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Global Supply Chain Management
1,800 words
Suez Canal Blockage: A Case Study of Global Supply Chain Disruption
This individual report examines the challenges faced by global supply chains as a result of the Suez Canal blockage and critically evaluates the factors that affected supply chain performance during the disruption. The assignment uses the Suez Canal blockage as a case study to explore the wider principles and practices of global supply chain management, with particular attention to supply chain disruption, risk management, resilience, logistics, supplier relationships and integrated supply chain performance. The report requires students to conduct preliminary research into the Suez Canal blockage and use relevant academic and practical sources to identify the major challenges created by the disruption. The case study focuses on the six-day stranding of the Ever Given and the resulting disruption to international supply chains and global trade. The assessment considers how a disruption at a strategically important global trade route can create wider consequences for organisations, logistics networks and supply chain operations. The analysis should identify the key factors that influenced supply chain performance and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions implemented to resolve the disruption. Relevant global supply chain management theories, models and concepts should be clearly defined and applied to the case rather than simply described. The report should demonstrate an understanding of fundamental supply chain principles and consider how evolving trends and global issues can affect supply chain operations. The assignment also encourages consideration of important supply chain management areas covered within the unit, including risk management, resilience, outsourcing, supplier planning and selection, relationship management, supply chain integration, demand management, order management and customer service. These concepts should be connected to the Suez Canal blockage to provide a critical assessment of the challenges and possible approaches to improving supply chain resilience. The report must be presented in a formal and logically coherent report format and should provide evidence of critical reasoning through a wide range of relevant academic and practical sources. The conclusion should draw together the main findings, while recommendations should propose realistic approaches for addressing the supply chain issues identified in the case. The assessment is worth 30% of the overall unit mark and requires an individual report of 1,800 words, with a permitted variation of ±10%. The report is assessed across four main areas: use of theory and frameworks (25%), analysis and evaluation (30%), conclusions and recommendations (20%), and structure, presentation and referencing (25%). The marking criteria emphasise the application of relevant theoretical concepts, critical evaluation of academic and practical sources, a clear connection between theory and practice, realistic recommendations, logical structure, and appropriate in-text citations and referencing.
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4,200 words
Global Supply Chain Strategy for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Expansion
This individual Global Supply Chain Management assessment requires students to prepare a professional strategic report on the supply chain implications of the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway expansion. The task focuses on applying contemporary supply chain theories, models and analytical techniques to a complex infrastructure development context, with particular attention to strategic relationships, operational efficiency, risk and resilience. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… The report begins by establishing the background to the organisation and examining its current global supply chain context. Students are expected to consider issues including strategic supplier and customer relationships, risk management, resilience, outsourcing, supplier planning and selection, integration, supply chain networks, leadership, benchmarking, decision-making, lean principles and agile supply chains. These areas provide the basis for evaluating how supply chain performance can be improved in a major airport expansion project. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… A key analytical component requires a PESTEL analysis to critically assess how external political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal factors may affect the organisation’s global supply chain. The purpose is not only to identify external pressures but to evaluate how those factors may influence sourcing, supplier management, cost, risk exposure, resilience and long-term strategic decision-making. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… The final part of the report develops strategic recommendations aimed at optimising supply chain performance. Recommendations should focus on reducing costs, supporting sustainability, improving operational efficiency and strengthening resilience. Students are expected to justify these proposals through explicit application of relevant theories and models such as lean supply chain, agile supply chain and global sourcing strategies, supported by appropriate academic and practical evidence. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… The marking criteria place substantial emphasis on theoretical application, critical analysis and the connection between theory and practice. The rubric allocates 25% to theory and frameworks, 30% to analysis and evaluation, 20% to conclusions and recommendations, and 25% to structure, presentation and referencing. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… Overall, the assessment develops competence in strategic supply chain analysis, infrastructure logistics, risk and resilience, supplier management, lean and agile operations, sustainability and evidence-based recommendation development. Overview word count: approximately 350 words. Important: the brief explicitly states that the report must be original and that students should not use AI to produce the work. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo…
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2,000 words
Covid 19 and the Automotive Industry
This individual report examines the impact of COVID-19 on the automotive industry and the management of automotive supply chains during the disruption. The assignment requires students to select a company operating in the automotive sector and focus the report on a particular product manufactured by that company. The analysis must consider how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the supply chain and how the resulting social impacts and government-imposed restrictions affected automotive supply chain activities. The report requires consideration of both upstream and downstream activities within the selected automotive supply chain. Students are expected to analyse the effects of COVID-19 on the chosen country, organisation or product and examine how entities within the supply chain responded to the disruptive events and government restrictions. The analysis should consider the actions taken by supply chain participants and evaluate the successes and failures associated with their approaches to managing the disruption. A central requirement of the assignment is to examine supply chain management and adaptation during the pandemic. Students should explain how the selected automotive company and relevant supply chain entities responded to disruption and restrictions, considering the challenges affecting the movement and management of supply chain activities. The report should then provide independent analysis of the effectiveness of the approaches used rather than simply describing the events or responses. The assignment also requires students to develop recommendations for sustainably managing an automotive supply chain in the event of similar disruptions in the future. These recommendations should follow from the analysis of the selected company, product and supply chain and should address how supply chain management could be improved to respond more effectively to disruptive events. The suggested report structure consists of an introduction, background, supply chain impacts, supply chain management, analysis, recommendations and conclusions, followed by references. The background section should discuss the COVID-19 disruption and describe the relevant automotive supply chain, while the supply chain impacts section should examine the effects on the selected country, organisation or product. The supply chain management section should discuss how the supply chain adapted to the disruption, followed by an independent analysis of the successes and failures of those management responses. The report must be supported by ample and suitable academic and other appropriate references. The brief specifically requires Harvard referencing and states that students should cite core books, journal articles and non-journal articles. Blogs and Wikipedia should be avoided. The completed report has a maximum length of 2,000 words and the stated submission deadline is 5:00 pm on 10 December 2025.
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