Technology and Operations Management/Project Management W2

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Title : Technology and Operations Management / Project Management W2

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This details the concepts in the following readings the way they relate to project management : Schwalbe , K (2009 . An introduction to project management (2nd Ed , Boston : Course Technology , chapters 5-8 Appendix A and Shister , N (2004 , Managing global relationships in the extended supply chain , World Trade , 17 (1 . The report also examines the way the concepts in the above readings can be applied

to the work environment

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TOC \o "1-3 " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " Introduction PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " The Concepts in the Readings and How They Apply to Project Management PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " How the Concepts can be Applied to the Workplace PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 5 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " References PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 7

Introduction

It is usually very difficult to account for human factors in advance especially in the management of any project or in the management of global supply chains . This is because the inputs needed for effective supply chain management has an effect on the business relationships more so at the initial stages (Shister 2004 . Viewed from a general perspective , international supply chains are likely to pursue cost differentials

The Concepts in the Readings and How They Apply to Project Management

At the beginning stages of managing global relationships in the extended...