Assignment 2 نتوورك
Assignment 2 نتوورك
Instructions to Student
<General Instructions/information for the students for completing the assignment>
Answer all questions.
Deadline of submission: 17/01/2021 23:59
The marks received on the assignment will be scaled down to the actual weightage
of the assignment which is 50 marks
Formative feedback on the complete assignment draft will be provided if the draft is
submitted at least 10 days before the final submission date.
Feedback after final evaluation will be provided by 31/01/2021
Assignment Objective
Supply chains require strategies to be more profitable and relevant in the dynamic global
environment. It is important that students can identify the strategies to be used always and be
very flexible. Moreover, the talk about being sustainable is on the rise now more than ever.
Supply chains owe it to their current customers to safeguard the future generations.
Sustainability has to be adhered to. This assessment aims to check the students understanding
on the strategies in supply chain and how these can be implemented. Secondly the student is
tasked with designing an effective and efficient supply chain that is sustainable as a
recommendation to the company. In addition to this, the student is tasked to Explain and
elaborate the social aspects of collaboration in supply chains. Lastly, student has to do a MOOC
course on sustainability.
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Assignment Tasks
1) Task 1 - Submit a work proposal for this assignment on or before 20/12/2020 (23:59) which
must include:
Understanding of deliverables – a detail description of deliverables. (4 marks)
General overview of proposed plan - initial understanding of solution to task2. (4 marks)
Timeline for completion of the given tasks. (2 marks)
The work proposal must be submitted in a word file through the link available in Moodle.
(10 Marks)
Question 1
Select an organization of your choice which is in the Supply Chain Management Field and do the
following tasks:
2. Using the same case design an effective and efficient supply chain that is sustainable
which the organization can implement to be more profitable. (30 marks)
Question 2
MOOC: Click on the link below and do the course. Upon completion of the course; attach your
certificate as proof that you have completed it, moreover write a brief summary what you learnt
in the MOOC
https://alison.com/topic/learn/73645/introduction-to-business-sustainability-learning-
outcomes?
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Proposal 10
Using the same case design an effective and efficient supply chain that is 30
sustainable which the organization can implement to be more profitable
MOOC 16
Guidelines:
<Below given guidelines are only suggestive. It may be edited as per the needs of the
assignment/module>
Explain with suitable diagrams wherever required. Diagrams must be drawn using suitable
software or by pencil.
Each student has to do the assignment individually / Students have to do the assignment
collaboratively and each student should write a brief reflection on their contribution and
learnings from group work.
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You can refer books in E-Library or use internet resource. But you should not cut and paste
material from internet nor provide photocopied material from books. The assignment
answers should be in your own words after understanding the matter from the above
resources.
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MEC upholds the spirit of academic integrity in all forms of academic work and any
form of violation of academic integrity shall invite severe penalty. Any benefit
obtained by indulging in the act of violation of academic integrity shall be cancelled.
MEC also reserves the right to notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities of
any unlawful activity and to cooperate thereafter in any investigation of such activity.
Faculty can conduct a viva to investigate and ascertain that the work submitted is
student’s own work as per the guidelines for the same. A student can be given a
maximum of 2 chances to attend the viva in such cases. It is expected that the
student attends the viva during the first chance itself unless due to extenuating
circumstances. If the student does not attend the viva in spite of being given 2
chances and fails to submit valid reasons, he/she will be awarded a fail in the
module and this shall be counted as a case of academic integrity violation.
All cases of violation of academic integrity on the part of the student shall fall under any of
the below mentioned categories:
1. Plagiarism
2. Malpractice
3. Ghost Writing
4. Collusion
5. Other cases
If the student fails a module and has a proven case of academic integrity violation in this
module, the student is required to re-register the module. This is applicable to first and
second offence of academic integrity violation of plagiarism type
1.1. First Offence of Academic Integrity Violation:
1.1.1. Plagiarism
a. If a student is caught first time in an act of academic integrity violation
during his/her course of study in any assignment other than project work
and if the type of violation is plagiarism, then the student will be allowed to
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re-submit the assignment once as per the period allowed for re submission
However, a penalty of deduction of 25% of the marks obtained for the
resubmitted work will be imposed.
b. Period of re-submission: The student will have to re-submit the work within
one week (5 working days) from the date he or she is advised to re-submit.
c. Re-submission of the work beyond the allowed period of resubmission will
not be accepted and the assessment will be awarded a zero mark.
d. If the re-submitted work (within the allowed period of resubmission) is also
found to be plagiarized, then that assessment component will be awarded
a zero mark. It shall also contribute to the total count of academic integrity
violation for that student.
e. If plagiarism is detected in UG Project work (Project 1, Project Planning and
Project Design and Implementation), the above clauses do not apply, and
the work will be summarily rejected. In these cases the student will be
awarded a fail (F) grade and is required to reregister the module.
1.1.2. Malpractice / Ghostwriting / Collusion
If a student is caught first time in an act academic integrity violation during his/her
course of study for an assessment component irrespective of coursework or end
semester and if the type of violation is Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion, then
the student shall fail the module.
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If some students in the group are eligible to re-submit (first offence) and others are
not eligible, only eligible students will be allowed to re-submit within a period of one
week and the penalty will be applied for each student according to his / her history
of violation.
* For further details Refer to MEC Student Academic Integrity Policy in Student Handbook.
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shall be applied if the student fails to submit the work within one week of the original last
date of submission.
Students may contact their teachers for clarification on specific details of the submission
time if required.
To protect and respect the rights, dignity, health, safety, and privacy of research subjects involved
including the welfare of animals and the integrity of environment, all student projects are
expected to be undertaken as per the MEC Research Ethics and Biosafety Policy. Accordingly the
following shall apply.
Research and other enterprise activities shall be conducted by maintaining the high ethical
standards consistent with national and international standards and conventions.
Any research at MEC that is categorized as high-risk research shall be subject to review and
approval by the Research Ethics and Biosafety Committee.
Research activities involving collection of human or animal tissues and manipulation of microbial,
animal or plant cells shall be subject to review and approval by the Research Ethics and Biosafety
Committee.
Participants involved in research must be informed about the purpose of research and intended
uses of research findings. Written consent must be obtained from people involved prior to the
commencement of research.
Data obtained from participants must be treated with high confidence and should be used only
for the intended purpose of research.
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