The Role of Multi-Institutional Partnerships in Supply Chain Management Course Design and Improvement

Abstract

The authors examined the skills achieved through a multicultural, virtual student project environment among 3 supply chain management courses. the partnership included 2 universities in the United States and 1 in France and created virtual teams of students across university lines and is presented as a case study. the case includes detailed descriptions of collaborative partners and identification of organizational readiness factors, curriculum design elements, a discussion of multi-institutional project design, and concludes with a framework for successful multi-institutional collaboration.

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

case study; global learning; multicultural partnership; supply chain management curriculum design; virtual student teaming

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1940-3356; 0883-2323

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2012

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