LOGISTICS and SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM)

 LOGISTICS and SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM)


Chapter -1 INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

*BASIC CONCEPT OF LOGISTICS                                         *  NEEDS / IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATED LOGISTICS

1 Total cost concept                                                              1 Reduce logistic cost                                        

2 System approach                                                               2 Customer satisfaction 

3 Integrated approach                                                          3  Improve efficiency       

*TYPES OF LOGISTICS                                                   4 Competitive advantage

1 Military logistics                                                              5 Minimise wastage        

2 Service logistics                                                               6 Profitability

3 Event logistics                                                                 7 Flexibility

4 Business logistics                                                            8 Operational objectives

5 Inbound logistics                                                                 * OBJECTIVES OF LOGICSTICS

6 Outbound logistics                                                           1 Minimum inventory

7 Reverse logistics                                                               2 Improve customer service

8 Manufacturing support logistics                                    3  Cost reduction

*LOGISTICAL COMPENTENCY                                 4 Capital reduction

HOW TO ACHIEVE LOGISTICAL COMPENTENCY ?         5 Minimum variance

1 Network design                                                                6 Life cycle supports

2 Information management                                              7 Increased efficiency

3 Transportation                                                                 8 Quality improvement

4 Warehousing                                                                  *NEED/IMPORTANCE OF LOGISTICS/LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

5 Material handling                                                         1 Transportation cost

6 Packaging                                                                     2 Efficiency

7 Reverse and green logistics                                         3 Inventory management     

                                                                                         4 Storage and material handling

                                                                                        5 Information technology

                                                                         6 Growth of online retail business

                                                                         7  Globalisation

  Chapter - 2 INTRODUCTION  TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM)

*OBJECTIVES/ ROLES OF SCM                                        * ROLE OF LOGISTICS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

1 Working efficiency                                                      1   Demand forecasting 

2 Quality improvement                                                   2 Inventory control

3   Reduce operating cost                                  3 Warehouse

4 Better customer service                                 4 Transport

5 Distribution management                              5  Material handling

6 Better co-ordination                                      6 Customer satisfaction

7 Inventory management                                 7 Logistics and purchasing

8 Management of suppliers                              8 Reverse logistics

*FUNCTIONS OF SCM                             *CHANNEL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES /TECHNIQUES

1 Supply chain planning                               1 Partnership with suppliers and intermediaries

2 Demand forecasting                                    2 Use of technology

3 Purchasing                                                3 Vertical  integration

4 Manufacturing                                            4 Logistical support

5 Inventory management                               5  Monitoring performance

6 Warehousing                                                      *OBJECTIVES/BENEFITS OF SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION

7 Transportation                                              1 Cost reduction

8 Distribution                                                  2 Horizontal integration

*PARTICIPANTS OF SCM                             3 Vertical integration

 1 Supplier                                                       4 Better customer service level

2 Producers or manufacturers                                5 Integration within the firm

3 Distributiors                                                  6 E2E Visibility or supply chain visibility

4 Retailers                                                        7 Reduce bullwhip effect

5 Customers                                                                 8 Extended enterprise


  Chapter- 3 CUSTOMER SERVICE KEY ELEMENT OF LOGISTICS

*OBJECTIVES/ IMPORTANCE/BENEFITS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE

1 Increased sales and revenue         *DIMENSIONS OF CUSTOMERS SERVICE

2 Customer loyalty an trust                         1 Time

3 Competitive advantage                            2 Dependability

4 Customer retention                                    3 Communication

5 Redressal of complaints                           4 Convenience

6 Cost of service

7 Add on service

8 Feedback

*ELEMENTS/COMPONENTS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE

1 Pre-transaction service

2 During  Transaction elements

3 Post- transaction element

*7 RIGHTS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE

1 Right product

2 Right quantity

3 Right condition

4 Right place

5 Right cost/price

6 Right time

7 Right customer

*STRATIGIES TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE

1 Customer feedback

2 Build a strong customer service team

3 Good communication skills

4 Recognise good work

Chapter- 4 DEMAND FORECASTING

*OBJECTIVES/BENEFITS/IMPORTANCE OF DEMAND FORECASTING

1 Short term forecasting

2 Long term forecasting

3 Anticipate demand

4 Resource allocation

5 Budget preparation

6 Evaluate performance

7 Helps government

*APPROACHES TO FORECASTING

1 Top down approach

2 Bottom up approach

 

