The following schedule is subject to change since articles may be added or replaced. It is your responsibility to monitor the class progress and to prepare accordingly. The best strategy is to do the assigned reading and cases before they are introduced in class. Above all, keep up to date. Shorter Readings listed followed by CC can be found in Canvas Content sequenced by Schedule and Topic. All other readings (and Cases) will be available in the Course Packet. TU, 01/09 Course description, objectives, and group team assignments. Discussion: Handout provided TH, 01/11 Sample presentation- Current Event (from first class handout) Review of course cases Lecture: The impact of current events Readings: “Lotte & South Korea Face China Backlash”, WSJ, 03/03/17 CC “Trump’s Trade Approach Diverges…”, NYTimes, 11/15/17 CC “Asia Trade Focus Shifts”, WSJ, 11/15/2016 CC “Canada and E,U. Sign Trade Deal”, NYTimes, 10/20/2016 CC TU, 01/16 FLYING GEESE THEORY International operations will often “flock” to the lowest cost source of production Readings: “Search for Ever Cheaper Garment Factories…”, WSJ, 07/12/15 CC “Not Made in China”, WSJ, 05/01/13 “Tesla Reveals Time Frame for China Factory”, WSJ, 11/02/17 CC ** ASSIGNMENT: Turn in name cards; Identify which Case your Group will present TH, 01/18 The ROLE of CULTURE IN Lecture: The role of Culture in International Operations Handout provided- Hofstede Dimensions for six countries Readings: National Culture (course packet) For additional information and background see: “Kaizen in Translation”, Darden Publishing, 02/04/16 TU, 01/23 CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) in INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Readings: “Colombia Threatens to Override Novartis’…” WSJ, 05/20/16 CC “Retailers Dilemma: Cut Off or Help…”, WSJ, 05/28/2013 CC “Inside Nike’s Struggle to Balance Cost & Safety”, WSJ, 04/21/14 Case: “H & M Global Supply Chain Management Sustainability”, ERB Inst., 2014 TH, 01/25 MANAGING GLOBAL OPERATIONS UNDER UNCERTAINTY
Discussion: What kinds of “uncertainty” do companies experience in international ops Case: Larson in Nigeria, Ivey TU, 01/30 MANAGING GLOBAL OPERATIONS UNDER UNCERTAINTY (cont’d) Readings: “Behind Vietnam’s Anti-China Riots..”, WSJ 06/17/2014 “Peru’s Improbably Inca Kola Wins Out…”, FT, 09/23/14 CC Case: “Jan Eriksson At Norvatis Indonesia (A)” HBS TH, 02/01 EMERGING MARKETS Lecture: Doing Business in Emerging Markets Readings: “Ethiopia Investors Warily Eye Crackdown”, WSJ, 10/10/2016 CC “Ikea’s India Bet Runs Into a Thicket of Rules”, WSJ, 02/23/16 “Wal-Mart Takes its Time…”, WSJ, 02/11/17 CC Case: ”Ethiopia: An Emerging Market Opportunity?”, HBS. 06/16/15 TU, 02/06 GLOBAL SERVICE OPERATIONS Readings: “London Becomes NFL’s New Frontier”, WSJ, 01/14/16 CC “Steep Learning Curve for Southwest Airlines…”, WSJ, 10/14/14 In-class Exercise: “Shanghai Disneyland” (handout) TH, 02/08 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING Discussion: What is Benchmarking? Case: "American Connector Co. (A)" HBS ** Assignment: Turn in the group project outline at beginning of class ** Assignment: Participation Quiz #1 TU, 02/13 GLOBAL QUALITY STANDARDS ISO 9000, 14000, and global competitiveness. Lecture:: “ISO 9000 And ISO 14000- In Brief” ISO Website Readings: “McDonald’s Faces Declining Sales in Asia…”, Forbes, 09/11/2014 CC Case: “Mattel’s China Experience” Thunderbird TH, 02/15 GLOBAL FACILITIES STRATEGY Strategies for locating facilities globally. Readings: “Ford Motor to Close Operations in Indonesia, Japan”, WSJ, 01/25/16 CC “GM to Stop Selling Vehicles in India…”, Detroit Free Press, 5/18/17 CC “Foxconn Says it Plans to Build Factory….”, NYTimes, 07/26/17 CC Case: “Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad” HBS
TU, 02/20 GLOBAL FACILITIES STRATEGY (cont’d) Readings: “Starbucks Opens its First South Africa Store”, BDLive, 04/21/2016 CC “Boeing Chief Says Overseas Plant…”, WSJ, 6/18/17 CC Case: “Polaris Industries” Kellogg TH, 02/22 GLOBAL SOURCING Readings: “Here’s Why Mexico is Increasingly Becoming…”, Bus Ins, 04/24/14 CC “Americans Embrace a Made-in-China Buick SUV”, WSJ, 10/06/2016 CC “Made in Vietnam”. WSJ, 10/18/2015 Case: “Sher-Wood Hockey Sticks”, Ivey TU, 02/27 GLOBAL SOURCING (cont’d) Readings: “H&M Looks to Source Clothing from Ethiopia”, WSJ, 08/15/2013 CC Case: “VF Brands: Global Sourcing Strategy”, HBS, 11/05/09 TH, 03/01 OFF-SHORING Discussion: What is the difference between “outsourcing” and “offshoring”? Besides India & China, who else are offshore “players”? Readings: “Poland Emerging as Outsourcing Hub”, Economic Times, 2/27/13 CC “Update-Toronto Workers Reject Bombadier”, Reuters, 10/25/15 CC “HTC Outsources Some Smartphone Production”, WSJ, 05/05/14 CC TU, 03/06 RE-SHORING Discussion: Is Manufacturing in the U.S. disappearing? Readings: “For Kongol Hats, Made in America…”, WSJ, 09/18/17 CC “About that U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance”, WSJ. 06/09/16 “Adidas High Tech Factory…”, The Economist, 1/14/17 CC TH, 03/08 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Readings: “Expanded Panama Canal…”, Supply Chain Digest,, 6/27/17 CC Case: “SCM at W’up Bottlery” Darden Case Week of March 12- NO CLASS- SPRING BREAK TU, 03/20 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (cont’t) Readings: “Lego Struggles to Build Up Supplies..” WSJ, 11/11/2015