Task 1

Critically evaluate how the port operators, shipping lines and freight forwarders could have impact on this new era of the consumer-driven global supply chain through container logistics, environmental concern and JIT supply. You are required to underpin your views using a wide variety of theories and strategies from academic journal articles and books. Furthermore, you are required to use examples from Singapore maritime logistics networks to support your argument.

Task 2

Critically evaluate the role of TQM, supplier development, collaboration and forecasting to reduce the risks in global supply chain including global manufacturers, maritime transport and logistics environment. You are required to underpin your views using a wide variety of theories and strategies from academic journal articles and books. Furthermore, you are required to use examples from Singapore maritime logistics networks to support your argument.

- 10% of the marks are assigned to the presentation of the assignment and also to referencing (references must be minimum 30 and good quality journal articles and books). It is strongly advised to use references appropriately in the text by using them where required. Also consider that some references may be used more than once in the text. Therefore, it is not just the matter of the quantity, it is also the matter of the quality of the references that are used and how you used them).

- 10% of the marks are assigned to the executive summary (Max 500 words).
This is about an overall understanding about the two tasks. The integration of the three tasks in the summary is important. You are required to have a very good understanding of all of the questions to link them together in your summary.

Please, ensure to use the solutions and result of discussions in seminars in to this work.

Please, make sure you answer these 2 questions separately under a specific heading and explain the issues by using underpinning academic theories and examples for all of these questions. The executive summary will be a summary of your understanding covering all tasks. You are expected to use all material from lectures, seminars and also use an appropriate number of academic resources including text books from the recommended reading list and also peer reviewed academic journal papers from NORA and other data bases such as "Emerald".

In addressing and critically analysing the case, you will need to consider global Supply Chain strategies such as (but not limited to):

- Supply Chain structure
- Purchasing and Strategic Procurement
- Supplier Development
- Logistics management
- Quality Management
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- Six Sigma and TQM
- Lean and Agile Supply Chain
- Cross-functional activities and integration in SC
- Collaborative Supply Chain
- Information Technology
- Maritime Supply Chain and Logistics
- Quality Management in SC
- Performance Measurement
- Sustainability
- Forecasting