Chinese Manufacturing and Global Supply Chains

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

Applicants: 60
¥258

Time commitment:

65min

Pace:

Self-paced

Language:

English

Level:

Advanced

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.

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  • kamalmahawar watched

    Jul 19, 2024 10:43:30

    Great insight on Chinese Mfg. and expertise on the Global Supply Chain across multiple industries and products.

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