Course Material
Important Materials
Materials that may be helpful to you
- Introduction to SWOT analysis
- Introduction to PEST analysis
- How to Write Journals
- Learning Basic Chinese
Suggested Readings (if you have time and like to read)
Here is a website of an American think tank, RAND, where you may read a full range of reports about China: http://www.rand.org/topics/china.html.
The following is a list of short readings.
- 8 page paper - As China Surges
- 6 page paper - MY JOB LIES OVER THE OCEAN
- 11 page paper - SUPPLY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
- 7 page paper - Supply Chain Diagnostic Elements
- 3 page paper - Metrics Drive Supply Chain Collaboration
- 2 page paper - Understanding of the Supply Chain
- 7 page paper - The Buzz About Supply Chain
- 2 page paper - Supply Chain Integration Framework
- 6 page paper - ASEE Prisim, January 2004
- 3 page paper - Global supply chain management meeting
- 4 page paper - New York Times article
The following is a list of very long readings. Thus, you may just scan the material.
- 29 page paper - Collaborative Value Chains: The Collaborative Value Chains: The Next Competitive Advantage
- 177 page paper - 0.5 Meg file A MULTI-COUNTRY STUDY OF STRATEGIC TOPICS IN PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
- 159 page paper - 3.5 Meg file Achieving World-Class Supply Chain Alignment: Benefits, Barriers, and Bridges