INDIVIDUAL TASKS Individually you need to prepare and submit a report that reflects on your group design and potential benefits and shortcomings of your design decisions. In particular, you want to reflect on the following aspects: 1. Describe the key requirements for a distribution centre in general and critically evaluate the specific requirements for the National Distribution Centre of CRS. 2. Present your group design. Include all information required to fully illustrate the characteristics of your proposed design concept. 3. What are the benefits and/or strengths of your design and how does your design support the requirements at CRS? 4. In hindsight, which aspects of your warehouse design could be improved and how? Reflect critically on your design choices. 5. In your report, identify and explain three potential issues that are likely to be of critical importance when bringing the distribution centre into service. Prepare a report that provides coverage of these aspects. Make sure to structure your report in coherent way and support your arguments with suitable material from literature if required. 5 Dr Hendrik Reefke – Warehousing Exec MSc LSCM 2016 REPORT CRITERIA Word Limit: 2000 Words for the body of the report. (Include a word count on your cover page) The individual report will be marked against the criteria outlined in the marking rubric below. Please bear in mind these criteria and indicated mark allocations when structuring and writing your report. REPORT CONTENT % Overview and evaluation of distribution centre requirements Key requirements identified and applied to the case context. Illustration of your distribution centre design Design clearly illustrated and explained. Evaluation of the benefits/strengths of your design Justification and support for your design decisions. 15 Identification of potential design improvements Outline of opportunities for design improvements, using clear and logical reasoning. Reflection on operational issues Identification and discussion of critical aspects for bringing the distribution centre into service. Insights/knowledge gained and demonstrated in the design project Has there been a learning process? 10 STYLE & PRESENTATION % Logical arrangement and structure of the report Layout, presentation, logical flow, and cohesion across sections. 10 Clarity of communication Grammar, spelling, ease of reading, and originality. 10 Completeness Table of contents, page numbers, bibliography, figures/diagrams labelled, etc.