Posted: December 4th, 2013
Building a sustainable supply chain
Question 1 (400 words, 30 marks)
What is meant by sustainable supply chain? Explain some of the sustainable activities of any two sustainable, local or international, organizations of your choice.
Question 2 (500 words, 40 marks)
Discuss how different sectors of industry are linked together within a supply chain. Analyze how IKEA influences these sectors to adopt sustainable practices. How do you think these practices are likely to have upon the furnishing industry over the long term?
Question 3 (400 words, 30 marks)
Evaluate and discuss the effect of an organization’s sustainable practices in gaining competitive advantage. Support your answer with relevant examples.
General instructions for students:
Cut-off date: December 7, 2013
TMA weight: 20% of total course grade.
What is meant by sustainable supply chain? Explain some of the sustainable activities of any two sustainable, local or international, organizations of your choice.
Question 2 (500 words, 40 marks)
Discuss how different sectors of industry are linked together within a supply chain. Analyze how IKEA influences these sectors to adopt sustainable practices. How do you think these practices are likely to have upon the furnishing industry over the long term?
Question 3 (400 words, 30 marks)
Evaluate and discuss the effect of an organization’s sustainable practices in gaining competitive advantage. Support your answer with relevant examples.
General instructions for students:
Cut-off date: December 7, 2013
TMA weight: 20% of total course grade.
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Course material: Chapter 6 (Operations Management, Slack) and Chapters 2 and 11 (Marketing Essentials, Dibb & Simkin) are relevant course material to this TMA.
Relevant readings: Chapter 13: Supply chain planning and control (Operations Management, Slack)
Plagiarism: It’s imperative that you write your answers using your own words. Plagiarism will be penalized depending on its severity and according to AOU plagiarism policy.
Format: you are expected to write your answers in an essay format: introduction, body paragraph(s) and a conclusion. Failing to do so could result in the deduction of up to 4 marks from your total TMA mark.
Word count: your answers are expected to be within the specified word count. A 10% deviation from word count limit is acceptable. Not adhering to specified word count could result in the deduction of up to 4 marks of your total TMA mark.
Referencing: You are expected to use the Harvard referencing style for in-text referencing and list of reference at the end. Failing to do so could result in the deduction of up to 4 marks of your total TMA mark.
E-library: You are expected to use E-library sources to support your answers. A minimum of 3 sources is required. Failing to do so could result in the deduction of up to 4 marks of your total TMA mark.
Course material: Chapter 6 (Operations Management, Slack) and Chapters 2 and 11 (Marketing Essentials, Dibb & Simkin) are relevant course material to this TMA.
Relevant readings: Chapter 13: Supply chain planning and control (Operations Management, Slack)
Plagiarism: It’s imperative that you write your answers using your own words. Plagiarism will be penalized depending on its severity and according to AOU plagiarism policy.
Format: you are expected to write your answers in an essay format: introduction, body paragraph(s) and a conclusion. Failing to do so could result in the deduction of up to 4 marks from your total TMA mark.
Word count: your answers are expected to be within the specified word count. A 10% deviation from word count limit is acceptable. Not adhering to specified word count could result in the deduction of up to 4 marks of your total TMA mark.
Referencing: You are expected to use the Harvard referencing style for in-text referencing and list of reference at the end. Failing to do so could result in the deduction of up to 4 marks of your total TMA mark.
E-library: You are expected to use E-library sources to support your answers. A minimum of 3 sources is required. Failing to do so could result in the deduction of up to 4 marks of your total TMA mark.
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