Innovation in Supply Chain and Logistic Management's Syllabus

CHAPTER 1: KEY ISSUES IN INNOVATION MANAGEMENT        Innovation and Competitive Advantage        Types of Innovation        The Importance of Incremental Innovation        Innovation as a Knowledge-based Process        The Challenge of Discontinuous Innovation        New Challenges, Same Old Responses?

CHAPTER 2: INNOVATION AS A MANAGEMENT PROCESS        Innovation as a Core Business Process        Evolving Models of the Process        Consequences of Partial Understanding of the Innovation Process        Can We Manage Innovation?        Successful Innovation and Successful Innovators        What Do We Know About Successful Innovation Management?        RoadMaps for Success

CHAPTER 3: DEVELOPING INNOVATION PROCESS MODEL        `Rationalist' or 'Incrementalist' Strategies for Innovation?        Technology and Competitive Analysis        Assessment of Porter's Framework        The Dynamic Capabilities of Firms        Innovation Strategy in Small Firms

CHAPTER 4: NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM        National Systems of Innovation        Appropriating the Benefits from Innovation        Positioning of Small Firms        Funding Innovation        Innovation policy

CHAPTER 5: INNOVATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (       IT)   IN SUPPLY CHAIN        Major Technological Trajectories        Developing Firm-specific Competencies        Revolution of IT in logistics –        Transport Management System (TMS)        Warehouse Management System (WMS) and        Order Management System (OMS)        Technology and Corporate Strategy        The future of IT in the supply chain        Risk management in IT

CHAPTER 6: SYSTEMS INNOVATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN        Innovative technologies        Telecommunication via satellite        Global positioning system        Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)        Adaptive supply chain networks        Pervasive automation        Impacts of innovative telecommunication technologies

CHAPTER 7: INNOVATION STRATEGIES IN SUPPLY CHAIN        Strategic Intent and Strategic Alignment        Principles of supply chain management        Differentiation strategies        Financial strategies        Technology – Based strategies        Relationship – Based strategies        Global strategies        Supply chain transformation

CHAPTER 8: COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION INITIATIVES        Collaborative improvement suggestion programs        Collaborative training        Collaborative problem solving        Collaborative pilot projects        Collaborative process improvement

CHAPTER 9: BUILDING AN INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION        Shared vision, Leadership and the Will to innovate        Appropriate Organization Structure        Stretching training and development        High involvement in innovation        Effective team working        Staffing the logistics organization        Case study on “Framework at Johnson & Johnson”