Chapter 9 International issues in SCM

ContentGlobal market force and cost forces; Risks and advantages of international supply chain; issues in SCM; Regional differences in logistics.

EmphasisRisks and advantages of international supply chain; issues in SCM; Regional differences in logistics.

ObjectivesHelp students know: 1) Risks and advantages of international supply chain; issues in SCM; 2) Regional differences in logistics.

Hours2

Case studyWal-Mart changes tactics to meet international tastes.

Homework:Read the papers in relation to this field in various Journals(2000-2013).

  • International of Production Economics

  • Supply Chain Management-An International Journal

  • International Journal of Operations & Production Management

  • Computer and Industrial Engineering

  • International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

2. Read and compare the International issues in SCM from the following books:

 

1)

Designing and Managing the Supply Chain

David Simchi-Levi

Philip Kaminsky

Edith Simchi-Levi

McGraw-Hill Companies

2009

2)

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Martin Christopher

Prentice Hall

2005

3)

Supply Chain Logistics Management

Donald J. Bowersox

David J. Closs

China Machine Press

2002