IBUS12-250 Introduction to International Business



AMB303 INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICSAssessment 3 - Semester 1 2020AssessmentsObjectivesDue DateWeightCategory3. Case-Study1,2,3,4 and 5Friday 29th May @ 23.59 PM60%This item of assessment serves a summative purpose.Assessment Item 3:Case-StudyThis assessment targets the students’ knowledge of logistics concepts, terminology, functions and procedures and the ability to formulate solutions to logistics problems. Place yourself in the role of a newly hired operations manager for an international company where your job is to assess the logistics environment and create a logistics/SCM-plan for your CEO, i.e., what to do and why (including comprehensive revenue-cost-profit outcomes etc.). Coverage and Duration: 2500 words (+/- 10%) excluding a 1-page mandatory Executive Summary, table of contents and supportive appendices (max 30 pages), diagrams etc. Pictures and graphs etc. should be in the body of the text (it is a professional business format report). These are not included in the word count. Group or Individual:Individual assessmentOptional or Compulsory:CompulsoryLearning outcomes:AoL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: KS 1.1, HO 2.1, 2.2 PC 3.1 SE 5.2.Format:Written report using size 12 pt. Times New Roman font with 1.5 line spacing, 1-inch margins. APA Referencing required.Instructions:The case study will be released in week 8.Read and analyse the provided case study at least 3-5 plete all associated models (risk assessment, tactical procurement plan), instructions (mapping the input- and the output side of the value-chain), and spreadsheets (excel) so that you have an in-depth understanding of what the different solutions results in. Present realistic recommendations on what an operations manager (OM) should do to manage the overall situation and its challenges (including at least one key topic from each of the Week 6-13 content).Remember to support your recommendations and arguments with additional sources where needed (quality information from e.g. academic journals, industry reports, business news sources, corporate- and watch-dog websites, ranking institutes etc.). Remember to include your calculus tools (excel sheets) excel outcomes in your rationale. Recommended space allocation: introduction and background (100 words); body/literature review (500 words); recommendations (500 words); justification (900 words); outcomes and results of recommendations (500 words). Additional report space applicable according to above instructions. An assessment submitted after the applicable due date will not be marked and will receive a grade of 0%. If special circumstances prevent you from meeting the assessment due date, you can apply for an extension. If you don’t have, or are not granted an approved extension, you should submit the work you have completed by the due date. Such submission will be marked against the assessment criteria and enable the student to potentially receive partial grades.Lecture TopicsReadingsPart III: Elements of Logistics SystemsProcurement Kraljic’s Procurement modelMurphy and Knemeyer Ch. 6Demand Management, Order Management and Customer ServiceCustomer ServiceMurphy and Knemeyer Ch. 7Inventory ManagementInventory classification and inventory-related costsOrdering: When to Order and How Much?Facility LocationLogistics Network ConfigurationFacility Location DecisionsFinding the Optimal LocationMurphy and Knemeyer Ch. 8Murphy and Knemeyer Ch. 9Warehousing ManagementTypes of WarehousesPackaging & Materials HandlingPackaging FundamentalsMurphy and Knemeyer Ch. 10Murphy and Knemeyer Ch. 11Transportation Transportation Infrastructure Transportation ModesMurphy and Knemeyer Ch. 12International Logistics A selection of important issues to considerMurphy and Knemeyer Ch. 14Note: the grading procedure is discretionary and considers for example the quality of the report; how professional it is; content covered and its value contribution for the client and the scenario reader (your case-study bosses). Further info can be found in the grading criteria. ................
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