M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017.
First Semester
Logistics Management
PRINCIPLES OF LOGISTICS
(CBCS 2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A x 3 15)
Answer all questions.
1. How important is logistics to the national economy?
2. What is fourth-party logistics?
3. Why should a company develop a formal logistics
strategy?
4. What are the objectives of logistical integration?
5. What is global logistics? What are the advantages of
international logistics?
Part B 10 50)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
6. Explain the relationships between logistics and
other functional areas such as manufacturing
marketing and finance.
Or
Discuss the role of logistics in a customer value
delivery chain.
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7. Compare and contrast domestic and global logistics
operations.
Or
Describe the functions of a warehouses in the
supply chain of a company.
8. Explain the term and the reasons why it has
received so much importance today.
Or
Describe the key components of strategic supply
chain management.
9. Describe the macro dimensions of logistics.
Or
Discuss the logistics systems modelling and its
application in SCM.
10. Describe the role of supply chain in e-business and
B2B practices.
Or
Discuss the role of government in global logistics.
Part C x 10 10)
Compulsory.
11. Make a list of logistics activities and participants in
global supply chains. What major trends do you see in
world trade and in the significance of global logistics?
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