LNW2204 Assignment July 2010

1. LNW2204 Assignment July 2010 One of the most important business developments in recent years has been the expansion of global industry. Discuss how AMC in a logistics manner can define the marketplace globally. One of the most important business developments in recent years has been the expansion of global industry. Discuss how AMC in a logistics manner can define the marketplace globally.

2. Assignment Format & Rules • Rules: • Not more than 10 pages • Be handed in latest by Friday, 22 October 2010 at 5.30pm. • Any Delay: I mark off per day. • Not be plagiarised lest the copier will be awarded 0 mark. • Include the AMC format pages in front. • Note: your maximum assignment score is 15 marks. • Format: • Font: Times New Roman Size 12. No color font • 1 ½ line spacing • Justify text alignment • No point/bullet format • Have Table of Content • Bibliography (Full address link)

3. Assignment Marking Scheme

4. How to structure an essay • Foreword/Acknowledgement/Introduction: What is the essay about? What is its question? How is it structured? • Main body/Content: methods of data collection, data analysis, interpretation/discussion or discussion of relevant literature • Conclusion: summary, answer to essay question, open questions

5. Introduction A “roadmap” to the assignment (1 page) 100% percent your own words Key points in your introduction: Definition of Logistics and Warehousing Definition of Global Logistics Purpose in making this assignment Introduction of your structure assignment • Key phrases: “In this assignment, I will discuss…” “This assignment looks at/discusses/investigates…” “This assignment is structured as follows:…”

6. Main body: Content Introduce your topic: (1~2 page/s) Background of global logistics In depth definition of global logistics practise Concept and importance of global logistics The global logistics strategies Definition and concept of global logistics strategies Examples, graphs, charts and pictures to support points

7. Main body: Content The strategies: (Minimum = 3 strategies) • Benefit/Advantages of your strategies: (2~3 page/s) • Provide minimum 2 advantages points • Proper elaboration for each pints • Examples, graphs, charts and pictures to support points

8. Main body: Content Implementation/Application of your topic: (2~3 page/s) Provide an example of strategies (company example) Provide evidence or data of the strategies Benefits of implementing the strategies Outcome of implementing the strategies Examples, graphs, charts and pictures to support points

9. Conclusion Sum up the argument: Where did you start out from and what did you find? What’s the answer to the question? What could still be done? (1 page) 100% percent in your own words Your final understanding of the topic Your personal opinion of the topic. • Key phrases: “These results suggest that…” “To sum up/in conclusion,…” “Further research into… could show if…”

10. Bibliography after your conclusion list all sources in one section list in alphabetical order: Sloan, W. (2003) Title. Publisher. Smith, A. (2004a) Title. Publisher. Smith, A. (2004b) Title. Publisher. Smith, T. (2001) Title. Publisher. • web sources: give as much information as available, give exact URLs and access dates • list all, and only the sources quoted in the essay

11. Paraphrase or plagiarism? To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use: another person's idea, opinion, or theory; any fact or information that is not common knowledge; quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words; or paraphrase of another person’s spoken or written words.

12. The most important rules: ALWAYS answer the question! • Structure your essay, its sections and sentences, so as to make it EASY on the reader! • Reference EVERY fact or idea you got from the literature!