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Level 6 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Drivers of Globalisation in Logistics

LSC602 · Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management — Week 1 of 16

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This week’s topics

Drivers of Globalisation in Logistics

  1. Geopolitical shifts and trade liberalisation
  2. Technological enablers and digitalisation
  3. Cross-border sourcing drivers
  4. Market integration
  5. Lecture 57: Supply Chain Management, Global Production and Distribution, Manufacturing Strategy
  6. Supply Chain Impacts during Rising Global Trade Tensions - MIT-SCx-Live
  7. Trust Resilience and Cost; Cross Border Supply Chain’s and The Impact of Industry 4.0 Technology

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain the forces of globalisation in logistics and supply chain management.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the forces of globalisation in logistics and supply chain management.

Study materials

Videos

  • Supply Chain Impacts during Rising Global Trade Tensions - MIT-SCx-Live · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 59 min · for registered students
  • Trust Resilience and Cost; Cross Border Supply Chain’s and The Impact of Industry 4.0 Technology · YouTube · Glenn Parry · 12 min · for registered students
  • Global value chains: The production revolution of the 21st century · YouTube · OECD · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Fundamentals of Global Strategy, ch. 1: Competing in a Global World · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 5–27 · for registered students
  • Supply-Chain Trade: A Portrait of Global Patterns and Several Testable Hypotheses · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 7: Global Logistics Planning and Management · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 131–136 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Drivers of Globalisation in Logistics
  • Week 2: Impact of Globalisation on Supply Chains
  • Week 3: Physical Distribution Channels and Intermodal Freight
  • Week 4: Distribution Network Intermediaries and Infrastructure
  • Week 5: Global Customer Segmentation and Service Requirements
  • Week 6: Alignment of Global Supply Chain and Marketing Strategies
  • Week 7: Strategic Scenarios in Global Logistics
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Architecture
  • Week 10: SCOR Metrics and Benchmarking
  • Week 11: Supply Chain Configuration and Performance Assessment
  • Week 12: Applying Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management in pr…
  • 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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