LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

ACADEMIC TASK NO. 2

School of Management

Faculty

of Business and Applied Arts

Name of the faculty member : Ms. Neha Tikoo
Course Code: OPR 628
Course Title: Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Class: MBA
Section: Q1E65
Max. Marks:30

Date

of Allotment:23-08-2016
Date of Submission of report: 3rd October

S. No

Nature

Assig Group
nme
activity
nt

Objective
s of
Academic
Activity
To make
the
students
appreciat
e the
applicatio
ns of
Supply
Chain
Concepts

Topic Details

Evaluatio
n
Paramet
ers
The students will be Report will
divided in the
carry 20
group of 3-4
marks(intro
students and
duction - 5
they have to submit marks,
reports on topics
identify
related to subject
key issues
such
related to
as studying the
logistics in
logistics of
the
manufacturing
concerned
companies
topic- 10
etc..
marks,
solution/sug
gestion- 5
marks) and
viva will be

Expected
outcomes
Students will
gain
knowledge
about the
concepts

of 10
marks

Topics in ascending order of groups:

1.E-business solutions for Supply Chain
2. Warehousing Challenges in Logistics
3. Transportation-the backbone of logistics
4. Logistics Packaging: Safe Product Handling,
Movement and Storage
5. Reverse Logistics: A new wave
6. Global Logistics: Driving international trade
7. Logistics Outsourcing: An emerging trend
The report should consist of a) Introduction, b) at least 5 examples from
the logitics industry covering the given issues in detail and c) Conclusion
(effect of the given issue on the industry and economy ).