PROD 1026 Advanced Principles in Supply Chain Management
Assignment 1
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND LARGE ORGANISATIONS (Context: Covid19 Pandemic).
There are three parts to this coursework,
Part 1 ITRODUCTION
You will produce a typed professional written report in three sections.
(refer to advice in coursework submission section on style / referencing and similarity),
Identify any suitable substantial1
firm/company/organisation, currently affected by the Covid 19
pandemic.
– A) Briefly introduce and describe the organisation (who they are and what they do2)
– B) Briefly describe how and why their business and customers have been affected by the
pandemic.
– C) Identify Two Key suppliers in their supply chain (vital suppliers)
NOTES PT1
*1 substantial = well known multinational (large but not necessarily a company),
*2 what they do = what they normally do pre pandemic (this may have changed),
Word count = 500 words (strictly +- 10% including contents, titles numeration and in text references).
Comments returned 25th February.
[Marks available 15%]
Part 2 Investigation
Continue the report.
– A) Identify if and how the chosen organisation has had to change their business model
because of the pandemic.
– B) Identify and describe any Government/State assistance that the business and supply chain
have received3
(if no aid was necessary, why was this).
– C) Describe if and how the supply chain has needed to adapt for the chosen organisation.
NOTES PT2
*3 governmental aid = there may not be any or it may be obscure such as UK eat out to help out scheme.
Word count = 1250 words (strictly +- 10% including contents, titles numeration and in text references).
Comments returned 31st March.
[Marks available 45%]
Part 3 Conclusion and Recommendations
(this submission will include Part 1 and 2 as a final submission (which will not be re-marked))
– A) Conclusion – Has the chosen organisation been successful in adapting to the Pandemic4
– B) Recommendations – With Hindsight, would you have changed the strategic choices of
your chosen organisation (and why).
NOTES PT2
*4 successful = this must be substantial and should not have any new information, (also it is your opinion, but you will
need to evidence it, i.e. just answering yes or no is not an appropriate response but the answer may be negative).
Word count = 750 words (strictly +- 10% including contents, titles numeration and in text references).
[Marks available 25% for this section, remaining marks for complete report = 20% ]
NOTE submission three will include part 1 and 2 in a completed report with inclusions and improvements made as you
deem appropriate.
Submission will be formal technical report style.
Produce a single professional report explaining the steps and showing all your working,
The Structure of the report will follow this detailed marking scheme:
Section
Contents
Comments
returned
Marks /100
Title
page
Course, work title, date (final submission)
1
Contents
Page
List of all sections to be submitted with Part 3 only.
4
PT 1A
Introduction (structure as appropriate)
25th Feb
5
PT 1B
5
PT 1C
5
PT 2A
Main Section (structure as appropriate)
31st March
10
PT 2B
15
PT 2C
15
PT 3A
Conclusion and Recommendations
10
PT 3B
15
References
10
Style, grammar, and spelling
5
ADVICE: PLEASE Refer to University of Greenwich Policy on original work!
You are expected to reference all your findings, do not copy or plagiarise (please seek advice if you
are not certain on what this means there are lots of resources in the library services).
Appropriate and useful images are permitted (make sure that you have referenced the source or
that they are your own work).
You are expected to draw on your learnings/reading within the module, and to apply the theory into
the context of your chosen organisation.
IF UNCERTAIN WHAT TO DO GIVE ME A SHORT EMAIL THERE WILL BE SOME TIME DURING THE
LECTURE TO DISCUSS.
NO TWO REPORTS WILL BE THE SAME
(EVEN IF YOU CHOSE THE SAME COMPANIES) if this occurs there will be severe consequences.
