Global supply chain

You are a global logistics and supply chain analyst and you are going to critically analyse a fresh food supply chain against a car manufacturing supply chain, both with global and national supply network. You will critically evaluate the current issues, challenges and expected future of these supply chains nationally and globally in relation to meeting four key performance indicators (KPIs) of quality, time, cost and CO2 emission . Organisations are obliged to meet objectives associated to these four KPIs in a synergic and integrated approach to achieve competitive advantage. You are expected to critically compare and contrast these two supply chains about how to achieve the objectives pinpointing the current issues, challenges and strategies and expected future strategies. These strategies, theories or tools are expected to be critically analysed to promote a top quality, responsive, fast, efficient and environmentally friendly supply chain.

Assessment brief

The critical analysis includes underpinning theories and strategies extracted from sufficient up to date peer reviewed academic journal articles as theoretical background and analyzing real world examples and cases (minimum one example of each supply chain). The theories and strategies must be referred but not limited to those that have already been taught during this semester. You are expected to create an argumentative discussion by comparing and contrasting these supply chains and adding your own insight and analysis.

*Please note that ALL four KPI of quality, time, cost and CO2 emission must be critically analysed in this analysis. *

Task 2 (Maximum 1000 words)

You are part of an Asian-Pacific Conference advisory team to organize a conference about “Contemporary issues and strategies in Global Logistics and supply chain management (GLSCM)” . You could refer to the examples in lecture and research – enriched discussions to find more information. You have been asked to suggest FIVE different themes for this conference. Themes are the main criteria that Conference papers and presentations must be relevant to and must be related and beneficial to GLSCM and crucial in the view of both researchers and practitioners . Conference delegates are university academics and post graduate students and also some executive business leaders of global organizations around Europe. You will critically justify the selection of these themes, which could represent current contemporary issues and research and business hot topics in GLSCM with the support of up to date peer reviewed academics journal articles . As part of justification, you will critically analyse these themes and importance of them to be part of this Asian-pacific conference both theoretically (research and literature – support) and practically (Business – support). You are expected to present these FIVE themes very clearly. The themes do not have to be only limited to the Europe and could be a broader global theme.

Required:

A report with citations and at least 30 peer reviewed scholarly journals (references).