Module 6: Production, Trade, and Logistics
Contents
- Trends in Production and SCM
Global Trends in Production / Planning
Trends on location/shoring decisions (on-offshoring / near-farshoring / reshoring), Advanced manufacturing (automation, programmable machines, CNC), Production changeability / responsive manufacturing, Sustainable production / manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, Distributed manufacturing / production and supply chain coordination
Supply Chain Trends, Production and SC Trends and Structures in Turkey, Description of the above trends in the Turkish industrial / manufacturing context, Production and SC Trends and their Impact on SC Organisation, Structure and Performance. Impact on: Sourcing decisions, Inventory management, Transportation and distribution, Logistics / SCM performance
- Drivers and Barriers to International Trade and SCM
Explaining International Trade and Trade Policies, Benefits and Downsides of International Trade, Trends in Geopolitics, Globalisation. Trade Flows: Global: Patterns of global demand, supply chain trends, Regional trade flows and agreements. Barriers to International Trade: Tariffs / Quotas, Non-Tariff Barriers. Legal / Institutional Barriers: Investment Regulations, Product Standards, Environmental Restrictions. Economic / Financial Barriers: Currency Fluctuations. Operational Barriers: Safety regulations. Political Barriers: Political Risks, Foreign Policy, Sanctions / Trade Embargoes, Cross-border issues. Impacts on SC Organisation – Ways to Overcome Barriers
- Trends affecting Logistics and Transport Services
Outsourcing of Logistics Services, Distribution Logistics, Relevance of Logistics in Economic Policy. Transportation System Components and Characteristics, Transportation in the Logistics Management Decision-Making Framework, Trends in the Demand for Transportation Services, Transportation Characteristics of Commodity Groups and Appropriate Transportation Modes.Level of service requirements: flexibility, desired level of service, cost, delivery time and variance, product loss and damage, batch size etc