Program Overview

Global Supply Chain Management

The Global Supply Chain Management course covers the various facets of international transportation of goods, including costing, foreign government regulations, U.S. maritime law and policy, and a comprehensive view of logistics in overseas marketing.

Course Details

• Duration: As few as 11 weeks
• Units: 4.0
• Current Formats: Live Online
• Cost: Starting at $905.00
• Typically Available: Fall, Spring

Course Objectives

This course covers the international transportation of goods by cost-effective methods through analysis of the structure of ocean and air transport systems in global distribution and single-factor pricing of combination carrier shipments. Other topics include:

• Costing of transport services
• Freight rate negotiation
• Rate bureaus, carrier associations, and conferences
• Prudent use of independent liners
• Analysis of landed cost competition
• Foreign government regulations
• U.S. maritime law, policy, and antitrust provisions
• Ramifications of the Code of Liner Conduct and related bilateral trade agreements
• Interrelationships of balance of payments and commodity movement
• Export Trading Company Act of 1982
• Common vs. industrial carriers and trends in their use
• A comprehensive view of logistics in overseas marketing

Prerequisites

• MGMT X 460.902 Introduction to International Business
• MGMT X 460.903 Fundamentals of International Trade

Course Schedule

The course is scheduled to run from March 31 to June 9, with lectures every Tuesday from 6:30PM to 9:30PM PT.

Course Requirements

• Internet access required to retrieve course materials

Programs This Course Applies To

International Trade and Commerce

This course applies toward the International Trade and Commerce certificate, which focuses on the business, economic, and political forces dominating the expansive international marketplace.