Understanding Supply Chain and Operations Management: A Case Study of Organization XYZ

here is no scenario for this assignment.
You will need to prepare an essay and a report to show your understanding of supply chain
and operations management.
Task 1 of 2 – Essay (AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3)
Instructions:
Choose one organisation and write an essay in which you should use specific examples that:
• Outline the nature of the organisation with a background to its operations.
• Critically explain why an effective supply chain is important to all business functions
within the organisation and the key factors to develop an integrated supply chain
strategy.
• Evaluate why and how the organisation maintains supplier relationship, before
recommending a supplier relation system to your selected organisation.
• Critically analyse the factors to consider in developing a strategy to improve an
organisation’s supply chain.
• Assess the use of information technology to create strategies to develop
effective supplier relationships.
• Provide two or more options to improve the supply chain of your organisation and
assess their suitability, feasibility, acceptability and benefits before making your
justified recommendation.
Delivery and Submission:
• 1x Essay (2500 words) excluding TOC, diagrams, references and appendices
Task 2 of 2 – Report (AC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Instructions:
Write a report with reference to your chosen organisation in Task 1 and support your answer
with examples.
Your report should:
• Justify the importance and use of logistics in the supply chain and explain their
importance.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current procurement (both strategies and procedure)
within the organisation.
ASSIGNMENT BRIEFS
• Critically evaluate the factors that could be used to improve logistic and procurement
for your organisation.
• Critically evaluate the applicability of a JIT (Just-in-time) system as well as the
applicability of a LIFO or FIFO inventory control for your organisation.
• Propose an effective and economic order quantity system based on your design
Delivery and Submission:
• 1x Report (2000 words) excluding TOC, diagrams, references and appendices