Diploma of Logistics Module 1 Assignment

This is a practical assignment for Module 1 of a Diploma of Logistics course. It assesses understanding of enterprise logistics, supply chains, business planning, risk management, and environmental sustainability. The assignment includes four activities: short answer questions exploring logistics strategy and operations, supply networks, business planning elements, and sustainability; questions on competitive advantage and logistics' role; and questions on supply chains in the Asia-Pacific region. The assessment uses real-world examples like McDonald's and IKEA, and requires research into Australian companies like Visy Industries and Woolworths. The assignment emphasizes knowledge-based and skill-based questions, requiring students to demonstrate understanding of logistics concepts and their practical application. The assessment criteria are clearly defined, outlining what constitutes 'competent' and 'not-yet-competent' performance. Students are provided with resources and guidance on how to approach different question types and are given a second chance to resubmit if necessary.

Diploma of Logistics Module 1 Assignment 160812
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Diploma of Logistics
Module 1 Assignment
Submission Instructions:
Key steps that must be followed:
1. Please complete the Declaration of Authenticity at the bottom of this page.
2. Once you have completed all parts of the assessment and saved it (eg. to your
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Important assessment information
Aims of this assessment
This assessment explores your understanding of the enterprise, its logistics and supply
chains. There are questions to assess your knowledge about business planning, risk
management and environmental sustainability in the context of logistics and supply
chain management. Here your capacities to formulate workplace policies and
procedures for environmental sustainability are assessed. There are further questions
that test your understanding, knowledge, and capability to demonstrate practical
application of logistics theories and concepts. Finally, the assessment looks at your
underpinning knowledge about supply chains in the Asia – Pacific region.
Marking and feedback
This assignment contains 4 assessment activities each containing specific instructions.
This particular assessment forms part of your overall assessment for the following units
of competency:
 TLIL5055 – Manage a supply chain
 BSBRSK501 – Manage Risk
 TLIU0001 – Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental
sustainability
 TLIU5006 – Conduct environmental audits
Grading for this assessment will be deemed “competent” or “not-yet-competent” in line
with specified educational standards under the Australian Qualifications Framework.
What does “competent” mean?
These answers contain relevant and accurate information in response to the question/s
with limited serious errors in fact or application. If incorrect information is contained in
an answer, it must be fundamentally outweighed by the accurate information provided.
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This will be assessed against a marking guide provided to assessors for their
determination.
What does “not-yet-competent” mean?
This occurs when an assessment does not meet the marking guide standards provided
to assessors. These answers either do not address the question specifically, or are
wrong from a legislative perspective, or are incorrectly applied. Answers that omit to
provide a response to any significant issue (where multiple issues must be addressed in
a question) may also be deemed not-yet-competent. Answers that have faulty
reasoning, a poor standard of expression or include plagiarism may also be deemed not-
yet-competent. Please note, additional information regarding Monarch’s plagiarism
policy is contained in the Student Information Guide which can be found here:
http://www.monarch.edu.au/student-info/
What happens if you are deemed not-yet-competent?
In the event you do not achieve competency by your assessor on this assessment, you
will be given one more opportunity to re-submit the assessment after consultation with
your Trainer/ Assessor. You will know your assessment is deemed ‘not-yet-competent’ if
your grade book in the Monarch LMS says “NYC” after you have received an email from
your assessor advising your assessment has been graded.
Important: It is your responsibility to ensure your assessment resubmission addresses
all areas deemed unsatisfactory by your assessor. Please note, if you are still
unsuccessful in meeting competency after resubmitting your assessment, you will be
required to repeat those units.
In the event that you have concerns about the assessment decision then you can refer
to our Complaints & Appeals process also contained within the Student Information
Guide.
Expectations from your assessor when answering different types of assessment
questions
Knowledge based questions:
A knowledge based question requires you to clearly identify and cover the key subject
matter areas raised in the question in full as part of the response.
Skill based questions:
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Where you are asked to write as though you are speaking to a client, your answers must
show your ability to:
 understand your client’s concerns/perspective/views
 show empathy
 display a professional response
 explain ideas clearly and simply so your client can understand the issues
Good luck
Finally, good luck with your learning and assessments and remember your trainers are
here to assist you 
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Assessment Activity 1
Short answer questions
The enterprise, its logistics and supply chains
Activity instructions to candidates
 This is an open book assessment activity.
 You are required to read this assessment and answer all6questions that follow.
 Please type your answers in the spaces provided.
 Please ensure you have read “Important assessment information” at the front of this
assessment
 Estimated time for completion of this assessment activity: 3 hours
These are short answer questions – requiring you to produce relevant diagrams with one or at most
two short paragraph explanations.
