Program Overview

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• The roles of supply chain managers are progressively shifting. Keeping this in mind, the experts at IIM Calcutta have designed the Advanced Programme in Supply Chain Management. This programme has been put together keeping in mind the requirements of managers involved in SCM operational activities. It will enable them to be adequately skilled to keep up with the changes in the business environment.
• We aim to provide a premier certification from IIM Calcutta. Each course will be taught with the help of case studies, live corporate examples and general discussions. In order to provide industry insights, business leaders from the industry would be invited to share their experiences.

Program Benefits:

• It imparts advanced knowledge in the form of supply chain models and strategies
• The programme equips Supply Chain managers with all-round capabilities needed in managing real world supply chain issues
• A unique feature of this programme is the group project. In the project, you will apply the key concepts in solving real world supply chain problems
• This will further help them to contribute directly to the overall corporate success

Program Objectives:

• The program will aid you in career enhancement.

Highlights:

• We aim to provide a premier certification from IIM Calcutta. Each course will be taught with the help of case studies, live corporate examples and general discussions. In order to provide industry insights, business leaders from the industry would be invited to share their experiences.

Duration: 12 Months

Curriculum

Program Details:

A. Introducing Supply Chain Management

1. Core Supply Chain processes
2. Supply Chain complexity- Bull whip effect, Handling uncertainty,

B. Supply Chain Strategy

1. Evaluating supply chain network strategy: capacity, technology, translating supply chain decisions into financial terms – Total Landed Cost, Total Cost of Ownership, Discounted cash flow analysis
2. Supply Chain Structure Design: Push, pull, postponement
3. Supply Chain Governance: Contracts and Relationships
4. Risk and Resilience in Supply Chains

C. Demand Planning & Forcasting

1. Introduction to Demand Forecasting and Forecasting Accuracy
2. Forecasting: Time Series Methods
3. Forecasting: Causal Methods
4.  Forecasting for New Products
5. Demand Planning: Matching Demand and Supply

D. Inventory Management

1. Economic Order Quantity models- sensitivity, non-instantaneous lead time, quantity discounts, concept of back orders
2. Single period inventory models – critical ratio, expected profit, expected units short
3. Continuous review policy(s,Q) model & Periodic review policy (R,S) model using performance metrics (cycle service level and item fill rate) and stockout cost metrics (cost per stockout event and cost per item short)
4. Special issues- exchange curves, grouping like items, location pooling

E. Logistics and Global Supply Chain Management

1. Freight transportation- selection and its impact on inventory
2. Warehousing- design, operations heuristics, material handling
3. Customs, Duties, Tariffs, INCO terms, Rules of origin, Letter of credit etc.
4. International transportation, Trading blocks, Trade zones, Bonded warehouses
5. Currency fluctuations, exchange rate risks, Transfer Pricing, permanent establishment

F. Modelling & Analytics Tools

1. Optimization Models for Supply Chain Decision Making
2. Simulation for Decision Making
3. Decision Making under Uncertainty: Decision Tree Analysis
4. Supply Chain Analytics

G. Designing & Managing Channel Partners – Distribution

1. Product Life Cycle and Distribution Challenges
2. Managing Customer Relationships
3. Measuring Channel Performance
4. Managing Channel Conflict

H. Procurement and Sourcing Management

1. Integrated Planning Foundation
2. Supply Strategy
3. KPIs for integrated sourcing

I. Special Topics in SCM

1. Quality Management, Six sigma & Lean Management Concepts
2. Recent Advances in Technology
3. Taxation & supply chains
4. Legal Aspects of Purchasing, Sourcing & Contracts

J. Topics in Fundamentals of Management Theory

J1. Finance –

• Conceptual framework of financial reporting; Corporate Financial Statements: Balance Sheet; Profit and Loss Statement; Cash Flow Statement Analyzing Financial Statements; Financial Ratios;

J2. E-Commerce –

• Best E-Commerce practices
• E-commerce business models and their sustainability under crisis situation.

J3. Strategy –

• Strategy & Strategic management process
• Evaluating firms’ external and internal environments Business-level & Corporate strategies

J4. Negotiations –

J5. Microeconomics concepts –

• Demand-supply Analysis, Elasticity, Opportunity Cost, Production Costs, Firm Behavior, Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Pricing Strategies

J6. International Trade –

• Theories of international trade
• Trade pattern across the world- trade and investment linkage through production networks Trade policy instruments-tariff, quota and other measures WTO and Trade Blocks

Faculty

• Prof. Megha Sharma (Programme Director)
• Prof. Pratha Priya Datta (Programme Director)

Fee Structure

Program Fees (For Indian Students)

Additional Information:

• The student fee includes all the course material which is books, simulations and case studies, certification and alumni membership for the institute.
• Fee once paid is neither refundable nor transferable towards any other student/program/batch.
• GST will be charged at prevailing rates (currently @18%).
• Any extra payment due to any change in any of the applicable taxes during the tenure of the programme will have to be borne by the student.

Installment Structure: