Logistics and Supply Chain Management
We consume a variety of products and services on a regular basis. If we take a closer look at how these are produced and eventually delivered to you, you will realize that each step in this process is meticulously planned, executed and controlled for ensuring a high degree of customer satisfaction. Let us take the example cornflakes. In order to make cornflakes available on your breakfast table numerous functions, activities, transactions and people are involved in planting, cultivating, processing and delivering it to the consumers. All these activities are integrated as a chain or a maze of connected flows through which physical products, information and fund flows back and forth all the time. Thus, supply chain involves four primary actors; supplier, manufacturer, distributor and finally consumer. The goal is to maximize value creation through effective coordination among various actors.
This course is designed to deepen the understanding of students pertaining to the factors that go into designing and sustaining excellence in supply chain. The course design leverages discussion forum, case studies, videos, interactions with industry practitioners to enhance both conceptual and practical aspects of the supply chain management. The content for this course is designed to include emerging trends in supply chain.
> Mandatory 2.5 Credits
Course Faculty
Winfred S William is a Professor in Operations Management and Decision Sciences Area at Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar, XIM University. He teaches courses on Operations Management, Supply Chain Management and Project Management. He was Dean (Academic) from 2002 to 2009. He taught courses at ISB, Mohali, XLRI Jamshedpur and S P Jain Singapore as visiting faculty.
Professor William started his professional career with Engineers India Limited, the largest engineering consulting firm in the country. Subsequently, he joined NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering), Mumbai as a faculty member where he taught courses on Operations Management and Project Management. He is actively involved in consulting for several organizations and conducted customized training programmes for senior executives.
Professor William has more than 30 years of experience in teaching, consulting, and training. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management from IIT, Kharagpur.
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