BABM 2005 Global Operations and Supply Chain Management Assessment 2 Brief | DMU

BABM2005 Assessment 2 Information – What you need to do

This assignment requires you to write a comprehensive individual report to answer this question  using academic references and real-world examples, focusing on ONLY ONE of the  following topic: 

• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global operations and supply chain management of the pharmaceutical industry. Using real-world examples, explore how the pandemic affected the demand, supply, distribution, and logistics of vaccines and other essential medicines, how the industry responded to the challenges and opportunities and analyse the ethical and social implications of the vaccine supply chain, such as equity, access, quality, and safety.
• The role of blockchain technology in enhancing the transparency, security, and efficiency of the global operations and supply chain management of the food industry. Using real-world examples, investigate how blockchain technology can be used to track and trace the origin, quality management, and safety of food products, how it can improve the collaboration and coordination among the various stakeholders in the food supply chain and evaluate the benefits and challenges of implementing blockchain technology in the food industry, such as cost, scalability, interoperability, and regulation.
• The influence of sustainability and corporate social responsibility on the global operations and supply chain management of the fashion industry. Using real-world examples, examine how sustainability and corporate social responsibility affect the design, production, distribution, and consumption of fashion products, how the fashion industry can adopt more sustainable and responsible practices and assess the impact of sustainability and corporate social responsibility on the performance and competitiveness of the fashion industry, such as profitability, customer satisfaction, brand reputation, and innovation. 

Criteria for Assessment - How you will be marked

The criteria for marking the assessment relate to the components which are as follows:

• Depth of Analysis (30%)
• Clarity and Coherence (20%)
• Use of Theory and Concepts (20%)
• Structure and Referencing (20%)
• Overall Quality (10%)

Please, have a look at the marking rubric for more detailed information (separate document)
 
Further information on University mark descriptors can be found here. 

Learning Outcomes

This assignment is designed to assess the following learning outcomes: 

1. Critically evaluate the role of operations and supply chain management in various types of business Organisations;
2. Understand the typical processes and important criteria for designing a product and service;
3. Understand and analyse a business process including manufacturing, service and logistics processes;
4. Analyse the processes of different case studies, and make a distinction between manufacturing and service operations.
5. Demonstrate academic research, writing & referencing skills

Assessment Details

The word count is 2000 words.

There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more. The word limit includes tables, figures, quotations and citations, but excludes the references list and appendices.

How to Submit your Assessment

The assessment must be submitted by 11:59pm (GMT/BST) on 07 June 2024. No paper copies are required. You can access the submission link through the module web.

• Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work. 
• Please ensure that you have submitted your work using the correct file format, unreadable files will receive a mark of zero. The Faculty accepts Microsoft Office and PDF documents, unless otherwise advised by the module leader.
• All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason will be subject to the University regulations on late submissions.
  oIf an assessment is submitted up to 24 hours late the mark for the work will be capped at the pass mark of 40 per cent for undergraduate modules or 50 per cent for postgraduate modules
  oIf an assessment is submitted beyond 24 hours late the work will receive a mark of zero per cent
  oThe above applies to a student’s first attempt at the assessment. If work submitted as a reassessment of a previously failed assessment task is submitted later than the deadline the work will immediately be given a mark of zero per cent
  oIf an assessment which is marked as pass/fail rather than given a percentage mark is submitted later than the deadline, the work will immediately be marked as a fail
• The University wants you to do your best. However, we know that sometimes events happen which mean that you can’t submit your coursework by the deadline – these events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict.  If this happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadline for up to five working days, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the re-sit period following the main Assessment Boards). You must apply before the deadline for your assessment. You will find information about applying for extensions and deferrals here.
• Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.
• Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.

Return of Marked Work

You can expect to have feedback returned to you on 1st July 2024. If for any reason there is a delay you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback will be provided online. It is important that you access the feedback you receive as this will help to make improvements to your later work, you can request a meeting with your Module Leader or Personal Tutor to discuss your feedback in more detail. 

Marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed their review. More information on assessment and feedback can be found here.

Academic Support and Your Well-being

Referencing is the process of acknowledging other people’s work when you have used it in your assignment or research. It allows the reader to locate your source material as quickly and easily as possible so that they can read these sources themselves and verify the validity of your arguments. Referencing provides the link between what you write and the evidence on which it is based.
You identify the sources that you have used by citing them in the text of your assignment (called citations or in-text citations) and referencing them at the end of your assignment (called the reference list or end-text citations). The reference list only includes the sources cited in your text. The main referencing guide can be found here and includes information on the basics of referencing and achieving good academic practice. It also has tabs for the specific referencing styles depending on whether you require Harvard style used in business or OSCOLA style used by the Law school.

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