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BUSS 2054 – Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

BUSS 2054 – Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Study Period 5 2017
Assessment Task 2:  Formal Report
1700 words (35% of total grade)
Your task is to address the following questions for a medical supply chain. You can read the given case study document, which is available from your Learnonline course site as an E-reading, or any other relevant information for this situation. Critically review the information and answer the following four (4) questions for this given case study in the discussion section.
 
The questions to be addressed in your discussion section are:

1.       Describe the challenges of medical logistics within the context of logistics and supply chain management,

2.       Describe and discuss the roles of logistics management in supply chain and operations management for medical logistics and in general practice,

3.       Discuss the essential trade-offs in meeting the performance goals while minimising total costs in medical logistics context and in general practice,

4.       Explain and discuss the role of logistics management or logisticians in medical logistics and supply chain in providing value to stakeholders.

Then provide recommendations on how these challenges faced by producers of medical devices and pharmaceutical organisations can be resolved

 

References:                                                                                                                                                       Provide a minimum of six (6) academic references (preferably no older than 2005).                                                            Four (4) of these must be refereed (peer reviewed or scholarly) academic journal articles.

Referencing style:

Please review the assessment help information prepared by the Library for your benefit at: http://guides.library.unisa.edu.au/c.php?g=169934&p=4997814
 

Use the Harvard UniSA referencing style in all your assessments. A guide to the Harvard UniSA style is found at:  http://unisa.libguides.com/content.php?pid=224578&sid=1889060

Word limit:                                                                                                                                                              1,700 words.  10% plus or minus the word limit is acceptable. The word limit only excludes the Executive summary and the list of references. If you exceed the 10% plus maximum limit, your grader will draw a line and will stop reading at that point.

Assignment template:                                                                                                                                          As an aid, there a template to help you format your answer (found at the end of this document).
Marking criteria:                                                                                                                                                    The assignment marking criteria sheet is provided on your learnonline space. Be guided by the criteria and mark weightings given to each aspect of this assignment.
Assignment submission:                                                                                                                              Submit your assignment online via Gradebook. Only word document (.doc or .docx) is accepted. Please do not submit a coversheet as it will affect your Turnitin score. Just write your name, student number and the assignment title on the front page of your assignment as in the provided template.  If you receive a high Turnitin score (above 15%- not including your reference section), please correct your assignment and save it with the same file name. Then re-submit your assignment via Gradebook.
Avoid the words “Bibliography” or ‘Reference List’ as headings only use “References” as a heading in order to help us reduce the Turnitin score matching the literature in your count.
Turnitin is a tool to help you learn to acknowledge (cite) the authors of your literature research and to acknowledge the words of other writers by using quotation marks “…”. See http://www.unisa.edu.au/ltu/integrity/default.asp
Late submission:                                                                                                                                             Please note that assignments submitted after the due date, without an authorised extension, will receive a penalty of 10% a day deducted from the total available mark for the assignment for up to 7 calendar days. After 7 calendar days, the assignment will not be marked.
Delete this section above (pages 1 & 2 of this document) – before submitting your Assignment 2 on or before 3rd October – 9 am (Up to 10 AM on 3rd October we may tolerate. After that late penalties will be applied ). The link for submission will be available from 15th August.
 
Non deletion of these two pages (and other red coloured sentences in pages 3 to 6 of this document) will count towards your word count and will increase the Turnitin score! as well.
 
Please note: Not deleting the first two pages of this document and other red-coloured sentences in your submission will incur a reduction of marks (up to 10%).
 
 
Assessment Task 2 Template
(Use this template as a guide to format your assignment. This template is not compulsory)
Please delete all sections in red from this template before submission)
 
BUSS 2054 – Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
 
Study Period 5 2017
 
Assessment Task 2: Formal Report
 
1700 words
 
 
Student Full Name
Student ID Number
 
 
Note –         –   all answers must be supported by literature evidence. This is a suggested template only, and you are free to choose any headings that are appropriate for this assignment.
(Please delete this section and all sections in red font from the template before submission)

Executive summary

This section contains a synopsis of your full report– 100 to 150 words (only maximum of 150 words – do not count towards your word count.)  Complete/finalise this section last. This section should also clearly express the identified issues of Logistics and Supply Chain management in your given case study within two to three sentences. Although this section does not contribute to your word count, however, the marker will not read more than 150 words.

