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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Applying Global Context of Supply Chains in practice: case studies

LSC504 · Global Context of Supply Chains — Week 12 of 16

CourseLSC504
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying Global Context of Supply Chains in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Sustainable Supply Chains with Benny Andrade of Dr. Bronner’s - SC3x Live

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Assess how globalisation influences a business’s structure, culture and functions.
  • 3.2 Discuss the process of supply chain planning in a global context.
  • 3.3 Compare strategies used in establishing a global supply chain.
  • 4.1 Discuss the role of network design in the management of a global supply chain.
  • 4.4 Assess the impact of emerging issues on the management of a global supply chain.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Sustainable Supply Chains with Benny Andrade of Dr. Bronner’s - SC3x Live · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 58 min · for registered students
  • Global Supply Planning in the Healthcare Industry · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 52 min · for registered students
  • Behind the Brand - Supply Chains: Smart Car (3/4) · YouTube · OpenLearn from The Open University · 12 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 3.8: The impact of multinational corporations · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 100–103 · for registered students
  • Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
  • Principles of Management, ch. 8.2: Using SWOT for strategic analysis · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 221–222 · 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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