Syllabus For The Subject LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT

UNIT - 01

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND THE ROLE OF LOGISTICS - SUPPLY CHAIN

CONCEPT - INBOUND LOGISTICS SYSTEM - MATERIAL MANAGEMENT - JUST IN TIME (JIT)

CONCEPT - IMPORTANCE OF FORECASTING - OUTBOUND LOGISTICS SYSTEM -

LOGISTICS / MARKETING INTERFACE - DISTRIBUTION RESOURCE PLANNING (DRP)

UNIT - 02

ROLE OF THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS (3PL) SERVICE PROVIDERS - TYPES OF 3PL SERVICE

PROVIDERS - TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS - WAREHOUSING PROVIDERS - LOGISTICS

MANAGEMENT PROVIDERS - EMERGENCE OF 4PL SERVICE PROVIDERS.

UNIT - 03

DEVELOPMENT OF WAREHOUSE RESOURCES - LOCATION STRATEGIES -

IDENTIFICATION OF KEY MEASURES OF SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE - INTEGRATED

LOGISTICS - CONTRIBUTION OF SCM AND LOGISTICS TO IMPROVE COMPETENCY - ROLE

OF BENCHMARKING.

UNIT - 04

HUMAN FACTORS AND PERFORMANCE RELATED ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS

MANAGEMENT - WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (WMS) - ACCIDENT PREVENTION

AND SAFETY PROGRAMS - ERGONOMICS - MONITORING OFF-SITE EMPLOYEESREGULATORY

ISSUES FOR LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGERS.