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Assessment 1 – Anticipated Logistics Challenges

ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION

Students are required to write an individual 2,000-word (+/-) research paper on one of the following three topics to be submitted on LMS in Week 4 (in an MS Word document format). Students should be prepared to draw from different sources and provide an evaluation of relevant scholarly perspectives pertaining to the question covered.

1. You are tasked with importing a cargo of dried almonds (1,000kg) from Turkey to the location where you are currently studying this unit. Describe the key challenges you would anticipate. How would you overcome these?

1. You are tasked with importing a cargo of Pecorino Toscano cheese (1,000kg) from the Tuscany Region of Italy to the location where you are currently studying this unit. Describe the key challenges you would anticipate. How would you overcome these?

You are tasked with exporting a cargo of organic white beeswax (1,000kg) from the location where you are currently studying this unit to a client in Brussels, Belgium. Describe the key challenges you would anticipate. How would you overcome these?