Chapter 5 PACKAGING

*IMPORTANCE /OBJECTIVES OF LOGISTICS PACKAGING        *FUNCTIONS /BENEFITS OF PACKAGING

1 Protection                                                                                             1 Product identification

2 Storage                                                                                                  2 Product protication

3 Information                                                                                           3 Convenience

4 Product differentiation                                                                        4 Communication

5 Promotion                                                                                              5 Tracking

6 Distribution                                                                                            6 Packaging cost

                                                                                                                     7 Apportionment

                                                                                    8 Containtment

*TYPES OF PACKAGING                                                    *UNITISATION / PALLETISATION/ CONTAINERISATION

1 Paper / Paperboard                                                                       1 Unitisation

2 Natural material                                                                             2 Palletisation / Pallets for unitization                      

3 Plastic                                                                                               3 Containerisation

4 Aluminium packaging                                                                    4 Cube minimisation

5 Glass/ Jars

6 Wood

7 Steel

Chapter 6 MATERIALS HANDLING

*NATURE AND FEATURES OF MH         *SELECTION OF MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENTS/SYSTEM

1 Objectives                                                      1 Equipment selection principle

2 Uniqueness                                                    2 Type of material

3 Comprehensive term                                   3 Value and volume of materials to be moved

4 Scope                                                                4 Planned layout                                                              

5 Funtions                                                            5 Type of production

                                                                               6 Cost consideration

                                                                                7 Frequency of material movement

                                                                                 8 safety standard

*EQUIPMENTS USED FOR MATERIALS HANDLING

1 Storage handling equipments

2 Transport equipments for material handling

3 Cranes

4 Industrial trucks

5 Identification and control equipments

6 Atuomated storage and retrieval system         

             

Chapter 7 WAREHOUSING

*NATURE /FEATURE/CHARACTERISTICS OF WAREHOUSING     *FUNTIONS/FUNTIONALITY OF WAREHOUSING

1 Integral part of logistic                                                                  1 Receiving goods

2 Maintain smooth flow of  goods                                                   2 Sorting goods for storage

3 Holds or store the goods                                                                3 Storage of goods 

4 Creates time and place utility                                                        4 Protection of goods

5 Provides value adding services                                                      5 Creating buffer stock 

6 Components of warehousing                                                         6 Processing of goods

                                                                                                                7 Consolidation or assembling

                                                                                8 Breaking the bulk

*TYPES OF WAREHOUSES                                                                 * FACTORS AFFECTING WAREHOUSING

1 Private warehouses                                                                          1 Location

2 Public warehouses                                                                            2 Storage

3 Bonded warehouses                                                                         3 Material handling equipments

4 Contract warehouses                                                                        4 Operations planning

5 Government warehouses                                                                 5 Customer focus

6 Co-operative warehouses                                                                 6 Professionalism in opertions

                                                                                                                  7 Reduced order cycle time

                                                                                                                  8 Measurements of performance
 

Chapter 8 TRANSPORTATION

*MEANING AND FEATURES OF TANSPORT                  *  NEEDS /ADVANTAHES OF TRANSPORT

1 Creates a physical link                                                   1  Maintains smooth flow of inventories

2 Creates place utility                                                        2   Helps in meeting customer demands

3 Creates time utility                                                          3 Expands the market presence

4 Add value to product                                                       4 Competitive advantage                  

5 Geographical specialization                                             5 Enables geographical specialization                                           

6 Variety of function                                                             6 Temporary storeage

7 Involves considerable cost                                                7 Business objectives

*PARTICIPANTS IN TRANSPORT SYSTEM                          *TYPES OF CARRIERS IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

