COLLEGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SCIENCES

Week No: 4
Trimester: 1ST, AY 2021-2022
ASSIGNMENT-1
MARKS

COURSE CODE BSIB613 COURSE TITLE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

SECTION TIME DAYS ROOM
STUDENT NAME ID NO. DATE

TOPIC Logistics, Supply Chain Logistics

ASSIGNMENT
This is an individual activity. Give your analysis and discussion to the given topic
DIRECTION &
REQUIREMENT/S with suitable contents related with the Logistics Management.
(Identify the ILOs to
be assessed at the
Objectives:
end of each
requirement.
Include the rubric or 1. Demonstrate critical understanding of the modeling and solution
marking scheme for
each techniques for planning and executing the decisions in logistics and
item/requirement.)
supply chain management.

Guidelines:

1. Write a cover page including name of the student with ID, course code,
section and course name.

2. Try to answer the question based on critical thinking given from the case
study in the class.

3. Assignments are subject to plagiarism threshold of 20%. Assignment

similarity above the threshold (20%) will automatically get a score of
Zero (https://www.checkforplagiarism.net/).

4. Submission deadline – Week 4.

Questions:
1. Compare two alternative shipping carriers to move a shipment of
electronic chips. Value of shipment = $25,000.00, Carrier 1 costs $250 to
ship, Carrier 2 costs $20 more but delivers 1 day faster. Holding costs for
shipment is 40% of value per year. Find out the daily holding cost.
Prepared by: Reviewed and Verified by: Recommending Approval: Approved by:

Dr. Faisal Ali Dr. Jayendira P.Sankar Dr. Vinodh K.Natarajan Dr. Marluna Lim Urubio
Course Coordinator Programme Head Associate Dean College Dean
Date: Date: Date: Date:
 COLLEGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SCIENCES
Week No: 4
Trimester: 1ST, AY 2021-2022
ASSIGNMENT-1
MARKS

COURSE CODE BSIB613 COURSE TITLE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

SECTION TIME DAYS ROOM
STUDENT NAME ID NO. DATE

1. Explain the green outsourcing that focuses on several issues related to the
firms’ supply base in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Q1:

– Faster shipping is generally more expensive than slower shipping

• Carrier 1 costs $250 to ship
• Carrier 2 costs $20 more but delivers 1 day faster
– Product in transit is a form of inventory
• Holding costs for shipment is 40% of value per year
– No other cost differences across remaining logistics functions

Traditional Cost Method

ASSIGNMENT – Minimize transportation cost

OUTPUT
Compare 1st carrier at $250 vs. 2nd carrier at $270

• Decision is to use 1st Carrier to save $20

Total Cost Method

• Minimize total of transportation and inventory cost

– Compare 1st carrier at $250 + $27.40 = $277.40 vs. 2nd carrier at
$270

Prepared by: Reviewed and Verified by: Recommending Approval: Approved by:

Dr. Faisal Ali Dr. Jayendira P.Sankar Dr. Vinodh K.Natarajan Dr. Marluna Lim Urubio
Course Coordinator Programme Head Associate Dean College Dean
Date: Date: Date: Date:
 COLLEGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SCIENCES
Week No: 4
Trimester: 1ST, AY 2021-2022
ASSIGNMENT-1
MARKS

COURSE CODE BSIB613 COURSE TITLE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

SECTION TIME DAYS ROOM
STUDENT NAME ID NO. DATE

Decision is to use 2nd Carrier since it is a lower total cost

5 - Details are fully complete and demonstrate deep understating of concept.

RUBRIC / 4 - Answer is acceptable but lacks minor details.
MARKING 3 - Answer is responsive but not fully complete
SCHEME 2 - Major details are missing and shows low level of understanding the content
1 - Answer is lacking multiple major details
0 - Non Submission
LEARNING ASSESSMENT/MARKING FACULTY/MARKER’S FEEDBACK
ITEM CILOs MARKS MARKS AWARDED
1 C1 5
2 C1 5

TOTAL 10

Prepared by: Reviewed and Verified by: Recommending Approval: Approved by:

Dr. Faisal Ali Dr. Jayendira P.Sankar Dr. Vinodh K.Natarajan Dr. Marluna Lim Urubio
Course Coordinator Programme Head Associate Dean College Dean
Date: Date: Date: Date: