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Business IT and Logistics
OMGT2287 Supply Chain Modelling and Design
Assessment 2: Case study
Assessment type: Case study [individual] Word limit: No word limit
| t | Due Date: Sunday of Week 5, 23:59 (AEST)
Weighting: 30%
Overview
The purpose of this assessment is to develop your capability in a hypothetical situation and to build your problem solving and report writing skills.
Case study information and guidelines are available on the assessment page.
Course learning outcomes
This assessment is relevant to the following course learning outcomes:
• CLO 1: Analyse and apply the theories and practices of logistics systems in logistics management
• CLO 2: Develop supply chain and logistics systems to improve the management of logistics and supply chain management
• CLO 3: Use mathematical models to solve problems in logistics in contemporary business environment
• CLO 4: Communicate solutions to the problems effectively to a range of audiences in a report format.
After completion of this assessment you should be able to:
• Develop decision making skills to shaping and accomplish the strategic and operational objectives of the organisation
• Explore, with an integrated view, the full impact of technology by effectively linking engineering, science, business and management disciplines
• Develop insights leading to more effective decision-making in the practice of integrating technology strategy with business strategy in a technology-based organisation.
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Assessment Details
Case study information and guidelines are available on the assessment page.
For this assignment, you are required to work on a linear programming case study.
You must submit:
• A Word file to explain your mathematical models, to report your answers, and to write recommendations for decision makers based on the solutions and,
• An Excel file to demonstrate how you use Solver to identify solutions. You must ensure that the file is in a workable condition before submission
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Referencing guidelines
Use RMIT Harvard referencing style for this assessment. If you are using secondary sources, include these as a final slide in your powerpoint deck.
You must acknowledge all the courses of information you have used in your assessments.
Refer to the RMIT Easy Cite referencing tool to see examples and tips on how to reference in the appropriated style. You can also refer to the library referencing page for more tools such as EndNote, referencing tutorials and referencing guides for printing.
Submission format
You must submit:
• A Word file to explain your mathematical models, to report your answers, and to write recommendations for decision makers based on the solutions and,
• An Excel file to demonstrate how you use Solver to identify solutions. You must ensure that the file is in a workable condition before submission
• Both files should be submitted via the Canvas submission point.
Academic integrity and plagiarism
Academic integrity is about honest presentation of your academic work. It means acknowledging the work of others while developing your own insights, knowledge and ideas.
You should take extreme care that you have:
• Acknowledged words, data, diagrams, models, frameworks and/or ideas of others you have quoted (i.e. directly copied), summarised, paraphrased, discussed or mentioned in your assessment through the appropriate referencing methods
• Provided a reference list of the publication details so your reader can locate the source if necessary. This includes material taken from Internet sites
If you do not acknowledge the sources of your material, you may be accused of plagiarism because you have passed off the work and ideas of another person without appropriate referencing, as if they were your own.
RMIT University treats plagiarism as a very serious offence constituting misconduct.
Plagiarism covers a variety of inappropriate behaviours, including:
• Failure to properly document a source
• Copyright material from the internet or databases
• Collusion between students
For further information on our policies and procedures, please refer to the University website.
Assessment declaration
When you submit work electronically, you agree to the assessment declaration.
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Assessment Criteria
Criteria Ratings Pts
Excellent Good Fair Poor
Problem Formulation (Word) The report shows how the problem was formulated, defines decision variables, and explains objective functions and their constraints correctly and clearly. The report shows how the problem was formulated, defines decision variables, and explains objective functions and their constraints correctly, but there are some unclear areas. The report inadequately shows how the problem was formulated, defines decision variables, and explains objective functions and their constraints correctly. The report does not, or hardly, show how the problem was formulate^ define decision variable and explain objective functions and their constraints correctly.
9.00 to 6.74 pts 6.74 to 4.49 pts 4.49 to 2.24 pts 2.24 to 0 9
Problem Solving (Word and Excel) The report explains how the model was implemented and how the solution was generated in a step-by-step manner in the Excel sheet well. The model implemented in the Excel spreadsheet and specified in Solver was correct. The right answer was obtained. The report explains how the model was implemented and how the solution was generated in a step-by-step manner in the Excel sheet well, but there are some unclear areas. The model implemented in the Excel spreadsheet and specified in Solver was mostly correct. The report inadequately explains how the model was implemented and how the solution was generated in a step-by-step manner in the Excel sheet. The model implemented in the Excel spreadsheet and specified in Solver was partly correct. The report does not, or hardly, explain how the model was implemented and how the solution was generated in a step-by-step manner in the Excel sheet. The model implemented in the Excel spreadsheet and specified in Solver was mostly incorrect.
9.00 to 6.74 pts 6.74 to 4.49 pts 4.49 to 2.24 pts 2.24 to 0 9
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Discussion (Word) The report discusses the solution well. The report discusses the solution, but there are some unclear areas. The report inadequately discusses the solution. The report does not, or hardly, discuss the solution.
4.5 to 3.37 pts 3.37 to 2.24 pts 2.24 to 1.12 pts 1.12 to 0 4.5

Recommendation (Word) The report discusses the sensible recommendations for the decision maker based on the findings well. The report discusses the sensible recommendations for the decision maker based on the findings well, but there are some unclear areas. The report inadequately discusses the sensible recommendations for the decision maker based on the findings. The report does not, or hardly, discuss the sensible recommendations for the decision maker based on the findings.
4.5 to 3.37 pts 3.37 to 2.24 pts 2.24 to 1.12 pts 1.12 to 0 4.5
The report and spreadsheet are The report and spreadsheet are The report and spreadsheet are The report and spreadsheet are very
Presentation (Word and Excel) very easy to follow. Presentation easy to follow. Presentation is difficult to follow. Presentation is difficult to follow. Presentation is very
is very clear. All report clear. Some report components unclear and/or confusing. Many unclear and/or confusing. Report
components such as executive such as executive summary, table report components such as components such as executive summary,
summary, table of content, lists of content, lists of figures/tables, executive summary, table of table of content, lists of figures/tables, and
of figures/tables, and references and references are absent. content, lists of figures/tables, references are mostly absent.
are present. and references are absent.
3 to 2.24 pts 2.24 to 1.49 pts 1.49 to 0.74 pts 0.74 to 0 pts 3
Total: 30 pts