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 role of the logistics in relation to the firm’s strategy in international logistics management.
• 1.2 Analyse the role of different stakeholders in the logistics function in international logistics management.
• 2.1 Explain the different logistics strategies used in international logistics management.
• 2.2 Compare and contrast the different strategies in logistics in the international context in international logistics management.
• 3.1 Explain the tools and techniques used in logistics management in business.
• 3.2 Analyse the tools and techniques in international logistics applied when solving logistical problems.
• 4.1 Explain the planning and designing processes of the logistics function in an organisation.
• 4.2 Analyse the application of the different planning approaches in the logistics function in international logistics management.

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