BIT247: Supply Chain Analytics
Assignment 2 (40%)
Total: 100 Marks
Due Date: Week 12
Assignment Overview
This assessment requires that you write a report and present it to the class.
Professional Report of about 2000 words (excluding table of contents and appendix). This part of the report builds on Part A of
the previous assignment.
Requirements
Assume you are a student at the Melbourne Polytechnic and working part time as a supply chain analyst at both organisations
you have identified in Part A. The director of supply chain of each organisation has asked you to analyse the status of the
organisation's supply chain and the e-business environment. As a supply chain analyst, you will analyse and evaluate the two
organisations’ supply chain management, logistics processes and their use of technologies, and recommend improvements to
their strategies and processes.
With the material you prepared in report 1, write an essay of your findings in a report that should cover the following aspects:
1. Using the models you identified in the literature review in report 1, analyse the existing supply chains of your chosen case
studies. Make sure to discuss aspects of the supply chains that match your chosen model as well as those which do not match.
2. From your analysis, draw conclusions on the cu
ent health of the supply chain and use the modes to make some
ecommendations that may either help identify improvements in the supply chain or make recommendations for
improvements in the supply chain.
3. Write an executive summary for the report (Max 1 paragraph - ½ page)
4. Prepare a final report document that includes the material from your first assignment.
The final report must be laid out in the following format:
• Cover Page
• Executive Summary
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Description of organisation 1 (From Part A)
• Description of organisation 2 (From Part A)
• Comparison of Supply chains (From Part A)
• Literature Review (From Part A)
• Analysis of Organisation 1
• Recommendations and Conclusions, Organisation
• Analysis of Organisation 2
• Recommendations and Conclusions, Organisation 2
• References
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Your document must include headers with the document title, footers with your name, student ID and page number. References
must be in the Harvard format.
Assessment Criteria
This assessment contributes to your overall grade for this subject:
• A report written in MS Word (70%) and compiled down into PowerPoint: 20%
• An oral presentation: 10%
Presentation details
During week 12, you will be required to give a
ief 8-10 minute presentation to the class explaining one of the case study
eports. The report presentation is to be addressed to management. The purpose of the report is to give management an
overview of the findings and to point out items that need particular attention. You will need to
iefly describe the Organisation,
its supply chain, the model(s) used to analyse the case and state your recommendations. You will not have time to discuss your
eport in detail, so you should only address the most significant aspects of the report.
You are expected to be an active member of the audience for other student’s presentations. Late presentations will not be
accepted without official special consideration (medical or family emergency).
You may use any appropriate presentation technology to support your presentation, but it is up to you to organise anything that
is not part of the usual classroom facilities.
Some points to note about your presentation:
You should assume that while the audience is not familiar with the particular case study, they have some knowledge of the
fundamentals of supply chains. For instance, while you would not expect to need to explain SCOR, you might need to use it to
explain your analysis.
Delivery
• Do not read out a prepared speech.
• Do not use slides unless they are needed (tables, graphs, pictures).
• Either use cards (with few words) that are small enough to fit in your hand (business card size is good) or make a sheet
with big print headings (and nothing else) and lay it on the table where you can glance at it occasionally.
• Do not block the slides presented; they should be visible to the viewer throughout your presentation.
Preparation
• Structure your presentation. There is much to be gained from organising what you will say. Make sure you have a
suitable introduction and conclusion.
• Prepare your speaker's notes in the form of
ief headings, and use these as prompts. If you are familiar with the
material (as you ought) then you should be able to talk about it.
• Practice your presentation. If you have not given it out loud (preferably to a friend) you haven’t prepared it.
• Slides should support your presentation, not replace it.
• Find an opportunity before your presentation to see how the projection system works.
