MGT 322 - Logistics Management

Assignment 2

Deadline: 16/11/2020 @ 23:59

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

· The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.

· Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.

· Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.

· Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.

· Late submission will NOT be accepted.

· Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.

· All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

· Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

ASSIGNMENT -2

Submission Date by students: Before the end of Week- 14th

Place of Submission: Students Grade Centre

Weight: 10 Marks

Learning Outcome:

1. Apply essential elements of core logistic and supply chain management principles.

2. Analyze and identify challenges and issues pertaining to logistical processes.

3. The capacity to write coherent project about actual logistic case studies.

Assignment Workload:

This assignment is an individual assignment.

Critical Thinking

Use Saudi digital Library (SDL) search engine

Source: In 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Research and Design June 2005 83(6):662-673

Read out the research paper carefully and based on your understanding you should answer the following questions.

Questions:

1. Define why Manufacturing Companies emphases on lean thinking? Justify your answer with suitable example. (3 Marks)

2. What do you understand by the term overproduction? Why do you think overproduction waste described as the biggest waste while comparing to all other type of waste? (3 Marks)

3. What are the benefits from Suppliers to end users by using lean thinking? (3 Marks)

4. Use APA referencing style (1 Mark)

Note: You can assume any manufacturing company of your choice while answering questions.