Task
An appraisal on the use of the below themes and their impact on a supply chain.
The assignment should focus on
- Supply chain principles in a range of organisational contexts
- Digital technology, Big Data sets and analytics in driving supply chain
improvements
- Disrupters facing contemporary supply chains
- Ethical and regulatory issues associated with supply chain
management
Impact of triple bottom line on organization
Both logistics and SCM are fascinating and exciting areas that touch all our lives. Just
think of the many different products that are purchased and consumed each
day – how do they reach the customer and at what cost? Although logistics and SCM
are areas that have only come to wide-spread prominence in the last couple of
decades, the reality is that they have roots which run much longer than that.
To broaden your understanding of the concept of supply chain management in terms
of its application in real life setting, you are required to identify an organization of your
choice subject to approval from your tutor. The criteria for choosing this organization
must be founded on the basis that the organisation has adopted the triple bottom line
model.
You are required to undertake a critical analysis of a supply chain management
function and evaluate the impact of technology adoption on suppliers and/or
customers, which should also be supported with real life examples and properly
referenced.
Your critical analysis must consider the basic corporate social responsibilities and its
implication in terms of benefits and challenges to supply chain managers and how the
use of triple bottom line model could help overcome some, if not all, of the challenges
identified.