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Principles of Global Logistics Management
- 2 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on May 17, 2020
- Ends on June 6, 2020
Course details
Syllabus
Week 1
- Defining logistics and supply chains
- The supply chain river
- Elements of logistics
- Physical characteristics: how does this shape logistics?
- Compare coal and diamonds, or ladders and clothing, or gold and ammonium nitrate
Week 2
- What is shaping global logistics? Globalisation, inventory reduction, outsourcing and supply chain complexity
- Recognise the key global trade blocks and the movement of trade internationally
- Critically evaluate globalisation and the problems it can cause
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
Nick Wright
Nick Wright is a Senior Fellow of the HEA and a Fellow of the CILT with over 30 years' experience in global logistics senior management roles in Europe and the USA.
Editor
Coventry University is a post-1992 British university located in Coventry, England, United Kingdom. The university, which has around 17,000 students, is particularly well known for its engineering and automotive design.
Platform
FutureLearn is a massive open online course (MOOC) learning platform founded in December 2012.
It is a company launched and wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is the first UK-led massive open online course learning platform, and as of March 2015 included 54 UK and international University partners and unlike similar platforms includes four non-university partners: the British Museum, the British Council, the British Library and the National Film and Television School.
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