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ADVANCED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM IN LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Vidyanidhi Institute
Module 1: Dimensions of Logistics and Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
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What is Logistics?
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Logistical Activities
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The Supply Chain Concept
Module 2: Demand Management
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Demand Management
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Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
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Channels of Distribution
Module 3: Logistics Network Configuration
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Definitions
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Logistics versus supply chain management
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Supply chain management orientation managerial model
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The importance of logistics to the national and global economies
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Managing uncertainty
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Key issues in supply chain management and logistics
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Integrated logistics
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Order processing; inventory management; transportation; network configuration; warehousing
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The logistics objective
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Facilitators
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Supply contracts; distribution strategies; outsourcing; product design; information technology
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The unified theory of logistics
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Cost to service trade-offs; optimal service level decision-making
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Basics of logistics network configuration
Special Topic: Introduction to Customer Service & Order Processing
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Measures and definitions of service metrics
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Inventory availability metrics: in-stock rate, fill rate, orders shipped complete
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Operational performance: order cycle length; order cycle consistency; on-time delivery; flexibility
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Service reliability: damage rates; misshipments
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Detailed order processing example
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Cycles, sub cycles
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Order-to-delivery cycle; order-to-cask cycle; cash-to-cash cycle
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Performance metrics
Module 4: Inventory Management & Risk Pooling
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Economic order quantity
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The impact of trade promotions in a supply chain
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Inventory carrying cost
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Managing uncertainty
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Order policies under conditions of variability in demand and lead-time
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Inventory positions
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Periodic versus perpetual order policies
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The role of fixed order cost
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Risk pooling
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Echelon systems
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Centralized versus decentralized echelon decision-making
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Order policies under conditions of variability in demand and lead-time
Module 5: The Value of Information
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The bullwhip effect
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Definition
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Causes and remedies
Module 6: Supply Chain Integration
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Push versus pull systems
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The impact of the internet on supply chain strategies
Special Topic: Introduction to Transportation Management
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Government involvement in transportation
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Major government transportation agencies
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Deregulation
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Transportation issues
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Modes: truck, rail, water, pipeline, air
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Legal types: common, contract, exempt, private
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Non-operating intermediaries
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Transportation economics
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Factors affecting rates
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Rates and pricing
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FOB systems
Module 7: Strategic Alliances
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Strategic alliances
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Third-party logistics
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Retail-supplier partnerships
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Distributor integration
Special Topic: Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment (CPFR)
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Definition
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CPFR implementation
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Nine-step implementation
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Why CPFR? – in general and with customers
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CPFR supply chain integration
Module 8: Procurement & Outsourcing Strategies
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Basic of purchasing
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Outsourcing risks and benefits
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E-procurement
Special Topic: Introduction to Warehousing
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Economic benefits to warehousing
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Breaking bulk, assortments, postponement (geographic, form, packaging), stockpiling, reverse logistics
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Service benefits to warehousing
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Warehouse ownership
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Private versus public
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Network design
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The number of warehouses and transportation costs, inventory carrying cost, warehousing cost
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Cost-to-cost tradeoffs
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Least total cost network design
Module 9: International Issues in Supply Chain Management
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Risks and advantages of international supply chains
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Products and control
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Regional differences in logistics
Module 10: Coordinated Product & Supply Chain Management
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Design for logistics
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Concurrent versus parallel processing; standardization
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The push-pull boundary
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Mass customization
Module 11: Customer Value and Supply Chain Management
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Dimensions of customer service (review)
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Value-added services
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Pricing issues
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Determining prices
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Customized pricing
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Menu pricing
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The impact of price on logistics
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The impact of logistics on price
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The SCOR model
Module 12: Information Technology for Supply Chain Management
Module 13: Decision Support Systems for Supply Chain Management
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Goals of supply chain technology
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Information technology infrastructure
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Decision support systems and ERP
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Analytic systems