TRL2604 ASSESSMENT 1 – 2024
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Department of Applied Management
COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT 01
Module Integrated Logistics
Module code TRL2604
Marks Allocation 30 marks
Unique number 165171
Due date Friday, 2 August 2024, 18:00 PM
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please read the following instructions carefully. It is the student’s responsibility to apply to these
instructions. Failure to do so will result in consequences as stated.
ASSIGNMENT RULES:
• This is an individual assignment.
• Use the correct unique number when you submit your assignment.
• No assignments will be accepted after the due date.
• All assignments must be typed and submitted on Moodle - myUnisa.
• Assignments with a similarity that is above 20% will be awarded a 0% mark.
• Submitting this assignment on Moodle serves as automatic acceptance of the student
plagiarism declaration.
• Sources not older than 7 years.
• Do not use AI. If you do write in your own words, otherwise zero will be awarded, since
that is plagiarism.
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, TRL2604 ASSESSMENT 1 – 2024
STUDENT PLAIGIARISM DECLARATION
I declare hereby that this is my own work and not the work of anyone else. I understand what
plagiarism is and the rules of the University of South Africa regarding plagiarism. I understand that
I will receive a mark of 0% should I copy any section/part/sentence etc. from any source be it books,
internet, or any other relevant source.
_______________________________ _________________________
Student name & surname Signature
_________________________
Date
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS:
Title page (student details and title of the assignment) (1)
Table of contents (with correct page numbers) (1)
Reference (according to the Harvard referencing style) (1)
1. Explain the difference between a 3PL and a 4PL. (3)
2. Discuss how supply chain management can affect a firm’s bottom line. (4)
3. Establish a decision-making framework that firms need to consider for (4)
managing their reverse logistics processes.
4. List and describe the main causes of demand variability within a firm. (8)
5. As a supply chain consultant, how would you justify the need for Industry 4.0 in (8)
terms of supporting supply chain processes.
TOTAL [30]
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Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Department of Applied Management
COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT 01
Module Integrated Logistics
Module code TRL2604
Marks Allocation 30 marks
Unique number 165171
Due date Friday, 2 August 2024, 18:00 PM
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please read the following instructions carefully. It is the student’s responsibility to apply to these
instructions. Failure to do so will result in consequences as stated.
ASSIGNMENT RULES:
• This is an individual assignment.
• Use the correct unique number when you submit your assignment.
• No assignments will be accepted after the due date.
• All assignments must be typed and submitted on Moodle - myUnisa.
• Assignments with a similarity that is above 20% will be awarded a 0% mark.
• Submitting this assignment on Moodle serves as automatic acceptance of the student
plagiarism declaration.
• Sources not older than 7 years.
• Do not use AI. If you do write in your own words, otherwise zero will be awarded, since
that is plagiarism.
Page 1 of 3
, TRL2604 ASSESSMENT 1 – 2024
STUDENT PLAIGIARISM DECLARATION
I declare hereby that this is my own work and not the work of anyone else. I understand what
plagiarism is and the rules of the University of South Africa regarding plagiarism. I understand that
I will receive a mark of 0% should I copy any section/part/sentence etc. from any source be it books,
internet, or any other relevant source.
_______________________________ _________________________
Student name & surname Signature
_________________________
Date
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS:
Title page (student details and title of the assignment) (1)
Table of contents (with correct page numbers) (1)
Reference (according to the Harvard referencing style) (1)
1. Explain the difference between a 3PL and a 4PL. (3)
2. Discuss how supply chain management can affect a firm’s bottom line. (4)
3. Establish a decision-making framework that firms need to consider for (4)
managing their reverse logistics processes.
4. List and describe the main causes of demand variability within a firm. (8)
5. As a supply chain consultant, how would you justify the need for Industry 4.0 in (8)
terms of supporting supply chain processes.
TOTAL [30]
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