Location:

Shanghai, China

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Summer

Program Overview

Program Description:

The mode of instruction consists of class lectures, presentation and group project etc. This course has been designed for students of social sciences (incl. law, economics, business), sciences and engineering at senior undergraduate or graduate level with an interest in business, governance, commerce and sustainability. A general background in either business or economics is desirable, but no specific expertise is required. This course is taught by Dr. Nathan Wang from Fudan University. He is Managing Director of Angel Clouds Advisory Board, and President & CEO of 2E Solutions. He has more than twenty years experience in product development and business management, including turning multiple troubled businesses into profits. Dr. Wang obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University, USA. He has taught on Global Supply Chain Management, Doing Business in China, and Management & Strategy at Fudan University and other organizations for years.

This course is taught at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) as part of the China Europe International Summer School (CEISS). This course introduces global sourcing and supply chain management in China, an enormous player in the world economy. In the competitive global marketplace, great emphasis is placed on both cost reduction and fast reaction time. Global sourcing refers to the process of locating goods and services in the most efficient manner (particularly with regard to cost and delivery times) wherever in the world they might be. The supply chain refers to both the physical activities related to delivering products and services to customers, as well as informational activities such as product design and planning. These activities may involve the linking of different companies in this process or the coordination of different functional areas within a single company. Students will learn the most important theories involved in supply chain management and global sourcing, and match that with actual case studies. The course is structured to look at procurement and manufacturing, distribution and logistics, the information technology that supports the process, innovations in the supply chain that fuel China’s growth, as well as the integrated administration of the entire process. After completing the course, students should: - be able to identify and describe important features and concepts of supply chain management, - be knowledgeable about specific market players of supply chain management and global sourcing in China, - have a command of the particular features of supply chain management in China, and - be able to conduct a detailed analysis of a business sourcing problem set in China that involves identifying challenges and their possible solutions.

Setting Description:

Fudan University is the most prestigious, research-oriented university in Shanghai, and belongs to China’s top-3 universities. In the QS ranking of world universities for 2014/2015, Fudan University is ranked 71st worldwide, and 3rd overall among Chinese universities. Fudan is a member of Universitas 21, an association of leading research-oriented universities worldwide. There are 30.000 students at Fudan, including 5.000 international students. CEISS is a collaboration between six of the leading universities in China and Europe: Fudan University (China), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), LUISS Business School (Rome), Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan) and the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and Edvance Education International (China). CEISS offers summer courses that explore the world's main economic, social and political trends and the way they impact on the economies and societies of Europe and China.

Cost:

11.500 CNY (course fee + course materials + housing + social programme)