MGT704 MGT704 LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT T117 FINAL 09-02-2017 PAGE 8 OF 14 *AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT PTY LTD © ABN: 72 132 629 979 CRICOS 03171A Section 3 - Assessment Details 3.1 Details of Each Assessment Item The assessments for this subject are described below. Other assessment information and/or assistance can be found in Moodle, including the marking rubric. Marking guides for Assessments follow the assessment descriptions. Students should compare their assessment final drafts against the marking guide before submission. Assessment submission is as per the instructions below. Please retain a photocopy and softcopy of all assessments. Assessment 1 Assessment Type: Case Study 1 2300 2500 word report -individual assessment. Research based see Research Requirements below Purpose: To allow students to begin to apply the knowledge and skills of the subject to a real world example. This assessment relates to Learning Outcomes a, b and c. Value: 20% Due Date: Week 6 5.00pm, Friday of Week 6 Submission: Electronic submission upload a Word .doc or .docx to Moodle and Turnitin Topic: Students are required to choose a case study from the list that will be provided in Moodle, and upload the case study name and number to our Padlet site. When this is done no one else may chose that case study. Task Details: After reading the case, prepare a 2300 2500 word report (executive summary, table of contents body, conclusions and recommendations) analysing the issues in the case, and identify logistics management strategies that enabled the company to become successful or otherwise. You should also consider the questions which appear directly after the case study and incorporate answering these into your report. In your report you need to consider: The fundamental reasons for success, with a comparison to another successful and an unsuccessful company? How can the company maintain its competitive advantage, here the concept of sustainability may be introduced? Could this be suitable for other companies and if so explain why, if not explain why? Research Students need to support their analysis with reference from the text and a Requirements: minimum of eight (8) suitable, reliable, current and academically acceptable sources check with your tutor if unsure of the validity of sources. Groups seeking Credit or above grades should support their analysis with increased number of reference sources comparable to the grade they are seeking. ed.com, docstore.com, etc. are not considered acceptable sources and should not be used reliance on such sources will result in a Fail grade. Presentation: Report format 2300 - 2500 word Word.doc or Word.docx (word count applies to content only, not title page, executive summary, table of contents and reference list). Responses should have a title page attached reflecting the content and the author, executive summary, table of contents, introduction, suitable headings and sub-headings to cover the relevant content and elements of analysis, conclusion, recommendations, reference list/bibliography, appendices (if relevant). Harvard referencing (Anglia version) is to be used. Marking Guide: Marks will be awarded on the following basis (see Marking Rubric on page 10 below for more detail) and converted to a mark out of 20: