Your report needs to be presented in full report format with all sections included.

Please ensure that your report contains:
Title Page
An Executive Summary
Contents
Introduction
Decision Making
Supply Chain Management
E-Commerce
Recommendations and Conclusions
Full List of References

The word count for each of the different module sections is 1500 words. Please note that material outside of this, such as your introduction etc, are not included in the word count but are marked. Please refer to the marking criteria for details of how marks are allocated and determined for this piece of work.
Decision Making After gathering information from journals, websites, case-studies and textbooks apply decision-making techniques to the decision of opening a new plant in the USA to serve North-American customers.

You should communicate your decision-making process to senior management and explain the rationale of your decision.

Please refer to page 5 of this assessment booklet for individual module learning outcomes relevant to this assessment.

1,500
Supply Chain Management
Based upon your decision to expand into North America or maintain existing manufacturing facilities consider the following:
What impact will your decision have on the supply chain of JLR?

How greater levels of efficiency can be obtained in existing or new facilities in regards to production.

Why supplier relationships would be considered important.

Discussions around the importance of quality.
Please refer to page 5 of this assessment booklet for individual module learning outcomes relevant to this assessment.
1,500
E-Commerce

Regardless of whether or not you have decided to extend JLR operations to the US market;

Analyse the possible uses and applications of EC that may be open to JLR as they begin a new venture. Your answer should:
Discuss how and why JLR could benefit from implementing a B2B EC strategy?
Discuss potential opportunities that may exist in the online retailing environment for JLR as well as any challenges they may face whilst pursuing an online retailing strategy?
Analyse current consumer behaviour in relation to JLR and their products and discuss how JLR could satisfy consumer preferences within the EC world?
Discuss the difficulties posed by fraud in the EC world and potential measures that JLR may take to over come them?
Please refer to page 5 of this assessment booklet for individual module learning outcomes relevant to this assessment.
1,500

Introduction, Conclusion / Recommendations, and reference list all need to be supplied in your final report.

Management Project

Order Description

20%
Addresses learning outcome(s):
1. students will have conducted a research project and written up the results;
2. will know how to design and conduct research projects in the field of management;
3. will be able to ground theoretical elements of management in particular case study organisations;
4. will know how to interpret and present the results of research in management, including recommendations for future organisational action.
Related graduate attribute(s):
1. UC graduates are professional – communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional – employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional – use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens – adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens – communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens – think globally about issues in their profession

You should consider a project that meets your career interests. In the past, some students have worked on:

* collection of data (eg. surveys/ focus groups) to solve a research problem (incl. associated report)
* analysis of literature to solve a research problem (eg a thorough literature review of the direction of social media research or management theories etc)
* creation of a web page and report regarding the process and the future of the site
* a business plan for the establishment of a new organization
* a social media plan, implemented for an organization or cause (LinkedIn, Twitter, Blog, Facebook)
* a not-for-profit organization plan
* international analysis of documents
* policy report development for your industry
* and many others – think creatively
You should think creatively, and also consider your career interests. For example, a student keen to go on for further academic study may develop a very different project compared with a student who wishes to set up a business tomorrow!
NOTE: There are no classes for this subject. You can meet with Raechel Johns, the unit convenor, to discuss, or discuss over email. I look forward to meeting you face to face or virtually during this course

Develop a proposal outlining:

· introduction
· the problem / issue you wish to solve
· your motivation for doing this (eg. career/ personal interests)
· how you will tackle it – eg. write a report, collect data (where from?), develop something (eg. a web page – how?)
· the future beyond the project – do you envisage using the material for your work? For interest? Going further? (it’s okay if not)
· Timeline for the project
· Summary

Management Project

Order Description

20%
Addresses learning outcome(s):
1. students will have conducted a research project and written up the results;
2. will know how to design and conduct research projects in the field of management;
3. will be able to ground theoretical elements of management in particular case study organisations;
4. will know how to interpret and present the results of research in management, including recommendations for future organisational action.
Related graduate attribute(s):
1. UC graduates are professional – communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional – employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional – use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens – adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens – communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens – think globally about issues in their profession

You should consider a project that meets your career interests. In the past, some students have worked on:

* collection of data (eg. surveys/ focus groups) to solve a research problem (incl. associated report)
* analysis of literature to solve a research problem (eg a thorough literature review of the direction of social media research or management theories etc)
* creation of a web page and report regarding the process and the future of the site
* a business plan for the establishment of a new organization
* a social media plan, implemented for an organization or cause (LinkedIn, Twitter, Blog, Facebook)
* a not-for-profit organization plan
* international analysis of documents
* policy report development for your industry
* and many others – think creatively
You should think creatively, and also consider your career interests. For example, a student keen to go on for further academic study may develop a very different project compared with a student who wishes to set up a business tomorrow!
NOTE: There are no classes for this subject. You can meet with Raechel Johns, the unit convenor, to discuss, or discuss over email. I look forward to meeting you face to face or virtually during this course

Develop a proposal outlining:

· introduction
· the problem / issue you wish to solve
· your motivation for doing this (eg. career/ personal interests)
· how you will tackle it – eg. write a report, collect data (where from?), develop something (eg. a web page – how?)
· the future beyond the project – do you envisage using the material for your work? For interest? Going further? (it’s okay if not)
· Timeline for the project
· Summary