BA6019-LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT |
INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTICS AND COMPETITIVE STRATEGY |
Definition and Scope of Logistics Functions and Objectives Customer Value Chain
Service Phases and Attributes Value Added Logistics Services Role of Logistics in
Competitive Strategy. |
WAREHOUSING AND MATERIALS HANDLING |
Warehousing Functions Types Site Selection Decision Model Layout Design
Costing Virtual Warehouse.
Material Handling equipment and Systems Role of Material Handling in Logistics.
Material Storage Systems Principles Benefits Methods. Automated Material
Handling. |
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND COSTS. |
Performance Measurement Need, System, Levels and Dimensions. Internal and External
Performance Measurement. Logistics Audit.
Total Logistics Cost Concept, Accounting Methods. Cost Identification, Time Frame
and Formatting.
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TRANSPORTATION AND PACKAGING |
Transportation System Evolution, Infrastructure and Networks. Freight Management
Route Planning Containerization. Modal Characteristics, InterModal Operators and
Transport Economies.
Packaging Design considerations, Material and Cost. Packaging as Unitization
Consumer and Industrial Packaging.
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CURRENT TRENDS |
Logistics Information Systems Need, Characteristics and Design. E-Logistics Structure
and Operation. Logistics Resource Management. Automatic Identification Technologies.
Warehouse Simulation.
Reverse Logistics Scope, Design and as a Competitive Tool. Global Logistics
Operational and Strategic Issues. Strategic Logistics Planning. |
Text Books |
1. Douglas M Lambert et al, Fundamentals of Logistic Management, McGraw Hill,
1997. |
Reference Books |
1. Sople Vinod V, Logistics Management The Supply Chain Imperative, Pearson
Education, Indian Reprint 2004.
2. Ronald H Ballou, Business Logistic Management, PHI, 2005.
3. Benjamin S Blanchand, Logistic Engineering and Management, Pearson Education, 2009.
4. Bloomberg David J et al., Logistics, Prentice Hall India, 2005. |