What is a supply chain?-Historical perspective
The objective of a supply chain-The importance of a supply chain-Decision phases
in a supply chain-Process views of a supply chain.
Chapter-2 Supply Chain Performance- Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
Competitive
and supply chain strategies-Achieving strategic fit-Expanding strategic scope
Obstacles to achieving strategic fit.
Chapter-3 Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics
Impellers of supply chain-Drivers of supply
chain
performance-Framework for structuring drives-Facilities-Inventory
Transporation-Information-Sourcing-Pricing-Obstacles to Achieving Strategic Fit.
Chapter-4 Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to e-Business:
The role of
distribution in the supply chain-Factors influencing distribution network design
Design options for a distribution network-e-Business and the distribution network.
Distributions channels of agricultural product, FMCG Sector and Commodities in
Bangladesh-Distribution networks in practice.
Chapter-5 Network Design in the Supply Chain
The role of network design in the supply
chain- Factors influencing network design decisions- Framework for network
design decisions- Models for facility location design decisions- Models for facility
location and capacity allocation- The role of IT in network design-Networking
tradition with modernity- Making network design decisions in practice- The impact
of uncertainty on network design.
Chapter-6 Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain
The role of aggregate planning in a
supply chain- The aggregate planning problem- Aggregate Planning strategies-
Aggregate planning in excel- The role of IT in aggregate planning- Inventory
planning and economic theory aberrations- Implementing aggregate planning in
practice.
Chapter-7 Logistics In Supply Chain
Movement within a facility-Incoming and outgoing
shipments- Distribution requirements planning (DRP)- Electronic data Interchange
(EDI).
