Supply chain management involves the integration of business processes and decisions across organisations from suppliers through manufacturers and distributors to the final customer in order to deliver good and services effectively and efficiently. Creating a seamless flow of goods and services becomes the objective of supply chain management so that a firm is able to meet the changing requirements of customers effectively. Supply chains have become global and there are many organizations involved in making supply meet demand. The recent pandemic has made supply chain management central to economies and survival in nations. They have changed the ways production and distribution of goods and service is likely to take place post this crisis thereby creating new opportunities for graduates entering into supply chain industry in the near future.
The Supply Chain Management major provides students an understanding of functions that comprise the supply chain, i.e., demand planning, procurement & supplier management, production and distribution, and customer servicing as well as mechanisms for coordinating activities across them. The major combines building of skills in technology and analytical methods, developing an understanding of managerial decision making environment that leads to functional & strategic decisions, and a fostering of perspectives towards enhanced productivity and customer value add. Students learn about core functions that comprise a supply chain and the nature of operational decision making therein. The major emphasises the strategic nature of this function and a recognition of its values in coordination of decisions and functions across several firms.
Students who pursue this programme will become strong problem solvers with a keen eye for detail. They will be able identify vulnerabilities in supply chain operations and propose solutions to improve efficiency.
On completion of this major, the student will be able to:
Graduates of this major join entry-level management analyst positions in consultancy, operations, logistics and distribution, manufacturing, purchasing, sourcing, warehousing, and other industrial sectors. They are ready to build professional careers with manufacturers, distributors, transportation carriers, logistics service providers as well as consulting and technology companies that develop solutions for the same.
Offered by | Amrut Mody School of Management |
Programme | Bachelor of Science in Management (Honours) |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Management (Honours) |
Minimum Programme Credits | 173 |
Minimum Major Credits | 80 |
Supply Chain Management is also offered as a MINOR |
Credits | |
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Foundation Programme (Three Studios) | 9 |
First Year Seminar on Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
Credits | |
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Humanities and Languages GER ETH201 Ethics |
3 |
Social Sciences GER ECO110 Macroeconomics |
3 |
Biological and Life Sciences GER | 3 |
Mathematical and Physical Sciences GER CSD101 Data Science |
3 |
Performing and Visual Arts GER | 3 |
GER Elective 1: MGT111 Identity and Behavior | 3 |
GER Elective 2: MAT133 Pre-calculus | 3 |
GER Elective 3 | 3 |
Communications GER COM101 Effective Reading and Comprehension Skills |
3 |
Sports & Wellness GER | 3 |
Major Requirements | Credits | |
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School Core | 27 | |
MAT142 Introductory Calculus | 3 | |
TOD212 Decision Sciences | 3 | |
ECO110 Macroeconomics | 3 | |
STA101 Introductory Statistics | 3 | |
MGT112 Organisational Process | 3 | |
STA100 Probability | 3 | |
Course on Digital Technology | 3 | |
Course on Sustainability | 3 | |
Course 2 on Digital Technology/ Building Sustainable Businesses | 3 | |
Programme Core | 18 | |
MKT103 Marketing Management | 3 | |
MGT121 Human Capital Management | 3 | |
FAC133 Financial Management | 3 | |
FAC114 Financial Accounting | 3 | |
TOD221 Operations Management | 3 | |
MGT342 Competitive Strategy | 3 | |
Major Core | 9 | |
TOD333 Logistics and Transport Management | 3 | |
TOD322 Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
TOD331 Supply Chain Analytics | 3 | |
Major Electives | 26 | |
COM212/DGT212 Digital Humanities | 3 | |
COM506 Culture and Communication | 1.5 | |
COM594 Introduction to Negotiation | 1.5 | |
DES201 Strategic Branding and Package Design | 3 | |
DES203 Design Thinking and Problem Solving | 3 | |
ECO203 Experimental and Behavioral Economics | 3 | |
ECO503 Experimental and Behavioural Economics | 3 | |
EFB101 Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 1.5 | |
FBE603 Digital Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
MGT506 Digital Thinking | 3 | |
MGT508 Sustainability, Business and Society | 3 | |
MGT515 Health Care Management | 1.5 | |
MGT545 Cooperative Strategies and Ecosystems | 3 | |
MGT546 Pharmaceutical Industry and Healthcare Sector: Challenges and Opportunities | 3 | |
MKT324/MKT624 Retail Management | 3 | |
MKT341 Marketing Strategy for Consumer Behaviour | 3 | |
MKT352 Advertising: crafting contagious content | 3 | |
MKT361 Marketing of High Technology Products | 3 | |
MKT504 Understanding Consumers and Markets | 1.5 | |
MKT505 Marketing Plan and Implementation | 1.5 | |
MKT601 Business to Business Marketing (Enable) | 3 | |
MKT611 Marketing Research | 3 | |
MKT623 Marketing the Intangible | 1.5 | |
MKT625 Business of Sports: Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Perspective | 3 | |
MKT632 Rural Marketing | 3 | |
MKT641 Consumer Insights and Marketing | 3 | |
MKT642 Interdisciplinary Approach to Consumer Understanding | 3 | |
MKT651 Integrated Marketing Communication | 3 | |
MKT652 Brand Management - Enable | 3 | |
MKT653 Digital Marketing | 3 | |
MKT654 Strategic Brand Management (Regular) | 3 | |
MKT661 Luxury Marketing | 3 | |
MKT671 Marketing Analytics - Enable | 3 | |
PSY321 Sensation and Perception | 3 |
Free Electives provide flexibility to students to customise their education at the University.
All students will complete 30 hours of engagement with society to develop a sense of engagement, concern, build problem solving skills, and understand the role of an engaged member of a society. This will be done through a mandatory course, Engagement with Society, that would be a graduation requirement. This course can be taken anytime during the stay at the University but it is advised that the student engage with the courses during the first two years at the University. The 30 hours of volunteer work may be completed during one semester or during the Winter or Summer Break.