MMM267 Business Logistics Assignment

Background

Imagine you are a consultant and your chosen organisation is one of your clients and approaches you to investigate their Supply Chain Management (SCM) challenge/risk and provide them a detailed recommendation to overcome the challenge/risk.

This assignment is about taking the learning experiences from the 1st and 2nd assignments (Progress and Final Report) and developing a practical recommendation to your chosen organization.

As a team, choose ONE of the following business organisations for your Team Presentation:

• Cadbury (chocolate company) OR
• NIKE (footwear company)

Your tasks

1. Negotiate with your group members to reach a common understanding of one of the key functions of SCOR model that are required to manage SC of your chosen organization
2. Negotiate with your group members to reach a common understanding of one of the key supply chain challenges/risks of your chosen organization
3. Undertake an in-depth analysis of the proposed challenge with evidence of research
4. Make one recommendation to management about how to solve the challenge; propose ONE recommendation through a professional team presentation
5. Undertake an in-depth analysis of the proposed recommendation
6. You must use relevant SCM theories and concepts from textbook, empirical research literature plus non-academic resources in support of your analysis
7. You are required to cite at least four academic journal articles in support of analysis of challenge and recommendation

Team Formation

1. Students will choose their Team in class in Week 8. If students do not attend, then teacher will place them into an appointed team
2. Teams are preferably 3-4 students per team
3. Team members must attend both classes in Week 10 to work as a team

Presentation

1. Style: A Pecha Kucha style (20 slides) presentation needs to be prepared for being recorded. You are to use the layout of the Pecha Kucha style. Make sure to record a voice over. All group members are required to contribute
2. When: During Week 10 of the semester. Be ready to present or show the recorded presentation at the time your teacher has allocated to you
3. Duration of Presentation: Six (6) minutes and Forty (40) seconds for each group (20 slides x 20 seconds). Make sure to automate the advancement of the slides so your presentation does not run over time
4. Number of slides to be used in PowerPoint: 20 slides 
5. Dress Code: Dress professionally

Suggested outline of your team presentation:

Slide # 1: Introduction of team

Slide # 2: Outline of presentation

Slide # 3: Purpose of the assignment

Slide # 4 – 7: Background of the organisation

Slide # 8 – 11: Supply chain practices of your chosen organization

Slide # 12 – 15: Discussion of current SCM challenge/risk

Slide # 16: Outline of your recommendation

Slide # 17 – 18: Evaluation of the recommendation - provide a theory-based rationale for why you think this approach, if implemented, would improve the SCM practices of your client

Slide # 19: Conclusion

Slide # 20: Reference list

Academic and non-academic sources:

You must reference a minimum of four (4) different academic journal articles. Academic journals can be found by conducting a search of the Deakin Library academic databases. Much of the information in relation to your selected organisation required to complete this assignment can be obtained from only non-academic (sometimes identified as professional or industry) sources and the chosen organization’s home page. This is often the only way to find out up-to-date information about a business or organisation. Non-academic sources must be included in your References list, but are NOT counted as part of your academic/scholarly sources.

Following are some of the suggested non-academic sources:

Organisation web sites, including:

• Annual report
• Annual review
• Media release

Media websites, including:

• The Age
• The Australian
• The Australian Financial Review (AFR)
• The ABC
• Business Review Weekly (BRW)

Assignment submission instructions:

1. Your document must be saved as the following example indicates:
   • student John Smith, ID SMIJO1302 would submit as SMIJO1302_John Smith
2. Students must keep a copy of this assignment submitted and must be able to produce the copy in the unlikely event that the original assignment is misplaced. Students must maintain backup copies of all their assignment work. Electronic loss of data is common, but is NOT a satisfactory excuse for an extension of a submission date.

Academic Misconduct

Students should familiarise themselves with the Academic Integrity Policy (available from the Deakin College website or the Student Portal under Students/Forms/Policies and Procedures).

Academic misconduct is a serious offence in academia.

These include plagiarism, collusion, cheating and ‘misrepresentations’ (which includes falsification of documents). Penalties will be applied consistently with the Academic Integrity Policy.

Plagiarism

occurs when a student intentionally or accidentally presents the work of another person(s) as though it is their own original work without proper reference to that source or sources. For example, copying or paraphrasing an author’s work without referencing that work, translating foreign works into English without acknowledging those sources, or reusing one’s own previously submitted or assessed work.

Collusion

occurs when work is produced by collaborating with other person(s), without permission, and then presenting that work as if it is your own. For example, copying any part of another student’s assignment, allowing another student to copy any part of your assignment, or allowing another person to rewrite or make changes to your assignment.

Cheating

occurs when a student engages in other forms of dishonest conduct, whether in an assessment or in any representation. For example, communication with another student during an examination, having unauthorised notes during an examination ? the notes may be on or in an object, a data storage device or on any part of the body, or ‘contract cheating’, which is the purchasing work or commissioning another person or website to produce a work which is then passed off as your own.

Misrepresentation

occurs when a student presents falsified documents, or by words, conduct or non?disclosure of information creates a false status or an impression inconsistent with facts, for example, falsely asserting attendance at a lecture or a laboratory session or submitting a falsified medical certificate.

Whenever you refer to another person’s research or ideas (whether by directly quoting or by paraphrasing them) you MUST acknowledge that source. Copying paragraphs from the internet and presenting them as your own work is plagiarism. If you download and copy paragraphs from the internet, you must identify the source. You MUST acknowledge the sources that you have drawn on. This is a necessary courtesy to the original authors, and also allows the readers of your work to follow up on any points that you have raised.

If you directly copy another writer's phrase, sentence or paragraph, then you should use quotation marks and note the source of the quote. If you use another writer's ideas, but not his or her exact words, you should again note the source. There are a number of ways by which you can refer to other people's work. The main referencing method used at Deakin College is the APA7 referencing method, which involves noting the author's name, the title of the article and journal, or book, the year of publication, the journal's volume number, the book publisher's name and location, and the relevant page numbers.

A copy of Guide to Assignment Writing and Referencing is available on the Deakin University website: https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/referencing