Syllabus of National Institute of Technology - Tiruchirappalli (NIT-T) MBA - MB773 Logistics Management

1. Logistics Management: Definition of logistics and the concepts of logistics. Logistics Activities: Functions of the logistics system – transportation, warehousing, order processing, information handling and procurement.

2. Materials Management: Materials management functions and control, inventory management in logistics system, inventory decision-making, MRP, MRP II systems, multi-echelons.

3. Distribution Management, Outbound logistics, Facility location, Classical location problems, Strategic planning models for location analysis, location models, multi objective analysis of location models, An Overview Of Traditional Vehicle Routing Problems, Integrated Models Of Location And Routing, Role of transportation in a supply chain - direct shipment, warehousing, cross-docking; push vs. pull systems; transportation decisions (mode selection, fleet size), market channel structure.

4. Logistics Customer Service, Modeling logistics systems, Simulation of logistic systems, cost effective distribution strategies, Value of information in logistics, E-logistics, risk pooling effect, International and global issues in logistics, Integrated functional activities in logistics, Role of government in international logistics and Principal characteristics of logistics in various countries and regions

5. Logistics in different industries: Third party, and fourth party logistics, Airline Schedule Planning, Railway Networks, Postal services, the maritime industries, health care industry and other service industries.

Books:

1. David Bloomberg, Stephen LeMay, Joe Hanna: Logistics, Prentice Hall 2001. ISBN: 013010194X

2. Thomas Teufel, Jurgen Rohricht, Peter Willems: SAP Processes: Logistics, Addison-Wesley, 2002. ISBN: 0201715147