IN PERSON: Supply chains are the skeletons of the global economy. At times, they are visible, contentious, or in the background, noticed only by those involved. Supply chains can be top news, sources of uncertainty and competition as well as challenges to national security and the shifting trajectory of governments’ role in national economies. This course helps us understand the transformation of our economies and why the performance of supply chains affects us. We’ll examine the supply chain-structured global economy, how supply chains mutate, and the vitality and fragility of this new global system. The course covers a broad sweep, from Henry Ford’s determination to control all the supply chains in his new industry to the transformation of the international economy that led to outsourcing and the globalization of supply chains. Using cases of automobiles and semiconductors, we will look in detail at how this system works, including its benefits, its costs, and the efforts to unwind it. | Lecture + Q&A.
Max enrollment: 25.
Location: Judea Reform Congregation, 1933 W. Cornwallis Rd, Durham NC 27705
