Word limit: 3,000 words (+/- 10%) excluding tables, figures, list of references and any appendices. Your report should identify and review relevant sustainability aspects of the organization’s current supply chain. In your write-up, you are expected to demonstrate appropriate understanding and usage of at least one relevant supply chain management (SCM) theory/concept covered in the weekly lectures & prescribed readings up to Week 7 of the trimester.

References - academic and non-academic sources: You must reference a minimum of six (6) academic/scholarly sources. These can include academic journal articles or chapters from academic books (including your prescribed textbook, which will count as ONE scholarly source). Suitable academic journals can be found by conducting a search of the Deakin Library academic databases (a list of relevant journals is provided on the Unit Guide). Much of the information regarding your selected organizations required can be obtained from only non-academic (sometimes identified as professional or industry) sources, which includes the organization’s own website. This is often the only way to find out up-to-date information about a business or organization. Any non-academic sources, if used, must be included in your Reference list appended to the report, but these will NOT be counted as part of your academic/scholarly sources.

Formatting: Font: Size 12 Times New Roman, Calibri or Arial. Line spacing: 1.5, no indentation, but one extra line spacing between paragraphs. Margins of 2.54 cm. Headings and sub-headings. Alphanumeric or decimal outline/numbering system up to three levels for sections. Page numbers: Roman numbering and Arabic numbering used appropriately. Header and/or footer: student name, ID number, unit code and assessment task name.

Submission Instructions - You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit, until the marked assignment has been returned to you. In the unlikely event that one of your assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit your backup copy. When you are required to submit an assignment through your CloudDeakin unit site, you will receive an email to your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted. You should check that you can see your assignment in the Submissions view of the Assignment dropbox folder after upload, and check for, and keep, the email receipt for the submission.

Notes - Penalties for late submission: The following marking penalties will apply if you submit an assessment task after the due date without an approved extension: 5% will be deducted from available marks for each day up to five days, and work that is submitted more than five days after the due date will not be marked. You will receive 0% for the task. 'Day' means working day for paper submissions and calendar day for electronic submissions. The Unit Chair may refuse to accept a late submission where it is unreasonable or impracticable to assess the task after the due date.

Presenting a descriptive profile of the chosen business organization 5 marks - Descriptive profile is thorough and presented in a planned and excellently well-organized manner. Retrieving information on and presenting a detailed description of the current supply chain practices of the chosen business organization 10 marks - Solid evidence of information retrieval based on thorough research and excellent technical description evidencing an advanced understanding of the relevant theory.

Critically analysing the overall sustainability of supply chain of the chosen business organization and its resilience to sudden contingencies 10 marks - Critical analysis is logical and contextually relevant, clearly identifying and addressing the key issues at great depth and detail. Providing recommendations to the management to further improve the sustainability of the chosen organization’s supply chain practices 10 marks - Recommendations are coherent, measured and extremely well linked to the preceding analysis. A very high level of problem perception clearly evident in the recommendations. Following instructions and compliance with requirements 5 marks - Assignment instructions on formatting, referencing and length were followed meticulously with no issues of non-compliance with requirements. Submitted work accurately met the assessment brief.