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OMGT129 – Supply Chain Business Operations
Global Citizenship and Equity (GC&E) Term Project
GC&E Learning Objective: ________________________________________________________________________
“Analyze the use of the world’s resources to achieve sustainability and equitable distribution at the personal, professional, and global level.”
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Your objective for this project is to do an Internet based literature search and describe in detail, the methods/processes used by Blacker & Decker/StanleyBlack&Decker to develop green products, sustainable production processes, and implement eco-friendly supply chain management.
In 1500 -2000 words, you report should address the following topics:
1. Introduction to ecological sustainability
2. StanleyBlack&Decker’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) objectives related to sustainability.
3. Green Product Design at Black+Decker/StanleyBlack&Decker
2a. Describe the guidelines for achieving environmentally friendly product design
2b. Product design system/methodology used at B+D/StanleyBlack&Decker.
2c. give some examples of their successful green product designs.
4. Eco friendly production processes at B+D/StanleyBlack&Decker
3a. Describe the guidelines used by the company to develop green production processes.
3b. Give examples of some of the successful green manufacturing processes at B+D.
5. Green Supply Chain Management at B+D/StanleyBlack&Decker
6. Conclusion
6a. Discuss the successes of sustainability programs StanleyBlack&Decker. Discuss.
6b. Discuss how these programs/techniques/methods could successfully be implemented at businesses in countries like China or India etc.?
This is a team/group project. The group size is limited to a maximum of three (3) members. Your report should be 1500 – 2000 words (excluding quoted and bibliographic material) long, typewritten, professional looking and be in the APA format. It should be written by you in your own words. The “Turnitin” Similarity Index (SI) of your report should be less than 20%.
Due date : Week #10
Please submit a copy of your report in the dropbox by the due date, and also hand-in a print copy of the report to the professor by the due date.
This project is worth 10% of your term marks.
Important
This is a group work and you are required to work in a collaborative, cooperative and harmonious manner. In case of any group issues/problems, your group is deemed dissolved, and each member may be asked to submit a separate complete report. You are required to maintain a log of all the group activities undertaken, and maintain a completed peer evaluation form.
Your submission will be scanned by “Turnitin” and marks will be deducted if the originality is violated. Therefore, it is important you check your report for originality, by using student Self-check “Turnitin” before submitting it.
Marking Rubric
Marks will be awarded base on the following:
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Item |
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Marks allocated |
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1. Introduction to Ecological Sustainability |
1 |
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2. StanleyBlack&Decker’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) |
1 |
|
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3. Product Design at Black+Decker |
2 |
|
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4. Eco Friendly Production Processes at B+D |
1.5 |
|
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5. Green Supply Chain @ B+D |
1.5 |
|
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6. Conclusion |
2 |
|
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7. Others (Appearance of the report, length, format, bibliography, etc.) |
1 |
|
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Total |
10 |
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Report Originality
Your submission will be scanned by “Turnitin” and marks will be deducted if the originality is violated. The Similarity Index of the paper is based on the amount of matching or similar text that was uncovered. The percentage range is 0% to 100%. Following system will be used for report’s originality evaluation:
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Turnitin Similarity Index (SI) |
Originality Assessment & Penalty |
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Up to 10% |
Good |
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10%-20% |
Fair |
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20% -30% |
Acceptable but with a nominal (10%) penalty |
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>30% |
Unacceptable, revise and resubmit the report (SI <10%) for a 20% penalty Or get a zero on the report. |
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