Assignment title: Information


Student selected Part Two – Logistics and supply chain, chapter 10 Warehouse and materials Handling" from the module text for this assignment. "Module Text: John Mangan, Chandra C. Lalwani. (2016). "Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management", Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, London. ISBN: 978-1-119-11782-7" Reference Text: Donald Waters (2007). "Global Logistics New D Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge of the topics covered throughout this module as well as to illustrate how the topics can be applied using examples of best practices in industry. This is a group assignment and every effort should be made to ensure that all students engage in this exercise. Assignment Specification: This assignment requires the submission of a 2,000 word report which shows an understanding of the theory and how companies have applied the theory in practice. This assignment takes the form of a report. Student must select 1 topic from the module and clearly show successful examples from practice .Any justification or any recommendations made, must be clearly shown in the report. Each student must submit a report that is entirely based on its own work. Students should ensure that they are familiar with the university polices on plagiarism and submission of assignments before commencing the module This is a team project which is worth 30% of the overall module grade. The required format for the layout of the report is as follows: 1. Executive Summary • In a single page summarise the contents of the entire report. This should be written once your report is completed. 2. Introduction to selected topics and cases • Briefly give an introduction to the topics and company examples you have selected to analyse. 3. Discussion and Analysis of the theory and company examples • Outline the topics and the elements of theory or frameworks then describe a company that has applied this theory successfully and show how this has been done. • Discuss what best practice is for companies who want to apply the theory successfully. • Explain what you think are the limitations to the theory and what can be improved upon. 4. References • All third party material used in the report must be listed here using a formal referencing system such as the Harvard system. These must be correctly cited when used in the body of the report. 5. Appendices • You must include at least one page in the Appendix, which outlines the contribution made by each group member to the assignment. • Other appendices may include detailed tables of calculations. You should refer to their existence in the main body of the report.