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Learning Objectives Assessed This assignment assesses Learning Objectives Analyse and apply appropriate techniques and methods in the integration of procurement management and global sourcing operations. Evaluate and measure alternative procurement management and global sourcing options in the context of a flexible global supply chain. Leverage the resources of a group to critically analyse situations and develop solutions to procurement-related problems. Submission guide for written assignments All written assignments must be submitted electronically; hard copy submissions will not be accepted. All written assignments will be marked with feedback online. For all written assignments, you have to sign the following Assessment Declaration: I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment, I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the Assessment declaration (click for Link). For information about academic integrity at RMIT, visit Common Items for both Assignment 1 and Assignment 2 –Higher education coversheet of work assessment –Title Page: (course name, course or unit number, students name and student number, Lecturers name and date of submission). –Table of Contents: (Section No., name of sections and page number). –Abstract: (No more than one page): An abstract summarises the argument of the submission. The abstract helps the readers to preview the content of the paper and assists them in following the thread of your argument. It also tests whether or not you grasp the essentials of your arguments adequately. The abstract should be clearly labelled and presented after the table of contents but before the beginning of your main paper. –Body of Paper: Refer to the suggested headings and sub-headings for each of the assignments. –Reference: Includes only those sources that are cited in the text of the paper. YOU MUST FOLLOW ONE STYLE THROUGHOUT THE PAPER. –Appendices (e.g. scanned copies of group meeting proceedings). Details of Assignment 1 Group of 3 students to prepare and submit Assignment 1 Three students from the same tutorial section form a group. Each group member contributes to the group work for the assignments on an equitable basis. (CAREFULLY READ, AND IN YOUR FIRST WORKSHOP SESSION, DISCUSS WITH THE LECTURER IF ANY ASPECT IS NOT CLEAR TO YOU) A. Title: Procurement Process in Small or Micro Enterprises (This assignment is aimed at consolidating your understanding of the procurement process in real-life micro or small businesses in the light of the study materials of this course) B. Due Date and Time: Sunday, 1 March 2026 (8:59 PM Singapore time) (Refer to penalty clause for late submission). C. Marks: 20% of course mark (15% Written paper + 5% WIL Presentation) D. Word Count: 1,500 words to 2,800 words (strictly) inclusive of text, table, and figure but excludes presentation slides. E: Requirements: Write a research paper on the procurement practices of three micro business enterprises operating in your city of current residence. {if the number of persons in the group is different from three, you are required to seek approval from your Lecturer). Please look at the instructions for crafting the presentation slides (to be attached to the paper). The presentation will be held in your 7th workshop session (designated as WIL Reflection Workshop). Please check with your Lecturer if you are not sure whether the organisations you have chosen are micro or small businesses. Penalties will be imposed if it is later found that any of the businesses are not micro or small businesses. F. The body of the paper, in addition to common items, to contain the following headings and sub-headings: I. Introduction II. Comparative Profiles of the Organisations: a. Brief description of micro-businesses (Type of organisation, product, market). b. Identify the organisations’ position in the supply chain (for example, retailer, wholesaler, distributor or manufacturer?) concerning ONE overseas origin product they purchased. c. ICT Usage Status: List the Information and Communication Technologies that are currently used in managing procurement activities in the organisations under study. Comparatively, describe the benefits the organisations derived from using ONE of these technologies. “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is a broader term for Information Technology (IT), which refers to all communication technologies, including the internet, wireless networks, cell phones, computers, software, middleware, video-conferencing, social networking, and other media applications and services enabling users to access, retrieve, store, transmit, and manipulate information in a digital form” reproduced from ( ).Links to an external site.(accessed 18 February 2021) III. Comparative (compare the similarities and/or differences) Procurement Processes. Comparatively, describe and analyse the procure-to-pay process for your selected micro-organisations. Follow all the items, except supplier identification/selection, listed in “Exhibit 2.3 – captioned “Procure to pay diagram-1.docx Download Procure to pay diagram-1.docx” at p. 52 of your recommended textbook. For the Supplier identification/selection item, comparatively, discuss the identification and selection process of one single supplier in each of your micro-businesses. The identification and selection process of single suppliers to be discussed in the light of any three conditions discussed in the Sourcing snapshot titled Evaluating the Risks and Challenges of Sole and Single Sourcing-3.pdf Download Evaluating the Risks and Challenges of Sole and Single Sourcing-3.pdf (p. 253-254 of your recommended textbook). IV. Prospects, impediments, and prerequisites for a circular economy (CE) for sustainability among SMEs