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Q&A: Final thoughts (100 section reflection on the course)
Any final thoughts/comments/feedback for the course!
eSFF
Hey all,
I am requesting that you take a few minutes and provide your evaluation. Your feedback is important, and of course confidential. Last time I checked, only 31% of students had completed it! Hope we can improve that. The last date for completing eSFF is May 7. The process is very simple; just click on http://esff.temple.edu from any device, including your smartphone.
Good luck with your exams,
Sunil
Test on May 8
The test will be held on Thursday May 8th from 1:00 – 3:00pm. This is an open book, open notes test. In case you want to do the green thing and avoid taking printouts, you are welcome to bring your laptop instead. However, access to internet will not be permitted during the test.
Best!
Sample Test
Click here for the sample test. Feel free to post answers to these questions as comments on this blog.
Study Guide for Test
click here for a copy of the study guide / syllabus for the test on May 8
100 second reflection for week 13
Think for 100 seconds, and summarize the key things that you learned in the class in week 13 (Ethics and Environment in Supply Chains and Foxconn case)
100 second reflection for week 12
Think for 100 seconds, and summarize the key things that you learned in the class in week 12 (Global Supply Chain Management Simulation).
Foxconn case
MIS 3537
Internet and Supply Chains
Spring 2014
Due Date: April 29, 2014
Refer to the case “Foxconn Technology Group (A)” from the course packet. Answer the following questions briefly (6-7 lines each):
1. Look up the internet for three examples where companies have received negative publicity for ethics or environmental violation. List and briefly explain each example, and also mention what steps the company took to remedy the situation? (avoid the examples that we discussed in class)
2. What are the profit margins of an contract manufacturer such as Foxconn? What does this mean for these companies?
3. What is the general profile of workers at Foxconn? Summarize their working conditions in a few lines.
4. In developing countries where a majority of people have low standards of living, working in abusive conditions as mentioned in the article might actually be a better alternative than unemployment or working as farm laborers. Under such circumstances, does it make sense – morally or practically – for developed countries to dictate standards to such countries over labor conditions?
5. What role should Apple play in the Foxcon debate? Give some recommendations to Apple on how to handle the bad press at Foxconn.
Q&A: Ethics and Green Supply Chains
From our class discussion, here is the personal carbon calculator to check your impact on the environment (click here). Will you pay to offset your carbon credit? Why or why not?
Q&A: Green Supply Chains
List examples on how companies are greening different parts of their supply chains – sourcing, production, distribution, and reverse logistics, and categorize your answer. For example, your answer should read as:
Green Distribution: HP replacing the packaging material in its printers to make it PVC free and biodegradable