Chapter 1 Case study: Unilever Supply Chain. Watching the Video and discussing the
following questions: 1) What are the major components of the Unileve’s supply chain? 2)
Why is the Unileve’s supply chain complex?
Chapter 2 Case study: Cummins supply chain. Watching the Video and discussing the
following questions: 1) What kinds of problems faced by Cummins Supply Chain relating
to inventory management? 2) What strategies were adopted to tackle the problems?
Chapter 5 Case study：Zebra Hospital Supply Chain. Watching the Video and discussing
the following questions: 1) How did the technology help to collect information of healthcare
system? 2) Why could the information help to improve supply chain efficiency and
accuracy for the healthcare system?
Chapter 5 Case study：RFID Wal-Mart Standards. Watching the Video and discussing
the following questions: 1) Why does Wal-Mart implement the RFID system?
Chapter 5 Case study：UPS. Watching the Video and discussing the following questions:
How does information help to facilitate the UPS Supply Chain performance?
Chapter 6 Case study： Zara Supply Chain. Watching the Video and discussing the
following questions: 1) Which strategies are utilized in Zara Supply Chain, push system,
pull system, push-pull system? 2) How could Zara Supply Chain achieve quick response?
Chapter 7 Case study: Amazon, Tesco and Hama. Watching the Video and discussing
the following questions: 1) What kinds of distribution strategies are adopted by
Amazon, Tesco and Hama respectively? 2) Why do these companies choose such
distribution strategies?
Chapter 8 Case study：Ford. Watching the Video and discussing the following
questions: 1) What types of business partnerships are used by Ford to improve supply
chain performance? 2) How does the information technology help Ford to maintain the
strategic relationships with its partners?