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Form 31: Home Assignment Instructions
Quality Manual Version 5 2014-15 |
Date: October 21, 2014 |
Course Code and Title: BUS 2903 – Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
Assessment Title: Project |
Assessment Weight: 25% |
Section: CLI, CLT |
Submission Deadline:
Please note that late submission results in losing grades. For every working day delay the maximum grade decreases by 5%, up to a maximum of 35% after a week. Also note, not following the formatting guidelines an additional 10% may be lost. |
Learning Outcomes:
This assignment is related to the following Learning Outcomes:
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Dr. Denie Nel – Course Team Leader /
Dr. Panos Panagiotis – Academic Coordinator (Moderator): Pre-Moderation has been performed This Assessment and the related Marking Scheme have been pre-moderated and approved by the Course Team Leader/Academic Coordinator of the Business Department according to the following criteria
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Academic Format
Reports/Essays submitted must follow the APA (American Psychological Association) the http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Note: Formatting and Style Guides. Formatting and language contribute exactly ten percentage points to the overall grade. |
Warning to Students!
Students must submit their own works as assignments, and they cannot copy anybody’s ideas into their work as their own. Direct reference must be made for every paragraph, even if it is only a summary of ideas from somewhere else. By not directly referencing (or providing only non-specific references) a Student commits plagiarism, i.e. submitting somebody else’s work as his own, and faces the possibility of immediate dismissal from ADMC and from all other Colleges of HCT according to the Academic Honesty Policy of HCT that all Students signed at the beginning of the semester. All assignments must be submitted via LMS, where they are tested by anti-plagiarism software, Safe Assign. |
Declaration of the Student
At the moment of submission you confirm that this assignment is your original work, and you have referenced all sources of information according to APA Format. You also confirm that you had fully understood the tasks and assessment criteria before submitting this assignment. |
Detailed Description of the Tasks:
See attachment. |
Grading Criteria/Marking Scheme
See attachment. |
Attachments:
Project Description & Grading Rubric |
BUS 2903 – Assignment: General supply chain study case
In the course (BUS 2903) you have to complete some group work. The group work will be assessed and a final mark will be awarded in week 14. The final assessment for BUS 2903 is in the form of a Poster presentation where you must do an individual presentation where you use a poster that you made based on a firm (company). Based on this knowledge, you must select a large firm in the UAE. (Hint: Select a firm that has very significant logistics and supply chain activities.) Here are some examples of firms (companies) in the UAE that you can consider:
Before you answer any questions you have to decide the following:
You will submit three parts for the group work. Each member of the group will be responsible for one part per submission. Complete the following document and submit it to me before the end of week 4.
Group
Name: _________________________________________________ Student nr: ____________
Name: _________________________________________________ Student nr: ____________
Name: _________________________________________________ Student nr: ____________
Company: _____________________________________________ Section: ___________
Topic | Student responsible for submitting the group’s answers | Due date |
Part 1 | ||
Week 1-2: Supply chain and logistics | 28 Oct | |
Week 3-4: Sourcing and Supply Management | 30 Oct | |
Week 4-5: Customer Service and Demand Management | 6 Nov | |
Part 2 | ||
Week 7-8: Inventory Management | 11 Nov | |
Week 8-9: Transportation Management | 13 Nov | |
Week 9-10: Distribution Management | 18 Nov | |
Part 3 | ||
Week 12: Supply Chain Relationships and Outsourcing | 25 Nov | |
Week 13: Supply Chain Performance Measurement | 4 Dec | |
Week 13-14: Strategies for Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 8 Dec | |
Part 4 | ||
In class (open book) group presentation and analysis | ALL MEMBERS OF GROUP | 11 Dec |
Answer the following questions for PART 1: (Due dates: Refer to Table above)
Week 1-2: Supply chain and logistics
Week 3-4: Sourcing and Supply Management
Week 4-5: Customer Service and Demand Management
Answer the following questions for PART 2: (Due dates: Refer to Table above)
Week 7-8: Inventory Management
Week 8-9: Transportation Management
Week 9-10: Distribution Management
Answer the following questions for PART 3: (Due dates: Refer to Table above)
Week 12: Supply Chain Relationships and Outsourcing
Week 13: Supply Chain Performance Measurement
Week 13-14: Strategies for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Part 4: Group presentation and company analysis
Company name: _________________________________________________________ Student section: ___________
TOPIC | Weight | Score | Total |
Week 1-2: Supply chain and logistics
Compile or draw a supply chain for one of the companies mentioned above:
Which forces are driving the rate of change and how are they affecting the firm? |
10 | ||
Week 3-4: Sourcing and Supply Management
Explain the different types of buys for the firm. Provide examples. Select a specific supplier for the firm. Illustrate and briefly discuss each step of the Strategic Sourcing process and apply it to the firm that you have selected |
10 | ||
Week 4-5: Customer Service and Demand Management
How is the firm delivering its products to the point of consumption? Explain the dimensions of customer service and how the firm is applying it. Provide examples of the different elements of customer service of the firm and how does the firm measure customer service? Do you think they can improve their customer service? Why or why not? Briefly explain Order Management and Order Fulfillment at the firm. Use clear headings for each section. What options does the customer have if the firm runs out of stock? Apply your examples to the firm above. |
10 | ||
Week 7-8: Inventory Management
Provide examples of the different types of Inventory that the firm carries. Use clear headings for each section. Briefly explain how the firm classifies its inventory and provide examples. Briefly explain the different components of the EOQ model. Provide examples of each for the firm. |
10 | ||
Week 8-9: Transportation Management
Assume that you are the Logistics and Supply Chain manager for the firm and that you need to plan transportation for some items that need to be imported into the UAE. What are the transportation planning decisions that have to be considered.is a supply chain? Explain each step in detail and explain how you would apply the transportation planning decisions to the firm. Select a specific item for the firm. Briefly explain the different modes of transportation that the firm uses. Do an Internet search or visit the firm and provide some photographs. Explain how the firm uses intermodal transportation. Why does the firm use this/these modes of transportation (as opposed to other modes)? How will the firm measure the performance of its transportation? |
10 | ||
Week 9-10: Distribution Management
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10 | ||
Week 12: Supply Chain Relationships and Outsourcing
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10 | ||
Week 13: Supply Chain Performance Measurement
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10 | ||
Week 13-14: Strategies for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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10 | ||
CONCLUSIONS and final inputs concerning the project
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10 | ||
Total
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100 |
Marks guideline:
1-5 marks = Poor effort
6 marks = OK, but not an integrated whole. The section comes across as loose standing facts
7 marks = Good. The content is covered satisfactory, with some application of theory to the company
8 marks = Good. The content is covered well with a good application of theory to the company
9 marks = Very good. The content is covered very well and presented well with very good application to the company
10 marks = Excellent. The content is very good and presented excellently. The application to the company is superb.
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