-The issue of a robust logistics strategy is how can a company ensure their logistics strategy will be suitable and successful for the future (in the case of the assessment for the next 5 years)….i.e. in order to ensure a robust strategy a company would need to think about what are the perceived potential changes that may happen over the next few years and do we have a strategy in place that will allow us to ensure we meet those challenges ….so the assessment needs you to research what are the changes/challenges people feel a logistics strategy may need to respond to and how challenging is it to ensure you can address those things?
-Task:
Given the many proposed future logistics challenges by both academics and industry leaders, critically discuss what should be the key focus for a logistics manager tasked with ensuring a robust logistics strategy over the next five years.
– Remember the 2800 word limit does not include the reference list
– You need to provide a reference list at the end (not a bibliography)
– You can use diagrams and tables but they must be discussed and critiqued in the discussion
– It must include in text references
Thought starters:
Critically discuss what should be the key focus for a logistics manager tasked with ensuring a robust logistics strategy over the next five years.
RESEARCH THOUGHT STARTERS ONLY (not questions to be answered)
– What is meant be a robust logistics strategy?
– What are the key areas of needed focus being discussed in current literature
– Who are the key authors?
– What issues are proposed to face logistics over the next five years?
– Are these issues impacted/controlled by logistics strategy?
– What are the macro issues that may impact logistics?
– What are the current key driver of logistics performance?
• Is this focus going to change over the next five years?
– You are required to conduct a literature review. Need to show you have researched the viewpoint from all sides of the debate
Requirements:
– Literature research
Need to demonstrate an in-depth study of the topic has been undertaken
Range of sources – include books, journal articles, business news articles
A range of industry sectors have been looked at
Up to date sources (2015 – 2020 (maybe)) have been used as well as past research but not before 2010.
– Critical evaluation –
Need to critically evaluate the literature
Compare and contrast researchers views and findings
This is what identifies this as your work as a researcher
Discuss advantages and disadvantages and offer a balanced discussion.
– Utilize both academic and practitioner perceptions
– Show ability to relate concepts and ideas to actual examples
– Presentation –
– grammar and spelling need to be correct,
– the assignment needs to flow well
– Referencing all research materials, stick to one format for referencing
– Write in the 3rd person