Supply Chain Management
INSTRUCTION: students are required to design a Supply Chain Management Plan for a unique Jamaican product.
TASK
Select a unique Jamaican product and develop a Supply Chain Management Plan for this product by carrying out the tasks below:
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A. |
Provide an executive summary of the organization selected (name, location, target market etc.) |
10 Marks |
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B. |
Design the supply chain network with the aid of diagrams |
10 Marks |
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C. |
Describe the transportation network design that will be used and advantages of this design |
10 Marks |
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D. |
Describe the benefits of any forecasting techniques used by this entity. |
5 Marks |
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E. |
Explain any revenue management opportunities available to that entity within the supply chain |
5 Marks |
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F. |
Discuss the role of sourcing and the ways of accomplishing this function along the supply chain |
15 Marks |
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G. |
Explain the effect or e-business opportunities within the supply chain of this |
5 Marks |
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H. |
The role of information systems and the internet in the supply chain |
4 Marks |
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I. |
analyze how each supply chain driver uses information |
10 Marks |
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J. |
Evaluate the major applications of supply chain information technology and the processes that they enable |
10 Marks |
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K. |
Discuss the impact e-business can have on the performance of this supply chain. Limit your discussions to two factors |
6 Marks |
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L. |
How would you utilize e-business frameworks to evaluate companies’ potential for e-business and where they should focus their e-business efforts? Illustrate an example. |
10 Marks |
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TOTAL |
100 Marks |
APA
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Referencing (ONLY ACADEMIC SOURCES) – at least 3 textbooks and 1 academic journal in-text citations
Rubric:
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GRADE CATEGORY |
Excellent |
Good |
Average |
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Content |
Shows great degree of thinking and development of paper. Content indicates synthesis of ideas, in- depth analysis and evidences of research. |
Shows higher degree of thinking and development of paper. |
Shows more thinking and development of content. Most points are developed. Better application |
Shows some thinking and development of content. Most points are underdeveloped causing a weak paper |
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Grammar |
Paper is free of distracting spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. |
Paper has few spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors allowing the reader to follow ideas clearly. |
Most spelling, punctuation, and grammar correct allowing reader to progress though paper. Some errors remain. |
Grammatical errors create distraction, making reading difficult,
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Organization
Clear Explanation, Descriptions with examples |
Writing shows high degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points.
Clear explanations given with relevant examples |
Writing is coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs
Good explanations with some examples |
Writing is coherent and logically organized. Some points remain misplaced and stray from the topics.
Fair explanations given with few relevant examples
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Writing lacks logical organization. It shows some coherence but lack cohesion.
Explanations and examples not very clear or relevant
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APA Citation |
All sources are properly cited. |
Most sources are cited. |
Sources are adequately cited. |
Very little to no citation. |