EE5006-CW2+Brief+(23-24)+Lit+Paper

Engineering Management (London) The School of Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences (EPMS) Royal Holloway, University of London Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX +44 (0) 1784 276933 Epms-school@rhul.ac.uk www.royalholloway.ac.uk/electronicengineering Year: 2023-24 EE-PGT Engineering Management School of Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Year 2023-24 Approved coursework for: EE5006 Engineering Supply Chains and Logistics CW Assignment No: CW2 Literature Review Study Module Lead/Tutor Prof SR Shah Word Count: 3000 Contributes (40, 50, 60%) 60% Submission type/Deadline: PDF/MS Word document be submitted via Moodle by: 8 th Dec 2023 (2:00pm) Moodle Submission Moodle Weblink: https://moodle.royalholloway.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=15991 Module Learning Outcomes Mapping to Assessment Structure (Module tutors are required to provide the learning outcomes of the module and how the assessment addresses any/all the outcomes within this brief) No Module Learning Outcomes Mapped to CW 1 Critically analyse and debate advanced principles underlying engineering supply chains and potential impacts on engineering and logistics firms. CW1/CW2 2 Critically analyse and evaluate contributions of supply chain management to organizational efficiency and effectiveness for competing successfully within the global marketplace. CW1 3 Evaluate the influence of emerging technologies, including industry 4.0 that affects engineering businesses and the opportunities and risks associated with global engineering supply chain and logistics environments. CW2 4 Critically evaluate different characteristics of agile supply chains, and how it can be applied in practice to provide customized products and services within engineering firms. CW1 5 Evaluate the concepts of green retailing, circular economy and demand chain engineering supply and logistics environments. CW2 Assignment Information: Provides the general assignment information/theme of the assessment. Create a Literature Review Paper around the theme of: “ Transforming Food Supply Chains: Digitalisation of Food Supply Chains ” Assessment Topic Background The background information relating to the assessment topic is presented here. Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine have highlighted food security issues on a global scale. Prior to the onset of Covid-19, over 820 million people had been identified as chronically food insecure, with food insecurity classified as a crisis level for 135 million. The vulnerability of food supply chains to such shocks has caused food shortages in both developed and developing countries. These shocks come at a time when natural disasters, climate change, and the arrival of pests and plagues are already compromising food security.

Engineering Management (London) The School of Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences (EPMS) Royal Holloway, University of London Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX +44 (0) 1784 276933 Epms-school@rhul.ac.uk www.royalholloway.ac.uk/electronicengineering Year: 2023-24 Consumer behaviour has aggravated the difficulties faced by food supply chains considering these shocks. Food inflation, price rise, panic buying, stockpiling, and hoarding, alongside the related food waste, indicate that all actors in food supply chains have a social responsibility to mitigate the impacts and prepare strategies to inform a response to similar shocks in the future (Sohag et al. 2021; Trollman et al., 2021). One strategy that may be adopted is the digitalization of the food supply chain . While consumers are rarely the main motivation for digitalization, they are among the most impacted by food insecurity. Despite some positive results seen in the implementation of digital technologies for individual supply chain actors, the full potential of advanced digital technologies (e.g., Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, the Internet of Things, Blockchain, and 3D printing) has yet to be fully realized. Harnessing Industry 4.0 technologies for the benefit of food supply chains has the potential to enable efficient digital and ecological transitions (Hassoun et al., 2022). Future academic research is needed to investigate how the digitalization of food supply chains could positively impact food security , given the context of the increasing probability of global shocks to food systems. Some of the suggested topics you could select, and research are: 1. Digital Technologies for Enhancing Food Supply Chain Efficiency 2. Blockchain Applications for Ensuring Food Traceability and Authenticity 3. IoT and Sensing Technologies for Real-time Monitoring of Food Supply Chains 4. Data Analytics for Predictive Demand Forecasting and Supply Chain Optimization 5. Assessing the Social and Environmental Impacts of Digitalization in Food Supply Chains 6. Enhancing Resilience and Adaptability of Food Supply Chains through Digital Technologies Assignment Task: This provides the “assessment task” on what the students are required to complete (i.e., report, case study, presentation, et c.) Your task for this assignment is research and prepare a case review paper on ANY ONE of the above given topics.

Engineering Management (London) The School of Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences (EPMS) Royal Holloway, University of London Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX +44 (0) 1784 276933 Epms-school@rhul.ac.uk www.royalholloway.ac.uk/electronicengineering Year: 2023-24 General Assessment Guidelines and Tips: Any general assessment guidelines (L7 framework) or any tips to be shared with the students to enable them to complete the assessment criteria satisfactorily. ▪ A conference paper is not an essay! – It is representation of the content such that the reader discovers something new that they could not learn from simply reading textbooks. Various styles are possible and acceptable, study existing papers for guidance as to structure. ▪ The full paper should be up to 3000 words in length (6-8 pages), 11-point font. ▪ You should follow the given IEEE Format (word file) to write your paper and submit it in word (.doc / .docx format) on the Moodle/Turnitin submission pages. ▪ Your full paper should have a title, abstract, introduction, main paper content (with relevant sections, subsections, and headings), conclusions and references. Diagrams should be placed within the main paper, labelled, and numbered – See Marking Criteria ▪ This is an Engineering Supply Chains & Logistics module assignment - Do not stray too far from the theme of this module. ▪ If you make assertions, support them by providing evidence through referencing. ▪ Remember that this is an MSc programme, and your readers will be well informed on the basics of the subject. Merely extracting and paraphrasing ideas from existing literature is unlikely to attract high marks. Lengthy notes on basic concepts is a waste of your limited word count. ▪ Please only use the given IEEE Format (word file) document to complete your paper. ▪ Use the referencing style provided on the IEEE template. ▪ Avoid speculation along the lines of ‘this or that might be a good idea’. Focus on facts. ▪ Recommendations & Conclusions section – any report or study is not complete without proper conclusions at the end – remember, its “conclusions” and not “summary” - hence, you get dedicated marks for this part. References: ▪ Sohag, K., Islam, M.M., Tomas Žiković, I. and Mansour, H., 2022. Food inflation and geopolitical risks: analyzing European regions amid the Russia-Ukraine war. British Food Journal. doi: 10.1108/BFJ-09-2022-0793 ▪ Trollman, H., Jagtap, S., Garcia-Garcia, G., Harastani, R., Colwill, J., & Trollman, F. (2021). COVID-19 demand- induced scarcity effects on nutrition and environment: investigating mitigation strategies for eggs and wheat flour in the United Kingdom. SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION, 27, 1255-1272. ▪ Hassoun, A., Boukid, F., Pasqualone, A., Bryant, C. J., Garcia-Garica, G., Parra-López, C., Jagtap, S., Trollman, H., Cropotova, J., Barba, F. J. (2022). Emerging trends in the agri-food sector: Digitalisation and shift to plant-based diets. CURRENT RESEARCH IN FOOD SCIENCE, 5, 2261 – 2269. doi: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.11.010