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GSC501xGlobal Supply Chain Logistics

Global Supply Chain Logistics

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    GSC501x
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About This Course

This course has been developed to give learners an overview and understanding of what are supply chains, how they work and their critical importance in global trade. The Global Supply Chain Supplier Logistics course explains in further detail what logistics is and what is involved in logistics.

Over the past decades there has been a big focus on logistics as moving goods has become a specialty using increasingly sophisticated technology which can provide the competitive edge in getting and retaining customers. In this course, you will learn the following:

What is logistics and how does it work.

Important terms relating to logistics.

Packaging terminology.

Modes of Transportation.

Warehouses and their functions.

Requirements

Pre requisite: No prior knowledge is required.

Self paced progress.

Course Staff

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Alice Infeld

Years working at multinational companies Tambrands Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceuticals provided a strong foundation before leaving the corporate world to become a principal in WFExports Inc. in 2003. WFExports Inc.’s primary niche is global supply chain management for MSME’s.

Alice was born and raised in Denmark. She studied commerce at the Copenhagen School of Business and attended University of Toronto where she graduated in International Relations and Physical Anthropology. Further studies included sales and marketing at the American Management Association Europe SA in Brussels.

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Michael Young

An early foundation in the legal and business worlds led to the development of WFExports Inc. from 1996. WFExports Inc.’s primary niche is global supply chain management for MSME’s.

Michael was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. He attended Princeton University:math, Oxford University:law, London School of Economics-SOAS:law, Harvard University:software engineering and MIT:global supply chain.

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