BMO2202 Purchasing & Supply Management – Assignment 1 [Literature Review – 20%] Due date: Wk 5 Individual Assessment: Conduct a literature review on the topic: “The Importance of Quality in Purchasing & Supply” Drawing upon a range of relevant academic sources your report should: Define Quality and discuss some consequences of receiving poor quality products. Explain the term “Total Quality Management.” Define and describe the role of Quality Assurance. Discuss tests employed for Quality Control & Reliability Submission details: Please submit an electronic copy on to VU Collaborate, via Turnitin, and hand in a hard copy of the assignment with a completed Assessment Declaration front sheet attached, by the tutorial in week 5. Originality index should not be more than 15%. Both copies should include the title of the assessment, your name, and student number. The literature review paper is limited to 1200 (+/- 10%) words, a word count should be provided at the end, and should follow an acceptable academic structure for literature reviews (e.g. Introduction, Discussion, Conclusions, References, etc.) For details of VU “Presentation of Written Work” guidebook, follow the link http://www.business.vu.edu.au/htm/myHTM_student_resources/written_work.asp Referencing should be in the Harvard style with a minimum of 10 different ACADEMIC references included (no Wikipedia!!). NB – if using Endnote 7 select ‘Harvard AGPS2008.’ If you are unsure about searching for academic material please ask during tutorial time. \ Marking Rubrics Criteria Met criteria to an excellent standard (HD: 80-100%)  Met criteria to a very good standard (D: 70-79%)  Met criteria to a satisfactory standard (C: 60-69)  Pass (P: 50-59%)  Fail (N: 0-49%) Introduction and identification of key issues with respect to the topic of research -[5 marks] [Cite references to support your arguments] Main discussion of the research topic and its impact on purchasing and supply business - [5 marks] Ability to establish a discussion on the link among the chain partners wrt to the above discussion- [5 marks] Presentation, writing skills and content of report – [5 marks] (professional writing, grammar, spelling, quality of references used, lecturer subject view of your over all understanding of the topic, contents of report)