Subject : MAN203 Logistics and Supply chain Management

Assessment 2- Individual Report – Analyse and evaluate the supply chain and logistics operations of a nominated enterprise

Weight : 30% Total Marks: 100

Assessment Brief:

You are to research only one of the two nominated and then write a comprehensive report that describe analyses and evaluates the supply chain and the associated logistics operations of that organisation.

Your report should concentrate on providing valid information that contributes to answering the following questions:

1- What is history of the enterprise?

2- In what markets does the organisation operate and what is the scope of its operations?

3- Using both a descriptive narrative and a supporting diagram to illustrate your answer. what are the characteristics of the organisation influencing all elements of its supply chain to adopt sustainable practices?

4-How does the organisation collaborate with its supplies and logistics partners to ensure end – customer satisfaction with its products or services?

You are expected to conduct your own research to help your answer these questions. As an indication. a satisfactory level of research would be evidenced by the presence of at least 12 references i the Reference list as with all Kaplan assessments Your reference list must be formatted strictly to the Harvard’s Style.

Your reference material may be in the form of texts, academic journals, business journals and reports, organisational websites and reports newspapers magazine articles and even transcripts of television and radio interviews and investigations.

On line sources of information that have no established academic reliability such as conventions that underpin the report structure. Every report should have the following sections:

>Title Page

>Table of contents

>Executive summery

>Introduction

>Discussion:

>Conclusion

>Recommendation

>References

>Appendices

Even though this assignment is not due until Week 7 you are encouraged to commence your reading about the two organisation as soon as week 1. You can then decide early on which enterprise you will investigate and then use your lecture, tutorials, and other reading to help you start to compile your report.

You are also advised to collaborate closely with your lecture to seek advice on how to progress your research analyse the enterprise and structure your report.this is not an assignment you can successfully complete at the last minute. It requires a disciplined approach over the first seven weeks of the trimester and this includes availing yourself of the opportunity to consult your lecture in the Study Week (Week 6)