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.

Keywords:

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