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Logistics Management

ASSIGNMENT -1

Submission Date by students: Before the end of Week- 7^th

Place of Submission: Students Grade Centre

Weight: 05 Marks

Learning Outcome:

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the logistic function concepts and theories as well as supply chain management strategies.(Lo.1.1)
• Demonstrate the ability to understand complex issues pertaining to supply chain integration and strategic supply chain partnership (Lo 1.2).
• Apply essential elements of core logistic and supply chain management principles.(Lo 2.1)

Assignment Workload:

This assignment is an individual assignment.

Critical Thinking

The purpose of this assignment is to identify and apply Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools to suggest logistics performance priorities.

Use Saudi digital Library (SDL) search engine.

Search Title: New Approaches to Supply Chain Management Concept. Logistics Integration of “Hub and Spoke” Model.

Authors Name: MINCULETE, Gheorghe; OLAR, Polixenia

Source: Valahian Journal of Economic Studies. 2014, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p21-32. 12p.

Read out the research paper carefully and based on your understanding you should answer the following questions.

Questions:

• Why in in the current modern trade, the integration of economic affairs from design to completion is an important priority to every Manufacturing Companies?
• Define the parties involved directly and indirectly in supply chain and their role for smooth running of business?

The Answer should be within 2- 3 pages in length including the cover and appendices.

You can take any company of your choice as an example reference should be included.

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