Plagiarism
All used sources must be properly acknowledged with references and citations, if you did not create it. Quotations and
paraphrasing are allowed but the sources must be acknowledged. Failure to do so is regarded as plagiarism and the minimum
penalty for plagiarism is failure for the assignment. The act of given your assignment to another student is classified as a
plagiarism offence. Copying large chucks and supplying a reference will result in zero marks as you have not contributed to the
eport.
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Assessment Ru
ics, Assignment II
Presentation:
Report:
Student: ID: N A Attempt Poor Good Very
Good
Excel
Report has an identified purpose
i) Executive Summary (5)
ii) States the purpose of the report; (5)
iii) Describes the report structure. (5)
Body of report
i) Case Study 1 analysis (10)
ii) Case Study 2 analysis (10)
iii) Conclusions/ recommendations. Case Study 1 (10)
iv) Conclusions/ recommendations. Case Study 2 (10)
References & Grammar
i) Citations used and indicated co
ectly (Harvard); (5)
ii) Grammatical expression is satisfactory. (5)
iii) Report format (5)
Turnitin Score: Gross Result:
Turnitin adjustment
Each situation needs separate evaluation by the lecturer)
i) No significant matches (No reduction)
ii) Insufficient material written by student (10%-100% of
marks)
iii) Copied paper report receives a fail: 0 marks awarded
iv) Not submitted to Turnitin (-50% earned marks)
Late submission deduction
Total Result (Max 70)
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Marks Description of Marks
Excellent The criteria have been comprehensively addressed, is well presented, and provides extra insight.
Very Good The criteria have been fully addressed and well presented.
Good The criteria are discussed, but not in much depth. There may be minor flaws or the criteria have not
een fully addressed.
Poor Shallow, some attempt to address criteria with some relevant information but the concepts are not
clearly applied.
NA Not attempted or completely i
elevant attempt.
Due Date & Submission
By the due date, you must submit:
1. Name your file with your student number and name.
2. Upload the file to MOODLE via Turnitin.
Late submission of assignments will be penalised as follows:
• For assignments 1 to 5 days late, a penalty of 10% (of total available marks) per day.
• For assignments more than 5 days late, a penalty of 100% will apply.
Your submission must be compatible with the software (PDF/Word/Video) in Melbourne Polytechnic, Computer
Laboratories/Classrooms.
Extensions:
Under normal circumstances extensions will not be granted. In case of extenuating circumstances—such as illness—a Special
Consideration form, accompanied by supporting documentation, must be received before 3 working days from the due date. If
granted, an extension will be only granted only by the time period stated on the documentation; that is, if the illness medical
certificate was for one day, an extension will be granted for one day only. Accordingly, the student must submit within that time
limit.
Penalties may apply for late submission without an approved extension.
Penalties:
Academic misconduct such as cheating and plagiarism incur penalties ranging from a zero result to program exclusion.
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ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW AND FEEDBACK SUMMARY
All assessments (except for final examination) and feedback are provided via the MOODLE site and in classes.
Assessment Tasks: Due Date Subject
Learning
Outcomes
%Weight Comments
Test - Written assessment with short answer
questions testing the application of SCM
theory to practice
(30 minutes)
Week 4 a 10% Individual
Case Study - Discussion of a case study of a
nominated organisation’s supply chain
management, logistics processes and their use of
e-business technologies.
(1000 words)
Week 8 b, c 20% Individual
Report and Presentation - Suggested topic:
Analytical report evaluating the strengths and
weaknesses of chosen SMEs’ supply chains and
ecommending improvements to its strategies
and processes. Presentation of key
ecommendations from the analytical report
above, using effective communication and
presentation skills.
Report (2000 words) 30%.
Presentation (10 minutes) 10%
Week 12 b, c, d, e, f 40% Individual
Examination - Written assessment of knowledge
and application of supply chain management and
e-Business.
(1.5 hours)
End of Semester b, c, d 30% Individual
Marking criteria
Marks are allocated as indicated on each question, taking the following aspects into account:
Aspects Description
Analysis (if appropriate) Investigation, comparison, discussion