CourseLSC506

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SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Emerging Technologies in Modern Supply Chains

Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Internet of Things (IoT) tracking
Blockchain for provenance
Autonomous mobile robots
AI, Omnichannel, and the Future of Supply Chain
From Automated to Autonomous Supply Chains

What you will be able to do

1.1 Describe emerging technologies which impact supply chains.
1.2 Compare the impact of emerging technologies on supply chains.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe emerging technologies which impact supply chains.

Study materials

Videos

AI, Omnichannel, and the Future of Supply Chain · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 47 min · for registered students
From Automated to Autonomous Supply Chains · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 55 min · for registered students
Day 2 | Session 4: Digital Supply Chain Management - The Future (Part 2) · YouTube · The Open University Business School · 22 min · for registered students
Blockchain: What Is It and How Can It Be Applied in Supply Chains? · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 61 min · for registered students
Applications of Machine Learning in Supply Chain and Logistics · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 53 min · for registered students
How Secure IoT is Transforming Supply Chains · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 46 min · for registered students
The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., and the Future of Work · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 40 min · for registered students
The Future of Supply Chains with L’Oréal’s Chief Supply Chain Officer, NA · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 51 min · for registered students

Further resources

Foundations of Information Systems, 10.1–10.2: Emerging technologies · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 373–384 · for registered students
Internet of Things (IoT): a vision, architectural elements, and future directions · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
Workplace Software and Skills, 1.1: AI and Machine Learning · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; p. 25 · for registered students

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Week 2

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Course plan

Week 1: Emerging Technologies in Modern Supply Chains
Week 2: Managing Digital Supply Chain Transformation
Week 3: Environmental Impacts of Supply Chain Operations
Week 4: Comparative Environmental Analysis of Supply Chain Functions
Week 5: Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Circular Economy
Week 6: Global Economic Drivers and Supply Chain Dynamics
Week 7: Strategic Management of Global Economic Volatility
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Supply Chain Risk Identification and Typologies
Week 10: Supply Chain Risks to CSR and Sustainability Standards
Week 11: Supply Chain Resilience and Enterprise Risk Mitigation
Week 12: Applying Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain Management in …
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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