Supply Chain & Global Logistics site of J Tanoos
International Logistics & Industry-curriculum, travel, & culture from the American perspective
The itinerary for Purdue University’s study abroad program, “The Commerce of Cars in Central Europe: From Creation to Cargo,” mirrored the supply chain of a vehicle manufactured in Germany for the upper class, (or Oberklasse in German). Pre-trip curriculum research and discussion, course excursions and other experiential learning, and intra-trip classroom curriculum provided insight into [...]
Collaborations, Cars, and Commerce: Collisions with German Culture
2023 Maymester trip!
"Purdue Polytechnic's Central European Multinational Automobile Organization Supply Chain experience", the annual 3-credit Maymester study abroad, has finally reconvened after a hiatus during the pandemic. Students spent three days exploring four unique Central European cities (Munich, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic; Hamburg, Germany; Rotterdam, Netherlands) that are historically important as key cogs in World War II [...]
Cantor (2018) claimed that culture began in the 19th century because up until 1800, the world was too poor to care about art, and as such, the triumph of capitalism created a mass audience for cultural development. The rise of management and economic pedagogy and eventually the division of labor allowed for discretionary income and [...]