Introduction

This section contains a statement of the point of view that you have developed in response to the Case study (sometimes called the thesis statement) – 150 to 200 words– (write this Introduction, Executive summary and the conclusion sections- once you have answered all the other sections. Doing so will enable you to write good sentences that summarise your answer). Basically, it is a short summary of introducing the case study responses in your own words. All sentences in your report are to be clear and well written without any grammatical or spelling mistakes. Your report should be extremely well written with UK or Australian spelling- avoid the Microsoft default US spelling in some of your word software. Use appropriate headings and subheadings to highlight the reader your logical structure of your analysis in all sections of this report. Clarity of some sentences can be improved by avoiding “this”,” it’ etc. at the start of the sentence.
 

Background and business environment (or any appropriate sub heading of your preferences)

In this section, you will illustrate your in-depth understating on this case study and the issues (about 200 to 250 words; 2-4 paragraphs) clearly, adequately, concisely and comprehensively with a good structure. You will relate these discussions with a good reflection on your course content from Topics 1 to 10, whichever is appropriate. You may have a few separate headings for these discussions in this section as well. Having better and shorter headings for these sections will be counted towards “2.2. Logical planning and sequence” on your feedback form.
 

Discussion Question 1 (or any appropriate sub heading of your preference- e.g. Hospital/ Medical logistics Challenges)

In this section you will describe and discuss the challenges the medical organisations facing in the context of logistics management and supply chain management in relations to this case study context and in general practice with examples (about 225 to 250 words; 2-4 paragraphs).
Having a better and shorter heading for these four (4) discussion sections will be counted towards “4.1.Overall presentation” on your feedback form. Please do not use this section heading as “Discussion Question 1’ etc.; then you will get a poor grade for “4.1.Overall presentation”.
 

Discussion Question 2 (or any appropriate sub heading of your preference- e.g. Roles of Logistics and Supply Chain management in ~~~)

In this section, you will describe and discuss the rolls of logistics management and supply chain management in relations to this case study context and in general practice with examples (about 225 to 250 words; 2-4 paragraphs).
 

Discussion Question 3 (or any appropriate sub heading of your preference- e.g. Organisational performance trade-offs in ~)

Here, answer the discussion question within the context of case study and in general practice (about 225 to 250 words; 2-4 paragraphs). Strengths and weaknesses concisely and comprehensively discussed. The analysis should have references supporting clearly stated arguments.
 

Discussion Question 4 (or any appropriate sub heading of your preference- e.g. Role of logisticians ~ in adding value to ~)

In this section, you will describe and discuss how the role of the logistics management activities particularly in medical logistics and supply chain in adding value to the organisations such as NGO’s (Non-government organisations) and Governments.  You may critically compare and analyse the Hospitals supply chains with other business supply chain or other supply chains with examples (about 225 to 250 words; 2-4 paragraphs). Strengths and weaknesses concisely and comprehensively discussed. The analysis should have references supporting clearly stated arguments.
In all of your answers to these discussion questions, all ideas are to be linked and critically examined. You need to link theory and/or applications in your main discussion sections as well as in the recommendations.
 

Conclusion

This is where you will summarise what you have found through applying your literature research and the restatement of the overall point of view that has been developed in your own words. (About 250 words; 2 to 3 paragraphs). All arguments should be drawn into excellent conclusion, and the report has to have a good logical flow thus makes it as an interesting read. It is advisable to write the ‘Executive summary’ and the ‘Conclusion’ sections after you have completed the main body by answering all the discussion questions.
 

Recommendations

This section contains a summary of brief recommendations– maximum 200 words on how the challenges can be overcome or provide potential solutions for Hospital supply chain/ medical logistics issues (in relation to the Topics 2 to 10 of this course). You need to establish the rationale for the recommendations in your main body, and that rationale is to be supported by academic references as well.
Please note, Conclusions and recommendations should be written in individual sections, not summarised together.
Expected word count= 150+200+225*4 +250+200= 1700
 

References

Provide a minimum of eight (8) academic references (preferably no older than 2005).                                                            Four (4) of these must be refereed academic journal articles.  Do not use the wordings such as “Reference list” or “List of references” or “Bibliography” as this section heading. Then your references will be counted by Turnitin software as well. Only use the word “References.”

