MGMT5018 Individual Assignment 1

Week 3 MGMT 5018 Individual Assignment # 1, Due in Week 4 - 15% of Overall Mark You are the appointed Supply Chain Manager for a company that manufactures and sells its products to retailers and to end consumers. The company uses its own trucks to deliver to retailers and UPS for its online orders to deliver to end consumers. Apply your understanding of the 5 components of Supply Chain by explaining to me as your CEO how are you going to successfully plan, source material & equipment, manufacture, deliver and handle returned items. Give examples and elaborate as necessary. Remember the 5 basic components are: 1. Planning 2. Sourcing 3. Making 4. Delivering 5. Returning Note to students: the exercise is meant to be individual and unique to every student. That is why the assignment is not limited to a specific brand or product. Grading Criteria - Rubric

This assignment will be graded out of 15 marks as follows:

Presentation 3 marks

Cover page, organization, neatness

Word processed, spelling, grammar, medium, quality of in class presentation, clarity, interest, understanding.

Note: Proper citation of references is required (MLA or APA format)

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Content 6 marks

Demonstrated understanding of the subject matter (i.e.. not simply cutting and pasting content from websites)

Analysis 6 marks

Logic, methodology, originality, creativity