B B A SYLLABUS ( Proposed Revised Syllabus from the Academic year 2015-16 Onwards

LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT -ELECTIVE

Unit I- Logistics Management: Origin and Definition – Types of Logistics – Logistics

Management - Concepts in Logistics and Physical Distribution.

Unit II -Types of Inventory Control - Demand Forecasting - Warehousing and Stores

Management – Routing - Transportation Management.

Unit III- Supply Chain Management: Introduction and Development- Nature and Concept -

Importance of Supply Chain - Value Chain - Components of Supply Chain - The Need for

Supply Chain.

Unit IV -Role of a Manager in Supply Chain - Supply Chain Performance Drivers - Key

Enablers in Supply Chain Improvement.

Unit V -Aligning the Supply Chain with Business Strategy -–Outsourcing and 3PLs – Fourth

Party Logistics – Bull Whip Effect and Supply Chain – Supply Chain Relationships.

Reference Book:

1. G Raghuram & N Rangaraj, Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Cases and Concepts.

Mac Millan.

2. Martin Christopher, Logistics & Supply Chain Management: Creating Value-Adding

Networks, FT Press.

3. Janat Shah, Supply Chain Management: Text and Cases, 1st Edition, Pearson.

4. V.V.Sople, Logistics Management, 4 th Edition Pearson.

5. Sunil Chopra,Peter Meindl & D.V.Kalra, Supply Chain Management,5 th Edition,Perason.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

UNIT-I

Introduction to Business Research - Research in Business – Research Process- Research

need, formulating the problem, designing, sampling, pilot testing .

UNIT -II

Research Design- Exploratory, Descriptive, Casual, Formulation of hypothesis - types.

Measurement- characteristics of sound measurement tool, Scaling methods and

sampling techniques.

UNIT –III

Sources and Collection of Data- : Primary and secondary sources, survey observation,

experimentation- details and evaluation. - Questionnaires – schedules ,data entry, tabulation &

cross tabulation-and Graphic presentation .

Data.

UNIT –IV

Analysis and Preparation: Hypothesis testing – statistical significance, statistical testing

procedure. Tests of significance- -Simple Correlation -Regression .

UNIT –V

Presenting results and writing the report: - The written research Report.

REFERENCE

1. Donald R Cooper, Business Research Methods 7th Ed, McGraw Hill, 2001

2. Krishnaswami OR, M.Ranganatham, Methodology of Research for Social Science, Himalaya,

Mumbai, 2001.

3. Anderson J. et.al, Thesis and Assignment writing, Wiley Eastern

4. Research Methodology by C.R. Kothari

ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT AND SALES PROMOTION

UNIT I

Advertising: Advertising, objectives, task and process, market segmentation and target audience

– Message and copy development.

UNIT II

Media: Mass Media - Selection, Planning and Scheduling – Web Advertising – Integrated

programme and budget planning.

UNIT III

Implemenation: Implementing the programme coordination and control – Advertising

agencies – Organization and operation.

UNIT IV

Sales Promotion: Why and When Sales promotion activities, Consumer and sales

channel oriented – planning, budgeting and implementing and controlling campaigns.

UNIT V

Control: Measurement of effectiveness – Ethics, Economics and Social Relevance.

ReferenceBooks

1. Bhatia, T.K., Advertising and Marketing in Rural India, 2ndEdition, Macmillan India Ltd.,

2007.
2. Hackley, C., Advertising and Promotion: An integrated communications approach,

2ndEdition, Sage Publications, 2010.

3. Jefkins, F., Advertising, 4thEdition, Pearson, 2002.4.
4. Wells, W.D., Burnett, J. and Moriarty, S., Advertising: Principles and Practice,

7thEdition, Pearson, 2007.

 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

UNIT - I

Introduction: Nature and Scope of Operations Management. Production design & Process

planning: Plant location: Factors to be considered in Plant Location – Plant

Location Trends.

UNIT – II

Layout of manufacturing facilities: Principles of a Good Layout – Layout Factors –

Basic Types of Layout – Service Facilities.

UNIT – III

Production and Inventory Control: Basic types of production – Basic Inventory Models –

Economic Order Quantity, Economic Batch Quantity – Reorder point – Safety stock –

Classification and Codification of stock - ABC classification – Procedure for Stock Control,

Materials Requirement Planning (MRP). JIT.

