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Systems & Logistics Foundations (FDSLF) Assignment Brief -
Assignment Topic -
Identify a retailer, manufacturer, utility provider, tourism or hospitality organization, transport company or other service provider operating in Oman.
Produce a brief report about how logistics and supply chain management affects their business and what challenges the company faces.
Assignment Structure (1000 words maximum)
- Title Page
- Executive Summary (100 words)
- Contents (including page numbers)
- Introduction (100 words)
- Company profile (150 words)
- Logistics & SCM activities (250 words)
- Logistics & SCM challenges (250 words)
- Conclusions & Recommendations (150 words)
- References
Guidance -
Executive Summary (100 words)
- Background
- Aim or purpose of report
- Approach used, including chosen company
- Main findings
- Brief conclusion/recommendation
Introduction (100 words)
- Do not write in the first person (write impersonally)
- What is the report about?
- Include properly referenced definitions of logistics and supply chain management from text books
- Introduce structure of what is to follow
Company profile (150 words)
- Nature of the company
- Size
- Revenue/turnover
- Market position
- Use tables/charts as appropriate
Logistics and SCM activities (250 words)
- What aspects of LSCM touch upon their business (e.g. planning/forecasting, purchasing, transportation, warehousing, reverse logistics)?
- A diagram might help
- How do they organize these (in- house, 3PL, regional/national/international)?
- You will need to use company websites and also use your own judgement about what is relevant and what is not.
- Do not cut-and-paste directly from the websites.
Logistics and SCM challenges (250 words)
This list could be very long. Better to mention just a few and provide details rather than a lot with little discussion. Examples might include the following but think about what is important for your organisation:
- Seasonality of demand/production
- Climate
- Import/export difficulties
- Transportation
- Distance between supplier and consumer
- Labour requirements
- Suitable warehousing
- Regulations & laws
Conclusions & Recommendations (150 words)
- Draw your discussion together and summarise your main findings.
- Provide recommendations and ideas about future challenges and how they might be addressed.
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