Operational
Question 1:
Explain the difference between logistics strategy and logistics operations.
Logistics strategy is planning supply chain and taking appropriate measures with ultimate goal of
providing satisfaction to customers. Strategy involves delivering product at right place in right time.
It aims at providing high service levels with most possible cost effective means. Flow of information
is tentative in this process. Logistics operations encompass the distribution systems consisting of
functions and procedures. Operations are associated with practical application of the strategies
devised to realize the strategic logistics management. Functional resources include bases,
workforces, assets, equipments, organizations and facilities. On the other hand, procedures include
functional processes that not only deliver resources at places where they are expected but also
utilizing those resources for logistics capabilities.
Logistics strategy strives to achieve the business objective through customer and production service
(CAPS), planning, purchasing and distribution. Operations include purchasing and distribution. While
strategy is a theoretical practice, operations define the practicality of proposed strategy. Logistic
operations associate tactical equipments to logistic capabilities for achieving operational goals and
objectives. Logistic managers identify the most cost effective methodology for distribution of
resources that are carried by the operation systems. Operations involve undergoing the physical
aspect of the supply chain management and implementing the strategy in most effective way.
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Question 2:
Select any company for which you can obtain some information related to their logistics
processes/operations and the role they play in the supply chain of which they are a part. For
example, you can consider choosing an organisation like a fast food outlet (McDonalds) or retail
shopping (Coles, Woolworths) or any other organisation of your choice and gather information
about the logistics processes and operations from the internet (google.com). Think about a specific
product or service that you have used or purchased. Ask yourself how that product or service came
into your possession. What had to happen to create the product or service?
A) Produce a “map” (similar to figure 1.4) identifying the companies upstream (includes the
suppliers of a company) and downstream (the customers of a company) in their supply
chain.
B) Identify their suppliers, customers and the final or end customer in the supply chain.
A)
B)
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McDonalds’
Chicken burger
Sun Valley,
Moy Park
Keystone
Distribution
Other Stores
Office
employees,
students,
shoppers, etc.
First tier supplier
Second tier supplier
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Planning
Question 3:
A) Referring to the company you selected for question 2, what products or services does the
company produce?
McDonald’s Corporation is one of the leading fast food chains in the world catering to the eating
habits and needs of thousands of people all across the world. It specialises in varieties of bun
products. McDonald’s is famous for its Big Mac which forms the backbone of the corporation and
generates bigger revenue. Besides this, the food chain also produces and serves hamburgers,
cheeseburgers, chicken burgers, alternate chicken and fish products, French fries, McDouble, Bacon
McDouble and Double Cheeseburger. Among special chicken products, they serve Chicken
McNuggets, McArabia, Chicken Fajita, etc. McDonald’s also serving its special desserts, milkshakes
and ice creams. Along with selling food items McDonald’s also sell extra value meal consisting,
burger fries, and soft drinks. Their services include selling up and suggestive selling where order is
altered at the last moment or asked for adding some extra items in made orders respectively.
B) Now position the company of your choice with one of their products or services in a matrix
of process and product using a framework (like Figure 1.10 or Figure 1.11). Produce a matrix
similar to these figures for the company you selected in the appropriate position.
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Question 4:
Explain in your own words the supply network associated with a company you have selected- See
Figure 1.6 for a template that you could adapt and produce as part of the answer.
McDonald’s deals with different suppliers to procure products for its food items. Its supply network
is varied that consist several suppliers and distributors, ultimately seeking to fulfil customers taste
and bowel needs but at affordable prices. Its main distributor is Keystone Distribution in UK that is
its first tier supplier. McDonald’s works in partnership with multiple brands such as Coca Cola,
Buxton to name a few that make its second tier supplier in its supply network as they supply the
product to Keystone Distribution first which then furthers distributes its storehouses and
restaurants. It has separate suppliers for its chicken products, for example Sun Valley and Moy Park
who also act as second tier supplier. All these suppliers deal with Keystone which then delivers the
products and ingredients directly to McDonald’s on time to be served to customers and food buffs.
It maintains McDonald’s supply chain network and help in outward movement of products. Keystone
also receives payment for McDonald’s from second and third tie suppliers. Keystone manages five
days inventory in its storehouse and carries four to five deliveries in a week to distribute products to
every McDonald’s restaurant. It has 300 food transport vehicles always ready to go and delivers
products at time for smooth conduction of business and that every customer can eat what they
desire. Thus Keystone Distribution is a key player in McDonald’s supply network successfully
facilitating its upward and downward activities.
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Question 5:
Is a supply chain strategy different from a logistics strategy? Discuss and explain.
