Logistics Management (Code No.

SO4005) EMBA-23-24

Section 1 - General Information

1.1 Administrative details Duration
(eg one semester, full year)

Associated HE Award(s)
(eg Bachelor, Diploma)

Level
(eg introductory, intermediate, advanced level or 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year etc

Subject Coordinator

Master of Business Administration (Executive)

Two years

Advanced

Prof. Rajiv Gupta

1.2

Core or specialist business subject/unit Indicate if the subject/unit is a core subject/unit specialist business subject/unit other (please specify below):

1.3

Subject/unit weighting Indicate below, the weighting of this subject/unit and the total course points (eg 10 credit points for the subject/unit and 320 credit points for the course).

Subject/Unit Credit Points eg 10 credit points 1

Total Course Credit Points 320 credit points 40

1.4

Student workload Indicate below, the expected student workload per week for this subject/unit: (EMBA students in a two year program, attend classes on alternate weeks )

No. timetabled hours/week*

No. personal study hours/week** 18

Total workload hours/week*** 36

18 * **

Total time spent per week at lectures, tutorials, clinical and other placements etc Total time students are expected to spend per week in studying, completing assignments,etc

*** 1.5

(includes time spent during off campus week) That is, * + ** = workload hours.

Mode of Delivery Indicate if this subject/unit is delivered face to face online independent learning module/untimetabled study by a combination of modes (please specify below) through a practicum other mode (please specify below)

1.6

Pre-requisites Are students required have undertaken a prerequisite/co-requisite subject/unit(s) for this subject/unit? Yes No If yes, provide details of the prerequisite/co-requisite requirements below:

Statistics for Business Decisions Operations Research for Management Science Operations Management

1.7

Other resource requirements Do students require access to specialist facilities and/or equipment for this subject/unit (eg special computer access / physical education equipment)? Yes No If yes, provide details of the requirements below:

Note: Access to these requirements should be detailed under 3.5 in the accreditation application form.

Section 2 Academic Details 2.1 Student learning outcome

At the end of the subject students should be able to: a) Appreciate the importance of logistics in driving supply chains b) Realise the role of Third Party Logistics Operators and other intermediaries c) Understand the regulatory environment as applicable to logistics and Supply Chain d) Examine the interdependence of various elements of Supply Chain with special reference to

logistics

2.2

Subject/unit content and structure All the readings (chapters, cases & articles) are to be read by the students prior to the class so the work break can be well utilized for peer discussion & learning. Productive use of work break will enable students to prepare well for the evaluations to follow while also scoring well on the Class Participation component. Mode of pedagogy for Modules 1 & 2 are through lectures and face- to- face discussions while Work Break is dedicated for peer discussions and exercises.

Day 1

Session 1 (90 mts) Introduction Lecture Notes Text Book Chapter 1

Work Break (30 mts) Article Discussion: Six Steps for Successful Change Order Management Article Discussion: Reverse logistics program design: A company study Article Discussion: Global Transportation and Distribution Case Study Discussion on Grocery Gateway: Customer Delivery Operations Case Study Discussion on Deere & Co. Worldwide Logistics

Session 2 (90 mts) Logistics Management Lecture Notes

Logistics and Supply Chain Networks Lecture Notes Modes of Transportation Text Book Chapter 2 & 10 Warehousing and In-plant Logistics Lecture Notes Warehousing and In-plant Logistics Lecture Notes Logistics Intermediaries Text Book Chapter 5

Modes of Transportation Lecture Notes International Logistics Text Book Chapter 2 & 10 Case Study Discussion on Grocery Gateway: Customer Delivery Operations Case Study Discussion on Deere & Co. Worldwide Logistics Group Work Presentations

Article Discussion: Note on Logistics in the Information Age

2.3

Teaching methods/strategies

Face to face lectures will cover the basic concept of each module and followed by quizzes.

2.4

Student assessment

Assessment Type

When assessed

Weighting

Learning Outcomes Assessed a, b, c, d a, b, c, d

Quizzes/Class Exercises Class Participation

Day 3 & 5 Every Day Evaluation Day 6 Exam Week

20 % 20%

Group work End Term Exam

20 % 40%

a, b, c, d a, b, c, d

Note: Written submissions will be at least 1500 words, Quizzes will be for about 20 mts each ,Final Exam will be applications oriented for about 2.5 hours. 2.5 Prescribed and recommended readings

Prescribed Textbook 1. Aserkar, R. (2007). Logistics in International Business (2 Distributors Recommended Text: 1. Murphy P and Wood D. (2007). Contemporary Logistics (9 ed). New Jersey: Prentice Hall
th nd

ed.). Mumbai: Shroff Publishers &

Recommended Articles 1. Molly, K. (2007, April). Six Steps for Successful Change Order Management, Cost Engineering, Apr2007, Vol. 49 Issue 4, 12-19

2. Genchev, Stephen E. (2009) Reverse logistics program design: A company study, Business Horizons, Elsevier 52 pp. 139-148, (HBS Publishing) 3. Drake, Matt (2012), Global Transportation and Distribution, from Global Supply Chain Management, Chapter 4, Business Expert Press, HBS Publishing

4. Note on Logistics in the Information Age (May 2000), Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, HBS Publishing