All in-text referencing needs to comply with the Harvard UniSA Referencing System.              If you are unsure how to use this system, you can find the Harvard UniSA Referencing guide at http://unisa.libguides.com/content.php?pid=224578&sid=1889060
Or
http://roadmap.unisa.edu.au/

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Reinforced Concrete Design (AS3600 Compliant)

(AS3600 compliant)

General Rubric for Design Project-Final Report (Individual-40%) SEV300 – Reinforced Concrete Design
Dr Riyadh Al-Ameri SEV300 – Design Project Rubric
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Criteria Level5 Level4 Level3 Level2 Level1 Presentation and production (25%)
1. Complete & concise report, incl. cover sheet, introduction, TOC & page numbers. Scope and assumptions are clear and appropriate.
2. Clear, load summary sketches provided.
3. Clear, separate sections are used and presented in logical sequence.
4. Clear design summary sketches provided as design conclusions.
5. Comply with the minimum words limit.
Submission displays elements of Level 5 and Level 3.
1. Report is not concise or is partially incomplete. Scope and assumptions are unclear or inappropriate in places.
2. Load summary sketches are unclear or incomplete.
3. Separate working steps are evident but unclear or out of sequence.
4. Incomplete design summary sketches are provided.
5. Close to the minimum words limit.
Submission displays elements of Level 3 and Level 1.
1. Report is incomplete and missing significant parts. Scope and assumptions not included or mostly incorrect.
2. Load summary sketches not included.
3. Separate sections or logical sequence are not evident.
4. Design summary sketches have not been provided.
5. The minimum words limit has not been met.
Scientific content (50%)
1. Loads and input data are correct and correctly applied.
2. Effective use of calculations, diagrams and written word.
3. Calculations shown in full with units and appropriate use of significant figures.
4. Analysis of allocated elements is complete, correct and includes clear action diagrams.
Submission displays elements of Level 5 and Level 3.
1. Loads and input data are unclear or incorrectly applied.
2. Diagrams and written word not used effectively.
3. Calculations not shown in full with units and significant figures used inappropriately.
4. Analysis of allocated elements contains significant errors, action diagrams are
Submission displays elements of Level 3 and Level 1.
1. Loads and input data not shown or applied adequately.
2. Ineffective use of calculations, diagrams and written word.
3. Working and units typically not shown.
4. Analysis of allocated elements is mostly incorrect, action diagrams not included, critical actions not identified.
General Rubric for Design Project-Final Report (Individual-40%) SEV300 – Reinforced Concrete Design
Dr Riyadh Al-Ameri SEV300 – Design Project Rubric
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Critical actions have been identified
5. Design of allocated elements are in accordance with AS3600.
6. Design addresses min strength and bar spacing limits.
7. Strength, stability, & serviceability checks shown clearly and correctly.
poor, important critical actions not identified.
5. Some design of allocated elements are not as per AS3600.
6. Min strength and bar spacing limits addressed but incorrect.
7. Strength, stability, & serviceability checks include significant errors.
5. Majority of allocated elements design are not as per AS3600.
6. Min strength or bar spacing limits not addressed.
7. Strength, stability, & serviceability checks not included or mostly incorrect.
Results and outcomes (25%)
1. Member strengths adequate for all critical actions.
2. Serviceability and stability checks are complete & correct.
3. Reinforcement & detailing as per Australian standards.
4. Reflection considers design limitations and identifies potential improvements.
Submission displays elements of Level 5 and Level 3.
1. Member strengths adequate for most critical actions.
2. Serviceability and stability checks are incomplete or contain errors.
3. Reinforcement or detailing not as per Australian standards.
4. Reflection does not adequately consider design limitations or identify potential improvements.
Submission displays elements of Level 3 and Level 1.
1. Member strengths typically inadequate.
2. Serviceability and stability are not checked.
3. Reinforcement & detailing not as per Australian standards.
4. Reflection not included or does not address design limitations or potential improvements.
overall Level5 Level4 Level3 Level2 Level1
Shear wall, Beam A and Column 2 as circled above are to be designed, as well as a footing of your choice. And Slab 2 is to be analysed. Loadings will be provided. Assumptions can be made for whatever is needed so long the designs and calculations are shown and follow AS3600.
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finance assessment

Part A (40 Marks)
The management team of Online Jeans Sales have just received a new proposal from one of the firm’s marketing managers. The proposal outlines a new investment to create a Custom Finish Laboratory. Through the lab, online customers will be able to select an option to personalise their jeans in a range of finishes. This proposal was made following the completion of market research costing $100,000.
The capital cost to establish the Custom Finish Lab will be $1,650,000. This cost will depreciated on the straight-line basis to zero over the 8 year productive life of the lab. It is estimated $100,000 will be recovered at the completion of the project as the salvage value of the lab.
 
In the first year of operations, the new lab is expected to increase the firm’s revenues by $1,445,000. In addition to depreciation, the costs to run the lab will include additional staff costs ($900,000 p.a.), materials costs ($210,000 p.a.), marketing costs ($46,000 p.a.), and other costs ($25,000 p.a.). Over the 8 year life of the lab, these revenues and expenses are expected to change. The following summarises the base-case, worst-case and best-case scenarios concerning these changes:

  Base-case Worst-case Best-case
Revenues Increase by 10% p.a. Increase by 6% p.a. Increase by 15% p.a.
Costs (other than depreciation) Increase by 6% p.a. Increase by 10% p.a. Increase by 3% p.a.

