AM305918
Global Supply Chain Management
Spring
Ålesund and Gjøvik
English
About this course
Content
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of business logistics & global supply chain management. Participants are expected to have a better appreciation of the issues, challenges, and opportunities of global trade, export-import, and supply chain management after the end of the course.
Learning outcomes
- Identify and describe various logistics challenges.(P-LUB 2)
- Evaluate how logistics and supply chain management can be used to enhance a company's competitive advantage.(P-LUB 2)
- Discuss the export-import process and its related literature and research streams.(P-LUB 2)
- Discuss digital supply chain strategies and its associated digital transformation.(P-LUB 1)
- Plan the export-import process, documentation, and operations.(P-LUB 1; P-LUB 5)
- Assess the SCM/logistical challenges and develop logistics and supply chain management strategies.(P-LUB 2)
Teaching methods
Lectures, group assignments, case presentations and discussions. Logistics/Supply chain management guest lecture on how a business/firm manages its logistics functions/operations, supply chain and export-import operations. Visit to local company/companies to learn at first hand logistics operations/supply chain management practices/strategies.