This course provides a perspective on the dynamic nature of global supply chains, developing a sustainable supply chain management strategy, and aligning it with the organizational strategy. The topics will include but are not limited to globalization, advantages and risks of globalization, emerging technologies in manufacturing such as 3D printing and how it may affect supply chains, long-term sourcing decisions based on environmental and societal impacts, flexibility in sourcing/manufacturing/fulfillment and resilience in case of a breakdown, as well as the relevance of concepts such as Lean, Six-sigma and JIT.