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Instructors: Dr. Miguel Suarez
Event type:
Seminar
Org-unit: Corporate Management & Economics
Displayed in timetable as:
Supply Chain Managem
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Location:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 35
Priority scheme: Standard-Priorisierung
Course content:
COURSE CONTENT
Day 1
Introduction to international business
- Patterns and trends in international business
- Globalisation
- The multinational enterprise (MNE)
- Methods for internationalisation
- Reasons for internationalisation
International trade
- Gains from trade
- Trade and the world economy
- Barriers to trade
- Protectionist policies
- Regional trading arrangements
- International institutions and world trade
- The international legal and regulatory environments
Day 2
International purchasing
- International purchasing strategy and planning
- Trading with international groups
- Commodity markets
- Product specification and formulation. National and international standards
- Sourcing of products. Source location and evaluation
- Tendering
- Supplier audit
- Terms and conditions of the contract
- Quality procedures in an international exchange
Case Study SPICECO: International sourcing of spices
Day 3
International Operations
- Key competencies of global supply chains
- Key strategies of global supply chains
- Challenges and risks in global supply chain management
Case Study CRYSTALCO: Changing global supply chain strategies
Assignment of group essay topics
Day 4
Presentation and discussion of group essays
Day 5
International Transportation
Digitalisation in Supply Chain Management
Sustainability in International Operations
Educational objective:
At the end of the course students shall be able to:
- Describe the main drivers, competencies and regulative framework around international business, trade, purchasing and operations.
- Assess an international purchasing environment and identify improvement opportunities
- Assess an international supply chain environment and identify improvement opportunities
- Describe key international transportation options
- Describe digitalization opportunities in a global supply chain
- Comprenhend the implications of sustainability in global operations
Further information about the exams:
Course grade will be entirely based on the presentation and discussion of essays, to be developed by student groups, on topics related with the course content and goals.
Mandatory literature:
Wall, S. and Minocha, S. (2015), International Business, Pearson, 4th Edition
Branch, A.E. (2001), International Purchasing and Management, Cengage Learning
Closs, D. and Mollenkopf, D. (2004), A global supply chain framework, Industrial Marketing Management, Vol.33, Issue 1
Lee H. (2004) “The triple-A Supply Chain”, Harvard Business Review, October 2004
Naylor J.B., Naim M.M., Berry D. (1999) “Leagility: integrating the lean and the agile manufacturing paradigms in the total supply chain”, International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 62, no.1, pp.107-118
Hines P., Holweg M., Rich N., (2004),"Learning to evolve: A review of contemporary lean thinking", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 24 Iss 10 pp. 994 - 1011
Christopher M., Holweg M. (2011) “Supply chain 2.0: managing supply chains in the era of turbulence”, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 63-82
Modulbeschreibung:
The module provides an overview on international business emphazising the areas of trade, purchasing and supply chain in a global environment. In addition to the discussion of company case studies and the presentation of student essay to topics of global operations, the course provide insights how international companies deal with modern challenges in the areas of transportation, digitilization and sustainability.
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