Coursework
Brief:
You are required
to help two of the top grocery retailers based in West Yorkshire in their
efforts to reduce their customers’ carbon footprint by locating 10 local
businesses within the Yorkshire business. Further the retailers wish to
collaborate by adopting joint quality standards like QS-9000 in the automotive
industry and work done in using order platforms like Colonist. They also would
like all businesses in the network to be values led. Finally, they would like
to allow the customers enhanced access to product information by utilizing the
power of internet of things and enable traceability of products from Seed to
Recycling.
1)
Devise a planning methodology that can be utilized
so that all businesses can work together to reduce errors in forecasting and waste
in the supply chain. [20 Marks]
2)
Design a quality standard in creating a supply chain
that is value led and achieves exceptional customer satisfaction. [20 Marks]
3)
Identify what IoT technologies can be employed to
create a traceability mechanism to enhance customers’ ability to trace food
sources and its quality of its production? [20
Marks]
4)
Design a local food distribution network using 10
local businesses and 5 warehouses in West Yorkshire that can be shared by the
two retailers and reduce footprint of products and identify their impact on
existing supply chains and customers. [20 Marks]
5)
What can customers and above businesses in these
supply chains do to ensure that the supply chains have minimal impact on the
environment? [20 Marks]
Notes for
Students:
Instructions
for completion and submission of written assignment
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Answer all aspects of the assessment;
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This assessment is worth 100% of the marks for the module;
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The word count is 6000 words is +/- 10%
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You must submit your assessment electronically on
MyBeckett using the Turnitin icon;
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Words included in the bibliography are not included
in the word count;
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You should reference 25 journal articles and cite
using Harvard referencing;
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Any websites referred to must be properly referenced;
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The text of your assessment must be displayed using
a 12-point (or larger) Arial or Verdana font and with a line spacing of at
least 1.5.
