IIM Visakhapatnam Syllabus / Curriculum

Module Name 

Topics 

Supply Chain and Logistics Strategies and Decisions 

• Supply chain strategies, supply chain drivers/metrics, push-pull strategies, competitive advantage
• Logistical Strategy and Planning, Sustainable Logistics strategies
• Prerequisites and infrastructures of modernised logistics and supply chain management
• Creation of responsive supply chain and logistics system
• Global vs Domestic supply chain and logistics system

Supply Chain & Logistics Network Design 

• Transport mode selection and type and transport cost modelling 
• Warehouse design and management with analytics 
• Vehicle scheduling problem 
• Logistics network design under uncertain and resilient environment 
• Supply network design class exercise

Forecasting, Facility Location, and Coordination

• Product lifecycle and forecasting, Improving the visibility of demand, supply chain fulcrum, aggregate planning 
• Predictive analytics for demand, location selection 
• Coordination mechanism in supply chain and logistics 
• Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR)  
• Product design and supply chain complexity

Managing Inventory Flow, Risk, and Resilience 

• Strategic lead time management, Logistics pipeline management, Quick response in logistics, Production strategies for quick response, Synchronisation of production and consumption 
• Inventory analytics 
• Risk and resilience management in pandemic situation 
• Humanitarian logistics planning and management

Supply Chain and Logistics Service Quality 

• Designing and assuring service quality in digital supply chain 
• SERVQAL framework for digital supply chain 
• Service quality analytics for LSPs/supply chain actors 
• Global supply Chain quality and international quality standards 
• "Voice of market" and service quality design 
• Service quality 4.0 framework for supplier/LSP

Digitalisation of supply Chain and Logistics 

• Logistics and supply chain management information system 
• Sectoral discussion on digital supply chain 
• Benefit and beneficiary's matrix of digitalization 
• Digital service supply chain 
• Case discussion and analysis

Performance Management in Supply Chain

• Supply chain sourcing decisions, bull whip effect analysis 
• Supply chain performance analytics with multi-criteria assessment 
• Types of logistics service providers (LSPs) 
• Performance assessment of logistics service providers 
• Goal oriented performance measurement, attribute of national logistics system, SCOR model 
• Case discussion and analysis

Supply Chain and Logistics 4.0

• Sustainable supply chain practices 
• Data-driven supply chain and logistics 
• Physical internet, hyperloop logistics, logistics 4.0 
• Framework for Carbon-neutral supply chain and logistics system 
• SWOT analytics for assessing sustainability of supply chain and logistics processes 
• Sustainable production and consumption in supply chain