Topic Covered in Syllabus: Competitive and supply chain strategies achieving strategic fit Understanding the customer Understanding the supply chain Achieving strategic fit Obstacles in achieving strategic fit Competitive and Supply Chain Strategy Competitive strategy: defines the set of customer needs a firm seeks to satisfy through its products and services. It is defined based on […]
Unit 6: Supply chain Drivers and Matrices
Cross functional drivers of supply chain performance: facility, inventory, information, transportation, sourcing and pricing.
Unit 2: Business Plan for a New Venture-Introduction
The business plan is a written document prepared by the entrepreneur that describes all the relevant external and internal elements involved in starting a new venture
Unit 1: Overview of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship The concept entrepreneurship is derived from the French concept “entreprendre” which literarily is equivalent to the English concept “to undertake”. From the business point of view, to undertake simply means to start a business. Entrepreneurs develop new goods or processes that the market demands and are not currently being supplied. Entrepreneurship is a force […]
Unit 3: Overview of Supply Chain Management
Topic Covered in Syllabus: Definition of supply chain management Functions and objectives of a supply chain Decision phases of supply chain Process view of a supply chain: cycle view and push/pull view The importance of a supply chain flows Pitfalls and opportunities in a supply chain Case studies presentations Dell Computer: Direct Marketing 7-Eleven: A […]