The science of sustainable supply chains
ICT208 BI Tools & Techniques
May Trimester, 2014
Assignment 1
DATE DUE: See Moodle for details of due date
Some important points worth noting:
You should submit your assignment using Moodle BEFORE 11:30pm (Perth time: i.e., GMT +08) on the due date.
As your submission will include at several files, you should submit your assignment as a single zipped file.
The file you submit must be named using the form StudentNumber.zip (or other appropriate file extension, e.g., 12345678.zip, 12345678.rar).
You MUST keep a copy of your assignment and be prepared to provide it on request.
If you have questions about the assignment, you can ask your Lecturer, the Unit Coordinator or post a question on the Moodle discussion board (preferred!) Please check the discussion board PRIOR to asking to make sure that your question has not already been answered.
This assignment is worth 10% of your final mark in this unit.
The assignment consists of 100 marks. Marks are allocated as described below. Please note that marks are awarded for best practice; getting the answer right is not necessarily a guarantee of full marks!
Late submissions will be penalised at the rate of 5 marks per day or part thereof. Assignments will not be accepted more than 14 days after the submission date as assignment return will have commenced. If you submit your assignment late, it may take longer to mark and thus longer to return to you.
If you find yourself in the situation of not being able to complete the assignment on time, you should email the Unit Coordinator (dtoohey@murdoch.edu.au) as early as possible to request an extension. Your Lecturer cannot grant you an extension. You will need to explain your circumstances and may be required to provide evidence of your situation.
Task 1 (30%)
Using the Business-Pressures-Responses-Supports Model discussed in Topic 01, analyse one of the case studies presented so far in the unit. This analysis should discuss the following:
Background to the
May Trimester, 2014
Assignment 1
DATE DUE: See Moodle for details of due date
Some important points worth noting:
You should submit your assignment using Moodle BEFORE 11:30pm (Perth time: i.e., GMT +08) on the due date.
As your submission will include at several files, you should submit your assignment as a single zipped file.
The file you submit must be named using the form StudentNumber.zip (or other appropriate file extension, e.g., 12345678.zip, 12345678.rar).
You MUST keep a copy of your assignment and be prepared to provide it on request.
If you have questions about the assignment, you can ask your Lecturer, the Unit Coordinator or post a question on the Moodle discussion board (preferred!) Please check the discussion board PRIOR to asking to make sure that your question has not already been answered.
This assignment is worth 10% of your final mark in this unit.
The assignment consists of 100 marks. Marks are allocated as described below. Please note that marks are awarded for best practice; getting the answer right is not necessarily a guarantee of full marks!
Late submissions will be penalised at the rate of 5 marks per day or part thereof. Assignments will not be accepted more than 14 days after the submission date as assignment return will have commenced. If you submit your assignment late, it may take longer to mark and thus longer to return to you.
If you find yourself in the situation of not being able to complete the assignment on time, you should email the Unit Coordinator (dtoohey@murdoch.edu.au) as early as possible to request an extension. Your Lecturer cannot grant you an extension. You will need to explain your circumstances and may be required to provide evidence of your situation.
Task 1 (30%)
Using the Business-Pressures-Responses-Supports Model discussed in Topic 01, analyse one of the case studies presented so far in the unit. This analysis should discuss the following:
Background to the