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Mid-Term Review PUBP 716. Conceptual Approach. The mid-term will consist of six essay questions that are intended to test your high-level conceptual understanding of the material we have covered so far. You will choose five out of the six questions 20% each That means….
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Conceptual Approach • The mid-term will consist of six essay questions that are intended to test your high-level conceptual understanding of the material we have covered so far. • You will choose five out of the six questions • 20% each • That means…. • No “nitpicky” questions • Concentrate on concepts only
Study Guide PowerPoint Review Lectures: • Lecture 1: Introduction • Lecture 2: Legacy Mega Hubs • Lecture 3: Intermediate Logistics • Lecture 4: ERP Technologies • Lecture 5: Global Logistics
Study Guide • Each lecture emphasized several important high level concepts – you will be required to understand and explain the concepts • Make an outline of each lecture and list the relevant issues • MORE is not necessarily better • Bring a “Blue Book” for your exam • Available in the bookstore • No exam will be accepted if it is written on loose paper!!!
Concepts • Lecture 1: • The Basic “Global Model” • Disintermediation and Re-intermediation • Lecture 2: • Vertical Integration • Henry Ford’s Influence • Mega Hub Benefits • Railroad advantages • Decline of Railroads • Rise of Intermediate Providers
Concepts • Lecture 3: • Post WWII US demographic and cultural changes • Componentization • Drivers for outsourcing • Two dominant “Value Chain” models • Need for “Inland Ports” • From readings: Importance of Global intermediaries that facilitated international trade
Concepts • Lecture 4: • What is ERP • Stove-piped vs. Horizontal process management • Competitive advantage of ERP • Managerial Resistance to ERP • Organizational “Check-Stations” • Intra- vs. Inter-organizational processes • Lecture 5: • Process integration and systems integration • Inter-Organizational vs. Intra-Organizational integration • NAFTA • Maquiladoro • Air Regulation – vs. traditional shipping