Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT

SECOND SEMESTER

2015

MS-55: Logistics and Supply Chain Management

School of Management Studies

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068

MS-55

ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS - 55

Course Title : Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Assignment Code : MS-55/ TMA/SEM - II /2015

Coverage : All Blocks

Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 31st October, 2015 to

the coordinator of your study centre.

1. “Logistics is the function that is responsible for the flow of materials into, through and out of

an organisation”. Elaborate! Take the case of a Book Publisher and describe the input and

output of materials from the Logistics point of view.

2. Explain

(i) Global sourcing and its advantages and disadvantages

(ii) World-class management model with respect to SCM.

3. Write a brief note on the following:

a. Electronic commerce

b. Electronic Data Interchange

c. Bar Coding and Scanning

d. Data Warehouse

4. “The most common method for evaluating non-economic factors in a facility location study

is to use a scoring model” Why? Give justifications.

5. Explain how a company can select a third party logistics (3PL) firm on the basis of customer

orientation, level of specialization, asset ownership status and price of the service.