 
The firm’s tax rate is 30% and all analysis should be based on after-tax figures. The firm requires a 16% required rate of return on all potential investments.
 
Required:
· For the base-case, worst-case, and best-case scenarios calculate the following:
· After-tax cash flows (9 marks).
· Payback periods (6 marks).
· Discounted payback periods (6 marks).
· Net present values (6 marks).
· Profitability index (3 marks).
· Other than modelling ‘best case’ and ‘worst case’ projections, discuss and describe what other capital budgeting approaches could be taken to allow for the increased riskiness of the estimated future cash flows (5 marks).
· Discuss whether the above proposal should be accepted. Discuss any further information that you may require to help you make the accept/reject decision about this project (5 marks). 
 
Part B (60 Marks) Report
Guidelines:
For this assignment, you are encouraged to use the information provided on the firm’s corporate websites together with the following sources:
· OneSource: Global Business Browser (available through Library Databases: http://library.csu.edu.au/services/find-books-and-other-resources/databases/subject/business)
· Australian Stock Exchange http://www.asx.com.au/
· Yahoo Finance https://au.finance.yahoo.com/
· Reuters http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets
News sources such as those secured through the Library’s ANZ Newsstream and Factiva databases are also likely to be relevant (http://library.csu.edu.au/services/find-books-and-other-resources/databases).
Show all your calculation on the annexure.
Your report should include:
· A brief executive summary.
· Introduction.
· Body (use appropriate headings and sub-headings as relevant sign-posts).
· Conclusion.
The following guide is useful in providing further information on effective report writing: https://interact2.csu.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/execute/displayLearningUnit?course_id=_22905_1&content_id=_1053355_1
 
Required:
APN Outdoor Group (APO) is an ASX Listed firm which specialises in offering advertising services including digital billboards, static roadside billboards, transit advertising, rail advertising and airport advertising throughout Australia and New Zealand (Reuters, 2017). In 2016, the firm’s sales exceeded AUD$300 million.
Being part of the finance team of APN Outdoor Group, you have been tasked with reviewing and preparing a report on the capital structure of the firm and critique whether the firm has been successful in maximising wealth generation for shareholders. An excelloent source for information specifically on the APN Outdoor Group is the analysis provided by the Wall Street Journal at http://quotes.wsj.com/AU/XASX/APO (Note: this site opens at an overview of APO.AX and historical financial data and ratios for the firm can be accessed by clicking on the link to ‘All Sections’ on the right).
 
Your report should be 1000 words and cover the following areas:
· Assume that for the 2016 year the firm APO.AU has a Beta of 1.3, that return on the ASX market was 7%, and that the yield on Australian Government bonds was 2.4%.
· Using data from the firm’s 2016 annual report:
· Categorise the firm’s current capital structure into debt and equity.
· Calculate the firm’s after-tax Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
· Compare the firm’s capital structure with at least one other firm operating within their industry.
· Critically analyse other key financial ratios for APN.
· Outline any significant changes to have occurred to the firm’s capital structure during the past three years.
· Critically evaluate the extent to which the firm has been successful in maximising wealth for shareholders in the past three years.
· Discuss why it is important for the firm to minimise their cost of capital.
· Recommend possible ways in which the firm could adopt an alternative capital structure and lower their cost of capital.
 

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Strategic

Required Assignment 1—Strategic Alliances and Human Resource Management
Background
LGE is one of the leading global companies in the industry. It is composed of five divisions: air conditioning, business solutions, home appliances, home entertainment, and mobile communication. LGE has 114 subsidiaries worldwide and employs around 82,000 people. LGE is a South Korean company and as such has some unique characteristics derived from the South Korean culture and economic structure.
Directions
In this assignment, you will read several peer-reviewed articles.

  1. First, read three peer-reviewed articles related to the South Korean economy, chaebols, and culture.
  2. Then, search for at least one peer-reviewed article related to the strategic alliances.
  3. Next, read at least one article on human resource strategies for Multinational Corporations (MNCs).
  4. In addition, read a few articles related to the local and global operations of LGE.

Then, respond to the following:

  1. Explain the organization and purpose of chaebols.
  2. Identify the positive and negative characteristics of chaebols for both local and global economy. Also, explain the role they play in the South Korean economy.
  3. Identify the characteristics of LGE’s human resources strategy.
  4. Identify how this HR strategy is helping the company to deal with the diversity.
  5. LGE has established a number of strategic alliances with partners from all over the world. Select one of these alliances and analyze and evaluate its outcome.