1 Consignor(shipper)                                                              1 Common carriers

2 Consignee (receiver/destination party)                           2 Contract carriers

3 Carriers and agents                                                              3 Private carriers

4 Government                                                                           4 Exempt carriers

5 Internet

6 Public / consumer

*MODESOF TRANPORTATION

1 Road transport

2 Rail transport

3 Air transport

4 Water transport

5 Pipeline transport

6 Ropeways

7 Intermodal transport/multi mode transport

8 Package carriers


chapter 9. Inventory management (Im)

* Objectives of inventory MANAGEMENT.

1. Customer satisfaction.

2. Minimum / inventory.

3. Minimum investment.

4. Customer service.

5. Minimise risk of loss.

6. Maintain production level.

7. Minimise wastage.

8. Buffer stock.

*  INVENTORY FUNCTIONS.

1. Decoupling inventory.

2. Balancing demand and supply.

3. Avoiding shortages and stockouts.

4. Quantity of discounts.

5. Economies of Lot sizes.

*  TECHNIQUES OF INVENTORY CONTROL

1. Traditional methods of inventory control.

2. Modern methods of inventory control.

A. Economic order quantity. (EOQ)

B. Re-order Level. (ROL)

C. Fixed stock levels.

D. Selective inventory control.

1. ABC analysis.

2. VED analysis.

3. SDE analysis.

4. FSN analysis.

5. XYZ analysis.

6. MNG analysis.

7. SOS analysis.

8. HML analysis.

9. GOLF analysis.

E. Computer based inventory control systems.

1. Materials requirement planning (MRP-1).

2. Manufacturing resource planning (MRP-11).

3. Distribution requirement planning (DRP-1).

4. Distribution resource planning (DRP-2).

5. Just-in-Time supply scheduling.

6. Kanban.

7. QR , CR and AR ( Response Based Inventory Control).

* IMPORTANT INVENTORY CONCEPTS.

1. Inventory.

2. Inventory policy.

3. Service level.

4. Understocking cost.

5. Overstocking cost.

6. Order cycle time.

7. Fill rate.

8. Order fill rate.

 

 Chapter 10. LOGISTICS COSTING.

*CHARACTERISTICS OF IDEAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.

1. Objectives of the system.

2. Cost / service reconciliation.

3. Knowledge based reporting.

4. Exception based reporting.

* TYPES OF SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

1. Activity based measures.

2. Process based measures.

3. Internal performance measurement.

4. External performance measurement.

5. Comprehensive supply chain measurement.

* NEED / IMPORTANCE OF LNA

1. Customer service requirements.

2. Location shifting.

3. Change in corporate ownership.

4. Cost factor.

5. Competitive capabilities.

6. Organisational change.

7. Network analysis.

8. Quick response.

* FACTORS INFLUENCING LOGISTICAL NETWORK DESIGN DECISION.

1. Location and distance

2. Current and future demand.

3. Political factors.

4. Competitive factors.

5. Mode of transportation.

6. Economies of scale.

7. Strategic factors.

8. Convenience strategy.

(i) TESCO EXTRA.

(ii) TESCO EXPRESS.

(iii) TESCO METRO.

*LOGISTICS / SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK DESIGN PROCESS.

STEPS / STAGES AND NETWORK DESIGNING PPROCESS.

1.     Appointment of network Re-engineering team.

2.     Logistics / supply chain audit.

3.     Evaluate alternatives.

4.     Facility location analysis.

5.     Finalize network and facility location.

6.     Develop implementation plan.

*TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DESIGN.

A. Direct shipment network.

B. Direct shipping with milk runs.

C. All shipments via distribution centre  (DC).

D. All shipments via distribution centre using milk runs.

E. Cross docking.

F. Tailored / customised network.

 

 


 

 


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