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Global Supply Chain Management

BUSN3410
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Douglas College
Douglas College
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Roy Zhang
Instructor
3
Timeline
  • November 7, 2020
    Experience start
  • November 11, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 1, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
1/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Market research Operations Project management
Skills
competitive analysis business consulting business strategy data analysis research
Learner goals and capabilities

What students learn from this course, global supply chain management, is import & export process, strategic procurement, international logistics & distribution, and inventory management.

Students could bring more comprehensive views and knowledge points related to your supply chain by researching your industry's value chain and benchmarking against the best practices. Such research project will also likely to yield process improvement suggestions.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
20 learners
Project
15 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Each team will submit TWO deliverables:

1) A 5 to 12-page report specifying an executive summary, value chain analysis, findings, recommendations, and alternative solutions pertaining to global supply chain management.

2) A PowerPoint slide deck to present the findings of 10 to 20 mins in case the client wants a presentation.

Project timeline
  • November 7, 2020
    Experience start
  • November 11, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 1, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

The project will target in-depth at understanding a business' value chain and providing optimization suggestions. Examples of questions to be addressed in this project could be:

1) Supplier Evaluation: Who are the key potential suppliers out there that your business should consider developing a relationship within the short term and long term?

2) Supplier Market Analysis: How does the competitive relationship look like between those suppliers; any potential events that may lead to big changes in your supply landscape?

3) Logistics Optimization: Is your logistics arrangement optimized to the max? Any potential cost-saving or service improvement opportunities?

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.