a real-life company and analyse their international supply chain networks and give recommendations for improving their global supply chain. Using secondary sources of information and prepare an individual report

Structure

The structure of the coursework should be:

1. Introduction (%5)

Clear introduction stating the scope and aim/objective of the report:

• Brief introduction to the company and its supply chain

• Define the topic and/or key terms used in the report

  • Highlight your contribution and the aims of the coursework 2. Main body (%80)

  2.1.Discuss Competitive strategy (%10)

  1. 2.1.1  Introduce Competitive strategy of the companies

  2. 2.1.2  Discuss how the company develops its competitive business

     strategy during the past years.

  3. 2.1.3  Discuss the competitors’ forces that impact on the development of

     the competitive strategies of the company

  2.2.Discuss International Strategy (%10)

  1. 2.2.1  Introduce international strategies of the companies

  2. 2.2.2  Draw a diagram to locate international strategies and show how the

     company is moving from one to another during past years.

  3. 2.2.3  Discuss the factors that impact on the movement of the company

     and how the company react to them

  2.3.Discuss the Global Supply Chain Strategy (%10)

  1. 2.3.1  Introduce supply chain strategies including lean and agile

  2. 2.3.2  Discuss how the company develops its supply chain strategy during

     the past years.

  3. 2.3.3  Discuss the internal and external factors that impact on the

     development of the global supply chain strategies of the company.

  Note: For discussion in sub-section 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3

  •   Evidence of research using secondary sources of information.

  •   Review of academic articles on supply chain management to discuss some advantages and disadvantages of these strategies that were identified in the literature

  •   Evidence of high level of understanding of the relevant theory

  •   Application of relevant theoretical concepts to practice

  •   Evidence of reflective, critical analysis of issues, convincing arguments, excellent discussion

  •   Good use of examples from the company’s activities to illustrate points.

    2.4.Discuss the strategic fit of the company regarding 5 supply chain drivers

  1. 2.4.1  Facilities (%10): Discuss the strategic fit/misfit between three levels of strategies concerning facility decision of the company (i.e., facility location of producers, distributers, and retailers)

  2. 2.4.2  Sourcing and procurement (%10): Discuss the strategic fit/misfit between three levels of strategies concerning sourcing decisions i.e., outsourcing of global supply chain operations (e.g., distribution outsourcing). Also, you should discuss the supplier selection criteria and selection methodology of the company.

  3. 2.4.3  Inventory Management (%10): Discuss the strategic fit/misfit between three levels of strategies concerning inventory management system including holding and distribution of inventory (both raw material and final products) over international supply chain. How

     	does the company balance between high level of inventory (to avoid shortage) and inventory cost along with supply chain? 2.4.4 Transportation (%10): Discuss the strategic fit/misfit between three levels of strategies concerning transportation system of the company at multiple level of global supply chain includingsupplier-producers, producers-distributers, distributers- customers (last mile delivery). How well the company design the transportation network based on the three levels of strategies. 2.4.5 Information sharing (%10): Discuss the strategic fit/misfit between three levels of strategies concerning information sharing system of the company. How does the company manage the information flow from the marketplaces to suppliers and vice versa? Particularly, you should explain how fast and accurate the data of market (demand) and supplier (raw material levels and price) exchange along international supply chain. Note 1: Overall emphasis on an analytical approach given the quality/quantity of information available in public documents. Note 2: Good use of examples from the company’s activities to illustrate points. 3. Conclusion (%10) Discuss how they can improve their global supply chain based on strategic fit discussion in terms of 5 international supply chain drivers. How can the company increase its supply chain surplus by your recommendations? Concise conclusion reflecting the analysis and referring to the introduction.
     An ideal report requirement	An ideal report will have the following style attributes (5% weighting):   Very well-written, using formal language and formal essay style with proper and thorough referencing.   Coherent and logical structure; the arguments should progress naturally from point to point, stick to the point, and avoid repetitive sentences.   Descriptions limited to essential/relevant information.   If charts/tables are used, they must be properly labelled.   Style and presentation are important so check for spelling, punctuation and grammar at the very least.   Excellent citation accuracy- provide all references and in correct format
     Submission Guidelines	 Submit the assignment through Turnitin by the submission deadline. Do not use any other mode of submission   Include your name and student number in the submitted document   Your entire submission should be around 3000 words, excluding, contents table, references, tables/figures.  Your answers should contain evidence of the following: knowledge and understanding of key management concepts; critical analysis of issues; application of the relevant management concepts to practice; relevant use of examples and additional supporting literature; broad research; logical structure of the report; accurate use of references and in-text citations.  You should present your report professionally by following the instructions below:   word processed on A4 paper with a font size of12   word document ONLY (no PDFs or other formats are allowed)   page margin of 2.5cm on both sides   use 2.0-line space    pages are numbered   label all charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, etc.   use Harvard referencing style ONLY   meet the word count requirement within 10% margin of the word limit  When submitting the coursework, you must:   Make sure your cover page contains all relevant information:   Your university-registered full name   Your student ID number   The module title and code   Word count Key reading Research on this company using secondary sources of information (e.g., published and learning articles, reviews, newsletter, etc.) Please make no direct contact with the selected resources company.