Issue paper about International Trade Laws, Regulations, Agreements, Conventions

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An issue paper about International Trade Laws, Regulations, Agreements, Conventions. Below is what is said in the syllabus.  Students will choose a major issue impacting international SCM. Examples include: physical security, cyber security, intellectual property rights, tariffs, human trafficking, asset visibility, channel control, port congestion, automation, counterfeit products, other frauds/grafts, ethics, culture, disruptions, artificial intelligence & machine learning, contracts, payments, liability and insurance, infrastructure, equipment, pricing, technology, blockchain, internet-of-things, big data, transportation modes, global sourcing, etc. This list is not meant to be all-inclusive. Each student must have a separate topic/issue – first come; first served. Therefore, some specificity to the broad topics listed above will be necessary. Prior approval of the topic is required from the professor. Students will conduct a literature review of the issue. Throughout the paper, the issue must pertain directly to international SCM. You must completely describe the issue and provide at least four cited instances of its occurrence. You must fully describe the impacts of the issue to, for example, the triple bottom line, lead time, risk, safety, effectiveness, customer satisfaction, etc. You must identify the entities that are impacted by the issue. You must identify and describe relevant regulation and policy from any applicable governing body (e.g., governments, associations, trade organizations, etc.). You must identify potential solutions to the issue, which may be either cited from an existing source, or – if no solution exists – created by yourself but fully explained and justified. At least 20 references must be included. References must consist of articles from newspapers, trade magazines, and academic journals (at least 5). No more than 4 references may be URLs. I encourage you to start with Transportation Journal, Journal of Supply Chain Management, the International Journal of Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management: An International LSCM 4360 Global Alliances & International Supply Chain Management Fall 2020 4 Journal, or the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management. Additional sources may be found in Appendix A. Proper citations must be provided in the text and in a list of references at the end using APA format. The paper must be 10-11 pages in length of text (excluding the abstract, title, tables, figures, and references). This may be a team assignment.