Assignment task: Implementation of a Global Logistics Expansion Strategy - 3000 words
LO1: Critically review options appropriate for the context and formulate a logistics system implementation project.
LO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate analytical tools to solve problems in warehousing and distribution route planning.
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Assessment Brief:
1. What are the benefits and limitations of international logistics? Illustrate your response by referring to examples of sourcing from manufacturers in the Far East or anywhere else. Please remember to refer to the time versus cost trade-off. a. Further considerations: cost-of-living crisis 2023/2024 put citation and Havard references
2. Critically analyse the advantages of tiering in terms of globalisation, touching on areas such as outsourcing and the focused factory. Put citation and Havard references
3. Using the SWOT analysis tool, identify and critically analyse six potential sources and causes of risk in global supply chains and where possible propose counter measures from a warehousing perspective. Put citation and havard references
4. Analyse what is meant by the term 'corporate social responsibility' as it applies to international logistics, illustrate your answer by referring to possible disasters and responding to the circular economy demands. Put citation