Global Supply Chain

Management

7LO518

Assessment Brief – Coursework 2

 Global Supply Chain Management and Logistics (7LO518)

Contents
1. Module Leader......................................................................................................................................1
2. Key dates and details.............................................................................................................................1
3. Description of the assessment..............................................................................................................1
4. Assessment Content..............................................................................................................................1
5. Assessment Rubric.................................................................................................................................2
6. Anonymous Marking.............................................................................................................................3
7. Assessment Regulations........................................................................................................................3
1. Module Leader
Name: Simon Peter Nadeem
Email address: S.Nadeem@derby.ac.uk
Internal phone number 01332-593498
Office hours: By appointment only.

2. Key dates and details

Assessment Type: INDIVIDUAL
Assessment weighting: 60%
Word count: 2,500 words +/- 10%
Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3.
Submission Method: Turnitin
Submission Date: 23:59 UK time, 30/05/2022
Provisional Feedback Release Date: 16:00 UK time, 20/06/2022

3. Description of the assessment

You are tasked to develop a 2,500-words professional management report for Coursework 2
of 7LO518 module.

4. Assessment Content
This individual report should address the following:

1) Based on a different organisation from the one chosen for Coursework 1, critically
evaluate the current supply chain management strategies and practices of your
chosen organisation and the impact on the performance of the organisation. A
minimum of 5 practices or strategies are required.

The chosen organisation should be a multinational/global company, and students are

required to use a range of theoretical materials, industry/sector/markets and
company information to critically evaluate the supply chain management practices of
the organisation. 35%

2) Identify and justify a number of supply chain management practices that would enable the
organisation to improve its performance.

Students are required to identify a number of theoretical and industry supply chain
management and improvement practices that would enable the chosen organisation

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 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. 30%

3) 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.

As companies have limited resource for implementation of practices, usually they

would prioritise or select the most relevant set of practices. Therefore, students are
required to identify some models from 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 2,
and prioritising some of them. 35%

5. Assessment Rubric
Tasks:
 Demonstration of analytical skills of working with data and problem-solving;
 Evidence of critical approach in your writing;
 Evidence of skilful and critical application of the theoretical models/concepts to
address the assessment task.
 Use of a wide range of credible academic and professional sources to develop
arguments;
 Evidence of wider reading;
 Use of relevant and up-to-date information on the chosen company;

Format:
 Written in professional management report format;
 The report should be appropriately referenced and cited using Harvard Referencing
System;

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  You are required to produce an Executive summary as part of your report – it will not
count towards the word count;
 The report should be written in third person;
 Clearly structured with headings and subheadings;
 Word processed using 1.5 line spacing. Font 12 Arial or Times New Roman.

6. Anonymous Marking
You must submit your work using your student number to identify yourself, not your name.
You must not use your name in the text of the work at any point. When you submit your
work in Turnitin you must submit your student number within the assignment document
and in the Submission title field in Turnitin.

7. Assessment Regulations
The University’s regulations, policies and procedures for students define the framework
within which teaching and assessment are conducted. Please make sure you are familiar
with these regulations, policies and procedures.