Course Curriculum:

1. The Basic Supply Chain Model

  • Stages in Supply Chain
  • Raw Material- Transformation Process- Finished Product
  • Stakeholders at various Stages
  • Constructing a Supply Chain Model

2. Three Elements and the Four Flows

  • Sourcing- Production- Distribution
  • Players involved at each stage
  • Vertical vs Virtual Integration
  • Material- Cash- Information- Risk flows
  • Establishing Communication channels

3. Supply Chain Design

  • Supply Chain Network
  • Factors involved in a Supply Chain Design
  • Stakeholders
  • Network Design Models
  • Design accommodation for uncertainty
  • Improving Customer Experience in the Supply Chain
  • Visibility and Integration
  • Production, Logistics and Storage Decisions

4. Supply Chain Planning and Execution

  • Design Constraints in Supply Chain Planning
  • Supply Chain forecast
  • Planning based on Forecast
  • Creating Action Plans
  • Scheduling and Controlling Operations

5. Supply Chain Best Practices

  • Global best Practices
  • The Amazon Benchmark

6. Strategy Planning in Supply Chain

  • Planning Authority
  • Planning Horizon
  • Planning process and Optimization
  • Common Supply Chain strategies

7. Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP)

  • Need for Sales and Operational Planning collaboration
  • Approach towards S&OP
  • Steps to be followed

8. Master Production Schedule (MPS)

  • Variables involved in Production
  • Demand forecasts and production scheduling
  • Level and Chase strategies
  • MRP and MPS

9. Material Requirement Planning (MRP)

  • Demand and Supply forecasting
  • Elements of an MRP
  • Balancing Supply to meet Demand
  • MRP and ERP

10. Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP)

  • Maximum Available Capacity
  • Reviewing Capacity based on Demand
  • Steps involved in Capacity Requirement Planning
  • Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)


11. Distribution Requirement Planning (DRP)

  • Elements of a DRP
  • Push and Pull Methods
  • Bullwhip Effect
  • Steps in Distribution Requirement Planning

12. Inventory Management

  • Need for maintaining Inventory
  • Importance of Inventory Management
  • Costs of Inventory Management
  • Inventory and Finance
  • Optimal Inventory level
  • Inventory Forecasting

13. Supply Chain Forecasting

  • Demand and Availability
  • Forecast requirements and forecast horizon
  • Components of Supply Chain Forecast
  • Forecasting techniques and tools
  • Planning based on Forecasts
  • Push to Pull Transformation
  • Time Series (Trend Analysis)
  • Qualitative Forecasting
  • Causal Models

14. Warehouse Operations

  • Warehouse Functions
  • Types of Warehouses- Central warehouse, Distribution Warehouse
  • Location and Layout Planning
  • Warehouse Inventory
  • Warehouse safety and Audit

15. Transportation

  • Transportation Functions
  • Transport at different levels of a Supply Chain
  • Modes of Transport and Transport/Logistics planning
  • Transport cost optimization
  • Latest trends- Platooning, Last Mile Delivery

16. Customer Relationship Management

  • Role of Customers in a Supply Chain flow
  • Importance of Connecting with the Customers
  • CRM functions
  • Establishing Communication channels
  • Customer Orientation in designing the Supply Chain
  • Providing Supply Chain Visibility to Customers

17. Supplier Relationship Management

  • Sourcing Requirements and Supplier Partnering
  • Benefits of long-term Supplier relationships
  • Supplier Integration and information sharing
  • Stakeholder and Risk Assessment
  • Supplier Performance Evaluation
  • Negotiation and Incentivizing Suppliers
  • Supplier Innovation Management

18. Supply Chain Risk Management

  • What is Supply Chain Risk Management
  • ISO 31000 standards
  • Stakeholders in the Supply Chain
  • Upstream and Downstream risks in a Supply Chain
  • Proactive Risk Management
  • Increasing Visibility to reduce risks

19. Manufacturing Strategies

  • Traditional Strategies- Line Production
  • JIT, Lean Manufacturing
  • Agile Manufacturing
  • Mass Customization
  • Future of Manufacturing- Additive Manufacturing and 3-D Printing

20. SCOR Model

  • What is SCOR Model

21. Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) in a Supply Chain

  • Requirements and Objectives of KPI’s
  • Developing KPI’s for different levels of Supply Chain
  • KPI’s for External Processes
  • Measuring KPI’s
  • Process improvement based on KPI’s

22. Procurement Strategies

  • Procurement and Purchasing
  • Stages in Procurement
  • Vendor Selection and Management
  • Global Sourcing Strategies
  • Risk Management

23. Process Improvement Methodology

  • What is a Process Improvement Methodology?
  • Selecting the right methodology
  • Quality and Process Improvement

24. Lean Supply Chain Strategy

  • Origin of Lean System
  • Requirements for a Lean System
  • Establishing a Lean Supply Chain
  • Cultivating Lean practices in top and bottom tiers of a Supply Chain

25. Six Sigma

  • Error detection and the Concept of 6 Sigma
  • Stages in Six Sigma

26. The Theory of Constraints

  • Focus steps
  • Thinking Process
  • Throughput Accounting
  • Nature of Constraints

27. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

  • Introduction to TPM
  • 5S Foundation
  • 8 Pillars in Productive Maintenance
  • Incorporating TPM in the Supply Chain

28. Total Quality Management (TQM)

  • Introduction to Quality Management
  • Methods and Techniques in TQM
  • Stages in TQM Implementation
  • TQM through Process Improvement
  • Top-Down Approach- Responsible Management