FULLY SOLVED BOOK LASY 5 YEARS PAPERS SOLVED PLUS GUESS

Agri-Supply Chain Management


UNIT - I
Supply chain- changing business environment, SCM- present need, and conceptual model of supply chain
management. Evolution of SCM, SCM approach, and traditional agri. supply chain management approach, modern
supply chain management approach, elements in SCM.
UNIT - II
Demand management in supply chain- types of demand, demand planning and forecasting. Operations
management in supply chain, basic principles of manufacturing management. Procurement management in agrisupply chain purchasing cycle, types of purchases, contract/corporate farming. Classification of purchases of
goods or services, traditional inventory management. Material requirements planning, Just in Time (JIT), Vendor
Managed Inventory (VMI).
UNIT - III
Logistics management- history and evolution of logistics. Elements of logistics, management, distribution
management. Distribution strategies, pool distribution. Transportation management, fleet management, service
innovation. Warehousing, packaging for logistics, Third-Party Logistics (TPL/3PL), GPS technology.
UNIT - IV
Concept of information technology- IT application in SCM. Advanced planning and scheduling, SCM in electronic
business. Role of knowledge in SCM, performance measurement and controls in agri-supply chain management.
Benchmarking- introduction, concept and forms of benchmarking