FORE School of Management, New Delhi

Course Outline
Programme: PGDM (FMG-28/IMG-13/FM-02)

Name of the Course: Supply Chain Management Credit: 3.0

Term: 5 Academic Year: 2020-2021
Faculty: Vinaytosh Mishra Office Contact No.: 011-46485501
Email: vinaytosh@fsm.ac.in

Introduction:

The course will be discussing about the enablers, drivers and process – based approach to Supply
Chain Management (SCM). It will present a conceptual framework for understanding and
analyzing Supply Chains. The Strategic and Operational aspects will be examined. We will also
look at the tools and techniques used in the field of supply chain management, so as to equip the
students with the ability to apply them to real world Supply Chains.

Objective:

 Understand the Concept of SCM

 Strategic & Operational processes in SCM, and the Drivers of SCM.
 Global supply chain structure and industry implications of global supply chains
 Various tools & techniques such as Network Design, inventory Systems, and the role of
IT in enabling supply chains etc.
 Understand the role of sustainability in supply chain

Text Book:

 Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation (7th Edition) by Sunil
Chopra, DharamVirKalra. Pearson Education, Inc. Copyright © 2019

Reference Book:

 Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies and Case studies (3rd
Edition) by David Simchi Levi , Edith Simchi Levi , Ravi Shankar , Philip Kaminsky.
McGraw Hill Education. Copyright © 2019
 Supply Chain Management: A Global Perspective (1st Edition) by Nada R. Sanders. John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. Copyright © 2012
 Logistics & Supply Chain Management (Fifth Edition). By Martin Christopher, Pearson
Education Copyright © 2016
Pedagogy: Lectures discussion, case study, presentation by students, Quiz, projects etc.

Evaluation Component and weightage: (an indicative evaluation component guideline is

attached)
Quiz : 10%
Project : 20%
Class Participation : 10%
Mid-term Exams : 20%
End Term Exams : 40%
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Total 100 Marks
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Session Plan:

Session No. Session Theme Additional Question to explore/Learning

Reading/Cases outcome*
1 Introductory Hand out 1  Illustrating 'world-class'
ZARA case supply chain management
Case Discussion – ZARA: The as well as to discuss
World's Largest Fashion Video: Zara Supply important issues in the
Retailer Chain design and operations of
(Case Centre Case) Video: Walmart global supply networks.
Supply Chain
2 Supply chain management: An Chapter 1:  Understanding basic
Overview Understanding the concept of supply chain
supply chain and supply chain
management
3&4 Supply chain performance Chapter 2: Achieving  Understanding how to
the strategic fit in a achieve strategic fit and
Case Discussion: Hewlett supply chain scope
Packard: Performance
Measurement in the Supply HP case
Chain

(HBR Case)

5&6 Supply chain drivers and Chapter 3:  Learning different drivers

metrics Supply Chain Drivers and metrics used in
and Metrics supply chain

7 Designing distribution networks Chapter 4: Designing  Design options for a

Distribution Network distribution network
8 Application to online sales Chapter 4: Omni  Relationship between
Channel Retailing online sales and
distribution network
9 Network design in the supply Chapter 5:Network  A framework for making
chain Design in Supply network design decisions
Chain
10 & 11 Global strategy and global Chapter 6:Designing  Understanding the
 supply chain management the Global Supply concept of global supply
Chain chain management
12 Industry implications of global Chapter 6:  Understanding the
supply chains Case Study: industrial implications of
Biopharma Inc. global supply chains
Case Study: The
Sourcing decision at
Forever Young
13 Global supply chain Chapter 6:  How to design global
infrastructure Designing the Global supply chain
Supply Chain infrastructure

14 Demand management Chapter 7: Demand  Understanding the role of

Forecasting in a forecasting for both an
Supply Chain enterprise and supply
chain
15 & 16 Managing inventory in supply Chapters 11 & 12:  Understanding the impact
chains Managing Economies of quantity discounts on
of Scale in Supply lot size and cycle
Chain inventory

17 Transportation – managing the Chapter 14:  Understanding the role of

flows in supply chains Transportation in a transportation in a supply
Supply Chain chain
18 Sourcing decisions in a Chapter 15: Sourcing  Understanding the factors
supply chain Decision in a Supply that affect the decision to
Chain outsource a supply chain
function
19 & 20 Presentation, Wrap-up PPTs  Discuss information
technology in a supply
chain

For official use: -

As Benchmarked with course content in previous year, the contents of this course: (Please mark
the right option below)
(a) Is totally new
(b) Has not changed at all
(c) Has undergone less than/equal to 20% change
(d) Has undergone more than 20% change

Faculty: Prof. Vinaytosh Mishra

Area Chair: Prof. Sumeet Kaur

 Case Requisition Format
Programme: PGDM (FMG-28/IMG-13/FM- 02)

S. No. Title, Author & Publication details Product No. Total No. of cases Faculty copy
registration required for (if required)
Students
1 ZARA: The World's Largest Fashion Retailer, CASE- 107 107 NA
Kasra Ferdows; Jose A.D. Machuca; Michael Reference no.
Lewis ,Case Centre Case 615-059-1

2 Hewlett Packard: Performance Measurement Product 107 107 NA

in the Supply Chain, Regine #: INS532-
Slagmulder and Luk N. Van Wassenhove, PDF-ENG
HBR Case

Faculty Guidelines for Case requisition: A maximum of Four (04) cases can be recommended
by a faculty for a course.

Course Faculty – Prof. Vinaytosh Mishra Area Chair – Prof. Sumeet Kaur

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