Choose 2 topics Choose List A 1) Supply chain risk management. Discuss one or tw

Choose 2 topics
Choose
List A
1) Supply chain risk management. Discuss one or two sectors in regard to the application and/or development of supply chain risk management.
2) Vulnerability of supply chains. Discuss one or two sectors using the ideas and model in Peck (2005).
3) Business Continuity Management (BCM). Discuss the relevance and/or application of BCM to one or two sectors.
List B
1) Modern slavery risk in supply chains. Discuss the issues and risks of modern slavery in the context of one or two sectors
2) Counterfeit risk in supply chains. Discuss the issues and risks associated with counterfeit materials and goods in the context of one or two sectors.
3) Conflict mineral risk in supply chains. Discuss the issues and risks of conflict minerals in the context of one or two sectors.
Create a question for each essay
Each essay is to discuss a topic in the context of one or two sectors in the list provided on the moodle site (and you can discuss different sectors to those you analysed in assignment 1). Do this by formulating and answering a question, such as:
 Is the typical fresh food supply chain more susceptible to counterfeiting than the typical automotive supply chain?
 Are aerospace supply chains becoming more or less vulnerable at levels 1 and 2 of the Peck model?
 Why is modern slavery a continuing problem in tea supply chains?
The question is the title of your essay and you must answer the question. That does not mean you are obliged to give a clear-cut answer as the real world is not straightforward, but you need to tell the reader your answer. Don’t leave it to the reader to guess your answer.
Make use of literature in your essay
You must make use of literature. The purpose of the assignment is to increase your knowledge of topics and reading literature is the route to doing that. Be aware that 30% of the assignment mark is connected to quality, relevance and number of sources.
one topic from list A and one from list B.
Assignment 2 Specification v1 June 2021 1
Each essay must make use of and cite academic literature and can also make use of and cite other sources of information. It is probable you will have 8 to 12 or perhaps more references for each 800 word essay.
The reference list (which must be in APA format) should be divided into two sub-sections: Academic References and Other References.
Academic literature
You must make use of academic literature in each essay. An academic source is a journal article or book found through the library’s EBSCO Discovery Service or the library’s book catalogue. If you are not familiar with these services you should take time to learn how to use them.
Other literature
Non-academic literature and information about the topic and sector(s) you are analysing can be useful. Various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) write reports about issues in sectors and supply chains. News articles can provide supporting evidence for a line of argument. Web sources can be sources of data about a sector and supply chains.