Overview

Supply chain management (SCM) is considered to provide a competitive advantage to the company. Matching supply with demand is a fundamental challenge for the companies. The concept of supply chain management evolved from this necessity to integrate all channel members so that goods and services can be produced and distributed in an effective and efficient manner. This course will help students to understand the role and importance of supply chain (SC) and issues involved therein.

Objectives

• To familiarise participants with supply chains and supply chain management, and to develop an understanding of the drivers of supply chain performance.
• To become familiar with analytical tools necessary to develop solutions for a variety of supply chain management & design problems.
• Understand the application and limitations of simple decision rules in the context of supply chain analysis in the real world.

Content

• Value of Information in the Supply Chains through Simulation
• Bullwhip Effect: Causes & Mitigation Strategies in the Supply Chains
  Material Flows in the Supply Chains
• Logistics Management
• Digital Transformation in the Supply Chains
• Network Planning and Optimization
• Critical Chain and Theory of Constraints: Applications in the Supply Chain Management Vendor Management: Issues & Challenges in the Supply Chain
• Managing Stakeholders in the Supply Chains

Methodology

It will include an appropriate mix of lectures, discussions, case studies, exercises and group activities.

For Whom

Senior and middle-level managers involved in supply chain management; managers seeking to improve existing systems; and consultants and engineers involved in supply chain control and improvement.

Enquiry and Registrations

Management Development Programmes (MDP) Office

Indian Institute of Management Indore
Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road
Indore 453556, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA

Email : mdp@iimidr.ac.in
Tel. : 0731-2439720/0731-2439727/0731-2439726/0731-2439666
Fax : +91-731-2439800