SCM4002 Principles of Procurement and Contract Management Part 2 Assignment Help
03 Jan 2024
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SCM4002
Principles of Procurement and Contract Management
Case Study - Part 2
Date for Submission: Please refer to the timetable on ilearn
(The submission portal on ilearn will close at 14:00 UK time on the date of submission)
As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to
submit a Principles of Procurement and Contract Management assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook
for full details
of the programme assessment scheme and
general information on preparing and submitting assignments.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing the module, you should be able to:
1. Define the specifics of budgeting, profit and loss reporting and cash flow forecasting in complex supply
chains.
2. Identify how procurement processes
impact across the supply-chain to ensure
cost efficiencies, security of supply, continuity of service and mitigation of
risk.
3. Develop a critical evaluation of the range
of sourcing strategies for managing cost, quality, service and time across supply
chain networks.
4. Assess the principles of inventory, supply and demand planning and associated
metrics, such as on-time, in-full, error-free and on-shelf availability.
5. Critically evaluate
methods of forecasting including effects of fluctuations and seasonality and use of scheduling.
Guidance
Your assignment
should include: a title page containing your student number, the module name,
the submission deadline and the exact word count of your submitted document;
the appendices if relevant; and a reference list in AU Harvard system(s). You
should address all the elements of the assignment task listed below. Please note that tutors will use the assessment criteria set out below in assessing your work.
You must not
include your name in your submission because Arden University
operates anonymous marking, which means that markers
should not be aware of the
identity of the student. However, please do not forget to include your STU
number.
Maximum word count:
3000 words
Please refer to the full word count
policy which can be found in the Student
Policies section here: Arden University | Regulatory Framework
Please note the following:
Students are required
to indicate the exact word count on the title page of the
assessment.
The word count includes everything in the main body of the assessment
(including in text citations and references). The word count excludes numerical data in tables, figures, diagrams, footnotes, reference list
and appendices. ALL other printed words ARE included in the word count.
Please note that exceeding
the word count by over 10% will result in a
10-percentage point deduction.
Assignment Task
Worth 60 % of the overall
module grade.
This Assignment is an individual
assignment requiring you to submit two separate files. Please carefully read the instructions below.
The assessment is based upon a case study organization of your choice;
this choice should be
made within the first 2 weeks of the module.
You should try (if possible)
to select a case
study where an appropriate work content exists. It might be the organization
that you currently work for, or one that you have worked
for in the past. If you do not have access to either
of these options,
then you should
contact your module
tutor who will provide you with
a case study company. It’s important that you have access to some knowledge or
data about your chosen organization and you should undertake your own research.
You can reflect upon your knowledge gained and experience from participation
during the module and apply this knowledge to your chosen company.
There are two sections
to this assignment.
Section 2: You
are required to produce a 2000-word report based on your chosen case study
organization. Your report will analyse the current role of procurement within
the organization including the potential future impact procurement could have
on your organization. You should recommend what procurement procedures and
changes are needed to support this procurement transformation. Section 2 is
worth 60% of your total module mark.
Guidelines:
Your answer should be based on your chosen case study organization and MUST
analyse the current role of procurement (for example what stage is procurement
at in your organisation) and suggest a future transformation and how this can
be delivered, (for example big data analytics or AI)
(2000 words)
(100 marks)
(LOs: 2, 3 4, & 5)
Formative Feedback
You have the opportunity to submit a draft to receive formative
feedback.
The feedback is designed
to help you develop areas of your work and it
helps you develop your skills as an
independent learner.
If you are a
distance learning student, you should submit your work, by email, to your
tutor, no later than 2 weeks before
the actual submission deadline. If you are a blended
learning student, your tutor will give you a deadline for formative feedback
and further details.
Formative feedback
will not be given to work submitted after the above date or the date specified by your tutor - if a
blended learning student.
Referencing Guidance
You MUST underpin your analysis
and evaluation of the key issues with appropriate
and wide ranging academic research and ensure this is referenced using the AU
Harvard system.
Follow this link to find the referencing guides
for your subject:
Arden Library
Submission Guidance
Assignments submitted late will not be accepted and will be marked as a 0% fail.
Your assessment can be submitted
as a single Word (MS Word)
or PDF file, or, as
multiple files.
If
you chose to submit multiple
files, you must name each document as the question/part you are answering along with
your student number ie Q1 Section A STUXXXX. If you wish to overwrite your submission
or one of your submissions, you must ensure that your new submission is named
exactly the same as the previous in order for the system to overwrite it.
You must ensure that the submitted
assignment is all your own work and that all sources used are correctly
attributed. Penalties apply to assignments which show evidence of academic unfair
practice. (See the Student Handbook
which is available on the A-Z key information on
iLearn.)
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