Programme Overview
In this programme, we develop frameworks and models to deliver supply chain excellence in order to enhance the competitiveness of firms. The key objectives are to enable managers to design agile and resilient supply chains. This programme is focused on issues such as supply chain coordination, capabilities design, and impact of technology disruptions like AI for creating value. Managerial decision-making through analytical models and several optimization tools would be used in several areas of supply chain. Wide variety of real-life examples across industries would be used to develop and validate the decision-making frameworks.
Programme Objective
The objectives of the Programme are to equip managers and practitioners with the concept and practices of SCM, which will help them deliver corporate success through more efficient coordination with their suppliers and customers. The programme has been designed to suit the requirements of managers involved in SCM operational activities like procurement, production planning, logistics planning, sales and distribution planning, and strategic activities like vendor selection and management, SCM network optimization, and product/process re-design for SCM.
Programme Directors
Who Should Attend
Working professionals with at least 3 years in a supply chain management role (purchasing, production, inventory control, logistics, demand management, design, distribution or any related functional areas of the supply chain) will find the programme both challenging and stimulating. This programme is designed for managers who plan to further their careers in logistics or supply chain areas in service and manufacturing organizations.
Eligibility
Programme Duration and Delivery
The duration of the programme is 11 months.
Sessions will be held once a week on Saturdays (6.45 PM – 9.45 PM).
There will be two campus visits spanning 7 days (4 + 3)
Pedagogy
Courses are delivered through case studies, live corporate examples and general discussions. Business leaders from different industries would be invited to share their experiences to provide greater industry insights.Programme Content
- Supply Chain Strategy
- Supply chain complexities, managing uncertainty
- Design of responsive and resilient supply chains
- Supply chain coordination, push, pull and postponement strategies
- Supply contracts and creating value
- Inventory optimization- service level trade-offs, concepts of fill rate, lead time and demand uncertainty, inventory norms and safety stock analysis
- Capacity planning- strategic investment and related trade-offs
- Sustainable supply chain issues - SDGs and circular supply chain
- Supply Chain Analytics
- Data analysis
- Data Visualization
- Decision making under uncertainty
- Supply Chain optimization models
- Simulation Models
- AI & ML for Supply Chain Management
- Predictive modelling in supply chains settings
- AI applications in supply chain settings
- Machine learning & AI for supply chain automation
- Strategic Sourcing and Distribution Strategies
- Supplier relationship
- Total cost of ownership
- Outsourcing models
- Distribution network design
- E-commerce strategies
- Omni-channel supply chain
- Warehousing and automation
- Digital Supply Chains
- Digital capabilities
- Role of blockchains
- IoT, platforms and digital twin
- Gen AI in supply chain decisions, real-life applications
- Managerial aspects of successful AI integration
- Business Acumen for Supply Chain
- Conceptual framework of financial reporting
- Analyzing Financial Statements
- Negotiations
- Legal aspects of business
- Glimpses of Indian and Global economy, trade policies and impact of tariffs
Programme Sample Certificate
Alumni Status
- LDP participants who complete the programme successfully become the Alumni of IIMC Executive Education, which currently has over 35,000 members.
- LDP Alumni are given an email-id in the IIM Calcutta domain.
- LDP Alumni can register in the IIM Calcutta Alumni portal either with this email-id or with their personal email-ids. The IIM Calcutta Alumni portal is a common platform for Alumni of all programmes of the Institute to interact with each other and stay connected with the Institute.
- The Institute shares newsletters, important news and articles about the Institute and its activities, the achievements of the Institute's faculty, staff, students and alumni, upcoming events and programmes etc., on the portal.
- Alumni can post their achievements, write about jobs or LIVE project opportunities for other alumni to see.
- The IIM Calcutta alumni network can also be accessed on mobile phones through the mobile app.
- Executive Education Alumni are entitled to a discount of 5% on the programme fee if they opt to do another LDP.
- By using the different features of the IIM Calcutta portal, alumni across programmes can engage with each other in many meaningful ways. It is up to the alumni themselves to leverage the platform
How to Apply
For further details and for downloading the application form please visit: TBA
