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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement

LSC502 · Procurement and Inventory Management — Week 14 of 16

CourseLSC502
Week14 of 16
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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement

  1. Drafting against the criteria
  2. Tutor and peer feedback
  3. Improving the final submission

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Differentiate between procurement and purchasing.
  • 1.2 Describe a procurement management cycle.
  • 1.3 Compare different methods of procurement.
  • 1.4 Assess the impact of procurement on the operations of a logistics business.
  • 2.1 Describe a procurement process.
  • 2.2 Differentiate between procurement management and supply chain management.
  • 2.3 Illustrate how a business incorporates procurement into its logistics and supply chain operations.
  • 3.1 Differentiate between inventory management and inventory control.
  • 3.2 Describe an inventory management cycle.
  • 3.3 Compare different methods of inventory management.
  • 3.4 Discuss the importance of inventory management to a business and its supply chain.
  • 4.1 Explain how inventory management forms part of the supply chain.
  • 4.2 Explain how the supply chain affects inventory management.
  • 4.3 Assess the impact of inventory management on the supply chain of a business.

Activity

Draft the assignment, get feedback and improve it before submission.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Writing Guide, 3.5: Peer review and using feedback · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 92–94 · for registered students
  • Supporting learners' agentic engagement with feedback: a systematic review · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Procurement and Purchasing
  • Week 2: Procurement Methods and Sourcing Strategies
  • Week 3: The End-to-End Procurement Process
  • Week 4: Procurement Management within the Supply Chain Context
  • Week 5: Strategic and Operational Impact of Procurement on Logistics
  • Week 6: Inventory Management and Inventory Control Fundamentals
  • Week 7: Inventory Management Methods and Replenishment Models
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Strategic Value and Role of Inventory in Supply Chains
  • Week 10: Supply Chain Factors Influencing Inventory Management
  • Week 11: Assessing the Impact of Inventory on Supply Chain Performan…
  • Week 12: Applying Procurement and Inventory Management in practice: …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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