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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Emerging Issues in Global Supply Chains

LSC504 · Global Context of Supply Chains — Week 11 of 16

CourseLSC504
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Emerging Issues in Global Supply Chains

  1. Decarbonisation and Scope 3 emissions compliance
  2. Circular supply chains and reverse logistics
  3. Ethical trade and modern slavery auditing
  4. Geopolitical fragmentation and supply chain regionalisation
  5. MIT SC3x - Circular Economy & Circular Supply Chains
  6. Why does compliance with the Modern Slavery Act Matter?

What you will be able to do

  • 4.4 Assess the impact of emerging issues on the management of a global supply chain.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess the impact of emerging issues on the management of a global supply chain.

Study materials

Videos

  • MIT SC3x - Circular Economy & Circular Supply Chains · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 61 min · for registered students
  • Why does compliance with the Modern Slavery Act Matter? · YouTube · LexisNexis UK · 8 min · for registered students
  • Electronics repair and the circular economy | Coffee break research at LSE · YouTube · LSE · 20 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement, 2nd ed. (UN Global Compact & BSR, 2015) · PDF · Un, guidance; 76 pages · for registered students
  • Procurement in the Supply Chain World, ch.: Ethics, Social Responsibility and Sustainability · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 125–132 · for registered students
  • World Trade Report 2023, ch. C.4: Re-globalization for a more resilient world · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 57–60 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Drivers and Concepts of Globalisation
  • Week 2: Impact of Globalisation on Organisational Structure and Cul…
  • Week 3: Globalisation and the Modern Logistics Industry
  • Week 4: Benefits and Disadvantages of Global Supply Chains
  • Week 5: Global Supply Chain Strategy and Decision-Making
  • Week 6: Global Supply Chain Planning
  • Week 7: Global Supply Chain Network Design
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Risk Management in Global Supply Chains
  • Week 10: Information Technology in Global Supply Chains
  • Week 11: Emerging Issues in Global Supply Chains
  • Week 12: Applying Global Context of Supply Chains in practice: case …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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