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    This document outlines the topics to be covered in a course on logistics management. It includes 14 main topics: 1) an overview of logistics including definitions, importance, and key concepts; 2) inventory management; 3) transportation; 4) purchasing and production scheduling; 5) warehousing; 6) network analysis; 7) logistical information systems; 8) logistics strategy and planning; 9) performance measurement; 10) customer service; 11) logistical organization; 12) logistical costing; 13) logistical performance cycles; and 14) case studies. Reference books on logistics management are also provided.

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    This document outlines the topics to be covered in a course on logistics management. It includes 14 main topics: 1) an overview of logistics including definitions, importance, and key concepts; 2) inventory management; 3) transportation; 4) purchasing and production scheduling; 5) warehousing; 6) network analysis; 7) logistical information systems; 8) logistics strategy and planning; 9) performance measurement; 10) customer service; 11) logistical organization; 12) logistical costing; 13) logistical performance cycles; and 14) case studies. Reference books on logistics management are also provided.

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    This document outlines the topics to be covered in a course on logistics management. It includes 14 main topics: 1) an overview of logistics including definitions, importance, and key concepts; 2) inventory management; 3) transportation; 4) purchasing and production scheduling; 5) warehousing; 6) network analysis; 7) logistical information systems; 8) logistics strategy and planning; 9) performance measurement; 10) customer service; 11) logistical organization; 12) logistical costing; 13) logistical performance cycles; and 14) case studies. Reference books on logistics management are also provided.

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    This document outlines the topics to be covered in a course on logistics management. It includes 14 main topics: 1) an overview of logistics including definitions, importance, and key concepts; 2) inventory management; 3) transportation; 4) purchasing and production scheduling; 5) warehousing; 6) network analysis; 7) logistical information systems; 8) logistics strategy and planning; 9) performance measurement; 10) customer service; 11) logistical organization; 12) logistical costing; 13) logistical performance cycles; and 14) case studies. Reference books on logistics management are also provided.

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    The document discusses various elements of logistics management including inventory management, transportation, purchasing, warehousing, logistics information systems, and performance measurement.

    The main topics covered in logistics management according to the text include inventory management, transportation, purchasing and production scheduling, warehousing, network analysis, logistics information systems, logistics strategy and planning, and performance measurement.

    The main approaches to inventory management discussed are economic order quantity, selective inventory control, inventory management methods, and other approaches to inventory management.

    ELEMENTS OF LOGISTICS

    MANAGEMENT
    BMS III–2005
    SR. TOPICS TO BE COVERED
    NO
    1. OVERVIEW OF LOGISTICS FUNCTION
    a. What is logistics? Definition, Genesis of
    modern logistics
    b. Importance of logistics
    c. What are the operational objectives of
    logistics?
    d. Logistical functions
    e. Important concepts: SCM, Logistical Interfaces
    with production & marketing, 3Cs, Logistical
    mission

    2. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
    a. What is Inventory? Types of inventory,
    Functions of inventory, Some Inventory related
    definitions
    b. Fundamental approaches to managing
    Inventory
    c. Economic order quantity
    d. Selective Inventory control
    e. Inventory management methods
    f. Other approaches to inventory management
    g Numericals: Inventory
    3. TRANSPORTATION
    Functions of transportation, Principles of
    transportation, Participants in Transportation
    Decisions
    Transport infrastructure
    Various modes of transport, nodal points
    Freight rate structure

    Selection of Carrier
    Transportation policy
    Transportation network options
    Inter-modal transportation
    Containerization
    Numericals: Transportation & assignment
    4 PURCHASING AND PRODUCTION
    SCHEDULING DECISIONS
    MRPI &MRPII – concepts, objectives,
    advantages, disadvantages
    DRPI &DRPII – concepts, objectives,
    advantages, disadvantages
    Forecasting
    Outsourcing
    5 WAREHOUSING
    Concept, Functions of warehouse
    [warehousing operations]
    Economic and service benefits
    Principles of Warehouse design
    Warehousing alternatives
    Warehousing strategy
    Ideal warehouse location
    Inventory at various locations, the square root
    law
    Material handling
    Material handling equipment
    Packaging, Types of packaging
    Functions of packaging
    Palletisation and Unitization
    6. NETWORK ANALYSIS
    Importance of location analysis or logistical
    network design
    Location Analysis techniques
    7. LOGISTICAL INFORMATION

    Primary activities of LIS


    Logistical information functionality
    Principles of logistical information system:
    Logistical information system functionality
    8. LOGISTICS STRATEGY & PLANNING
    Logistical Strategy and planning, logistical
    decisions
    Logistical Planning Process, Phase I, II, III
    9. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
    Objectives of logistical performance
    measurement systems, Types of Performance
    measures
    Internal performance measurement
    External performance measures
    Characteristics of an ideal measurement system
    10. CUSTOMER SERVICE
    Definition of customer service, Elements of
    customer service
    Salient Features of Customer Service
    Lead-time
    Logistics and 6 sigma
    11. LOGISTICAL ORGANIZATION
    Stage I organization
    Stage II organization
    Stage III organization
    12 LOGISTICAL COSTING
    Total cost analysis
    Traditional approach, Total cost approach
    Mission based costing [or budgeting] in
    logistics
    outsourcing
    13. LOGISTICAL PERFORMANCE CYCLES
    14. CASE STUDIES

    REFERENCE BOOKS
    1. ELEMENTS OF LOGISTICAL
    MANAGEMENT – BOWERSOX
    2. BUSINESS LOGISTICS – BARDI
    3. LOGISTICS – BLOOMBERG
    4. PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION
    MANAGEMENT – KK KHANNA

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