Please read ALL requirements, including assignment Marking Criteria (page 2). Requires Australian English and in-text and end-text APA style referencing of 22 or more scholarly sources. Formal report / recommendations.

Company Name “Bright Sparks International”. Position within company ‘Operations Director’.

Unit textbook: David, P. (2013) International Logistics: The Management of International Trade Operations – Fourth Edition

Fifth Assignment

Written (65%) – Due by Week 14 (4^th Nov at 8pm via Online Submission)

 

Requirement for the Presentation

• Minimum 5,500 words excluding end-text references and appendices
• Minimum 22 quality references
• In-text and End-text referencing APA 6^th Edition
• Academic style writing

 

Submission information

• Students cannot use material submitted in previous semesters
• You cannot use materials submitted in any other unit

 

Question:

Your company, a leading industrial power generator supplier has been contacted by Samsung Heavy Industries at 2330 (Perth time). One of their Drill ships operating in the Santos Basin, about 250km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro has had a major electrical failure. In order to salvage the situation, they need to fly in a backup loadbank (6250KVA) within 48 hours. The loadbank is containerized in a standard 20ft high cube shipping container (weight is 24,000kg) while the generator is containerized in a 40ft high cube container weighting 36,000kg. You check the inventory using your company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and found that a similar loadbank is located at the regional HQ in Batam (Indonesia), while the generator is located in Jeba Ali, Dubai. The technical person who has the knowledge to set up and operate both the equipment is currently in Busan (Korea) on another project.

 

The customer is apparently not happy about the breakdown of the equipment, consider what you can do to help calm them down.

 

You have only 48 hours to have the equipment delivered to the client in the Santos Basin for installation. Describe the key challenges you would anticipate. How would you overcome these?

 

Core Details:

Item:    -20ft (9’6) containerized Loadbank, Weight 24,000kg – in Batam, Indonesia

-40ft (9’6) containerized Generator, Weight – 36,000kg – in Jeba Ali, Dubai

-Technical person – Busan, Korea

 

Item Quantity: 2

 

Deliver To: Santos Basin, Brazil.

 

Further info required:

-INCOTERMS used? (explain why the INCOTERM chosen for each item is suitable)

-Most suitable type of Payment? (e.g. letter of credit, etc. Determined by relationship to Samsung) Why chosen and why not others (e.g. cash on delivery)

-Customs Clearance?

-Plan B? (if doesn’t work)

-Insurance?

-tax, tariffs and Terminal Handling Charges

-Mode of Transportation – need to explain in detail and provide critical analysis, why is it better than others and why?

 

Marking criteria

 

PART A: FUNCTIONAL: Shows the level of care you have taken to ensure your report is readable.	F	P	C	D	HD
The report is of a sound structure including an introduction and a conclusion. The introduction and conclusion clearly support the argument and evidence submitted by the student.
The report takes the position of an impartial observer (i.e. do not write in the first person).
The report is written in a formal, academic style (i.e. do not write ‘chattily’ and do not use contractions like ‘don’t’, for example).
The report used an ECU recognised referencing system (in text) and includes a list of references cited in the body of the text at the end of the assignment. NOTE: Wikipedia and other non-reviewed works are unacceptable for use in assignments.
The report is devoid of typographical and grammatical errors – there is no excuse for mistakes like these, given that spell checkers and grammar-checkers are standard features of word processing packages these days.
The report displays a very high standard of written and/or graphical analysis.
PART B: CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL: To obtain a Distinction or High Distinction mark you must excel in these areas.
Empirical detail is effectively used to support the overall argument
The report critically evaluates controversies in the literature and the different interpretations of reality – a particularly good answer would draw on the work of the various commentators not necessarily referred to in the unit study material.
The reader is left with a clear understanding of the critical thinking and thought processes of the author/authors of the report. Does the content entail original critical analysis at the level expected of an academic exercise?
Does the report reflect an overall standard of writing and construction acceptable at a commercial level? Does the report possess the analytical requirements to be accepted at a commercial level?

 

 

English Language Proficiency (ELP)

	Low proficiency	Developing proficiency	Moderate Proficiency	High Proficiency*
Sentence Structure				X
Word Use				X

* Desired Open University Standard for English Language Proficiency on graduation