Posted: April 9th, 2015

: Strategic Supply Chain Management and Logistics Unit number and title

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Qualification      Unit 14: Strategic Supply Chain Management and Logistics
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Assignment title    The role of Supply Chain in the success of the organization Strategic Plan

The purpose of this assignment is provides the learner with the understanding and skills to manage supply chain and use it as a tool to drive the organization towards achieving its strategic objectives.

This assignment will enable the learner to:
–    Transform business from classic purchasing process to supply chain concept
–    Manage supply chain to enhance the organization processes.
–    Use the organization resources efficiently and effectively.
–    Face the global challenges and the aggressive completion in the marketplace today

Scenario

You have been asked to submit a report to your organisation board of directors to get their approval on transforming from the current purchasing practices to full supply chain approach in order to improve the overall performance of the organization and support future growth, expansion, and cost minimization. In your report includes the following:

Minimum length required for each section is indicated

Task 1

•    Using examples, explain the importance/benefits of supply chain approach and how it will help in achieving your organisation’s strategic objectives. (200 words) AC 1.1.

•    Using examples, explain the link between supply chain and other business functions in your organisation (200 words) AC 1.2.

•    Using examples, discuss the key drivers for achieving an integrated supply chain strategy in your organisation (200 words) AC 1.3.

Task 2
•    Evaluate the effectiveness of current strategies used by your chosen organisation to maintain relationships with suppliers. (200 words) AC 2.1.

•    Use different information technologies to create strategies to develop your chosen organisation’s relationship with suppliers? (200 words) AC 2.2.

•    Choose one policy/system that you like to adopt in your organisation and explain how this policy will help enhancing suppliers’ relationship? (200 words) AC 2.3.

Task 3
•    Assess how various information technologies could be used to integrate different parts of the supply chain of your chosen organisation (200 words) AC 3.1.

•    Evaluate how information technology has contribute to the management of the supply chain of your chosen organisation (200 words) AC 3.2.

•    Assess the success of information technology in managing the supply chain of your chosen organisation (200 words) AC 3.3.

Task 4

•    Explain the role of logistics in supply chain management in your chosen organisation (200 words) AC 4.1.

•    Evaluate the current procurement practices in your chosen organisation (200 words) AC 4.2.

•    Discuss the key factors that must be considered when improving logistics and procurement practices in your chosen organisation? (200 words) AC 4.3.

Task 5

•    The board of directors have approved the transformation to Supply Chain approach. Plan an effective strategy to improve the supply chain of your chosen organisation (300 words) AC 5.1.

•    Assess how a supply chain improvement strategy will benefit overall business performance in your chosen organisation (200 words) AC 5.2.

•    Explain the barriers that you will face and your strategy to overcome those barriers during the supply chain implementation (200 words) AC 5.3