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RMIT University ? 2014 Assessment Tasks OMGT2060 Supply Chain Management Strategy Course Assessment The course assessment consists of the following: . . . Assignment 1 (30% of total marks): Individual qualitative case analysis, 2,500-3,000 words Assignment 2 (20% of total marks): Group quantitative case analysis, 3,000-3,500 words Final examination (50% of total marks): Closed book, 2 hours NOTE: Students must be aware that under the current RMIT policies there will not be any resitting of examination due to failure. All failed examination papers will be double marked to ensure accuracy of assessment prior to announcement. Therefore, it is unlikely that a request for reassessment of the examination paper will change the outcome. The only way to avoid failure is to study hard and prepare adequately for the final examination. Assessment Task Details Assignment 1 – Individual qualitative case analysis [30 marks] Read the following case studies and write a report to summarize of the two cases, analyse the critical success factors of the companies in question, and answer the given case question. Note: Ignore the Assignments and Questions at the end of the K-Mart case (p. 45). Answer the replacement case question given below: The Cases (1) Johnson P.F. (2006), “Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart”, Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, available at: http://www.ekof.bg.ac.rs/nastava/strategijski_m/2010/eseji/Lanac%20snabdevanja%20- %20Wal%20Mart.pdf. (2) Williams, A.B. and Sumner, G. (2010), “K-Mart: A Capstone Case”, Henderson State University, available at: /uploadedFiles/Faculty/Academic_Forum/2009-10/WilliamsSumner.pdf. The Case Question As the two cases reveal, Wal-Mart’s success and K-Mart’s failure are certainly not due to chance. In your opinion, why is Wal-Mart so successful while other