SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

P.R.C.GOPAL

1810- Logistics in early literature
William Muller - The Elements of the art of War, this book
has one section for logistics.

1905- First use of word supply chain
The Independent newspaper uses the word Supply Chain in
the news article about wartime situation

1927- Mass Production
Production of Fords Model A Car utilizes mass
production concept to achieve economy of scale.


1950- Postponement Concept
Wroe Alderson publishes paper to explain the concept of
Postponement.

1952-Barcoding
US Patent no.2612994 issued to Norman Woodland and
Bernard Silver for Barcoding System.

1957- American Production and Inventory Control Society
(APICS).

1961- Forrestder effect
Jay Forrester explains demand amplification in his book
Industrial Dynamics.
1961-Material Requirements Planning
Gene Thomas at IBM develops bill of material or earliest
version of MRP.

1962-Traveeling Salesmen Competition.
Gerald Thompson of Carnegie Mellon University wins
travelling salesmen contest organized by Proctor and Gamble.

1963- Council of Logistics Management

1971- Early Stage of Reverse Logistics
William Zikmund and William Stanton discuss
early form of reverse logistics.


1982-Inception of the term Supply Chain Management

Keith Oliver of Booz, Allen and Hamilton Inc coins the term
Supply Chain Management.

1984- Theory of Constraints
Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox introduce the concept
Theory of Constraints in book The Goal.

1985-Early development of Third party Logistics (3PL)
Ken Ackerman and Dean Wise Presented a paper about early
state of Third Party Logistics in Council of Logistics
Management Annual Conference

1988- Establishment of term Lean Manufacturing
John Krafcik introduces term Lean Manufacturing in his
article Triumph of the Lean Production System after
studying Toyota Production System.

1991-Operations Desert Storm
Military Logistics Community achieves superb performance
during Operation Desert storm in Iraq.

1993- Re-engineering
Micheal Hammer and James Champy publish book
Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business
Revolution.
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1993-Efficent Consumer Response (ECR)
Andy Wood publishes first journal article about Efficient
Consumer Response.
1996-Supply Chain Council (SCC)
2013-Supply Chain Sustainability
What is SCM? & Logistics?
Logistics- Movement or Flow or Arc(s)

Supply Chain-Resupply points or points or nodes.

Logistics/Supply Chain: A business systems consist of nodes
and arcs.
Definition
Three Revolutions of SCM
Challenges to Manage
Proliferation in product lines.
Shorter product life cycles
Higher level of outsourcing
Shift in power structures in the chain
Globalization of Manufacturing


Do you want to become a Supply Chain Manager?
Demand Forecasting (New product/sales/operations planning)
Warehouse Management (Warehousing Education Research
Council)
Distribution Planning (Vehicle Routing Problems)
Negotiation Skills (Game Theory)
Knowledge of environment Issues (Sustainability)

Business Analytics
Text &Reference Books
Supply Chain Logistics Management by Donald Bowersox,
David Closs and M. Bixby Cooper (2
nd
edition)

Supply Chain Management, Strategy, Planning and Operation
by Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl (fifth edition)

Managing Supply Chains : A Logistics Approach 9th Edition
by John J Coyle, C John Langley Jr, Robert A Novack and
Brain j .Gibson (9
th
Edition)


Assessment
Surprise test : 2 (20 marks)
Presentation : 1 (10 marks)
Mid Term Exam: (30 Marks)