Dear Student,

This booklet contains three assignments, which are to be submitted as mentioned below:

FIRST ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS-55

Course Title : Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Assignment Code : 55/TMA-1/Sem.-I/2005

Coverage : Blocks 1 and 2

Note: Answer all the questions.

• “These are many possible structures for SC, but the simplest view has materials converging on an organising through tiers of suppliers and products diverging through tiers of customers”. Elaborate.
• “Li & Fung of Hong Kong has been very successful in a complex and competitive business environment by way adopting dispersed manufacturing, dissected value chain and effective management of chain relationship” - do you agree with the statement. How do you implement a similar system for an international book publisher based in Delhi? What are the technological advances that can be useful for this business situation?
• What is Bullwhip effect? Explain the various permutations and combinations to reduce this effect in SCM.

SECOND ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS-55

Course Title : Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Assignment Code : 55/TMA-2/Sem.-I/2005

Coverage : Blocks 3 and 4

Note: Answer all the questions.

• Write a brief note on the following:
• Electronic commerce
• Electronic Data Interchange
• Bar Coding and Scanning
• Data Warehouse

• In the IT based supply chain management, what are the criteria be recommended to measure the performance of manufacturing organization? Explain the merits and demerits of your recommendations.
• What is the need for Supply Chain Performance Measures? What are the factors that contribute to management’s need for new types of measures for managing the supply chain?

THIRD ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS-55

Course Title : Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Assignment Code : 55/TMA-3/Sem.-I/2005

Coverage : Blocks 5 and 6

Note: Answer all the questions.

• Explain the procedure of transport and carrier selection. Why is it carried out and what are the major characteristics?
• Explain how a company can select a third party logistics (3PL) firm on the basis of
• Customer orientation
• Level of specialization
• Asset ownership status
• Price of the service

3. How can traditional book, music, television and film industry react to new distribution technologies to enhance customer value delivery?