This individual report
should address the following:
1) Research an organisation, map and
describe their global supply chain, both upstream and downstream. 15%
The
chosen organisation should be a multinational/global company. You are required
to briefly describe the overview of the company and map their Global
Supply Chain, both upstream and downstream. The map should be
developed by the student; however, it can be based on a collection of
information from external sources.
2)
Identify and critically
evaluate the current supply chain management strategies/practices of your
chosen organisation and the impact on the performance of the organisation. A minimum of 5
practices or strategies are required. 20%
The students are required to use a
range of theoretical materials, industry/sector/markets and company information
to critically evaluate the supply chain management strategies/practices of the
organisation. The identified strategies should provide their distinctive impact
on the performance of the organisation.
3)
Identify and justify a
number of supply chain management practices that would enable the organisation
to improve its performance. 30%
Students are required to identify a
number of theoretical and industry supply chain management and improvement
practices that would enable the chosen organisation to elevate its performance.
The practices (or strategies) identified should overall address the three
pillars of sustainability – economic, social, and environmental. A minimum of 5 practices or strategies are
required.
This question is
basically about finding additional practices from literature which the chosen
organisation is not currently using. In essence, the practices identified
should be different from the practices identified in question 1.
4)
Applying theoretical
methods, select the most appropriate set of supply chain management practices
and demonstrate why they are the most appropriate to enable the organisation to
improve its overall performance. 25%
As companies have limited resources
for the implementation of practices, usually they would prioritise or select
the most relevant set of practices. Therefore, students are required to
identify some models from the literature for comparative analysis of the
practices and critically evaluate the recommended practices. Demonstrate why
the chosen practices are the most appropriate for the organisation or why the
organisation should prioritise the practices.
This question is
basically about comparing all the practices identified in question 3 and
prioritising some of them.
10% grades are
assigned for executive summary and presentation/formatting of the report.
