MN5547 Logistics and Global Supply Chain Management

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Title of the assessment:

"The key to real Customer Value is effective Supply Chain Management”.

Discuss this statement, using 2 companies that have either achieved or failed to deliver customer value via their chosen supply chain strategies.

For the resit assignment, you must not use the same examples as you have in your first submission. Your selected companies need to be from different industrial sectors.

Main Objective of the assessment

To enable students to demonstrate knowledge of effective supply chain strategies in the pursuit of customer value. To support this statement using real examples of two companies operating in today’s global competitive environment, showing the importance of effective SCM strategies in successfully delivering customer value.

Brief Description of the assessment:

1. Provide a critical analysis of how effective supply chain strategies can deliver customer value in your selected companies.

In other words, critically argue using literature, how your selected companies have delivered or failed to deliver customer value via their specific supply chain strategies. These strategies could be in the design, manufacturing, distribution, or retail of the product/service Your two cases are likely to be well know or high profile companies, e.g.

Apple; Amazon.com, Caterpillar; Samsung Electronics, Tesco, BAe Systems etc, etc. They must come from different industrial sectors.

2. Short Conclusion of your findings.

Learning outcomes for the assessment (refer to the appropriate module learning outcomes)

The learning outcomes focus on the theme of this module - competitive pressures for organizations to create and deliver value to customers through effective management of the supply chain. In particular, goals of service enhancement and cost reduction are explored through supply chain strategies, some of which will be based on concepts from lean and agile philosophies.

Assessment criteria:

The students will be required to:

Prepare an individual assignment (no shared work).

Use SCM theory from course text, and the use of relevant Journal publications is essential.

Full references and sources of all materials must be stated.

Use the Harvard style of referencing.

Weighting:

100% of module marks

Format of the assessment/coursework: (Guidelines on the expected format and length of submission): Note: appendices are not included in the word count for this report.

Format is a formal written report of maximum word limit of 2500 words (word limit to be stated on the front cover) including diagrams (e.g. organisation charts) and tables. Report should comprise Title Page, Parts 1 – 2.

Also (not included in word count): References (essential) and Appendices (if needed).

Assessment date/submission deadline:

Please submit via WISEFLOW. Deadlines are published at the start of term