QUBE Assignment 2 Assessment Topic - QUBE After reading further background material on the company and relevant case studies on related companies, prepare a 2500 – 2600 word report analysing the important features of Qube, and identify logistics management strategies to resolve the issues. In your report you need to consider: • The main problems at with the current logistics network in NSW • How they might be resolved • What, if any, involvement should the NSW government have in the resolution of the problems Sustainability should be used here.(Chapter 16) along with learning outcomes from Week 6 to week 10. To support your analysis and recommendations, you need to: • Use a minimum of 15 academic journal articles, plus the text supporting your identification of problems and proposals / recommendations to resolve the problems (better marks will be awarded for more than 15). As a report is due the usual formatting applies. After reading further background material on the company and relevant case studies on related companies the case, prepare a 2500 – 2600 word report analysing the issues in the case, and identify logistics management strategies to resolve the issues. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-24/extended-interview-with-maurice-james/5547814 ALSO look at the web site www.qube.com.au In your report you need to consider : o The main problems at with the current logistics network in NSW o How they might be resolved o What, if any, involvement should the NSW government have in the resolution of the problems To support your analysis and recommendations, you need to: o use a minimum of 15 academic journal articles, plus the text supporting your identification of problems and proposals / recommendations to resolve the problems (better marks will be awarded for more than 15). o link the case elements and discussion / analysis to correctly referenced logistics concepts and models. o 2500 – word response - word count applies to content only, not title page, table of contents and reference list. o Responses should include relevant logistics management theories – referenced and their application explained – do not just quote or paraphrase the theory o Short report format – title page, introduction, suitable headings & subheadings, recommendations, reference list - use Harvard Anglia Style. o Use EBSCO Databases and google scholar only for sources. Thinks to look at o Read the questions carefully o Logistics, Intermodals, how does QUBE import and export goods, Supply chain management, International hubs and some examples. o Word limits 2500 words excluding bibliography o Academic Journals more than 10 o Recommendation is important o Supply chain alignment o Inadequate unfit ports and hubs o Moorebank intermodal project o Port Melbourne o Use EBSCO Databases and google scholar only for sources. o Harvard Anglia System for referencing Assessment marking Marks will be awarded on the following basis (see Marking Guide below for more detail) and converted to a mark out of 30.: Research and analysis of company information 30% Application of relevant theories of logistics management 40% Development of argument / responses recommended 20% Written communication and referencing 10% 100%