LNW2204 Assignment March 2010 Explain what you understand by supply change management and its role in evolving over the logistic and warehousing functions.

Assignment Format & Rules Rules: Not more than 10 pages Be handed in latest 17 May 2010 at 5.30pm. Any Delay: I mark off per day. Not be plagiarised lest the copier will be awarded 0 mark. Include the AMC format pages in front. Note: your maximum assignment score is 20 marks. Format: Font: Times New Roman Size 12. No color font 1 ½ line spacing Justify text alignment No point/bullet format Have Table of Content Bibliography (Full address link)

Assignment Marking Scheme ItemMax Scores 1 Adequate definition or understanding of topic or issue. 2/2 2 Adequate of principles and concepts provided related to topic. 5/5 3 In-depth application (or knowledge or arguments) and relevant conclusion of principles and concepts. 8/8 4 Overall own paragraph structure and logical flow (not cut and paste) 3/3 5Overall grammar and sentence structures 2/2

How to structure an essay Foreword/Acknowledgement/Introduction: What is the essay about? What is its question? How is it structured? Main body: methods of data collection, data analysis, interpretation/discussion or discussion of relevant literature Conclusion: summary, answer to essay question, open questions

Introduction A “ roadmap ” to the assignment (1 page) 100% percent your own words Key points in your introduction: –Definition of Logistics and Warehousing –Definition of the topic of your assignment –Purpose in making this assignment –Introduction of your structure assignment “ In this assignment, I will discuss …” “ This assignment looks at/discusses/investigates …” “ This assignment is structured as follows: …” Key phrases:

Main body: Content Introduce your topic: (1~2 page/s) –Background of your topic –In depth definition of SCM (upstream and downstream) –Concept and importance of SCM –Role of SCM in Logistic system –Role of SCM in Warehousing function –Examples, graphs, charts and pictures to support points

Main body: Content Benefit/Advantages of your topic: (2~3 page/s) –Provide minimum 5 advantages points –Proper elaboration for each pints –Examples, graphs, charts and pictures to support points

Main body: Content Implementation/Application of your topic: (2~3 page/s) –Provide an existing company that implement SCM –Provide evidence or data of the company chosen –Benefits of implementing SCM of the chosen company –Outcome of implementing SCM –Examples, graphs, charts and pictures to support points

Conclusion Sum up the argument: Where did you start out from and what did you find? What ’ s the answer to the question? What could still be done? (1 page) 100% percent in your own words Your final understanding of the topic Your personal opinion of the topic. Key phrases: “ These results suggest that …” “ To sum up/in conclusion, …” “ Further research into … could show if …”

Bibliography after your conclusion list all sources in one section list in alphabetical order: Sloan, W. (2003) Title. Publisher. Smith, A. (2004a) Title. Publisher. Smith, A. (2004b) Title. Publisher. Smith, T. (2001) Title. Publisher. web sources: give as much information as available, give exact URLs and access dates list all, and only the sources quoted in the essay

Paraphrase or plagiarism? To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use: another person's idea, opinion, or theory; any fact or information that is not common knowledge; quotations of another person ’ s actual spoken or written words; or paraphrase of another person ’ s spoken or written words.

Long quotations Long quotations take the form of a separate paragraph with margins adjusted: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah (author year: page number). Some more of your text here.

Short references –As Smith (2000) has argued, we should not discriminate based on accent. –People tend to judge accents based on their preconceptions about the speakers who use that accent (Bloggs 1998: 32-34). –It has been found that “ people tend to make inferences about the speaker based on his or her accent ” (Bloggs 1998: 32). Do not use footnotes for references! Both quotations and paraphrases of a source MUST have a short reference

The most important rules: ALWAYS answer the question! Reference EVERY fact or idea you got from the literature! Structure your essay, its sections and sentences, so as to make it EASY on the reader!