Chinese Manufacturing and Global Supply Chains

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Chinese Manufacturing and Global Supply Chains

Antai professor Wan Guohua reviews the manufacturing sector in China, with focus on global supply chains.

Applicants: 28

Free ¥258 Limited offer till Aug 31st, 2024

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Time commitment:

65min

Pace:

Self-paced

Subject:

Information, Technology and Innovation

Language:

English

Level:

Advanced

Topic (s):

Supply Chain Management

About this course

Prof. Wan discusses the opportunities, challenges and likely future development of Chinese manufacturing, which has developed rapidly through technological innovation, and is now steadily adopting sustainability. Through value chain analysis, he also discusses how to construct a global supply chain to leverage advantages and gain benefits from globalization. He reviews the cases of Apple and Tesla China in depth to illustrate his points.

What you’ll learn

An understanding of the manufacturing sector in China, considering historical, regional and sector development
Opportunities and challenges for manufacturing in China, with focus on the “Made in China 2025” initiative
Through value-chain analysis and case studies, an understanding of how China supply chains support better global supply chain management

About the instructor(s)

Guohua Wan

Distinguished Professor at Antai College of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Syllabus

Session
1

Development of Chinese Manufacturing

This session gives an brief overview of the development of Chinese manufacturing industry at different stages, in different regions and sectors.
Session
2

An International Comparison

This session compares Chinese manufacturing industry with other countries, and shows that China manufacturing is still developing but with great potentials.
Session
3

Global Supply Chain

This session briefly introduces the concept of global supply chain and discusses how to construct a global supply chain through value chain analysis to leverage advantages among different areas to get best benefits from globalization.
Session
4

Global Supply Chain in China

This session introduces dimensions of global supply chain in China. The case of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory is also analyzed in depth to demonstrate how a fully integrated global supply chain can help development of an enterprise in China.