson Education India, 2019.(Units - I, II, III, IV & V)