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Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management

The rapid reduction of international trade barriers has led to an equally rapid growth of the logistics industry. We increasingly find goods from all over the world in our shops: Korean cars, Swiss cheese, South African wines, Indian garments, Japanese electronics, and Italian fashion goods travel to remote corners of the world. At no point of time in history has logistics assumed such a great importance in determining the profitability of companies as it does today. For many companies, it assumes a strategic competitive advantage in responsive customer service.

Global logistics & supply chain management is highly integrated and requires mastery of purchasing, materials management, supply-chain management, transportation, customs regulations, foreign exchange, information technology, and cultural issues, among various other aspects. One of the most complex jobs in several industries is that of the Logistics manager. Profitability, to a great extent, depends on this manager's skills. Consistent customer satisfaction also depends on their skills. Though largely invisible to the outside world, internally, companies have a huge respect for this pivotal functionary.

S P Jain's Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management specialization develops a comprehensive understanding of managing logistics in a global setting. The courses cover a wide spectrum of topics including managing supply chain, international trade, materials, transport, IT, and warehousing. Students will be trained on how to develop cutting-edge Logistics strategies to gain competitive advantage.

Dubai and Singapore are both among the top three re-distribution and re-exporting hubs worldwide and depend heavily on logistics. Dubai has recently commissioned the world's first truly multi-modal integrated logistics platform called Dubai Logistics City (DLC). Spanning over 25 square kilometers DLC is the first phase of the new Jebel Ali Airport City and will become the world's first truly multi-modal facility for air, sea and road services. It is to be the preferred location for businesses which require, or offer, logistics and multi-modal transport services to the GCC, the wider Middle East, India, Africa and the CIS - a market of more than two billion consumers. A recent industry report valued the GCC logistics market alone at over US $11 billion. Naturally the hundreds of companies located here will be "hungry" for skilled individuals in managing logistics.

To quote Thomas Friedman as the "world becomes flat", logistics will rule.

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