Critical Writing
The purpose of this assignment is to identify and apply Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools to suggest logistics performance priorities. To this purpose, you should search and review about these companies through secondary available information. Think about how you can apply the concepts/tools that you learned in this course.
Write about logistics performance priorities for “Albaik” fast food restaurant chain in Covid 19 restrictions; explain why you have come to your conclusions:
The Answer must follow the outline points below:
- Executive summary (1Mark, word count rage 300-500)
– Summarize what is logistics performance priorities, what Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools applied to achieve the company’s objective.
- Background information (1Mark, word count rage 300-500)
– Briefly introduce the company background (e.g., name, products, business size, location, internal/external interesting facts, etc).
- Problem Description (1Marks, word count rage 300-500)
– Describe the objectives clearly and specifically.
– The objective may involve either logistics decision-making or process improvement.
- Results by using application of logistics and SCM concepts/tools that applied (1Mark)
– Describe what specific logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools be applied to achieve the objective. This section should make it clear that you understand the concepts/tools you are about to use.
- References at least 5 to 7. (1 Marks)
Note: The Answer should be of each point in the range of 300 to- 500 word counts.
Each point carrying 1 Mark.
Use APA style of referencing
Answer preview
The terminology logistics is used to denote the practice of shifting inventory from where it originated to where they are needed and doing this in an efficient manner. Organizations are expected to continuously evaluate their performance levels, considering doing so allows them to identify problematic aspects of their logistics ventures and come up with strategies to deal with such challenges (Rezaei et al., 2018). The net effect of this is that organizations get a chance to guarantee the effectiveness of their logistics efforts.
One of the logistics performance parameters adopted by ALBAIK revolves around the currency-denominated representation of efficiency. This means that the organization looks at the money it spends on its logistics activities and compares the revenue generated from the items it sells (Rezaei et al., 2018). Under this, the priority is to ensure that the costs associated with inventory storage, fulfillment, and shipping are a small portion of the total cost passed on to customers. ALBAIK also believes that incentivizing employees to enhance their logistics
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