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UNIT
I |
LOGISTICS AND
COMPETITIVE STRATEGY
|
12 |
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Definition and Scope of
Logistics - Functions and Objectives - Customer Value Chain - Role of
Logistics in Competitive strategy |
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UNIT
II |
WAREHOUSING
and MATERIAL HANDLING
|
12 |
|
Warehousing Functions - Types -
Site Selection - Decision Model - Layout Design, Costing - Material Handling
Equipment and Systems - Role of Material Handling in Logistics - Material
Storage Systems - Principles, Benefits and Methods - Automated Material
Handling |
|
UNIT
III |
PERFORMANCE
MEASUREMENT AND COSTS
|
12 |
|
Performance Measurement - Need,
System - Levels and Dimensions - Internal and External Performance
Measurement - Logistics Audit |
|
UNIT
IV |
TRANSPORTATION
AND PACKAGING
|
12 |
|
Transportation System -
Evolution, Infrastructure and Networks - Freight Management - Route Planning - Packaging- Design considerations - Material and Cost - Packaging as
Initialization - Consumer and Industrial Packaging |
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UNIT
V |
CURRENT
TRENDS and GLOBAL LOGISTICS |
12 |
|
Logistics Information Systems -
Need, Characteristics and Design - Logistics Resource Management - Automatic
Identification Technologies - Warehouse Simulation - Operational and
Strategic Issues - Strategic Logistics Planning
TOTAL: 60 |
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TEXT BOOKS: |
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Sl.No. |
Author(s) |
Title of the
Book |
Publisher |
Year of
Publication |
|
1. |
Martin Christopher |
Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
Financial Ties Management |
2000 |
|
2. |
Jermy.F.Shapiro |
Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
Thomson Learning |
|
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REFERENCE BOOKS: |
|
Sl.No. |
Author(s) |
Title of the
Book |
Publisher |
Year of
Publication |
|
1. |
Sople Vinod V |
Logistics Management - The Supply Chain Imperative |
Pearson Education,
Indian Reprint |
2004 |
|
2. |
Ailawadi
C,
Sathish
and Rakesh Singh, |
Logistics Management |
Prentice Hall India |
2005. |
|
3. |
Coyle |
The Management of Business Logistics |
Thomson Learning,
Seventh Edition |
2004. |
|
4. |
Bowersox Donald J
|
Logistical Management - The Integrated Supply Chain
Process |
Tata McGraw Hill |
2000 |
|
5. |
Bloomberg David J |
Logistics |
Prentice Hall India |
2005 |
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