You need to choose ONE of the projects as a group from the list below:
Note: For all these projects, assume the following:
This Individual Report is based on the project you have chosen as a group and have undertaken project planning during the semester. You need to consider the formative feedback received in the classes/tutors to produce a written report covering the following areas individually. Link to the theory where necessary:
1. Project Justification
Include a business case and provide justification for choosing this project; why this important for the organisation and/or wider community; explain reasons, expected benefits & dis-Benefits, deliverables, milestones, key stakeholders, exclusions/inclusions, constraints and any assumptions made.
2. Project Time Management
Explain why the scheduling and time management is important for your project; how you have used theoretical knowledge for its appropriate application. This section includes the following aspects:
Explain the reasons of using project finance and cost management in your project; what tasks you performed; how the theory helped you to apply financial concepts. This section includes the following aspects.
Why risk management is important; how the risk management has helped to control/mitigate risk in your projects; what are the steps you have undertaken to do risk management in your project considering the following:
Why the stakeholder management is important in your project; what are the steps you have undertaken to perform stakeholder management in your project considering the following:
Demonstrate your personal and group learning using theory considering the following aspects:
The assessment criteria and weightings show you what is important in the assessment and how marks are shared across each criterion. When you are completing your assessment remember you need to fulfil the brief and the assessment criteria below. At the end of this document, we have provided you a more detailed marking grid, which describes both the expectation for each criterion and how marks would be awarded based upon performance.
Assessment 1 - Learning Log Example (Supply Chain and Logistics Module)
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Week 1 |
Introduction to Module, SC and Logistics |
Lecture |
In the 1st lecture, I learned about the basics of module, expectations and type of assessments. I also learned the concepts of SC and found how it can support an organisation together with the types of logistics and procurement activities. This all helped to learn how complex SC activities are. |
John (2015), Ch3 Chris (2010), Ch6 Lecture slides 1 |
Two Questions for next week |
What are the cause of disruptions in SC? How SC disruptions could impact company procurement processes? |
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Seminar |
In seminars, we did a case study on food supply chains. I learned about the challenges supermarkets faced during the Covid-19 and this helped to understand how their quality and sales were badly affected. |
Seminar slides 1 Case Study on food chains by John (2020) |
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Two Questions for next week |
What challenges Covid-19 brought to logistics worldwide? What were the actions taken by retail to fix those challenges? |
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Workshop |
Here, we did an activity using LEGO blocks for building an undisrupted supply chain. I learned why each supplier is important and difficult to manage in SC operations. |
Workshop slides 1 John (2015), ch3 |
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Two Questions for next week |
What are the benefits of having multiple suppliers? In what conditions, single supplier is preferred? |
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Week 2 |
Supply Chain Strategies & Frameworks |
Lecture |
In the lecture, I learned various frameworks to conduct internal analysis of a firm such as VCA, VRIO, adding value to the company’s activities and recognise advantages and resources that gives a firm competitive edge. |
Lecture slides 2 Morrison and Hayle (2018) |
Two Questions for next week |
What are the sources of competitive advantage in SC? How VCA supports an organisation introducing changes? |
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Seminar |
We did an activity on Kellogg’s cereals SC where I analysed internal capabilities of the firm using VCA which helped me to learn how company’s strengths and weaknesses can be used for improvement in SC operations. |
Case Study by Kellogg’s (2020) John (2015) Seminar slides 2 |
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Two Questions for next week |
What are the types of primary activities in SC? How the secondary activities support primary operations in a firm? |
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Workshop |
Here, I did a problem-based activity and provided recommendations to help company enter into a new market using Porter’s five forces. I learned that it is an essential tool which provides a base for effective decision-making. |
Workshop Slides 3 Morrison and Hayle (2018) |
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Two Questions for next week |
How porter’s five forces influence strategic decision making? How the SC operations are improved by efficient decision making? |
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