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TLP V 2014 PDF
TLP V 2014 PDF
2014-15
TERM: V
TITLE OF THE COURSE: TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS PLANNING
CREDITS: 04COURSE: Elective Course No. of Section, if elective course: 01
Instructor:
Email:
Tel. Number Faculty Block and Room No.
Prof. Utpal Bhattacharya utpalb@iimidr.ac.in 532 A-209
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Fierce competition in todays global markets, the introduction of products with short
life cycles and the heightened expectation of customers have forced manufacturing
enterprises to invest in and focus attention on their logistics systems. This together
with changes in communication and transportation technologies has motivated
continuous evaluation of the management of logistics along with its transportation
decisions. In this course various modules on transportation and logistics decisions have
been included. Various real life situations will be handled by different situations and
cases. Understanding of mathematical models and incorporating them to find solutions
for various sitauations are key features in this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1.
2.
3.
4.
PEDAGOGY/TEACHING METHOD
Mix of lectures, case discussions and presentations
EVALUATION
Quizzes
Class Participation
Assignment(s)/Presentation
End Term Examination
Total
Weightage
20%
20%
20%
40%
100%
SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS
Module I
Transportation Strategies
Module Objective
Objective is to construct transportation strategies and integrate it with various other
decisions in order to look into transportation and logistics planning of a firm.
Understanding of both mathematical models and their solutions algorithms will be
covered in this course.
Sessions and Objective
Session 1: Transportation Model Introduction, Model Formulation
Objective: To understand the use of transportation in combined use of logistics
planning. Both definition of transportation model and its mathematical formulation will
be covered.
Readings:
1.
Lecture Notes.
2.
Chapter 5, Operations Research and Introduction, Hamdy, A. Taha, Prentice Hall
of India.
Session 2: Transportation Model- Applications
Objective: Application of transportation to explain practical use of transportation and
logistics planning in decision making.
Readings:
1.
Lecture Notes.
Chapter 5, Operations Research and Introduction, Hamdy, A. Taha, Prentice Hall
2.
of India.
Case: Carlton Pharmaceuticals
Session 3: Non-traditional Transportation Models: Production -inventory control
Problem
Objective: To understand production- inventory model and its use in decision making.
Readings:
1.
Lecture Notes.
2.
Chapter 5, Operations Research and Introduction, Hamdy, A. Taha, Prentice Hall
of India.
Sessions 4 and 5: Transportation Algorithms/ Methodologies
Objective: Describe algorithms and methodologies to solve various real life problems.
Readings:
1.
Lecture Notes.
2.
Chapter 5, Operations Research and Introduction, Hamdy, A. Taha, Prentice Hall
of India.
Module II
Network Models
Module Objective
Objective is to construct network models and integrate it with various other strategies
in order to look into transportation and logistics planning of a firm. Understanding of
both mathematical models and their solutions algorithms will be covered in this course
Sessions and Objective
Session 8: Introduction, Network Definitions, Minimal Spanning Tree Applications
Objective: To explain the network modeling and its use in logistics planning.
Readings:
Lecture Notes
1.
Chapter 6, Operations Research and Introduction, Hamdy, A. Taha, Prentice Hall
2.
of India.
Session 9: MST Algorithms
Objective: To explain minimal spanning tree algorithms to solve various real life
problems.
Readings:
Lecture Notes
1.
2.
Chapter 6 Operations Research and Introduction, Hamdy, A. Taha, Prentice Hall
of India.
Case: The Metropolitan Transit District
Module III
Module Objective
Understanding of various routing and scheduling decision and their solution strategies to
look into the operational issues in transportation and logistics planning of a firm.
Sessions and Objective
Session 14: Traveling Salesman Problem, Problem definition, Applications.
Objective: To understand routing problems and its use in logistics planning.
Readings:Lecture Notes
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