Greening the Supply Chain

BUS4093
Closed
George Brown College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Janine LeFort
Professor
(1)
4
Timeline
  • January 31, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 12, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 26, 2022
    Proposal
  • March 19, 2022
    Draft Report
  • April 16, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Supply chain optimization Environmental sustainability
Skills
presentations project planning supply chain management project scoping preparing executive summaries international business project implementation supply chain
Learner goals and capabilities

You'll engage George Brown B411 International Business post-graduate certificate students in 1st semester, who are completing a required course: International Supply Chain Management.

You will need to provide the students with a goal to focus on in the area of sustainability or greening the supply chain & competitive advantage.

Phase 1 Project Plan: Students will meet with organization representative(s) to devise the project scope and prepare a detailed plan for completion of the project.

Phase 2 Project Execution: Students will work on deliverables outlined in the project plan. Teams will periodically communicate with organization representative(s) as needed to complete project tasks.

Phase 3 Outcome: Report and Presentation: Students will submit a detailed report on the outcomes of the project. Teams will also give a 15-20 minute presentations on their findings, in the last class. Organization representative(s) are invited to attend these presentations.

Learners
Certificate
Any level
30 learners
Project
2 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables
  • Completed A3
  • 5 to 10-page report with the following components: Executive Summary, Background, Approach, Current State Analysis, Future State Recommendations
  • Appendices to support the report with relevant lean tools documented
  • Executive Summary presentation
Project timeline
  • January 31, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 12, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 26, 2022
    Proposal
  • March 19, 2022
    Draft Report
  • April 16, 2022
    Experience end
Project Examples

  • How do we reduce waste?
  • How do we manage a returns process?
  • How can we better understand sustainability issues from the customer's perspective? Students can perform Voice of the Customer/Critical to Quality analysis to determine what matters most to your customers.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.

A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.