PRESENTATION (Formative): You are required to create a presentation and submit i

PRESENTATION
(Formative):
You are required to create a presentation and submit it. The presentation
should be no more than five (5) minutes in duration.
FINAL REPORT:
One file is to be
submitted electronically. This should be a Word file with a maximum length of 5400
words
Assessment brief Introduction
Every day, millions of sailors,
truck drivers, longshoremen, warehouse workers and delivery drivers keep
mountains of goods moving into stores and homes to meet consumers’ increasing
expectations of convenience. But this complex movement of goods underpinning
the global economy is far more vulnerable than many imagined. (From the WSJ video
below).
Why Global Supply Chains May Never Be the Same | A WSJ
Documentary
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KtTAb9Tl6E
It is clear that Supply Chains of the future
need to be different, to be more resilient, to address vulnerabilities. The
video introduces specific examples where vulnerabilities have impacted supply
chains: cycles, kettlebells, shoes, PlayStation; there are others, toilet rolls
and semi-conductors, for instance.
As a Logistics and Project Management subject
matter expert you have been asked to investigate these vulnerabilities and make
recommendations to an organization’s board of directors, for changes in the
supply chain. Your immediate task is to create a proposal that defines the
investigation phase of the project.
Your tasks
Step one:
Watch the video to understand how different
vulnerabilities manifest themselves in the global supply chain.
Step two:
As we increasingly live in a world of
asymmetric communication, you are required to create a presentation. Your
presentation will be shown at the next meeting of the board of directors. The
board are looking for the following layout:
1)
This is a summary of our
investigation phase (An Executive Summary, in video presentation form).
2)
This is the problem
statement we have identified from the WSJ video.
3)
This is the relevant theory
we will consider in our investigation phase.
4)
This is our schedule of
work
5)
These are the risks with
our approach.
Your video should be very concise; your slot
at the board meeting is only five minutes long. You should cover all five
topics in this time. The board of
directors are very keen on team involvement, they will be looking for all your
team to contribute to the presentation.
Step three:
Create your project proposal. Your proposal
should be no more than 5000 words and use diagrams/illustrations/tables/graphs
etc., to demonstrate the application of your project and logistics management skillsets.
The outline of the project proposal should include:
1)
An Executing Summary for
your proposal
2)
A set of tasks that apply
the course material to the investigation phase of the project. This should
include relevant material, fully referenced, along with critical reasoning for
its inclusion; it must be applicable to a specific item or point in the case
study.
3)
A timeline schedule showing
task timings and dependencies.
You will need to take the following into
account when completing your assignment/report:
·
Quality of a relevant
literature review that helps inform your discussion;
·
Clarity of argument and
integration of different components in relevance to Projects and/or a Logistics
context;
·
Allocation of credit and
sources used; (have you included references and citations to the material you
have used?);
·
Use of examples, figures,
tables, illustrations and statistics that indicate wider/independent reading;
·
Quality of executive
summary (does it give a brief complete summary of your paper for an executive
to read?);
·
Overall report presentation
and structure including spelling and grammar;
·
Adherence to nominated word
limit and time.
This coursework should follow a structured
approach and your aim is to:
Prepare and
submit as a professional business proposal/report (100% of
total module grade) – Word Count up to 5,400
words.
Please follow an industrial report
format. Therefore the report should
include:
·
Cover page that details:
o
Project title;
o
Group number;
o Student Name
·
Executive Summary; (not part of the
word count)
·
Contents page;
·
Introduction;
·
Main body based on the
thematic areas. In sections and sub sections;
·
Discussion and Conclusion;
·
References / Bibliography;
Aims
1. Evaluate contemporary research in
Logistics and Project management taking into account the interdisciplinary
nature of the subjects.
2. Analyse critically advances in
Project and Programme management focusing on value generation including Agile,
Lean and Benefits Management.
3. Critically review world-class
innovations and emerging technologies in Logistics(i.e. Additive Manufacturing,
Big data analytics, drones etc)
4. Critically review world-class
innovations and emerging technologies in Project, Portfolio and Programme (3P)
i.e. Virtual technologies and augmented reality environments, Output driven
Project management (Benefits Realisation, Target Value)
5.
To
prepare students for further research and application of Logistics and Project
management in their Business