Lectures related to The Container Revolution

Organizational Decision Making in Sustainable Manufacturing

Explores decision-making in sustainable manufacturing, including partner selection, IoT integration, and demand forecasting.

Logistics and Forecast Analysis

Covers logistics, supply chain management, analysis methods, and emerging trends in global supply chains and crisis logistics.

The Great Convergence: Globalisation's Evolution

Explores the evolution of globalisation, focusing on the Great Convergence and the changing dynamics of international trade.

The Global Impact of Blue Jeans: From Production to Distribution

Explores the global impact of blue jeans, tracing their production and distribution processes.

Traceability and Forecast Analysis

Explores traceability in logistics, RFID technology, and challenges in demand forecasting.

Small and Medium-Sized Towns: Local Economic Development

Explores the role of Swiss small and medium-sized towns in local economic development, focusing on spatial planning policies and upcoming projects.

The Swiss Business Elite

Explores the evolution of the Swiss business elite, focusing on cartels, business associations, and changes in the corporate elite composition.

Agent Technology in Manufacturing: DaimlerChrysler Case Study

Explores DaimlerChrysler's use of agent technology in manufacturing, focusing on the Production 2000+ system and its benefits.

Transport Infrastructure and Economic Development

Explores the impacts of globalization, economic growth, and transport infrastructure on regions.

Globalisation Phases: Unbundling and Convergence

Explores the historical phases of globalisation, from consumption to production, leading to the unbundling of production and consumption, and the subsequent impact on emerging markets and global trade.

The Globalization of Chinese Companies: Challenges and Strategies

Delves into the challenges and strategies of Chinese companies going global, exploring their motivations, difficulties, and investment trends.

Going Global: Market Entry and Internationalization

Explores internationalization, market entry, globalization, sustainable investments, and market assessment.

Globalization and Migration: Final Assignment Discussion

Discusses the impacts of migration, final assignment guidelines, forming project groups, and finding research sources.

Tech & Economic Transformation: Idealised Sequence

Explores the idealised sequence of technology and economic transformation, covering changes in jobs, value creation, and historical narratives.

Comparative Advantage: Trade Theories

Explores comparative advantage, trade theories, gains from trade, and challenges in international trade.

Global Systems: Understanding World-Societies

Explores the four rationales to understand globality and different civilizations, analyzing interactions within world-systems.

Introduction to Production Processes

Covers the importance of production processes, historical evolution, challenges faced by companies, and current industry issues.

Worlds and Forces

Delves into worlds, forces, state interactions, and societal dynamics over time.

Dutch Architecture: Innovations and Critiques

Explores the innovative Dutch architecture of the 1990s, the rise of 'SuperDutch' architects, and the challenges faced by the Dutch architectural community.

Dutch Architecture: Innovations and Critiques

Explores the innovative Dutch architecture of the 1990s and critiques the reduction of ambition in some projects.