UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BMLS207

Procurement, Storage and Warehouse Management

L-T-P4-0-0 Credits3 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

MBA Logistics & Supply Chain Management · Sem 2 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

6 hrs

Objectives of Procurement System, Principles of Procurement, History of procurement function: from administrative to strategic, value added role, Procurement Cycle, Procurement Planning, Purchasing Mix: Six Rights, Selecting the right supplier, Source of information and process, Supplier appraisal/vendor capability, Bidding process. Case Studies

Unit2

Unit 2

9 hrs

Storage Management system – Storage Inventory Management – Functions of storage & Inventory - Classification of Inventory- Methods of Controlling Stock Levels- Always Better Control (ABC) Inventory system- Storage: storage policies - dedicated storage, randomized storage & class-based storage; Storage Methods-assembling & seasonal storage; stockpiling and rapid storage. Centralized and Decentralized Storage Systems. Case Studies

Unit3

Unit 3

9 hrs

Introduction to Warehousing: Evolution of warehousing from store to warehouse, warehouse operations, process of receiving and put away, principle of storing goods & various storing methods, process of order picking and order creation, significance of packaging, documents required for issuing goods. Case Studies

Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs

Strategic Warehousing: Meaning & benefits of Strategic Ware Housing, Types of Warehouses; Warehouse Design: Elements & Principle of Warehouse Design, factors of warehouse design; Warehouse Location: its benefits & Significance of Warehouse in SCM. Case Studies

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

Warehousing Operations: - inbound process, outbound processes, Functions of Warehouse- break-bulk, cross docking, order mixing. MHEs in warehouse, legal requirements for ensuring a safe workplace; and Warehouse Management Systems. Case Studies

Course Objectives6 points
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  • To provide understanding of Procurement Process
  • To provide understanding of Storage and Warehouse management
  • To enable the critical thinking for optimum utilizations of storage system
  • To use the latest approach in warehouse management
  • To be familiar with laws and safety regulations in warehouse management

Suggested Readings

  1. GWYNNE RICHARDS (2014) Warehouse Management: A Complete Guide to Improve Efficiency and Minimizing Cost in the Modern Warehouse. The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Kegan page limited.
  2. DAVID E. MULCHY & JOACHIM SIDON (2008) A Supply Chain Logistics Program for Warehouse Management. Auerbachian Publications References
  3. 3.. Bowersox, D.J., Closs, D.J., Cooper, M.B., & Bowersox, J.C. (2013). Supply Chain Logistics Management. (4 th ed.), McGraw Hill/Irwin.
  4. Arnold, J.R., Chapman, S.N. (2012). The Introduction to Materials Management. (7 th ed.), Prentice-Hall.
  5. Coyle, J.J., Jr. Langley, C.J., Novack, R.A, & Gibson, B.J. (2013). Managing Supply Chains: A Logistics Approach. (9 th ed.), McGrawHill.
  6. Edward, F. (2002). 3. World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling. (International ed.), McGraw- Hill. Muller, M. (2011). Essentials of Inventory Management. (2 nd ed.), American Management Association.

Official AKTU syllabus

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