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Blanchard, Benjamin, Logistics Engineering and Management, 6th Edition, 2004, Pearson Prentice Hall.

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An overview of the course assessment appears in the following Table. Details appear in the following section:

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 Assessment 1: Questions with Short Answers – Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Weighting: 15%
Due Dates: 13 Apr 14
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Complete the following.

Select a business or system of your choice, then:

1. Briefly describe its purpose and the mission to be accomplished (i.e. operational scenario).

2. Describe the supply chain for your business or system of choice. Who are the suppliers, distributors and producers in this supply chain?

3. Describe the important trade-offs that exist in this supply chain. Why do you consider them to be important?

4. Identify and describe your business’ or system’s logistics functions/ activities. Consideration should be given to the following types of functions/ activities where relevant: operational requirements, maintenance requirements (including your customers’ if your business is supplying a product that requires maintenance), performance measures, capital assets, supply chain requirements, system installation (site), system upgrade, material recycling and/or disposal.

5. In your business or system, what is the relationship (impact of one on the other) between reliability and maintainability? Reliability and human factors? Maintainability and human factors? Reliability and the supply chain? Maintainability and the supply chain? Human factors and the supply chain? Consider all the above cases in your answer.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Opening Intensive course topics.

Length and Presentation:
Approximately 1000 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include accuracy, interest, structure, clarity and completeness (e.g. referencing, grammar, etc).

Learning objectives with this assessment (refer to section 2.1): 1, 2, 3, 4


Assessment 2: Analysis of a Case Study
Weighting: 30%
Due Dates: 4 May 14
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Select one of the following case studies and answer the associated question(s). It is highly recommended that you use the Harvard method of citation and reference list formulation in your submitted work.
A. Sandberg, Anna, et al, Gripen: with focus on availability performance and life support cost over the product life cycle, Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 4, 1999
(1) Discuss the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration’s (FMVs) approach to designing the new aircraft system and include the following in your discussion:
What logistics and logistics management considerations were undertaken during the program?
What were the design outputs resulting from logistics considerations?
How does the FMV approach compare/ contrast to Blanchard’s approach to Logistics Engineering and Management?
Would you describe this program as having successfully implemented a logistics approach to a complex system? Why/ Why not?

B. White, James W., Application of New Management Concepts to the Development of F/A-18 Aircraft, John Hopkins APL Technical Digest, Volume 18, Number 1 (1997)
(1) Discuss the application of new organisational and supplier management concepts to the development of F/A-18 aircraft and include the following in your discussion:
What were the outputs resulting from the logistics considerations?
How do these new management concepts compare/ contrast to Blanchard’s approach to Logistics Engineering and Management?
Would you describe these management concepts as successful logistics approaches to a complex system? Why/ Why not?
OR
(2) Discuss the application of new supplier management and modified maintenance concepts to the development of F/A-18 aircraft and include the following in your discussion:
What were the outputs resulting from the logistics considerations?
How do these new management concepts compare/ contrast to Blanchard’s approach to Logistics Engineering and Management?
Would you describe these management concepts as successful logistics approaches to a complex system? Why/ Why not?

C. Henly, Simon, Capt, et al, The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) PHM and the Autonomic Logistic Concept: Potential Impact on Aging Aircraft Problems, RTO-MP-079(II)
(1) Discuss the JSF Autonomic Logistic system in relation to the logistic support infrastructure as described by Blanchard. Provide an opinion on this direction in supportability and support.


D. Easton, Donald R., RADM, Improving the Management of Reliability, Acquisition Research, Graduate School of Business & Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School
(1) Discuss what effects inaccurate reliability calculations and predictions may have on a Support System. What can be done to address these inaccuracies during the life-cycle of a system?

E. Operational Sense and Respond Logistics: Co-evolution of an Adaptive Enterprise Capability, Office of Force Transformation, Department of Defense, United States of America
(1) Provide an opinion on the concept of Sense and Respond logistics in comparison to traditional logistics support. In particular, compare and contrast Sense and Respond Logistics with supply chain support as described by Blanchard.

