Tribhuvan University
Faculty of Management
Office of the Dean
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Course Objective
:The purpose of this course is to enhance the knowledge and skill of students in dimensions of supply chain management. The students will be able to understand the concepts of supply chain, challenges and opportunities in supply chain, analyze the industry, adopt right sourcing strategy, optimize available resources and understand the quality management system.
Course Description
:This course contains concepts of value chain, process of supply chain, value chain analysis, supply chain induced competitive advantage, strategies for competitive sourcing, manufacturing process, quality assurance system, manufacturing efficiency, new product development process and capacity planning.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the course, students are expected to understand the concept, importance, and supply chain management, value chain analyses and supply chain induced competitive advantage, inventory management modules, requirement of quality management system ,relationship and negotiation skills in supply chain management ,opportunities and challenges in the supply chain.
Course Contents:
Lecture hours show the approximate classroom time allocated to each unit.
Unit 1.Introduction
Meaning and importance of supply chain, Value chain analysis, Link between supply chain management and competitive advantage. Case analysis.
Unit 2.Designing the Supply Chain Network
Role of Distribution in Supply Chain, Factors affecting Distribution Network Design, e- Business and the Distribution Network, Role of Network Design in Supply Chain, Factors affecting network Design Decisions, The role of IT in Network Design.
Unit 3.New Product Design, Planning Demand and Supply in Supply Chain Management
New Product Development and Design, Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain, Basic Approaches to Demand Forecasting, Time-series Forecasting, Forecasting Error, Aggregate Planning in Supply Chain, ManagingSupply and Demand in Supply Chain.
Unit 4.Logistics Management in Supply Chain
Managing Inventory in Supply Chain, Transportation Infrastructure and Policies, Warehousing, Materials Management.
Unit 5.Issues and opportunities in supply chain
Ethic in supply chain, Opportunities in supply chain: National, regional, and global, Thereat in supply chain, Business continuity plan, Risk in supply chain, Legal aspect, Core competency through supply chain: Outsourcing vs self-manufacturing. Case analysis.
Unit 6.Global supply chain management
Designing global supply chain, Environment scanning, Forces driving globalization, Implication of globalization, Legal provisions related to supply chain, Designing global network. Case analysis.
Suggested Readings:
Chopra, Sunil and Meindl, Peter. Supply chain management: strategy, planning & operation. Pearson Education, Third edition, 2007. Stanley E. Fawcett, Lisa M. Ellram and Jeffrey A. Ogden. Supply Chain Management: From Vision to Implementation. Pearson Education, First Edition, 2008. Donald J. Bowersox, David J. Closs and M. Bixby Cooper, Supply Chain Management. The McGraw Hill Cos., Second Edition, 2008. Donald J. Bowersox and David J. Closs. Logistical Management: The Integrated Supply Chain Process, Tata McGraw Hill, 17th Edition, 2008. Bajracharya, S.K.. Logistic Management: Definition, Dimension, and Functional Application. S. Chand & Co. Ltd., Second Edition, 2008.