Logistics and Operations Management
Learning outcomes to be examined in this assessment (please note that this is not the assessment task) Critically evaluate methods of planning and organising efficient operations and networking.
Analyse the problems of controlling component activities and of controlling quality.
Percentage of marks awarded for module: This assignment is worth 50% of the total marks for the module.
Assessment Task:
Individual Report
Your task is to identify the component activities for an organisation of your choice then evaluate the performance objectives used by each and critically examine and suggest ways in which the performance could be improved.
Assessment criteria Explanatory comments on the assessment criteria Maximum marks for each section
Content, style, relevance and originality Relevant, accurate content, demonstrating research, as required by the assessment task.
Clearly evaluates the performance objectives of the organisation.
Specific to an organisation.
Emphasis will be placed on originality – work that is clearly student’s own. 40%
Constructive critical analysis Demonstrates the ability to critically examine and/or evaluate the use of performance objectives and improve results.
Demonstrates that you have consulted widely – using appropriate sources and examples to substantiate your arguments.
Application of relevant academic models should be evident but not necessarily explicit.
Draws conclusions and/or provide recommendations for improvement. 30%
Overall structure Coherent structure presented in a report format, utilising headings and sub-headings; includes a title page and clear table of content. 10%
Introduction and conclusions Clear triangulation of introduction, discussions and conclusion.
Introduces issue(s) for further exploration. 10%
Referencing style Full in-text referencing using the Harvard citation style.
Structured reference list or bibliography using the Harvard referencing method. 10%
Assignment outline
This is an individual assignment and must be presented in a report format (2,000 words). It is important that your report is properly structured. Also, as this is an academic paper, you should draw on contemporary literature to support your paper. Remember that this individual report accounts for 50% of your module assessment. Hence, bad performance will have a big impact on this module. An executive summary is not necessary in a report of this size.
Your report should include references to appropriate process technology and e-business literature (textbooks, journals and websites). Care should be taken when consulting websites as they are not all equally authoritative (for example Wikipedia is not peer-reviewed; therefore is not considered an academic reference website). A minimum of 5 different academic references must be cited, but a well-researched report is likely to cite many more.
You are advised to keep a backup copy of the report until you receive your grade and regularly back-up your work in the cloud (OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox and GoogleDrive are good examples). A disk crash is not an acceptable reason for late submission.
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