Supply Chain Management

Paper Code: 
HCT 144 J
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To familiarize students with supply chain management in apparel industry.
  • To provide an understanding of the individual processes of supply chain management and their interrelationships within individual companies.
  • To provide an understanding of the management components, tools and techniques useful in implementing supply chain management.
  • To provide the flow of information through the supply chain in apparel industry.

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Supply Chain and the Apparel Industry

  • Origin of the Supply Chain Management Concept
  • Evolution of the Supply Chain Relative to Consumer Demand
  • Fashion Industry Disruptors and the Impact on the Apparel Supply Chain
  • Consumer’s Ability to Shop Anytime and Anywhere

Impact of Global Factors on Fashion Supply Chain

  • Global Supply Chain
  • Historical Look at Supply Chain Management by Country
  • Factors that determine locations for Apparel Manufacturing
  • Movement on the Supply Chain Value Chain
  • Impact of Trade Policy on Apparel Manufacturing
  • Supply Chain Solutions of Today

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability (CSR)

  • Meaning of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • Sustainable Policies and Practices in the Apparel Industry
  • Viewpoints of Key Industry Participants
  • Brands
  • Designers
  • Retailers
  • Third Party Certification Organizations
  • Educators

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability (CSR) in Apparel Supply Chains

  • CSR in its institutional context
  • Implementation of CSR initiatives in global fashion supply chain
  • Ranking of Socially Responsible Companies

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Key Departments

  • Organization and Department Structure
  • Interrelationships and Communication

Raw Materials

  • Industrial Revolution
  • Raw Materials
  • Textile Supply Chain Flow
  • Country of Origin and the Consumer

Sourcing & Production

  • Introduction to Sourcing and Production
  • Supplier Base
  • Product

 

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Quality Assurance

  • Quality and Quality Assurance
  • Principles and Process
  • Approaches and Methodologies
  • Essentials Steps in Quality Management System in Apparel Industry
  • Administering Quality Programs in the Apparel Industry

Logistics

  • Logistics Overview
  • Major Logistics Trends
  • Role of Technology in Logistics Management
  • Functions of Internal Logistics Departments
  • Logistics Outsourced Relationships and Services
  • Logistic Strategies to Mitigate Risks
  • Logistics Management as a Competitive Advantage
  • Role of Logistics in the Production Process
  • Industry’s Growing Need for Logistics Talent

 

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

The Flow of Information through the Supply Chain and Financing

 

  • Supply Chain Data
  • Data Collection
  • Process Improvement Strategies

Supply Chain Financing

  • Garment Industry Financing Instruments
  • International Trade Financing Mechanisms
  • Financing Impacts the Global Apparel Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Financial Regulatory Requirements

Retailer and Consumer

  • Changing Face of Retail
  • Retailers’ Impact on the Supply Chain
  • Reverse Supply Chain
  • Dominant Consumer Changes
  • Impact of Consumer Preferences in Supply Chain Planning
  • New Business Models
  • Business Models of the Future

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Londrigan, Michael & M. Jenkins, Jacqueline (2018). Fashion Supply Chain Management, Faichild Books Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, New York.
  • Fernie, John & B. Grant, David (2015), Fashion Logistics: Insight into the Fashion Retail Supply Chain, Kogan Page Limited.
  • Brookshire, Jung E. HA, (2017), Global Sourcing in the Textile and Apparel Industry, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.
  • Pradhan, S., (2009). Retailing Management: Text & Cases. (3rdedition), Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company.
  • Ailauadi, Satish. C. & Singh, Rakesh. P., (2012). Logistic Management, (2nd edition). PHI Learning Pvt Ltd, New Delhi.
  • Altekar, Rahul, V., (2012). Supply Chain Management: Concept and Cases, PHI Learning private limited, New Delhi.
  • Taylor, A. David, (2004). Supply chains: A Managers Guide, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
  • Bhat, Shridhara K., (2016). Logistic & Supply chain management, Himalaya publishing house, Pvt ltd, Mumbai.

 

References: 
  • Khandelwal, Aditi R., (2013). Retail Management. RBSA Publication, Jaipur.
  • Waters, D., (2003). Logistics: An Introduction to supply chain management, Palgrave Macmillan Hound mills, New York.
  • Hugos, M., (2011). Essential of supply chain management, (3rdedition). John Wiley & Sons Inc.
  • Chandrasekaran, N., (2010). Supply chain management: Process, System & Practice. Oxford University Press.
  • Mentzer, JohnT., (2001). Supply Management. Sage Publications, New Delhi.

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Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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