Is transport, distribution and logistics in your global region efficient? (ie : compare transport, distribution and logistics efficiencies of China, Malaysia and Thailand.) Criteria : 5% similarity
Assessment 1– Literature Review (30%) Individual assessment – Prepare and write a literature review on one of the topic options (see below) up to 1500 words (+/- 5%) – 30% of overall marks. Details of formats for a literature review will be provided in tutorials. You must submit the literature review in Microsoft word format. The literature review paper is limited to 1500 (+/- 5%) words and a word count is to be provided on the last page. Harvard referencing will be required – a minimum of 10 academic references (Journal articles written between 2011 to 2021 are acceptable) will be required. Harvard referencing is absolute and deviation from this direction will result in a fail grade. Students who opt for usage of internet references only or who do not provide the minimum of 10 academic references will not pass. Plagiarism rate of 5% must not be exceeded Assessment marks will be awarded on the following criteria: Overall presentation of the paper – 5 Your commitment to academic process – 5 Clarity of writing and writing technique – 5 Conclusion: A synthesis of your paper – 5 Citations/References presented in Harvard format – 5 A subjective view by the lecturer on your overall understanding of the task – 5 Chosen Title: Is transport, distribution and logistics in your global region efficient? (ie : Compare transport, distribution and logistics efficiencies of China, Malaysia and Thailand.) ** Introduction – elaborate the theories of transport, distribution and logistics. State the importance of these aspects to the international trade and economy. ** Body – comparing transport, distribution, logistics operations (focus on their efficiencies) in China, Malaysia and Thailand. ** focus on the topics of modes of transport, route availability, port functionality (eg: transhipment hub/ terminal, intermediate destination for containers), types of warehousing service, cost, speed, service quality, consistencies, technologies exploited, adoption of advanced systems in warehouses( eg: wms, edi, rfid etc..), information flow and product flow. ** use large logistics corporations available in these 3 countries as reference and example to elaborate further. ** Conclusion – A good summarization for the entire literature review ** The link of Journal articles used in the preparation of this literature review must be provided to me for checking purposes.