Supply chain strategy and logistics strategy overlap in the respect that logistics strategy finds its
place within the former. Supply chain is a wider area and includes functions and operations of the
total supply network of the business. Logistics on the other hand has narrow focus on activities
within product distribution and service operation between marketing and production of goods.
Logistics cross path with the supply chain strategy. Strategies related to supply chain and logistics is
different from each other.
Supply chain strategy encompasses manufacturing, purchasing and procurement that focus on
overall service operation and delivery of products. Logistics strategy lays down guidelines for
transportation and distribution of products and goods and is restricted only to distribution of raw
materials and end products. Supply chain strategy can be enabler of the business in the way that it
supports the low cost strategy proposed by business managers. It covers the total aspect of the
operations for smooth conduct of business and proposes planned approach ensuring that every
process is carried as planned. Logistics strategy ensures that distribution is well equipped and the
delivery is such that it is not delayed. The strategy identifies factors that can build the distribution
channel for successful delivery and that companies are able to deliver service to end customers.
Question 6:
A) Ikea is a famous world-wide company founded by Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden just after
World War 2. Using an internet search write brief notes describing the company and its
management structure.
IKEA is a private-owned international retailer of home furnishing products that sells flat back
furniture, bathroom and kitchen items at the retail stores distributed all around the world. It is
currently the largest retailer of home furniture. IKEA was established by Ingvar Kamprad at the age
17 in the year 1943 in Sweden. The company is owned by Dutch registered foundation that is
controlled by the Kamprad family. As per the reports till August, 2016, the company operates 328
stores in 28 countries. The company distributes home products through its several retail outlets.
The management of Ikea oversees operations and franchising. The operations involving managing its
retail store, design and production of home furniture, purchasing and supply chain are looked by its
parent body INGKA Holding which is a for profit Dutch foundation.
The management works hard for providing customer the products at affordable prices through
optimizing the supply chain, building higher value supplier relationship and developing production
through automation. Its management hierarchy is divided into top management, middle and
supervisory level. Top management is entitled with taking decisions at the highest level affecting the
overall business operations. They propose if any changes are needed in the production of furniture
while also laying ideas for new products or services. The top management is comprised of CEO, COO
and President. The middle management consists of managers implementing the decisions of
President and COOS. The supervisory management supervise the employees and ensure that the
plan is efficiently carried out. The supervisory managers directly interact with employees and
transfer information to the upper management.
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B) What is Ikea’s industry – primary, secondary, bulk or tertiary?
Ikea functions in primary sector industry. It designs its own products at its manufacturing houses and
develops natural resources for materials and goods. The company has created design solutions
productive in reducing use of raw materials through the process of recycling and resourcing. It also
has tertiary industry as it sells it products and furniture from its own retails.
C) How many suppliers does Ikea use?
Ikea buys supplies and raw materials from 1300 suppliers.
D) How many stores are in the company?
The Company has 328 retail stores spread throughout the world.
E) List 20 cities where Ikea is located?
1 Doha 11 Khimki
2 Cairo 12 Budapest
3 Samut Prakhan 13 Älmhult
4 Vilnius 14 Ballerup
5 Amman 15 Eching
6 Zagreb 16 Spreitenbach
7 Tangerang 17Artarmon
8 Ballymun 18 Vösendorf
9 Bucharest 19 Jeddah
10 Istanbul 20 Sliedrecht
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Assessment Activity 2
Short answer questions
Business planning, risk and sustainability
Activity instructions to candidates
 This is an open book assessment activity.
 You are required to read this assessment and answer all 7questions that follow.
 Please type your answers in the spaces provided.
 Please ensure you have read “Important assessment information” at the front of this
assessment
 Estimated time for completion of this assessment activity: 1-2 hours
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Operational
Chapter 2 of the textbook does not explicitly explain how to write a business plan. You could do
some research on the internet, your local library or even the company in which you work (if you
work in a company, they may have a business plan). Remember, just write brief notes or make a list
of the topics or elements that a business plan needs to cover. Do not write a business plan.
Question 1:
Describe the elements of a business plan and where does logistics fit into that plan?
A business plan of a company is its structural framework that presents company outlays and
business strategies. The plan is used to systematically carry out business activities. The plan consist
certain elements that make the structure of the plan. The elements include company overview,
mission statement, market strategies and analysis, targeting plan, marketing plan, pricing and
distribution. Company overview depicts company information, its roles and functions, products and
services the company deals with, its market position and others. Mission statement mentions the
aims and objective of the company and proposes approach for realisation of business goals. Market
analysis and strategies aim at identifying the market position of the company among its competitors
and making strategies based on the results.
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