BSS Business School

BSS Master Diploma in Supply Chain Management

Part I: Basics of Supply Chain Management

  • Introduction to SCM

  • Nature and Scope of Supply Chain Management

  • Supply Chain Performance

  • Capacity Management

  • Outsourcing in Supply Chain Management

  • Supply Chain Drivers & Obstacles

  • Managing Supply & Demand

  • Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain

  • Supply Chain Design, Development & Evaluation

  • Supply Chain Strategies

  • Implementation of SCM

  • Global SCM

  • Coordination in Supply Chain

  • Case Studies

Part II: Logistics Management

  • Introduction

  • Managing Contracts

  • Procurement & Outsourcing

  • Transportation Decisions

  • Facility & Warehousing Decisions

  • Information Technology in Logistics

  • Inventory Management: Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Quick Response (QR), Efficient Consumer Response (ECR)

  • Logistics Strategy

  • Global Logistics

  • Case Studies

Part III: Supply Chain Research and Modelling

  • Introduction

  • Conceptualizing & Configuring Supply Chain

  • Forecasting & Demand Management

  • Forecasting & Replenishment

  • Advanced Planning Systems

  • Determining Optimum Level of Product Availability

  • Applications of Linear Programming, Decision Theory for Supply Chain Optimization

  • Transportation Models

  • Warehousing & Network Design

  • Statistical Tools

  • Applications of Marketing Research

  • Case Studies

Part IV: Information Technology in SCM and E–Business

  • Introduction

  • Role of Information Technology & E-Business in a Supply Chain

  • Interfunctional Systems

  • Intrafirm Applications

  • Intrafirm Information Systems

  • SCM Software

  • Web-based Procurement and Legal Considerations

  • E-Business Model: Impact of E-Business on Supply Chain Performance

  • Cryptography & Authentication

  • E-Commerce Payment Mechanism: Intelligent Agents, Web based Marketing

  • Case Studies