Assignment 3 Individual Task
This is an individual assignment comprised of two sections and focuses on the differences between a product and service supply chain.
Part 1:Select aproduct and create a simple supply chain for your selection. The choice of the product is up to you.
Example: simple supply chain for a mobile phone:
Your submission should have between 3 and 7 steps. Do not use this example.
Part 2: On page 375 of the Slack et al textbook, in the introductory paragraph, the author states: “Just as liquids flow through a pipeline, so physical goods (and services, but the metaphor is more difficult to imagine) flow down a supply chain.”
For this part of the task, please create a simple supply chain for a service.Briefly describe how a service supply chain is different from a traditional, product-based supply chain. Discuss any challenges you might encounter.
Diagrams and charts are permitted for all parts of this task.
All work should be referenced using the Harvard Referencing System.
Word Limit: 1,000 wordsDeadline: 12:00 noon, Friday 10thth December 2012
This document should be up loaded to ELE under the heading Upload Assignment 3.
Please ensure your name and student reference number are clearly stated on your submission.
How you will be assessed
Marks
No, late or incomplete submission 0
Undertook exercise and provided descriptive narrative. 3
Demonstrates clear understanding of a simple product supply chain & provides a logical attempt of creating a service supply chain. 5
Provides critical comparison of the two networks, and highlights the difficulty in application of existing operations management constructs. 7
Outstanding submission related to operational theory. Well presented, fully referenced including detailed diagrams. 10