F. Fung, Patrick, et al, Case study: managing for total quality of logistics services in the supply chain, Logistics Information Management Volume 11 Number 5 1998 pp 324-329
(1) How do the TQM principles described in the Case Study compare to those described in Chapter 1 of Blanchard?
Discuss what other TQM initiatives the logistics services firm might undertake to maintain or improve on its success.
Discuss how important you consider TQM to be in relation to Logistics Engineering and Management.

G. Hall, William P., Managing Maintenance Knowledge in the Context of Large Engineering Projects: Theory and Case Study, Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, Vol. 2, No. 3 (2003) 1-17
(1) Determine which elements of logistics are related to the “managing maintenance knowledge” issues described in this paper and briefly describe how they contribute to maintenance knowledge.
Research and briefly describe one other commercially available information system that can be used for the development of maintenance manuals. Provide an overview of how it compares and contrasts to that used in the paper.

H. Choy, K.L., et al, Development of performance measurement system in managing supplier relationship for maintenance logistics providers, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2007 pp. 352-368
(1) Research and describe a maintenance logistics information management system that is in use today.
Provide comment on some of the pros and cons of your chosen system in relation to relevant parts of Blanchard’s Logistics Engineering and Management theories.

I. HuanNeng Chiu, The integrated logistics management system: a framework and case study, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 25 No. 6, 1995, pp. 4-22
(1) This paper was written in 1994. Research and describe a newer information technology system that is being used to enable or enhance logistics management and/or integrated logistics systems in “today’s” environment. You do not need to limit your research to the retail sector or Distribution Centres.
Provide comment on some of the pros and cons of your chosen system in relation to relevant parts of Blanchard’s Logistics Engineering and Management theories.


Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management course topics.

Length and Presentation:
Approximately 1500 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include accuracy, interest, structure, clarity and completeness (e.g. referencing, grammar, etc).

Learning objectives with this assessment (refer to section 2.1): 1, 2, 5, 6


Assessment 3: Questions with Short Answers – Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Weighting: 15%
Due Dates: 18 May 14
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Complete the following.
Using the same business/ system chosen in Assessment 1:
1. Describe, and rank in importance, the transport modes that are part of this supply chain.

2. What are the different forms of collaboration that exist in this supply chain?

3. Describe the key applications of information technology in this supply chain.

4. Identify and briefly describe one emerging, innovative technology that could benefit this supply chain.

5. Discuss the role of production operations in the supply chain.

6. Given its current make-up, to what extent can this supply chain participate in the global economy? Are there changes that could be made to improve its performance in the global market place?
Assume you are designing and developing a new system.
7. Provide a brief outline of your new system.

8. How would you design for:
a. producibility,
b. disposability,
c. quality, and
d. the environment?
Include a brief description of each and identify how each is related to supportability.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Closing Intensive course topics.

Length and Presentation:
Approximately 1000 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include accuracy, interest, structure, clarity and completeness (e.g. referencing, grammar, etc)

Learning objectives with this assessment (refer to section 2.1): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6



Assessment 4: Negotiated Individual Investigation
Weighting: 40%
Due Dates: Part 1 – Overview – 29 Apr 14
Part 2 – Investigation report – 8 Jun 14

Submission Details:
This assignment has two parts:
Part 1 - Verbal three (3) minute overview will be made to the lecturer on the second day of the closing intensive (29 Apr 14).
Part 2 – Investigation report must be submitted online through MyUni

Task:
Discuss what you consider to be the “top 10” key issues/ principles in Logistics and Supply Chain Management and apply to a real world situation.

Your potential “real world” situation should be discussed with your lecturer during the opening intensive, and formally finalised in the closing intensive following your 3 minute overview. You are to individually undertake an investigation into your selected “real world” situation using all the relevant resources available to you. This investigation will be submitted as a 3000 word report. It is highly recommended that you use the Harvard method of citation and reference list formulation in your submitted work.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of all the components of the course topics

Length and Presentation:
Part 1 – Verbal three (3) minute overview
Part 2 – Investigation report approximately 3000 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include accuracy, interest, structure, clarity and completeness (e.g. referencing, grammar, etc).

Learning objectives with this assessment (refer to section 2.1): 1-8