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You are responsible for preparing a report on the interactions between Projects and Logistics addressing issues captured in the video.
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Every day, millions of sailors, truck drivers, longshoremen, warehouse workers and delivery drivers keep mountains of goods moving into stores and homes to meet consumers’ increasing expectations of convenience and delivering projects. This complex movement of goods underpinning the global economy is far more vulnerable than many imagined. (From the WSJ video below).
Why Global Supply Chains May Never Be the Same | A WSJ Documentary – YouTube
Supply Chains of the future need to be different, to be more resilient and address vulnerabilities. The video introduces specific examples where vulnerabilities have impacted supply chains: cycles, kettlebells, shoes, PlayStation; there are others, toilet rolls, semi-conductors, and the recent incident in Baltimore, for instance.
As a Logistics and Project Management expert in your chosen industry sector, you have been asked to investigate these vulnerabilities, identify risks, and make recommendations based on your research.
Watch the video, and research other sources, to understand how different vulnerabilities manifest themselves in global supply chains.
Based on your research you will need to compose a report that will include the following:
Your report should be no more than 5000 words and use diagrams/illustrations/tables/graphs etc., to demonstrate the application of your project and logistics management skillsets.
The PowerPoint slides are not part of the 5,000-word count.
You will need to take the following into account when completing your report:
The report should include:
The report should be page numbered. Please note if you are uncertain on how to present and structure a report then ask for assistance from your tutor. You are advised to use diagrams, illustrations, tables, graphics etc. wherever these are helpful, and remember that these do not count towards your word limit. If you do use these, please do not put them in the appendices if they are part of your discussion.
You must cite all sources on which you have relied; for example, textbooks, journal articles, web pages etc. using the APA 7th (Harvard) Style. If you do not cite all sources, then you may be accused of plagiarism, and that may endanger your success in passing the module. If you are in any doubt about how to reference your work, please obtain guidance from the library and/or your academic librarian(s) for this module.
You will need to submit your report the latest by the deadline specified in ONLINECAMPUS.
On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
On completion you will have had the opportunity to:
The final report for this assessment should be up to 5,000 words.
Your word count is from the introduction to conclusion sections. Therefore, it does not include title page, contents page, reference section, appendices etc. If the assignment exceeds these limits; the work more than 5,000 words is not marked.
Summative feedback on your final report will be provided via OnlineCampus within 3 weeks of your submission.
You are required to follow the University’s regulations regarding plagiarism and citing sources and references used.
Late submission will be accepted up to 7 days after the submission deadline.
All work submitted late will be capped at the pass mark of 50%, there is no sliding scale.
Lecturers are not able to give extensions.
You can obtain further support for this assessment by emailing your tutor and participating in the live sessions and class discussion forums. We aim to reply to emails within 48 hours.
