Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Code: 228001

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Unit 2 - Phase 3 - Characterize

the Logistics Network of a company using a Reference Model

1. Activity Description
Type of Activity: Collaborative
Evaluation Moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest Activity Score: 125 points
The activity starts on: Monday, March The activity ends on: Sunday, April 17,
21, 2022 2022
With this activity, the following learning outcomes are expected:

Identify logistics processes and characterize its activities using diagnosis tools and
stablishing good practices, improvement opportunities and its impact into the
logistics network.

The activity consists of:

Individuals activities:
Step 1
Enter the knowledge environment and make a comprehensive review of the contents
of Unit 2, in order to acquire knowledge necessary for the development of the proposed
activity.

Step 2
Each student must individually develop a conceptual map related to Logistics and the
Logistics System (Logistics Network), which must be supported in different software
tools of free web access.

Step 3
Share your research in a conceptual map, or mental map, and share it on the
collaborative forum.

Step 4
Propose a Company for characterizing the Logistics Network on the collaborative forum.

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Collaborative activities:

Step 1
Study deeply the attached document Referential Model in Logistics, using the contents
of Unit 2.

Step 2
Characterize the Network Logistics for the company chosen. For which, you must
interview at least three executives or more from this company, applying the 13
instruments of "LOGISTICS REFERENCE MODEL" (Sahid, Feres – Ciati-JFK). In this
diagnosis process and research, you must conduct an objective observation of the
Logistics Network to the company belongs.

The instruments are NOT TO BE APPLIED AS SURVEYS. These are instruments for you
to carry out interviews with the executives of the companies that make up the Network
(Supply Chain).

Reality must be framed on a scale of 1 to 5 points. The evaluation levels are the
following: 1 Absolute weakness. (Very bad). 2 Relative weakness (Bad). 3 Weakness
(Regular). 4. Relative strength (Good). 5 strength (Very good). In each case the rating
is given for the extreme values (1 and 5).

Only personnel who have an adequate vision of the logistics performance of the
companies, such as company executives, executives and specialists working in the
logistics area of the company and executives and specialists from other areas, should
participate in the INTERVIEW. They work closely with the logistics area (production,
purchasing, sales, finance, supply chain and logistics).

The INTERVIEWER GROUP must reflect and analyze during the INTERVIEW how the
interviewed people behave, if there is harmony, coherence in the concepts and
appreciations, if they are describing the duty to be or what it really is, if there are
contradictions, etc.

Step 3
Once the above is done, the WORKING GROUP must proceed to process the data with
statistical bases, which will allow achieving only one result. You can use for
representing information bar graphs, pie charts, infographics, among others.

The process of the data, once analyzed these, can be done in Excel (application that is
delivered or in which you or your group build), for each and every one of the elements

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that make up the Reference Model. For each of the 13 elements, an analysis of the
variables must be produced, and a graph generated. In the same way, a synthesis
must be generated that allows to visualize the level of general compliance of the Model.

Step 4
Subsequently, the information received must be contrasted with the reality of the
processes and in meetings with personnel who are directly linked to them. In other
words, the information must be contrasted with a "see to believe" activity. You can ask
indexes for comparing these information form websites, financial balances sheets,
databases, etc.

Step 5
The group supported in the previous files on the level of compliance in logistics
characterization processes, must Formulate strategies in logistics, design the logistics
system, propose training and training programs, make decisions with respect to each
of the elements of the Reference Model and, above all to build a MODERN CONCEPT
ON LOGISTICS, IN THE ENVIRONMENTS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.

For the development of the activity consider that:

With the initial information located in learning environment, you must study
Reference Model in Logistics and characterize the logistics network using the
Reference model applied to a company.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must submit individual and collaborative

evidence in the requested space.

Individual Work Evidences:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

1. Conceptual Map related to Logistics and the Logistics System (logistic network).
The file must be placed in the "Evaluation and Monitoring" environment, in the
Link "Phase 3 Characterize the Logistics Network of a company using a
Reference Model - Delivery of the activity", before the closing date, as indicated
in the agenda of the course.

Evidences of collaborative work:

The collaborative evidence to be submitted is:
A report that contains:
• Cover page

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 • Introduction (you must write at least three paragraphs – firstly, you need to
write about the document’s objective, secondly, you must describe step by step
how was your methodology; and thirdly, you summarize what the reader will
find in the document -if you split the document into several parts or chapters;
please explain what which one contains inside).
• Objectives of the report (general and specifics)
• Development of the activity. (Referential Model in Logistics)
• Conclusions (one for each member of the group; there you need to analyze all
of information obtained and compare it respectively your conclusions and your
specifics objectives’ activity, it is mandatory to conclude in context)
• Bibliography (APA) Standards. You must use in this activity minimum four
references, which must be obtained from the learning environment - Contents
and bibliographical references -Unit 2 - Logistics Processes Management -
Contents and bibliographical references. You can use additional information
from websites, but these must be citated.

