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Lehrende: Dr. Miguel Suarez
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Orga-Einheit: Corporate Management & Economics
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
Supply Chain Managem
Semesterwochenstunden:
3
Credits:
6,0
Standort:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
5 | 35
Prioritätsschema: Standard-Priorisierung
Inhalte:
COURSE CONTENT
Day 1
Introduction to international businessPatterns and trends in international business
Globalisation
The multinational enterprise (MNE)
Methods for internationalisation
Reasons for internationalisationInternational tradeGains 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 environmentsDay 2
International purchasingInternational 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 exchangeCase Study SPICECO: International sourcing of spices
Day 3
International OperationsKey competencies of global supply chains
Key strategies of global supply chains
Challenges and risks in global supply chain managementCase 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
Lernziele:
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
Weitere Informationen zu den Prüfungsleistungen:
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.
Literatur:
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:
Modulbeschreibung ist nur auf Englisch vorhanden!
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