Supply Chain Management
TENTATIVE
PGP 2007-2009/term VI
Credit: 3
Faculty: Janat Shah
Extn. 3079, D – I
E mail: janat@iimb.ernet.in
Course Objectives: Course would help student in
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understanding strategic role of supply chain
understand drivers of supply chain performance
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developing capabilities for analytical analysis of supply chains
Course would also would attempt to develop & hone skills among the participants to:
 Analyse the supply chain performance using transaction database.
 Develop capability to identify core issues of importance from unstructured & messy
real life supply chain environments/ situations.
 Design and develop computer-based models to understand the impact of various
decisions made along the supply chain.
 Develop an understanding of organisation & technology related issues involved in
implementing ideas, which would lead to supply chain improvement.
Session-wise Schedule
Session
No. -Date
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2
3*
Module/Topic
Topic: - Supply Chain Management-Frame Work
Read: Chapter 1@- The Role of Supply Chain Management in the Economy
and Organisations.
Chapter 2@- Supply Chain Strategy & Performance Measures
The Super Efficient Company by Michael. Hammer
Topic: - Supply Chain Mapping
- Cost, Time & Point of Differentiation
- Supply Chain Opportunity Analysis
Case : - Kurlon Limited
Read: - Benchmarking Internal Supply Chain Performance: Development of a
framework
Topic: Analysing Supply Chain Performance
Case : Kurlon Limited
4
Topic: Forecasting
Read : Chapter 5@ – Forecasting
Exercise : Exercise on forecasting
5
Topic - Inventory Management
Read : Chapter 7@ Inventory Management
Exercise: Exercise on Inventory Management
1
6
Topic: Inventory management
Exercise: Exercise Inventory Management
Read : Chapter 7@ – Inventory Management
7*
Topic : Supply Analysis - Industry level benchmarking
Read :
- Benchmarking Internal Supply Chain Performance: Development
of a framework
Topic : Supply chain operations
Case : Supply Chain Initiative at APR Limited
Read: Simulation
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15*
16
Topic : Transportation Management
Vehicle Routing and Scheduling
Case : Vehicle Routing at Baroda Union
Read: Chapter 7: Transportation@
Topic : Supply Chain Structure & Supply Chain Strategy
Case : Supply Chain Management at Dalmia Cement Limited.
Topic: Where to stock inventory in supply Chain
Redaing: To be Decided
Topic : Topic: Supply Chain Co-ordination
Read: Chapter 4@- Supply chain Integration
Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains by V G Narayanan & Ananath
Raman – November 2004 HBR
Topic
Supply Chain Reconfiguration
Designing & Operating Responsive supply Chain
- Product and Process Redesign
Read:
Chapter 9@- Supply Chain Reconfiguration
Improving Supply Chain Performance through Postponement Strategy
Rapid Fire Fulfillment –Fredows et. Al November 2004 HBR
Topic : Supply Chain Network Design
- Global supply Chain
- Designing responsive chain
Read : Global Supply Chain Management at Digital Equipment Corporation
: Chapter 5@ - Location
Exercise: PC International Limited
Topic: Responsive Supply Chain
Analysis of Garment Supply Chain
Case: Garment Supply Chain Exercise
Read: -Lead Time Optimization
-Decision Support systems that helps retailers Decide order quantity &
Markdowns for fashion goods
Topic : Presentation by Practitioner : SCM challenges at Marico
Speaker : Vinod Kamat, Chief - Supply Chain and IT, Marico
Case: Marico Industries:mySAP Supply Chain Management
17
Topic : Supply Chain Management for Make to Order Company
Case : Power Equipments (India) Ltd
18
Topic : Presentation by Practitioner : SCM Restructuring at IBM
Speaker: Barbara McLane, IBM Vice President of AP Manufacturing, PRC
2
Reading: To be announced
Topic : Supply Chain Diagnostics
Case : Global Green Company
20
Topic: -Executing Supply Chain Improvement Projects
- Course Review
Read: Chapter 10@ - Supply Chain Improvement Journey
: Leading a Supply Chain Turnaround- HBR article 2004
: The Triple – A supply Chain by Hau L. Lee – October 2004 HBR
End term examination
@ - draft of book which is under publication. Book titled “ Supply Chain Management:” likely
to be published by March of 2007
* group Presentation
19*
Course Evaluation:
The course evaluation will be based on the following components:
Group Assignments
- Group Assignments Evaluation by faculty 30%
- Peer Evaluation
30%
Presentations
Case/Assignment Presentation & Viva-voce
End-Term Examination
65%
10%
25%
Group Assignment Details
1. Kurlon Supply chain Analysis:
- Performance of regional stock-point
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15%
Performance of production/dispatch
2. Supply Chain Analysis
20%
Each group would identify one firm for supply chain analysis. Using primary and secondary
data students are expected to analyse the firm from supply chain point of view. Assignment
would have two parts
 Part I : Industry level benchmarking study ( To be submitted in first half of the term)
 Part II : Company level Analysis ( To be submitted on 2/9)
 Part III : Best practices from Published articales
3. Dalmia Supply Chain Analysis
4. Garment Supply Chain
5 Supply Chain Diagnostics - Global Green
10%
10%
10%
Group formation exercise should be complete by XXX 5.00 pm. Each group would also identify
one company for assignment
All assignments/submissions ( hard copy/soft copy ) should reach me before the start of the class.
Each group would make one presentation and viva-voce for the group would be scheduled on the
same day on which their presentation is scheduled.
Course Pedagogy:
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The Course would revolve by and large around cases from Indian Organisations. Students would
be asked to work in groups of four and develop their understanding of a supply chain situation
based on a very loose brief provided by instructor Assignments would involve analysis of data
and building appropriate models so as to improve supply chain performance. Most of the session
would start with the presentation by a group, which in turn would lead to discussion on some
relevant issues. Students would be expected to build models using excel. Students are also
expected to analyse one supply chain operations of one firm using primary and secondary data.
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