Presentation specifications
The document to be delivered must be in PDF format.
Font: Times New Roman
Font Size: 12
Space between lines: 1.5
Margins: left, right top and bottom 2.54cm
Font Titles: Size 12 and centered

Excel file as evidence of the typing of the results of the interviews.

The 2 files (Report and Excel) include them in a folder and compress it.

File Name: Phase_number of group. Example: Phase 3_ 228001_12

The size of the file must not exceed 10Mb (when the size is exceeded, the file can be
published in Drive or Dropbox, and they can upload a word document with a cover
and in the next page the access line to the Timeline).

Delivery of work:
The file must be placed in the Evaluation and monitoring environment in the link
Phase 3 Characterize the Logistics Network of a company using a Reference Model,
before the due time according to the indicated in the course agenda.

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The presentation that is not uploaded on the date and space indicated will not be
scored.

Student who does not participate in the forum with significant contribution will have a
zero “0” score.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Collaborative evidence, consider the following:

In collaborative groups, each student will take up a role, he/she will present a thematic
and will discuss with his/her partners the comprehension and identification of the
problem as a response in the moment of planning.

Based on this, students will design a strategy and arrange elements needed for the
construction of the final product.

Equally, they will arrange a synchronic encounter through a web conference to run
each activity.

• The product of this moment will be selected and accepted by the group leader,
also the roles that might be needed. Moreover, sharing the strategy to be used
about the development of suggested work, this is to create participation,
assertive and efficient discussion by everyone of the participants in the
corresponding collaborative forum to allow the construction of each one of the
proposed products.
• All members of the group must participate with their contributions in the
development of the activity.
• In each group a single member will be chosen to submit the requested product
in the environment indicated by the teacher.
• Before submitting the requested product, students should check that it meets
all the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.
• Only the members of the group that participated with contributions during the
time assigned for the activity should be included as authors of the submitted
product.

Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.

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Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA Format.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found on the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) "Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference" and
paragraph f) "To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University ". (Acuerdo 029 -
13 de diciembre de 2013, Artículo 99)

The academic penalties students will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

3. Evaluation Rubric

Type of Activity: Collaborative

Evaluation Moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest Activity Score: 125 points
First evaluation High Level: The construction of the conceptual map complies
criterion: with its structure and content and evidences an adequate use of
the tool applied.
Represent in a
graphic way the If your work is at this level, you can get between 13 points
concept the logistics and 25 points
network concept.
Average Level: The construction of the conceptual map
This criterion complies partially with its structure and content, and there is no
represents 25 evidence of adequate use of the tool applied.
points of the total

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of 125 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 7 points
the activity. and 12 points

Low level: The construction of the conceptual map presents

many deficiencies in its content and structure.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 1 point

and 6 points
Second evaluation High Level: The student proposes a company and participates
criterion: with its involvement in the configuration of the network is
constructive and collaborative.
Contribute to
teamwork by If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points
making significant and 35 points
contributions in the
collaborative forum. Average Level: Although the student proposes a company,
her/her involvement is not based on enough arguments to
This criterion support a constructive and collaborative dynamic for work in
represents 35 groups.
points of the total
of 125 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 9 points
the activity. and 17 points

Low level: The student does not propose a company and

his/her involvement into the configuration of the network is
absent.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 1 point
and 8 points
Third evaluation High Level: During the characterization of the logistics network,
criterion: 13 interviews are applied, the information is processed, and the
respective report is elaborated.
Design strategies by
measuring the If your work is at this level, you can get between 26 points
aspects related to and 50 points
the performance
and competitiveness Average Level: During the characterization of the logistics
of a logistics network, 13 interviews are partially applied, the information is
network using the processed, and the respective report is elaborated.
reference model.

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 If your work is at this level, you can get between 13 points
This criterion and 25 points
represents 50
points of the total Low level: During the characterization of the logistics network,
of 125 points of less than 13 interviews are applied, the information is not
the activity. processed, but the respective report is elaborated.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 1 point

and 12 points
Fourth evaluation High Level: The writing is excellent, the ideas are correlated,
criterion: and the body of the report is fully coherent.

Follow the
specifications and If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
instructions to and 10 points
elaborate on the
task (order, Average Level: There are some spelling errors and the report
punctuation, presents a median articulation of ideas and structure.
spelling and
If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points
drafting). and 5 points
This criterion Low level: There are some deficiencies in the presentation and
represents 10
writing, as well as some spelling errors.
points of the total
of 125 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 1 point
the activity. and 2 points
Fifth evaluation High Level: Citations and references are satisfactory handled
criterion: according to APA.

Structure a If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points
referenced and and 5 points
original manuscript
(cites and Average Level: Citations and references are not properly
bibliographic articulated with the work.
references).
If your work is at this level, you can get 2 points
This criterion
represents 5 Low level: The use of citations and references is inadequately
points of the total handled.

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of 125 points of If your work is at this level, you can get 1 point
the activity.