Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
2. Finding and evaluating sources
3. Planning and referencing

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Explain the key parts of the SCM process.
• 1.2 Differentiate between models of SCM.
• 1.3 Compare logistics management with SCM.
• 1.4 Discuss the importance of SCM to a business.
• 2.1 Differentiate between types of SCM flows.
• 2.2 Illustrate different SCM flows used by a business.
• 2.3 Assess a business’s management of SCM flows.
• 3.1 Explain different barriers to effective SCM.
• 3.2 Explain the impact of barriers to effective SCM on a business.
• 3.3 Assess the internal challenges to effective SCM faced by a business.
• 3.4 Assess the external challenges to effective SCM faced by a business.
• 4.1 Differentiate between different types of commercial relationships in supply chains.
• 4.2 Discuss portfolio analysis techniques to assess relationships in supply chains.
• 4.3 Compare the sources of added value that can be achieved through supply chain relationships.
• 5.1 Differentiate between levels of leadership in a supply chain.
• 5.2 Explain how businesses manage the stakeholders of their supply chains.
• 5.3 Explain the importance of effective stakeholder management to a supply chain.
• 5.4 Examine the challenges faced by leaders in a supply chain.

Activity

Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Further resources

• Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
• Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
• Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students