Logistics - Your Summative Assessment Answer

Your summative assessment for this module takes the form of an essay in 2500 words, +/- 10%. This is an individual assignment. You must choose an organisation or business which is either an automotive company (manufacturing industry) or a hospital (service sector). It is the student’s free choice which hospital or automotive company they choose. However, the hospital must be based in the UK, the automotive company needs to have a presence in the UK i.e. they are available in the UK. The You need to produce an essay elaborating on the key operation, logistics and supply chain management issues faced by the operations and supply chain manager(s) in this particular organisation / business. Based on your analysis, you are expected to make recommendations about how the business can improve its performance. Consider triple bottom line - described as the incorporation of economic, environmental and social factors as the three dimensions of sustainability in business practice - in your analysis. As it might be impossible to analyse all the areas of operations, logistics and supply chain management, you should also decide which area (s) to cover in your discussion. Therefore, choose two of the following areas in managing operations, logistics and supply chain. New product/ service development and process Managing quality Location and Layout Managing people in operation and supply chains Logistics mix: Channels, networks, transportation, managing inventory and capacity • Managing business relationships in supply chains JIT, Lean and Agility To conduct writing the essay, students need to read and refer to core text books and academic journals as well as source of their data collection (mentioned before).