Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons)

Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons) Supply Chain Managment(BSST H4013) Lecturer: Written Assignment (40%) Assume that you are working as Supply Chain Manager for your own organisation (or one that you are familiar with). (1) Prepare a summary of the company, their ethos and Mission Statement. (2) Explain the term: ‘Supply Chain Management’ (SCM). Using relevant Supply Chain models and course concepts, prepare a report critically evaluating the existing Supply Chain Model in use by the Company and suggest improvements which may be considered to provide additional value to the Company. Please note the purpose of this Assignment is to get you to engage with the material in an insightful way through reflection and the application of the concepts. Accordingly, you should avoid providing simplistic explanations of the models themselves in analysing your chosen company’s position. 1. Possess the capability of analysing, interpreting and evaluating the importance of effective SCM policy from a managerial viewpoint 2. Be capable of critically evaluating SCM function in an organisation by linking the topics on the syllabus to display a thorough understanding 3. Demonstrate an ability to assess alternatives available in trying to balance requirements for Supply Chain Management in a context of business environmental uncertainty Appendix 1 (Marking Scheme) Element Excellent 80 – 100% Good 60- 80% Pass 35-60% Fail 0-35% Grammar and Spelling (Weight 5%) 0 errors 0 errors < 2 errors > 3 errors In text Citation (Weight 5%) Extensive use of in-text citation which is fully compliant with Harvard Good in-text citation which is fully compliant with Harvard Some in-text citation some of which is compliant with Harvard Non -existent or does not comply with Harvard System Presentation of References (Weight 5%) Extensive references list presented compliant with Harvard System Good list of references presented and all are compliant with Harvard System Some references provided, however, not all are compliant with Harvard Non-existent or non-compliant with Harvard Analysis (Weight 25%) Excellent application of an extensive range of course concepts. Output is meaningful and is of a standard that could be used by the chosen company to inform its strategic thinking There is evidence of extensive independent research Solid application of a variety of course concepts. There are no issues of applicability or relevancy. Output is meaningful and insightful demonstrating the writer’s ability to understand and apply the chosen concepts There is some evidence of independent research Some course concepts are applied, however there may be issues of relevancy or applicability There is some meaningful output, however, the reader is left to ‘join up the dots’ There is no evidence of independent research Course concepts/frameworks are not employed or are applied in a ‘surface’ way only There is no meaningful output Clarity of thought and writing (Weight 20%) Document is extremely well written (publishable standard). Ideas are communicated clearly and insightfully and are fully linked to the analysis Layout and presentation is superb (fully compliant with ITB Guidelines) Document is coherent and well written. There is linkage to the analysis Layout and presentation are good Document has an acceptable level of writing coupled with a degree of clarity. There may be gaps between the analysis and any insights provided Layout and presentation are acceptable Document is poorly written and lacks coherency and structure Layout and presentation is inadequate Conclusions (Weight 25%) An extensive set of conclusions are provided. These are insightful and are clearly linked to the earlier analysis A solid set of conclusions are provided. These are clearly justified and their basis is clearly articulated Some conclusions are provided, however, they lack clarity and/or it is unclear how they have been derived Conclusions are incomplete or non-existent Shared Learning Post and Response (15%) Contributions are timely, insightful, novel, relevant and fully justified Contributions provoke significant responses and aid the learning of the class Contributions are timely, relevant and insightful Justification is strong Contributions provoke some responses and aid the learning of the class Contributions are timely, however there may be some issues of relevancy Justification is ‘patchy’ Contributions provoke some responses and aid the learning of the class Contributions are late (or ‘last minute’) or not supplied at all. Contributions are not relevant and there is no justification Contributions do not aid in any way the learning of the class