Assignment title: Information


Assessment Type: Case Study 1 – 2300 – 2500 word report -individual assessment. Research based – see Research Requirements below Submission: Electronic submission – upload a Word .doc or .docx to Moodle and Turnitin 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. Sources such as Wiki…, scribed.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.