AMB303 International Logistics
Assignment 2
Semester 1, 2016
Due date: Friday 22nd Aprilvia ASSIGNMENT MINDER
Weighting: 50%
Individual or group: Individual
Word limit: 2000 (+/-10%)
Format: Written report using size 12 Arial or Times New Roman font with 1.5 line spacing. APA Referencing required.
Stapled, top left-hand corner – NO BINDING.
Title Written Assignment
Purpose: To assess students’ ability to evaluate logistics and supply chain management strategies and formulate recommendations to improve the contribution of Logistics and Supply Chain Management to corporate performance.
Assignment Overview:Lean thinking in theluxury-fashion market
Due to new technologies and globalization, satisfying customers is more challenging and, in order to be competitive in an ever changing marketplace,enterprises are now required to rethink their business models. New managerial paradigms, such as world class manufacturing (WCM),have emerged as effective competitive weapons for several businesses, in that theyrepresent a combination of lean practices acting as the pillars of an integrated system. Lean thinking may be a solution, but itsimplementation is challenging and applications in the luxury-fashion market are stillvery rare.
Accordingly, it is important to identify the key features of the luxury-fashion market that may act as barriers for the adoption of leanprinciples.
Instructions:
- Conduct an extensive review of the literature pertaining tothe barriersto implementation of lean thinking, specifically related to the luxury-fashion sector.
2. You are present realistic recommendations on which strategies/tactics a luxury-fashion supply chain manager could adopt to efficiently implement lean principles within this market.
- These recommendations should be justified and supported with contemporary literature.
The recommended format of the report is provided below and will be discussed in tutorials.
Submission:
This assignment is to be submitted via the ASSIGNMENT MINDER service.
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Important – late submission policy
· Assessment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked and will receive a grade of 1 or 0%. If special circumstances prevent you from meeting the assessment due date, you can apply for an extension. If you don’t have an approved extension you should submit the work you have completed by the due date and it will be marked against the assessment criteria.
A) Faculty of Business Cover Sheet
B) Criteria Sheet
C) Title Page
i. Report Title,
ii. Your name/student number and tutorial time
iii. Your tutor’s name
D) Table of Contents
E) Executive Summary/Abstract (APPROX 150 WORDS)
WORD COUNT STARTS HERE
1) Introduction and Background (300 words)
2) Body – Literature Review (700 words)
3) Recommendations (500 Words)
WORD COUNT ENDS HERE
4) References
5) Appendices
*Remember to support your findings, arguments and recommendations with academic, peer reviewed sources.
AMB303 Criteria Sheet – Assignment Semester 2 2010
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AMB303 Assignment 2 - Report Format
A) Faculty of Business Cover Sheet
B) Criteria Sheet
C) Title Page
i. Report Title,
ii. Your name/student number and tutorial time
iii. Your tutor’s name
D) Table of Contents
E) Executive Summary/Abstract (APPROX 150 WORDS)
WORD COUNT STARTS HERE
1) Introduction and Background (300 words)
2) Body – Literature Review (700 words)
3) Recommendations (500 Words)
WORD COUNT ENDS HERE
4) References
5) Appendices
*Remember to support your findings, arguments and recommendations with academic, peer reviewed sources.
AMB303 Criteria Sheet – Assignment Semester 2 2010
| GRADE | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3-2-1 | MARK |
| MARK RANGE | 20-17 | 16-15 | 14-13 | 12-10 | 9-0 | |
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Introduction & Background PC 3.1 |
You present a detailed introduction and support your explanation of concepts with several academic sources. You very clearly and concisely state the direction of your argument and recommendations. | You present an introduction and support your explanation of concepts with some academic sources. You state the direction of your argument and recommendations well. | You present a brief introduction and explain concepts well but with limited sources. You state the direction of your argument and recommendations. | You present an introduction and describe concepts but with no authoritative sources. You state the direction of your argument and recommendations but lack justification. | You fail to present an introduction and/or describeconcepts clearly. You do not refer to any literature. You do not state the direction of your argument and recommendations clearly. | /20 |
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Knowledge of Issues of topic KS 1.1 |
Gives a clear and concise explanation of the topic in detail as well as showing additional related insight. | Uses information well to illustrate knowledge of importance of the topic. Supportive argument. | Shows a reasonably sound awareness of importance of the topic and its relative operations. | Shows a general awareness of importance of topic; lacks explanation of topic importance. | Does not show any understanding of importance of the topic; e.g. textbook repetition | /20 |
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Body KS 1.1 |
You present a detailed, strong and comprehensive body of literature to support your position. You refer to multiple academic sources and offer a balanced view. You seamlessly synthesise the literature into your argument. | You present a detailed body of literature to support your position. You refer to several academic sources. You synthesise the literature into your argument. | You present a body of literature to support your position. You refer to a few academic sources. You attempt to synthesise the literature into your argument, however integration may be lacking. | You present a small body of literature to support your position. You do not refer to sufficient academic sources. Your work is descriptive and you do not adequately synthesise the literature into your argument. | You fail to present a body of literature to support your position. You refer to few, if any, academic sources. Your work is descriptive and you do not synthesise the literature into your argument. | /20 |
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Recommendations KS1.1 |
You present a detailed, strong and comprehensive body of recommendations, showing some originality. You refer to multiple academic sources. Your recommendations are plausible, realistic, fully justified. | You present a detailed list of recommendations. You refer to several academic sources. Your recommendations are plausible and realistic. Recommendations are justified with regards to the literature. | You present a list of recommendations. You refer to a few academic sources. Your recommendations are realistic, but could be supported further. | Few recommendations.,Insufficient academic sources to support these recommendations. Recommendations are realistic, but lack justification. | You fail to present any viable recommendations. You do not refer to any academic sources. | /20 |
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Professional Communication Structure and Writing PC 3.1 |
You organise content clearly, with no technical errors. Extensive referencing using correct APA format. Follows the suggested format and academic conventions precisely. Free of grammar and spelling errors. | Organise content clearly. Generally, appropriate referencing. Mostly follow the suggested format. Mostly free of grammar and spelling errors. |
You organise content clearly but make some technical, referencing, format, grammatical and/or spelling errors. |
You organise content in a manner that be difficult for the reader to follow at times. A number of technical, grammatical and referencing errors throughout. |
You present content in an incoherent way and make frequent technical errors throughout paper. You lack appropriate academic referencing. |
/20 |
| ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY MARKER | /100 | |||||
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