Module 1

Production planning

Efficient movement and storage of goods

Marketing strategies

Financial management

Managing customer relationships

Designing new products

Planning, implementing, and controlling the flow of goods and services

Conducting market research

Cost reduction

Customer satisfaction

Maximizing inventory levels

Timely delivery

Inbound logistics

Outbound logistics

Reverse logistics

Third-party logistics

To reduce employee turnover

To ensure efficient flow of goods and services

To increase advertising costs

To eliminate competition

From a focus on production to a focus on supply chain integration

From a focus on marketing to a focus on finance

From a focus on inventory to a focus on advertising

From a focus on sales to a focus on HR management

Decrease in e-commerce

Poor infrastructure

Government initiatives like GST and Make in India

Lack of skilled workforce

Advertising

Warehousing

Product design

Recruitment

Employee salaries

Transportation costs

Advertising expenses

Research and development

The cost of holding excess inventory

The cost of transportation

The cost of losing sales due to unavailability of products

The cost of warehousing