Analyse and critically evaluate the strategic role of operations management principles, supply chain and logistics from a global and Asian perspective.

This assessment is a Technical Report for management. You are using this report to communicate technical information, and research relating to technical concepts, including graphical depictions of designs.

Aligned subject learning outcomes:

• Analyse and critically evaluate the strategic role of operations management principles, supply chain and logistics from a global and Asian perspective.

• Evaluate the role of the global economy in supply chain logistics management.

This assessment is a Technical Report for management. You are using this report to communicate technical information, and research relating to technical concepts, including graphical depictions of designs.

Here you are identifying and discussing the selection of real-world suppliers for your product/service. You are required to include identification and discussion of your selection of real-world, local, and global logistics companies. You need to include local/global logistics between suppliers, from First Tier suppliers to your company, and downstream local/global logistics.

Identify and describe the global market forces, risks, development chain, supply chain, and strategies from one of the following perspectives.

This week we reviewed global logistics, risk management, and the product and supply chains. Identify and describe the global market forces, risks, development chain, supply chain, and strategies from one of the following perspectives.

Supplier
Manufacturer
Retailer
Customer
Decision Maker

750 – 1,000 words (3 – 4 pages) written essay
APA format required (including title page, reference page – no abstract required)
5 – 7 academic resources for 300/400 level courses
Content of paper should address the concepts covered this week utilizing personal experience as well as research

What information and data is needed to make this determination? What strategy will be employed in this network?

The essay topic deals with logistics management. Topic or title of choice given to the writer.

This week we discussed and reviewed network planning. Describe how you would design a logistics network consisting of only one warehouse. In the discussion, include the steps you need to take in order to design the optimal network. What information and data is needed to make this determination? What strategy will be employed in this network?

Content of paper should address the concepts covered this week utilizing personal experience as well as research

What are the similarities between the two concepts? Be specific. In what ways are they different? Be specific. Provide examples in your discussion. Lastly, include justification and support for your points.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Part I. Differentiate logistics and supply chain. What are the similarities between the two concepts? Be specific. In what ways are they different? Be specific. Provide examples in your discussion. Lastly, include justification and support for your points.

Part II. End your initial response with a follow-up question for your classmates to address in further the discussion.

Apply knowledge of the theory and practice of Procurement, Risk and Contract Management to develop insights into and solve current problems.

Procurement, Risk and Contract Management

⦁ Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of procurement for global organisations operating in complex market environments.
⦁ Locate, synthesise and critically evaluate recent/current information from a wide range of published literature in the area of Procurement, Risk and Contract Management.
⦁ Apply knowledge of the theory and practice of Procurement, Risk and Contract Management to develop insights into and solve current problems.
⦁ Critically evaluate the use of complex models of Procurement, Risk and Contract Management; systematically and creatively making sound judgements based on the systematic analysis and creative synthesis of ideas.
⦁ Critically and effectively assess the value of theories, concepts and models to the practice of Procurement, Risk and Contract Management.
⦁ Demonstrate a sound understanding of the importance of risk management in the development and maintenance of sustainable procurement.

Critically assess the argument of others. Relate the importance of basic logical concepts such as validity, soundness and consistency to reasoning practice.

Completing this Assessment will help you to meet the following outcomes:

Course Outcomes
Combine theory and practice to communicate logical arguments orally and in written form.
Construct and defend arguments for one self.
Critically assess the argument of others.
Relate the importance of basic logical concepts such as validity, soundness and consistency to reasoning practice.
Translate, formalize, and evaluate simple arguments in categorical and propositional form.

Institutional Outcomes
Thinking Abilities – Employ strategies for reflection on learning and practice in order to adjust learning processes for continual improvement.

Deadline
Deliverable items for the Portfolio Project will be required at different points during the course. Details for each submission are included below in the Deliverable

Week 2: Topic Selection

Define and outline the benefit and drawback, and suggest ways to reduce the impact of the drawback that you researched.

Intermodal Transportation and Transportation Management
Benefits and Drawbacks
As you saw from your reading in this module. intermodal transportation has many benefits and is used to reduce the overall cost of transportation. In addition to cost, another major consideration is to balance the level of service that the customer demands.

For example, using air freight you could move a 100-pound bag of coal from origin to destination very quickly, however, the cost of transportation would be much more than the value of the cargo, so this simply would not make sense.
For this discussion, research one benefit and one drawback of intermoda transportation.

Define and outline the benefit and drawback, and suggest ways to reduce the impact of the drawback that you researched.
Post & Respond

Write an outline of your research topic paper. Your topic should encompass best practices in reverse logistics operations.

Week 3: Term Project Part 1 – Outline
Write an outline of your research topic paper. Your topic should encompass best practices in reverse logistics operations. This outline can follow the following format as far as section headings. But you do not have to follow it. You can add more sections. But there must be at least four sections highlighted by * and section titles. Include at least 100 words per section that you use.
Abstract
Introduction*
Background
Literature Review*
Findings*
Conclusion*
Summary
Future Research Recommendation
Incorporate at least one reference from articles listed within the online APUS library.

•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
•APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
•Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than a two page paper.
•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

APA GUIDELINES
University of California Berkeley Library APA Style Citation
Purdue University APA Formatting and Style Guide

RESEARCH and WRITING
APUS Online Library Tutorial Center

Pick a real business. Study it. What best practices in practice issues does that business or company face today? Explain.

Write a two-page paper, plus the title page and a reference page on the following statement:

Pick a real business. Study it. What best practices in practice issues does that business or company face today? Explain.

Incorporate at least one reference from articles listed within the online APUS library.

•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
•APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
•Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less a two-page paper.
•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.