UNIT – IV

Methods Analysis and Work Measurement: Methods Study Procedures – The Purpose

of Time Study – Stop Watch Time Study – Performance Rating – Allowance Factors –

Standard Time – Work Sampling Technique. Quality Control: Purposes of Inspection and Quality

Control – Acceptance Sampling by Variables and Attributes – Control Charts .

UNIT - V

Service Operations Management: Introduction – Types of Service – Service

Encounter - Service Facility Location – Service Processes and Service Delivery.

ReferenceBooks

1. Buffa, E.S. and Sarin, R., Modern Productions / Operations Management, 8th

Edition, Wiley, 2007.

2. Chary, S.N., Production and Operations Management, 5th Edition, Tata

McGraw-Hill, 2012.

4. B.Mahadevan, Operations Management,2 nd Edition,Pearson,2010.

5. Lee Krajewski,Larry P Ritzman.,Manoj K Malhotra & Samir K Srivastava,Operations

Management,9th Edition,Pearson,2011.

6. Heizer, J., Render, B. and Rajashekhar, J., Operations Management, 9th Edition,

Pearson, 2009.

7. Panneerselvam, R., Production and Operations Management, 3rd Edition, PHI

Learning, 2012.

8. Srinivasan, G., Quantitative Models in Operations and Supply Chain

Management, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

 E- BUSINESS

UNIT I

Introduction to electronic business - meaning - value chains - the Internet and the web -
infrastructure for e-business

UNIT II

Web based tools for e - business - e - business software - overview of packages

UNIT III

Security threats to e - business - implementing security for e - commerce and electronic payment
systems.

UNIT IV

Strategies for marketing, sales and promotion - B2C and strategies for purchasing and support
activities - B2B - web auction virtual - web portals

UNIT V

The environment of e-business - international - legal ethical - tax issues - business plan for
implementing e-business

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Bajaj, K.K. and Nag, D., E-Commerce, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill

Education, 2005

2. Diwan, P. and Sharma, S., E-Commerce: A Manager’s Guide to E-Business,

Vanity Books International, 2002.

3. Kalakota, R. and Whinston, A., Frontiers of Electronic Commerce, Pearson,

2011.

4. Laudon, K.C., and Traver, C.G., E-Commerce: Business, Technology, Society,

4th Edition, Pearson, 2008.

5. Schneider, G.P., Electronic Commerce, Cengage Learning, 10thEdition, 2012.

6. Turban, E., Lee, J., King, D.,Liang, T.P. and Turban, D., Electronic Commerce

2010, 6thEdition, Pearson, 2012.

PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

UNIT I

Management: Importance – Definition – Nature and Scope of Management Process –

Role and Functions of a Manager – Levels of Management – Development of Scientific
Management and other Schools of thought and approaches.

UNIT II

Planning: Nature – Importance – Forms – Types – Steps in Planning – Objectives –

Policies – Procedures and Methods – Natures and Types of Policies – Decision –making –
Process of Decision – making – Types of Decision.

UNIT III

Organizing: Types of Organisations – Organisation Structure – Span of Control and

Committees – Departmentalisation – Informal Organisation- Authority – Delegation –
Decentralisation – Difference between Authority and Power – Responsibility

UNIT VI

Recruitment – Sources, Selection, Training – Direction – Nature and Purpose. Co-

ordination – Need, Type and Techniques and requisites for excellent Co-ordination – Controlling
– Meaning and Importance – Control Process.

UNIT V

Definition of Business ethics - Types of Ethical issues -Role and importance of Business
Ethics and Values in Business - - Ethics internal - Ethics External - Environment Protection -
Responsibilities of Business

Recommended Texts

1. C.B.Gupta, Management Theory & Practice - Sultan Chand & Sons - New Delhi.
2. L.M.Prasad, Principles & Practice of Management - Sultan Chand & Sons - New Delhi.
3. P.C. Tripathi & P.N Reddy, Principles of Managements - Tata Mc.Graw Hill - New Delhi.
4. Weihrich and Koontz, Management – A Global Perspective
5. N.Premavathy, Principles of Management - Sri Vishnu Publication - Chennai.
6. J.Jayasankar, Business Management - Margham Publication - Chennai.