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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Global Economic Drivers and Supply Chain Dynamics

LSC506 · Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain Management — Week 6 of 16

CourseLSC506
Week6 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Global Economic Drivers and Supply Chain Dynamics

  1. Currency exchange rate volatility
  2. Tariffs and protectionist trade policies
  3. Global inflation and commodity prices
  4. Trade corridor shifts
  5. Issues and uncertainties in the global economy

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Describe ways in which the global economy impacts supply chains.
  • 3.2 Compare the impacts of the global economy on supply chains.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe ways in which the global economy impacts supply chains.

Study materials

Videos

  • Issues and uncertainties in the global economy · YouTube · London Business School · 54 min · for registered students
  • Global Trade Policy Challenges: preparing for the next decade | LSE Event · YouTube · LSE · 92 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Finance 2e, ch. 20: Risk Management and the Financial Manager · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 599–629 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 3.3–3.5: Trade barriers and economic communities · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 84–91 · 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: 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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