Master of Management Studies (M.M.S) Global Supply Chain Management Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the M.M.S. syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26: Semesters I and II from the revised circular and Semesters III and IV from the new one, both approved by the Academic Council on 20 May 2025. The earlier choice-based syllabus is still set alongside it for repeating candidates, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Global Supply Chain Management
Course objectives
- 1 To familiarize students with complexities, strategies, and dynamics of global supply chains.
- 2 To equip students with analytical skills for managing global logistics, procurement, and inventory operations.
- 3 To develop strategic insights into cross-border supply chain risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
- 4 To foster understanding of regulatory, cultural, and ethical considerations in international supply chains.
- 5 To enable practical application of technology and innovation for optimizing global supply chain networks.
Course outcomes
- CO1: Recall the concepts of global supply chain management for solving business related problems
- CO2: Explain principles of global supply chain for decision making
- CO3: Develop solutions for global supply chain improvement
- CO4: Analyse the data and classify the issue regarding challenges and opportunities in global supply chain
- CO5: Assess the business environment and take a leading role in providing multiple opportunities for decision making
- CO6: Generate innovation approaches with technology and plan growth of the global supply chain business
Unit 1 CO1, CO2 · 3 hours
Global supply chain Management: Introduction and Function: Steps, Objectives and Framework Establishment of global supply chain management Global supply chain network and design Comparison between National (Domestic) and International Logistics
Unit 2 CO1, CO2 · 3 hours
Factors and challenges driving logistics and supply chain management: Customs and Global Supply Chain Management Management of the Inventory in the Supply Chain Analysis Including Vendor Management Factors Contributing to the Development of Logistics Understanding the geopolitical, economic, and technological factors, Challenges for global supply chain management
Unit 3 CO3, CO4 · 3 hours
Global Sourcing: Global sourcing & strategy Business process outsourcing (BPO) Procurement sourcing software
Unit 4 CO3, CO4 · 3 hours
Selecting the international logistics operators: Criteria of Selecting the Third-Party Logistics Operator The Key Factors in the Development of a Successful 3PL Six Core Products: Supply Chain Management, Warehousing, Customs Clearance, Air Freight, Consolidation and Project Cargo
Unit 5 CO4, CO5 · 3 hours
International transport: Introduction and importance Understanding the transport Local v/s Global Types of transport: Road, maritime, air and rail, Trade-Offs Inherent in International Logistics – Multi-Modalism Key Factors in a Transport Mode(s) Trade-Off
Unit 6 CO4, CO5 · 3 hours
Operations management of global supply chain: Steps in the Global Supply Chain Benchmarking of Global Supply Chain Management Challenges in Implementing Global Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Cycle Time Management Reduction Global Supply Chain Strategy
Unit 7 CO3, CO4 · 3 hours
Supply chain connective technologies: Supply chain connectivity framework action plan Development of a connectivity map for measurement of total supply chain value Flexible design-planning of supply chain networks
Unit 8 CO3, CO4 · 3 hours
Specialised software in the supply chain process: Need for Specialised Systems Use of technology in Global Supply Chain The Software-Driven Process Profitability Analysis
Unit 9 CO3, CO4, CO5 · 3 hours
Global trade: Introduction, its Definition and benefits to the society Types of trade - external trade and internal trade. International trade and its importance Logistic and Supply Chain Strategic Environment
Unit 10 CO4 · 3 hours
Issues, Challenges, Opportunities and Dynamics of Global Supply Chain Management: Key Implementation Issues, Challenges and the Opportunities Dynamics of global supply chain
Textbooks
- 1 Global Supply Chain Management and International Logistics by Alan E. Branch
- 2 Essentials of Logistics and Management- The Global Supply Chain by Philippe Wieser, Francis- Lue Perret
- 3 Global Sourcing Logistics by Thomas Cook
- 4 International logistics by Reji Ismail
Reference Books
- 1 Supply Chain Finance Integrating Operations and Finance in Global Supply Chains by Zhao, Lima and Huchzermeier, Arnd
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for Master of Management Studies (Two Year), Semester III and IV, AC 20/05/2025, Item No. 7.11 (N), in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording and unit numbering are as printed there. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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