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Global Supply Chain Management

Module 2

Title Global Operations Management
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Lesson 1 - Week 3
Online meeting - Readings Chapter 2 (Long) - Global Sourcing and Trade.
Group assignment Online Case#1 Marcao Wastebaskets. Each group will review Case#1 and post their debriefing comments on the designated Blackboard thread for discussion.

Lesson 2 - Week 4
Online meeting - Reading Chapter 3 (Long) - Global Supply Chain Management. Group Facilitation Activity: #Group will review and post assigned article on Blackboard for online discussion.

Lesson 3 - Week 5
Online meeting - Read Chapter 4 (Long) - Strategic Planning
Group Facilitation Activity: #Group will review and post assigned article on Blackboard for online discussion
Reflective Learning Journal 2 is due and is to be posted on the Course Blog for group discussion.

The Objectives of the Module 2
At the completion of Module 2 students will have an understanding of the logistics and transportation industry by identifying the demands of their services. Additionally the students will be able to identify and discuss the sources of demand both at the firm level and the market level.

The Goal
Is for the students to understand why go international? Why import or export goods

Books and Articles

  1. Long, D. (2004). International Logistics Global Supply Chain Management. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers
  2. Barone, A.P.,Murphy, P.R.,Wardlow, D.L., & Wood, D.F. (2002). International Logistics, 2nd Edition. New York: AMACOM (on reverse at the Reference Desk Cook Library)
  3. TechRepublic
  4. International Journal of Logistic Management
  5. World Trade Magazine
  6. Logistic Management
  7. American Shipper Magazine

Bob Blackwell
Course Facilitator
rblack5@towson.edu.com
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