Description
Swinburne University of Technology
School of Business, Law & Entrepreneurship
Assessment Task
SCM20002: Procurement Management
Assessment Type Team Project – Procurement for Melbourne Patisserie
Group or Individual task: :Group
Value (%) : 40%
Due Date : 5 November 2023 by 23:59 via Canvas
Submission details/form : 3500 words (+/- 10%)
Purpose or Overview
In this assignment your group is required to play the role of purchasing teams, for new Melbourne based patisseries, that are aiming to launch in January 2024.
Detailed Assignment instructions
Your task is to develop a procurement plan, for all the equipment/supplies you will need to open for business (ignore buildings/lease and utilities), in addition to products that cover anticipated market demand for the period Jan-Dec 2024 (choose just one product).
This report should be as realistic as possible and based on a real location in Melbourne and sell realistic items.
Your report, based on a combination of academic literature, expert facts you know/can learn about
patisseries and your own opinions, should cover the following:
- Your company’s vision, mission, and market position;
- Who will be your main competitors and why; and
- Your competitive advantage(s), that is your competitive point of difference – that is, how is your business unique and how will it bring in customers?
- Supplier identification and evaluation – sourcing of Real Life suppliers for all equipment and ingredients/components, eg. Company name, description, location, and reason you have selected them.
- The categories by which you will break down your procurement needs, eg food, equipment, services such as cleaning, delivery transportation etc
- Developing a forecast of predicted demand for your product over the 12-month period – a graph/bar chart is required, eg. think about things that may affect demand like holidays, weather etc.
- Utilising your forecast to establish a procurement strategy for the needs requirements of product supply over that 12-month period (what quantities will you order and how frequently will you place orders? Remember to consider lead times) – GANTT chart required.
- What inventory policies will you adopt (i.e. how many days’/weeks’ stock will you keep? Will you build up inventory in advance of periods of expected high demand? What considerations and costs are associated with the storage of inventory for your product?
- A detailed supply chain diagram for your product from 2nd tier suppliers to OEM (your company, no distribution plan required)
- Some negotiation considerations and tactics you might employ when dealing with suppliers to help you run a successful and competitive business
- Any outsourcing you will use, the reasons behind that decision, and the risks involved
- Examples of performance indicators you might wish to include on your suppliers’ performance scorecards and why,
- Contract considerations and duration of contracts; and
- Estimated overall costs/budget required.
Suggested format
The report is required to be submitted in a final, professional presentation. It should be one team member’s task to check presentation such as appearance, Table of Contents is accurate, page numbering and headings are correct, the number of words is specified and that all parts of the assignment are included.
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