Content：Global market force and cost forces; Risks and advantages of international supply chain; issues in SCM; Regional differences in logistics.
Emphasis：Risks and advantages of international supply chain; issues in SCM; Regional differences in logistics.
Objectives：Help students know: 1) Risks and advantages of international supply chain; issues in SCM; 2) Regional differences in logistics.
Hours：2
Case study：Wal-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 |
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