SylbV01-00-00. pmd

V. Aim of the course
To understand the intricacies of perishable supply chain and its management.
The course is organized as follows:
No
Blocks
Units
1
Supply chain management of
I
Introduction
perishables
II
Intrinsic Issues
III Support system in supply chain- –
Infrastructure
IV. Support system in supply chain- Finance
V. Support system in supply chain- Government

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Horticultural Sciences–Post-harvest Management
505
VI. Theory
Block 1: Supply chain management of perishables
Unit I:
Introduction. Role of supply chain and logistics, Challenges faced in
supply chain, Input suppliers, Farm output: Market intermediaries,
Processors, Retailers.
Unit II:
Intrinsic Issues: Perishability, Quality, Grading, Risk: Sources of risk,
Classification of Agricultural risk- Production risk, Market and Price
risk. Mnagement of risk.
Unit III:
Support system in supply chain- Infrastructure: definition, role.
Transport network, Cold storage, organised market, etc. Information
technology-Enterprise resource planning, E-Choupal, Mobile
Technology, web portal on agri-market information.
Unit IV:
Support system in supply chain- Financial Systems: Introduction, Role
and Relevance, Problems in Synchronization, Role of Technology; Credit
Structure in India -Reserve Bank of India (RBI), NABARD; Commodity
Markets, Corporates in Agribusiness.
Unit V:
Support system in supply chain- Role of Government: Introduction;
Agencies- As a Direct Player. Measures for improving supply chain
and its effectiveness, involvement of organized retailers.
VII. Practical
• Present scenario of supply chain management;
• Case Study: Supply chain management of fruits and vegetables in Safal daily fresh/
APMC/ Reliance Fresh/ Amul/ D-Mart/ Spencer Retail/ Vipani/ Farmers Bazars/
Farm Fresh/ Apni Mandi, etc. based on regional importance.