Write a six page paper in Word format. Utilize at least five to six scholarly sources in your research. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

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Business Torts And Intellectual Property

Scenario: Sam is an employee of ABC Paper Corp. He signed a non-disclosure agreement as a condition of his employment with ABC. Sam is approached by XYZ Paper Co. with an offer of employment, but only if he brings his client list with him. Sam was fully responsible for creating his client list, so he agrees to provide it to XYZ. When Sam downloads his client list onto an external flash drive, he is caught in the act by his boss Natalie. Sam grabs the flash drive and runs out of his office, shoving Natalie aside when she attempts to stop him. Natalie falls and hits her head against the doorknob, suffering a concussion. 
Develop a 1,050-word analysis using the information posed in the scenario.

  • Identify if there is an intellectual property at issue here. If so, what type?
  • Discuss if Sam’s actions are ethical. Why or why not?
  • Discuss the types of tort, if any, Sam committed. Did any of the other parties in this scenario commit a tort?
  • Discuss if any of Sam’s actions subject him to criminal liability.

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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discrimination

Not all discrimination is prohibited by law. For example, employers routinely discriminate between potential employees based upon education or experience. Other types of discrimination are more subtle, but still legal. For example, some employers discriminate between potential employees based upon personal characteristics such as weight or attractiveness. Should employers be permitted to discriminate based upon attractiveness? Take a side and argue that an employer should or should not be permitted by law to discriminate against persons who are not attractive.
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leagal case

In each case, answer the questions at the end of the case and give researched references to support your assertions; also, explain what would be the ethical course of action and the legal requirements for action in the case.
Case One
Mrs. Lewis was head nurse on a medical surgical floor in a community hospital with 250 beds. Over the course of 6 months, she noticed that all patients admitted from the Shady Rest Nursing Home had signs of severe injuries other than those connected with the admitting diagnosis. There appeared to be patient abuse in the nursing home. Mrs. Lewis investigated discreetly and found no explanation possible except abuse. In accord with the obligations of the law in her state, she reported the matter to the Department of Welfare Bureau of Inspection.
The Welfare Department investigated immediately, found proof of abuse, and threatened to close down Shady Rest if there were any more recurrences. Mrs. Lewis was overjoyed until her hospital administrator, bypassing the director of nursing, called her in and warned her that she would be fired if she reported any other instances of abuse. Shady Rest sent the hospital a lot of business, and good relations had to be maintained.
Mrs. Lewis was even more shocked when she discovered that the administrator was a golf partner of the owner of Shady Rest and was doing an old buddy a favor. Despite fears of retaliation, Mrs. Lewis consulted a lawyer, who threatened the hospital with exposure and with penalties that would follow if one of its employees failed to follow the reporting provisions of the law on abuse in nursing homes.
Did Mrs. Lewis act correctly? What should she have done if she could not have afforded to consult with a lawyer? In what ways can whistle-blowers protect themselves? Must the art of intimidation be part of the toolbox of healthcare professionals in order to protect their patients? Is power an appropriate consideration in healthcare ethics?
Case Two
On a July weekend, Mrs. Allesfertig, nursing supervisor of the whole hospital, discovered that the intensive care unit was seriously understaffed. She pulled two nurses with previous ICU experience off other floors to bring the unit up to strength in view of the extreme level of acute care needed. On the following Monday, Dr. Bestknabe, who has overall responsibility for the ICU unit, closed the unit for further admissions until the staffing had been worked out on a permanent basis.
Should the new staffing policy give the nurses authority to refuse to admit patients when the staff is not sufficient to handle them? (In some hospitals, nurses have this authority.) Can any policy take precedence over the professional judgment of trained ICU nurses?

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Cultural Considerations Presentation

Your Learning Team has been chosen to develop a training model for a local company that provides mental health services. Consider the topics and models covered on sensation, and perception. I want to see how these concepts help these mental health employees do their jobs. Create a 2-4 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation: 1-2 slides for sensation and 1-2 slides for perception that provides this organization with scenarios that would help them to identify when cultural aspects should be considered. Each slide should list the model or theory addressed and a scenario to help the organization grasp the key concepts. One of the key elements in this assignment is to highlight cultural distinctions that help in the training model. As this is a PPT – your notes on each slide will be evaluated as to how they support the slide and the points noted in them. Please include speakers notes and in-text citations on the slides for all references. Please use the attached rubric to clarify this assignment.